Contrary to popular belief, meal prep doesn’t have to be

complicated or laborious.

The entire point is to simplify your life – making eating

healthy easier to achieve.

It can be easy to get overwhelmed as you are scrolling

through your social media feeds and seeing what everyone else is doing; I know

I’m guilty of following meal prep experts.  Though it can be

inspirational, it can also leave you feeling like there is no way you could

achieve their skill level.

The basics of meal prep should be simple. As fitness pros – we’ve spent a lot of time perfecting this craft and teaching it to others.

Table Of ContentsBatch Prepare Your High-Protein FoodsAlways Make Extra at DinnerWash and Cut Produce TogetherSlow Cook ItKeep it Simple

Batch Prepare Your High-Protein Foods

Buying and prepping your high protein foods (i.e. chicken)

can save you both some serious cash and time.

Once it’s cooked, use it to prepare packed meals in a

container (we prefer glass) with veggies, or just store it all together so you

can easily pull from it when you are ready to eat or pack a meal. This also

allows you to make “different” meals with the same protein for variety to

reduce boredom.

Also consider cooking a variety of meat all at once.  You still save time by seasoning them the same way, then throwing them all on the grill or in the oven at one time. Last – consider your high-protein snacks too.  You could prep a package of bacon or hard boil a carton of eggs so you have easy and portable snacks ready to go in your fridge for the week.

Always Make Extra at Dinner

Here is one of the easiest meal prep tips to date: just make

extra of what you are already making for dinner so you can pack it for lunch

the next day.

This tip is perfect for those that often can handle eating

the same thing twice in a row but not necessarily a fan of eating the same

thing “every” single day.  

If you’ve ever batch prepped a recipe to make multiple meals but found yourself avoiding eating them after two or three times, this would be a better a way to save time without finding yourself bored with your meals.

Wash and Cut Produce Together

How often have you bought fresh produce, forgotten about it,

and then found it spoiled and way past its freshness date? Nobody has time for

that wasted money.

Washing and cutting your produce all at once can not only

save you time in the kitchen but also make you more likely to consume it. Once

prepared, store your prepared produce glass containers on the top shelf of your

refrigerator.  That way you see them when you open the door to pack them

for lunches and snacks and they don’t get lost in the produce drawer.

Having chopped vegetables at hand is great for easy snacking or to have ready to roast in the oven for quick dinners. Frozen vegetables and fruit can be a convenient way to get produce into your diet with less risk of it going bad prior to your consumption.

Slow Cook It

We call this “set it and forget it” for good reason. A slow

cooker is a tool every kitchen should have for meal prep. It’s beneficial

because it doesn’t heat up your house like the oven can and really does all the

work with minimal prep.

It’s great for those that want to batch prep a bunch of

servings of the same recipe (i.e. chili), but it is also a useful tool to batch