Prep once and eat all week

Here's your back-up plan for when life inevitably happens

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Kristina Todini, RDN
April 14, 2024

Life happens, here’s your back-up plan.

I’m not much of a meal prepper (who wants to spend four hours cooking on a Sunday?) but I am a big proponent of what I call my “big fat salad strategy.”

Here’s the gist: you make a big salad (or bowl or pasta) once at the beginning of the week to have on hand for when you-know-what hits the fan and blows up your planned meal. My favorite time to do this is on a Sunday, so I know it’s there in the refrigerator just in case something comes up…as you know it always does.

I’ve rounded up some of my favorite back-up refrigerator recipes below, including a brand new recipe that’s super high in plant-based protein that we’ve made at least three times in the past two weeks. You’re going to love it!

🥗 + 👩‍🍳,

Kristina
refrigerator recipe wrangler

Great back-up plan refrigerator recipes 🥣

REFRIGERATOR RECIPE #1 (brand new! and so tasty)

REFRIGERATOR RECIPE #5 (cold noodles, you love ‘em or hate ‘em)

REFRIGERATOR RECIPE #9 (the herb in this are 🤌)

Other simple recipes to prep for the week ahead 👩‍🍳

PREP AHEAD RECIPE #1 (prep to drizzle on salads all week long)

PREP AHEAD RECIPE #2 (use scraps to prep and freeze broth)

PREP AHEAD RECIPE #3 (prep a batch for easy protein)

PREP AHEAD RECIPE #4 (prep for breakfast, try not to eat them all)

PREP AHEAD RECIPE #5 (prep for a flavor drizzle, great to freeze)

DID YOU KNOW? 🧐

Research also suggests that more time spent on food preparation (over one hour a day) is linked to an increased intake of vegetables, salads, and fruits. And it may help you feel nourished but not overstuffed. (source)

TODAY’S VIDEO 🎥

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I have a very clear vision as to what I want at the end of my prep, and then I throw it out and let the creative process take over.

David Boreanaz

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