Tips for Perfecting Meal Prepping

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Meal prepping has become super popular over the last few years. The idea is to bulk-cook a dish and then divide this into single portions in order to have ready-to-go meals throughout the rest of the week. There are many benefits to doing this, including saving time and money and eating healthily with ease. However, for those who’ve never done it before it may feel a bit daunting. Here are some useful tips that will help you master the art of meal prepping.

Set Aside Plenty of Time to Cook

If you’re choosing to meal prep, the chances are you live a busy and full-on lifestyle. This can make it hard to set aside lots of time at once, but when it comes to bulk cooking you will find it much less stressful to have plenty of time to play around with. Remember that it will save you lots of time later in the week, so justify it this way.

Invest in Some Practical Containers

Most people have a few Tupperware containers lying around which could be used for meal prepping, and while this is fine you’ll find it much easier if you have a nice set of practical containers to store your meals in.

Switch it Up Each Week

If you want to save time and money and find a dish you enjoy, it could be tempting to make the same thing for the next week. However, often when people give up on meal prepping it’s due to boredom at the same meals all the time. Keep things interesting by regularly switching it up.