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By: My Healthy Penguin | 10/10/2022
Save Money and Time While Meal Prepping
At this point, you’d have to be living off the grid to have not heard of the amazing benefits of meal prepping. For all those people who have busy lives and are looking to save time and money, meal prepping is the way to go! Whether you’re looking into a prepared meal prep company in Fontana to help you with your journey, or you’re interested in taking on the planning yourself, we’ve compiled an amazing list of hacks to help get you excited and ready to finally start meal prepping!
Investing in Containers
Gone are the days when you should be reheating your meals in grungy plastic containers. Investing in some nice airtight glass containers will help your meal prep look great, last long, and will help you feel like you’re eating fresh rather than reheating leftovers. Making sure you’ve got the right containers for the job can help get you excited about filling them with your beautifully prepped meals!
Prepare Early but Remember Your Ingredients!
One of the biggest mistakes that first-time meal preppers make is cooking and dividing up everything for the week on Sunday and realizing that by Wednesday your food is soggy and just doesn’t taste great anymore. An easy way to fix this is to keep some of your pre-made meals separate from things like sauces or pre-cut watery vegetables like tomatoes or fruits. This means that when Wednesday comes around and you’ve prepped all the ingredients for a delicious quinoa salad, all you have to do is throw your quinoa and your filling together, top with some dressing, and you’ve got a delicious and non-soggy prepped meal!
The Freezer is Your Friend
When meal prepping, don’t forget to take huge advantage of your freezer. Making things like healthy breakfast burritos or individually portioned soups and stews that can be easily reheated for a tasty dinner is an amazing way to have homemade meals all week long!
Diversify Your Menu
You’d be surprised how many different types of meals you can get from grains, protein, and veggies. If those are the ingredients you’ve chosen for the week, plan a number of different types of meals around those ingredients. Don’t just stick to grilled chicken with veggies and quinoa- make yourself stews, make yourself salads, bake and stuff your veggies. With the right ingredients, options are limitless and there’s no reason to eat the same boring meal every day!
