January 25, 2016

A Basic Guide To Sunday Meal Prep

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meal prep a life well consumedWhen it comes to healthy eating, preparation is the key to success. This way you tend to not waste food, and plan ahead. If I don’t meal prep part of my week, I get lazy and waste food or make bad choices for snacks and dinners. You know when you don’t have anything easy to make and you end up filling up on chips or cheese or bread? Yup I do.
This simple meal prep just takes about an hour or so of my Sunday (or Monday night).
meal prep a life well consumedI’m sure you’ve all seen this trend on Instagram or maybe you also follow Tracy at Shutterbean.
meal prep boil eggsStart off by cooking anything on the stove top all at once. Set the oven to roast your veggies or bake bread and desserts. I like to get this all going so I can use my counter space to wash and prep veggies and fruit. I would also suggest investing in a Tupperware set so keep organized. It’s nice when you can stack the containers in your fridge neatly.

Chopped veggies and fruit are key, they are easy to grab snacks and if prepped you tend to choose them instead of chips. Consider planning your menu for the week before shopping and prepping. That way you won’t waste anything you’ve made and keep on track budget wise.
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Meal Prep Ideas

Cook

  1. Boil Eggs
  2. Rice
  3. Quinoa and other grains
  4. Make marinara sauce
  5. Pasta noodles
  6. Soup or/and chili
  7. Oatmeal
  8. Proteins: meat, egg cups

Bake

  1. Dessert
  2. Blueberry Coconut Flour Muffins
  3. Veg or Sweet Potato Chips
  4. Bread
  5. My Dirty Chai Muffins
  6. One Hour Cinnamon Buns

Roast

  1. Vegetables
  2. Chicken
  3. Seeds

Prep

  1. Wash and chop veggies
  2. Wash and slice up fruit
  3. Rinse black beans
  4. Dressings and marinades
  5. Nuts and Dried Fruit
  6. Peanut butter protein balls
  7. Wash greens
  8. Dips or Hummus
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31 responses on "A Basic Guide To Sunday Meal Prep"

  1. Great tips. I need to meal plan and prep better. It’s nice to have an idea of where to start.

    1. Leslie says:

      thanks angela! once you do it a couple of times, it gets easier to plan.

  2. How does your food lookso good?!?! lol I love boiling eggs for the week…they make a great addition to salads or a great healthy snack…I;’m strange and don’t like hte yellow part of eggs any way but scrambled so I just eat the whites…but I do think I’m going to boil some eggs tonight to have on hand.

    1. Leslie says:

      me too! nice little bit of protein to have on hand.

  3. Lucy says:

    I am not very good at meal prep. I plan my meal ahead of time but just don’t think about prepping ahead of time.

    1. Leslie says:

      start off small, wash your fruits and veggies and maybe cut them up. that’s always a handy bit to do.

  4. Cori says:

    I need to invest in a lot more tupperware for this. I love the idea of on the go fruits and veges. Need to be better about that.

    1. Leslie says:

      nah check out homesense or other discount stores and get them for a better price!

  5. Emily says:

    I always meal prep on Sundays too πŸ™‚ Love your ideas for prepping!

    1. Leslie says:

      thanks emily!