Meal Prepping 101

WHY MEAL PREP?

Meal prepping is game changing, money saving, and helps you to eat a healthier diet. When it’s done right, it makes a huge difference for me during the week when things can easily get overwhelming and stressful with work and the baby.

For example, after a long Wednesday (I have no child care on Wednesdays!), I’m often so tired that I give up and end up ordering in our dinner. The food usually doesn’t make me feel as good as if I had eaten something home-cooked, and the costs can seriously add up.

If I spend the time preparing the basics on a Sunday night, the task of cooking dinner after an exhausting Wednesday doesn’t seem so daunting after all. After I get the baby to bed, I can simply heat up brown rice with veggies and a protein and bam, dinner is ready in 10 minutes or less.

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WHAT DO I COOK?

Here are some examples of what you can make. I rotate what I cook every week so we don’t get sick of the same things over and over. These foods are some of our personal favorites but the sky is really the limit here.

Bases: Brown rice Quinoa Chickpea pasta Soba noodles Sweet potato noodles/Zucchini noodles (uncooked) Chopped romaine lettuce (uncooked)

Veggies: Carrots (uncooked for snacking) Sautéed spinach Sautéed broccoli rabe Steamed broccoli Roasted Brussels sprouts Roasted root vegetables

Proteins: Grilled/baked chicken Grilled/sautéed shrimp Sautéed grass-fed ground beef Grilled/ sautéed chicken sausage Sautéed white beans Meatballs

Sauces: Hummus (for snacking)- usually store-bought TBH Pesto Peanut sauce Tomato sauce Salad dressing