Here's your Sunday meal prep plan šŸ“

Plus the many forms meal prep can take throughout your week

Itā€™s Sunday, which means Iā€™m sharing the perfect Sunday meal prep list to streamline meals and ingredients for the week ahead.

But I also want to share that meal prep doesnā€™t mean you have spend hours in the kitchen every Sunday. Instead, meal prep can take many forms:

  • Produce prep (15 minutes): washing and cutting produce after you shop to extend the life of your fruits and veggies

  • Snack and breakfast prep (15 minutes): packing up snacks into grab-and-go containers so you never get caught without food on busy mornings or when hunger strikes

  • Backup salad prep (15 minutes): this easy method means making a big ā€œrefrigerator saladā€ to have on hand for when life cuts into your daily dinner plans (it will inevitably happen)

  • Double ups (no extra time): making double the amount of dinner one night for lunch leftovers the next day, the next nightā€™s dinner, or to freeze for the future

These are just some of the many ways you can incorporate prep into pockets of time throughout your week. Meal prep intimidates some people, but itā€™s not about perfectionā€¦itā€™s about just making life a little simpler for future you (because future you deserves it).

šŸ“ + šŸ‘©ā€šŸ³,

Kristina
meal prep maestro

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Batch breakfast recipes šŸ„£

Take 10 minutes to batch breakfasts for the week.

PREP-AHEAD BREAKFAST #3 (portion out ingredients in a jar, then blend in the morning)

Prep-worthy salad recipes šŸ„—

Take 20 minutes to prep a salad for easy lunches or a back-up meal.

Snack + sweets recipes šŸ«’

Take 10-15 minutes to prep grab-and-go snacks.

Staple ingredients to prep šŸŖ

Take 10-15 minutes to prep these DIY staple ingredients to have on hand.

BATCH-WORTHY STAPLE #1 (make once for plant-based protein all week)

BATCH-WORTHY STAPLE #3 (serve with salad #1)

Make-ahead main dishes šŸ²

If youā€™re feeling extra fancy, go ahead and prep one nightā€™s dinner (about 30-40 minutes).

DID YOU KNOW? šŸ§

Housemade condiments bring a number of major advantages to the table that their mass-produced counterparts often canā€™t touch. Control is a critical benefit for plant-based home cooks ā€“ you can fine-tune the mustard, pesto sauce or green goddess dressing you make to perfectly pair with the ingredients and cooking methods of individual dishes. (source)

TODAYā€™S VIDEO šŸŽ„

If youā€™re prepping dressings or sauces today, reuse your existing glass jars for zero-waste storage.

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