Meal Prep Doesn't Need a Prep Day
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Check out The Real-Life Lunch Box Guide for All Ages for more meal inspiration & recipes - available below for download! From Our KitchenMeal Prep Doesn’t Need a Prep Day Last week, we talked about keeping meal prep simple. Choose one thing you know you'll use, prepare it, and then get on with your week. Now, here's something else I want to offer to you because I know it will help: meal prep doesn't need to happen on a designated meal prep day. Some of the most useful prep can happen while you're already in the kitchen - anytime! If you're peeling carrots for supper, peel a few more and put them in the fridge. If you're boiling eggs, boil the dozen. If you're cooking rice or quinoa, make enough to give yourself another option later in the week for a side or the base of a powerbowl. You're already doing the work and this is such a good hack. Taking an extra few minutes now can make another meal easier without adding a separate job to your week. And don't forget this little gem from the summer travel newsletters: meal prep starts at the grocery store. Look at what you're buying and ask yourself, “What can I buy today that removes a step later?”
Yes, it's lovely to cook and spend time nourishing yourself. But there isn't extra credit for doing every step yourself. The goal is to have good food available in a way that works for your actual life. This week, notice the little opportunities to make something easier for later. Prep a little extra while you're already doing it, or let the grocery store take a step off your plate. Next week, I have something new to share that will help you put some of these ideas into practice. For now, you can take a sneak peek here. TAKE A SNEAK PEEK
Here's to making things a little easier. Warmly, The Real-Life Lunch Box Guide for All AgesCost: Pay What You Want With fall routines returning, lunches can quickly become one more thing to think about every day. Our Real-Life Lunch Box Guide was created to make that part of your week a little easier. Inside you'll find simple lunch ideas for adults and kids, prep tips, sample menus, and recipes designed for real life—not picture-perfect lunch boxes. And because we want this resource to be useful and accessible, we're offering it as Pay What You Want. Choose the amount that works for you, download your copy, and let us take some of the thinking out of lunches this fall.
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