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Everything You’ve Ever Wanted To Know About Meal Prepping Like A Pro

Posted on by Reluctant Retiree

Meal prep used to be something you either did religiously or had no idea about. Or at least that’s how it used to be. While the basic concept behind this trend has been around forever, it’s certainly picked up steam in recent years as regular meal preppers say that they’ve saved money and time and have generally been eating healthier since they adopted the habit (more on that later). If you’re looking at photos of colorful and satisfyingly divvied up meals that your friends have posted—don’t be intimidated, it’s actually pretty easy to get started yourself.

What is meal prepping?

Well, it’s exactly what it sounds like! Basically, meal prepping is dedicating a chunk of time every week to preparing for your upcoming meals in advance. The most popular types of meal prep include:

  • Batch cooking: This is when you prepare recipes that would typically feed five or six people, portion out and freeze the meal directly after cooking, then defrost and eat throughout the week.
  • Meals for one: This is when your prepare your meals and store them in individual containers to eat throughout the week. (Unlike batch cooking, you usually create different recipes for each day and don’t freeze them). People usually use this method for lunches.
  • Ingredient prep: Despite what you might have thought, if you like cooking and serving your meals at once, you can still meal prep! Just do all your chopping, slicing and dicing beforehand, and refrigerate your ingredients until it’s time to use them.

The biggest backlash to meal prep boils down to one idea: Some people just get sick of leftovers. However, meal prep has gained popularity in recent years because fans of it have noticed that it helps them save money, reduce waste, and if you’re on a diet—it helps you stick to it!

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Posted in #Recipes

These 67 Meal Prep Recipes Help Me Feel Like My Life’s In Order (Even When It’s Not)

Posted on by Reluctant Retiree

We can all agree that meal prepping sounds like a great idea, right? It saves time and money, takes the guesswork out of what to eat, and can lead to making healthier choices over time. The trouble is deciding what to make. It’s got to be interesting enough that you’ll want to eat it over and over again, easy enough that it can be prepped in one go, and simple enough that the idea of prepping it isn’t overwhelming. Phew! Good thing we’re up to the challenge, for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Check out our 67 best meal prep recipes for ideas—you’ll become a master at it in no time.

If you’re unfamiliar, the idea of meal prepping is just what it sounds like—making multiple meals ahead of time rather than cooking each meal individually. It’s not a novel concept (hello, leftovers!), but it can be tricky to plan to do it for all of your meals. To start, you’re going to want to get some good meal prep-ready containers. The goal is to make you more organized, not less, so we definitely recommend getting a matching set.

Once you’ve got those ready, get to prepping! We recommend starting with a base like pasta or rice (try it in a rice cooker to make it extra easy on yourself). Then get in some veggies and legumes, like our sweet potato salad, our Mediterranean chickpea salad, or our roasted vegetables. Next up should be protein, like our slow cooker Korean beef, tofu scramble (not just for breakfast!), or sheet-pan sausage & vegetables. Speaking of, we’ve got a number of other recipes that include nearly everything you’ll need (including protein, carbs, and veggies) too, like our BBQ sheet-pan chicken, our sheet-pan garlicky shrimp & veggies, or our Thai-inspired basil beef. Just add something to go with them, and you’ll be all set. Check out our halal cart-style cauliflower bowls, our avocado breakfast bowls, our copycat Chipotle burrito bowls, or our salmon quinoa bowls to see examples of what a perfect meal prepped dish looks like, then get creative in making your own.

It should be noted, SO many of our recipes are already meal prep-ready (we love making things easier for you in the kitchen). Check out our favorite one-pan meals, our sheet-pan dinners, our slow-cooker recipes, our top quick dinners, and our best air fryer recipes too.

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