Learning how to meal prep is an excellent way to kick takeout meals to the curb. Read on to learn how to get a jumpstart on meal preparation to feed your family healthy, home-cooked meals, even on your busiest nights.
Finding time to meal prep for a busy week is no easy feat. It takes planning and follow-through to be sure the ingredients or meals get prepped in time for when you need them.
Below are a few pointers to get you started with meal prepping.
There are several different ways to meal prep for the upcoming week. But first, you’ll need to decide which methods will best fit your schedule to be consistent and get yourself into a routine.
One way is to cook a large batch of the meal for several meals in the same week. If your family is not a fan of eating the same thing several times a week, another option is freezing the extras into family-size portions to eat later in the month.
Breakfast and lunchtime meals are usually meal prepped into individual portions. If you tend to grab breakfast and coffee on the way to work or order takeout for lunch because you don’t have time to make lunch the night before, consider focusing your meal prep efforts on these two meals.
Prepping the ingredients for your meals is an alternate method to completing your meal prep for the week. When you only prep the ingredients for your meals, you will still need time to cook the meal.