What Does "Scampi" Mean?

10/21/2020

Included on our menu this week is our Skinny Shrimp Scampi with Broccoli. You’ve probably heard the term “scampi” before, but what does it mean?

• Technically, “scampi” is the Italian name for a small type of crustacean in the lobster family. By that definition, saying “shrimp scampi” is kind of like saying “shrimp tiny lobster”, but the term has evolved over the years.

• Italian cooks in the US started swapping the scampi species with shrimp, as scampi were very hard to come by.

• They would prep everything the same way and call it “shrimp prepared scampi style” which was eventually shortened to “shrimp scampi”.

• ”Scampi” as we know it today means that shrimp are sautéed with garlic in a sauce made from butter, white wine, and lemon juice. Italian parsley is also usually added.

• After the shrimp and sauce are done, we like to add in broccoli and some whole wheat pasta or swap the pasta for cauliflower for a low carb option.

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Amanda is a mother of three (10, 7, and 5) and has been married for 14 years. My weight loss journey started July 17, 2008, one day after my daughter's first birthday. Tipping the scales at 235 pounds at 5'3, being an over weight, over tired, out of shape role model no longer appealed to me and I knew it was time for a change. Three pregnancies later, I had lost a total of 105 pounds. I had run 2 marathons and dozens of half marathons. Something was missing. I was thin, but I wasn't fit. I wasn't healthy. I could feel it in my insides. I was 136 pounds and a size 8. Something didn't add up. I got my certification in personal training, nutrition, weight management, and dove into supplementation and whole foods. 90 days later, I gained 10 pounds and lost two pants sizes (8 to a 4).

Continuing on this path, all of my clients wanted to know how I was doing it. I always dreamed of creating a business that truly added value to people and improved their health. My husband, Grant, and I decided it was time to take that leap.

December 9, 2016, Simply Prepped Meals was born. Based around the mission of providing whole food based nutrition to people's doorsteps, we set out to create a new idea that fast food didn't have to be expensive or bad for you. Six months later, we built our permanent location in Cynthiana, IN. Then, January 2, 2018, we entered into a partnership with the YMCA of Southern Indiana to continue spreading the word of meal prep and eating with purpose.

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