A few weeks ago, we asked for your best meal prep advice. Here’s what you had to say:
🧽 One tip that helped me meal prep efficiently to wash the dishes I'm done with while my food is cooking. That way when I am done meal prepping, I don't have a sink full of dirty dishes!
— Maribel from Kerman, Calif.
🗓 I follow two or three good recipe newsletters and bookmark ideas during the week. On Sunday, I look at my calendar and put my meal choices for each day, linking to the recipes in the notes. 🍳Leftovers make an excellent breakfast with an egg on top. 📝Keep a running list of things to replace when you run out of them. This saves time later when you go through the refrigerator on food shopping day.
— Suzanne O’Connor
🔎 Instead of searching for “meal prep” online, look up "sheet pan" and "one-pot" recipes. I've found these are less "healthy-eating" focused and include some comfort meals you can easily modify to make healthier.
— Kristen, Terre Haute, Ind.
🧊 I love when food comes in an individually wrapped containers, but I am a miser. My solution: I cook chicken, fish, pasta, rice, beans, vegetables and pastries in family size amounts, portion them into individual packets and put them in my freezer. Then for the next 21 meals, I can mix and match meals that cater to my taste at that moment.
—Sara from Portland, Ore.
And some evergreen advice from Carol in Laguna Niguel, Calif:
🍲 Embrace the slow cooker.
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