I've spoken at length in the past about my love of meal prepping. It's fast, it's easy, it saves you money, and it makes weeknights so much less stressful, especially if you suffer from the hangries like me. Now that we've been successfully meal-prepping for over a year, we've mastered the art of stocking our freezer with tasty meals fast - and I mean seriously fast. I know the title says 30 days, but to be honest, we usually end up with enough food for six weeks, all made within an 8 hour day. We both have pretty large appetites as well, so if you eat lighter you might find your meals last you even longer. The usual arguments against meal prepping are: 1. But I love to cook! 2. I don't want to eat the same thing every day. Gross. 3. The food won't taste good enough. Now, if you want to waste your money and time, I won't stop you, but all of these arguments are false. 1. Me, too! I love to cook - on weekends, when I have time to leisurely make pizza dough from scratch, or try a new recipe. I don't love to cook when I just got home from work and realize I don't have any ingredients or idea what to make. Or when I'm freaking starving and would literally eat anything, as long as I can eat it right now. There's no rule that says you have to eat meal prep every day. If you feel like cooking, go for it! But meal prep helps get you through busy days without resorting to shitty takeout. 2. Me, either. That's why we make enough food to have a different meal for lunch and dinner every day. I wouldn't want to eat the same thing for days on end, but sometimes we have enough to eat the same meal for dinner two days in a row. It's really not a big deal. 3. How good the food tastes is up to you. If you're really pressed for time, you might not want to pre-brown your meat, which means sacrificing flavour. On a weekday, I'm more interested in being fed than having a five-star meal, but you can prep your meals according to taste. Now, on to the meal prepping! Planning I prefer to use an instant pot as it's much faster than the crock pot, and now that I'm used to it I'm able to modify recipes to work with the instant pot. However, there are a lot more crock pot recipes available out there, so if you're not comfortable with the instant pot you can absolutely go that route. To plan your meal prep:
Shopping I recommend shopping the night before if you have time (and if your fridge space allows). We go to Costco on Friday night (it's usually not as busy then, either), pack everything into the fridge, then meal prep on Saturday. If I need anything from the regular grocery store I just go on Saturday morning. Meal Prep Day You will need:
To prep your meals:
Enjoy! You're probably exhausted after meal prep. Sit back and relax, you've earned it! To prepare a meal-prep meal:
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