๐๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฉ ๐ข๐ง ๐.๐.๐โฆ โฃ
โฃI always get asked about how to get started with meal prep. Reality is if youโve never done it, it can definitely feel overwhelming, but if thereโs one thing Iโve seen, itโs that the reason most people fail throughout the week (and weekends) is they donโt set up their environment for success. โฃ
Letโs shift your perspective on meal prep. ๐๐ตโ๐ด ๐ต๐ข๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ช๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ด๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ต๐ช๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ. โฃ
BUT it doesnโt have to mean that youโre spending hours in the kitchen. In the summer I am all about convenience, so here are some of my favorite meal prep tips to simplify: โฃ
- ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ณ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง. You can roast frozen veggies in the oven. Frozen is usually just as healthy as fresh produce since itโs typically flash frozen. Look for options that are just vegetables, no sauces. Tear open your bag, pour onto a baking sheet, spritz with a little avocado oil and sprinkle with seasoning. Bake at 350-400 degrees for 20-30 minutes and done. Easy! โฃ
- ๐ช๐ก๐๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ค๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐ญ! I always like to batch cook my proteins, crockpot chicken is my favorite, so Iโll usually make a double or triple portion in the crockpot, save some for the week, and freeze some for later weeks in individual portions. That way I can grab them as I go and defrost in a pinch. โฃ
- ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ. You donโt even have to prep if you donโt want to. Sometimes meal prep can be as simple as pulling the chicken off of a rotisserie chicken, stocking your refrigerator with salad kits, buying pre cooked rice or quinoa, stocking up on frozen veggies, etc.. I shared some of my favorite convenient options here!ย
- ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐๐๐ญ๐ฌ. These literally take 2 minutes and theyโre so simple. Theyโll last Monday through Friday so you have breakfast done all week and you can be versatile with ingredients and flavors so you donโt get sick of them. โฃ
- ๐๐ฌ๐ ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฒ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฉ. I prep everything plain so I can mix and match throughout the week. Pick a grain, pick a protein, pick a veggie, pick a healthy fat and you have a complete meal.โฃ
๐๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฑ๐ง๐ถ๐ญ? ๐๐ฐ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐ถ๐จ๐จ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฑ? โฃ
