Easy Meal Prep Strategies
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Have you ever had a moment where you stop and think to yourself that yes, in fact, you are responsible for preparing and feeding yourself (and perhaps your entire family) 3 meals per day.. 21 per week, roughly 90 per month- for pretty much forever? Unless you have a private chef or pay for a meal delivery service, food preparation is likely part of your every day life.
Years ago weekly meal prep became extremely popular and it’s easy to see why. Feeding yourself and your family is a lot of work and spending a lot of time doing it once a week really works for some people. However, if you don't have a few extra hours on the weekend to do that, don’t love eating the same thing multiple time per week or simply don’t feel like doing it, there are other ways to make meals easier.
Here’s 5 Meal Prep Ideas:
1. No Cook Meals
No cook meals are a great way to make prepping a meal in advance or throwing together something in a few minutes much more doable. Think sandwiches, salads, charcuterie boards, etc. If you only have to assemble a few ingredients, prep can happen quickly!
2. Grill
If you love grilling on the weekend or on a good weather day during the week, make more than what you plan to eat for that meal. If you’re making burgers tonight, throw some chicken and veggies on while the grill is hot and you’ll have ingredients for multiple meals throughout the week.
3. Make Double
The cook once eat twice approach essentially takes no extra time or effort. Simply increasing the number of portions you are making leaves leftovers for the next day. Alternatively, you can just make extra of one component of your meal. For example, when making tacos make twice as much taco meat and turn the leftovers into taco salad, quesadillas, or a rice bowl for lunch or dinner another day.
4. Prep One Meal of the Day
Which meal of the day is a real pain for you? If you’re rushing to get some sort of breakfast on the table every single morning prep breakfasts on the weekend- bake a quiche or two on Sunday, make baked oatmeal, or a big batch of protein pancakes that will last multiple days.
5. Prep Ingredients Not Meals
If you like variety, prepping a few ingredients instead of meals can keep things simple but not boring. Make a couple proteins and a couple sides to mix and match. Keep different sauces and condiments on hand for a new spin on your ingredients throughout the week.
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