Meal Prep Sundays

A few weeks ago, since Hubby was out of town, I opted to meal prep all THREE meals for 4 days … just to see how it would go.

I wanted to see how much more work was involved.

I wanted to see if it made my food choices a little simpler.

I wanted to see if it would make me stay on track, food wise.

I wanted to see if it was worth it, period.

It was.

So I did it again on Sunday … started at 9am and was in the pool by 1:30pm. I was aiming for 1pm but my girlfriend showed up and kind of threw me off my game for a bit.

The kitchen was CLEAN before I lathered up with sunscreen and grabbed the first wine of the day.

So, just a few little notes and tips here:

1.  I only use one pan at a time, so therefore, I am NOT using my time efficiently in the kitchen. If I was cooking the bacon and the green beans AND the broccoli all in different skillets/pots, I would have shaved a bit of time off my all around time in the kitchen. Yes, I washed the skillet in between things.

2.  Having a PLAN is crucial. When I did a session with my girlfriend a few weeks back, I did have a plan … I listed what we were making, had the recipes pulled and was ready to go. This time around, I kind of winged it. I knew I was making the bacon and eggs, the green beans. The broccoli, Un-Rolled Egg Rolls and chicken were an afterthought that required a quick recipe look up and defrosting.

3.  Grab your containers ahead of time. As a girlfriend came over unexpectedly, I didn’t package up the meals 100% … I had the breakfast boxes done and I tossed together a single Chicken BLT Salad and 2 Chicken Kale with veggies boxes. The rest of the items cooked were tossed in containers and refrigerated til that evening and the next day.

2 Chicken Kale burgers with broccoli, Un-Rolled Egg Rolls and Chicken Kale patties. Yeah, it sounds weird but it was delicious for dinner Monday night!

Inquiring minds want to know how many of YOU Meal Prep and make all THREE meals for each day?