Life gets busy. Which sometimes leads to grabbing the closest thing on the shelf at a convenience store or that bakery goodie in the office break room.
This can lead to a lot of extra empty calories. It tastes good at the moment but leaves you hungry.
Suppose you find yourself in the revolving door of grabbing the closest thing to you. Give meal prep a try so you are holding a filling, quick meal that adds nutritional value to your diet.
The adequate amount of vitamins, minerals, and nutrients you can consistently eat throughout the day, the better you will feel, and the more efficiently your body will work.
You will have more energy throughout the day and feel capable of completing your to-do list.
You may feel that meal prep takes up a ton of time, is a lot of work, or is expensive. But just like any nutrition or exercise plan – you can tailor meal prep to fit you and your lifestyle.
Tips For Easy Meal Prep
- Pick the healthy foods you love!
- Make sure you are willing to eat these foods multiple times throughout the week.
- Use fun containers that excite you. These Rubbermaid ones are my FAV!
- Plan. Schedule a time to do at least a little to get started.
Meal Prep Plan
For example, I put together everything you need for a simple five-day lunch and dinner meal prep! In it, you will find:
- Shopping List – with amounts and prices of each item.
- Instructions on cooking the food for an efficient and quick process
- Daily guide of what and when to eat throughout the week
- The Macros! Calories, Protein, Carbs, and fat amounts of each meal
Use this as a guide to your meal prep adventures.
You can switch the chicken out for a white fish.
Switch the ground turkey for a LEAN ground beef.
Have russet potatoes on hand; use them instead of the sweet potatoes.
Change out the seasoning to fit your preferences.
The macros will change with any variations you make, though you can use the My Fitness Pal app to find the new macros for your meal.
Have fun meal prepping!
