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OP, what kind of prep are you looking for? I saw a website not too long ago where they show how to spend a couple of hours prepping say, 20 meals and then you freeze it. When you're short on time, you just pop the frozen food in the over, a crock pot, or a microwave, heat and eat.
If you're interested, just do a search for freezer meals.
Do you have a crockpot? It may take 10 minutes in the morning but you come home to a dinner that's mostly ready. I have made pot roast, a pork roast and even chicken thighs in there. If you really don't want to cook buy a family size frozen dinner on occasion. If it wasn't for them I would starve. Since I'm alone most nights it's me and Healthy Choice for dinner. If my granddaughter is here I will buy a rotisserie chicken from Publix, pick up some mashed potatoes and make a salad and a veggie and we're good to go.
I used to make a big pot of homemade tomato sauce with meatballs and sausage when my husband was alive and the kids were still home and then I would freeze some containers for a quick meal during the week. Just add a salad, sometimes have some Italian bread with it. But I never do that anymore for just me.
OP, what kind of prep are you looking for? I saw a website not too long ago where they show how to spend a couple of hours prepping say, 20 meals and then you freeze it. When you're short on time, you just pop the frozen food in the over, a crock pot, or a microwave, heat and eat.
If you're interested, just do a search for freezer meals.
Do you have a crockpot? It may take 10 minutes in the morning but you come home to a dinner that's mostly ready. I have made pot roast, a pork roast and even chicken thighs in there. If you really don't want to cook buy a family size frozen dinner on occasion. If it wasn't for them I would starve. Since I'm alone most nights it's me and Healthy Choice for dinner. If my granddaughter is here I will buy a rotisserie chicken from Publix, pick up some mashed potatoes and make a salad and a veggie and we're good to go.
I used to make a big pot of homemade tomato sauce with meatballs and sausage when my husband was alive and the kids were still home and then I would freeze some containers for a quick meal during the week. Just add a salad, sometimes have some Italian bread with it. But I never do that anymore for just me.
Thanks for the ideas but I need portion control as well as limited time
What does protein drinks have to do with meal prepping?
Not a protein drink. It's a complete meal. No need for anything else. (At least according to the website).
So, "meal prepping" for Soylent = putting a bottle of Soylent next to your backpack so you can grab it on the way out the door in the morning.
Can you tell us what is your favorite meat or kind of meal that suits your taste? You know, different kinds of meat have their own way of preparation so my advice is that you keep trying to prep your favorite meat until you’re good with it, then move to another one.
I’m on a low cab diet and I like chicken so I’ve been looking for many healthy chicken recipes that I can make ahead on delish, healthykitchen101 and realfood. You can find the expiry date of the dishes in the recipe so that you can decide when to prep and when to eat.
Hope you find your favorite prep and eat routine and thanks for the nice topic!
As far as breakfast goes, you can keep boiled eggs in the fridge, and a decent blender could have you whip up smoothies in a manner of minutes.
Smoothies can be as healthy or as dirty as you choose to make them.
For example I like this recipe, and use it for breakfast maybe twice a week. (I skip the ice though)
Hey OP, i've started meal prepping lately since i have a demanding, 50-60 hour/week job and the last thing I want to do is cook for myself at night.
What I've started doing is I prepare on Sunday (but sometimes I'll prepare the second half on Monday), my meals for the next 4 days. And I just eat the same damn thing for 4 days, and I expect that I'll probably buy some food at that point (whether delivery or going out) for variety, before meal prepping again for the next few days. And every 2-3 weeks I'll come up with a new meal plan so I don't get too bored. YMMV, some people can't handle eating the same thing 4 days in a row.
I generally pick two recipes to make in bulk, and eat 2 meals a day (you can fit in snacks or whatever around these two meals). I use recipes from these two cookbooks: Anabolic Cooking by Dave Ruel, and The Shredded Chef by Mike Matthews. The first one is an ebook, and I'm not sure you can find it anymore. But they're convenient in that each recipe is broken down by calories and macros so you know what you're taking in.
I can tell you, whether you're at work at lunch time or getting home after you're dog tired from a day at the office, being able to just eat your food that's already prepared is a game changer.
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