...meal prep sucks.
Like no, really. Screw meal prep ❌
You basically block off an entire day to do nothing but cook, your kitchen is left looking like a hot mess, then you’re stuck eating the exact same foods for every meal for the whole week AND you’re surviving off soggy leftovers…🤢
I grew up a super picky eater and had a super sensitive stomach. To this day there’s only like 10 foods I like to eat as they’re reheated.🤷🏼♀️
So let it be known, I’ve successfully lost weight, kept it off, built muscle, I’VE DONE IT ALL (and still doing it), without spending my entire day Sunday meal prepping. 🤯
If you’re wondering how I did it, keep on reading👇🏼
👉🏼Steamable veggies. Period. They’re cheap, they’re already washed and trimmed and some even have seasoning on them too. They take a few minutes to steam in the microwave but then that’s IT. no more *one tray veggie bakes* or any of that nonsense.
👉🏼Opt for low-maintenance proteins. Cottage cheese, greek yogurt, turkey bacon, deli meat, protein pasta, eggs, these are all staples in the protein department for me. These are all ready when I am OR take less than 5 minutes to make. WIN-WIN
👉🏼Only *prep* the items you won’t swap for. For me, this is grilled chicken tenderloins and potatoes, and these honestly are the only two items I’ll make in multi-meal quantity since I know they’re my favorite. I buy raw, boneless, skinless chicken tenderloins and trim and air-fry them myself since I way prefer the texture and with my airfryer, it takes no more time to make 6 servings vs 1 serving. Same goes with potatoes. Other than these two items I LITERALLY do not *batch make* anything.
So if you’re feeling like there’s no way you can live a healthy lifestyle without having an array of black tupperware in your fridge....I’m telling you there IS an easier way 👏🏼
Your body doesn’t know if the veggies you’re eating are steamed for 65 minutes while you follow a pinterest recipe or if they’re the $1 bag from the Kroger frozen aisle. 🥦
You can cut corners here, save yourself the dishes and a ton of time without facing failure 🙌🏼
Other coaches might hate me for saying this but….