Your Sunday meal prep session plan ✅

Here's exactly what to prep for the week ahead

Author

Kristina Todini, RDN
June 02, 2024

If you’ve been around these parts for awhile, you’ll know I am not a fan of spending hours meal prepping…but I do love having a few things on hand to make the week ahead easier.

That’s why I share a quick prep list of time-saving recipes each Sunday so you can easily batch ahead of time in under an hour. Spend one hour today to save countless hours all week!

👩‍🍳 + 🥣,

Kristina
minimal meal prepper

👉 NOTE: I’m currently in Italy visiting my husband’s family (he was born and raised here). I’m sharing the food we eat every day on Instagram Stories, follow along with me for an insiders look at Italian food and culture.

Batch breakfast recipes 🥣

Take 10 minutes to batch breakfasts for the week.

Prep-worthy salad recipes 🥗

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

Set it + forget it snack recipes 🫒

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

SIMPLE SNACK #3 (you’ll save a lot of $$ making this at home)

Sauces + staples to prep 🍪

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

Make-ahead main dishes 🍲

If you’re feeling extra fancy, go ahead and prep one night’s dinner (about 30-40 minutes).

Recent newsletters, if you missed them 👇

May’s most popular recipes (Friday, May 31st)

Couch potato lazy night meals (Thursday, May 30th)

Meat-free Monday night meals (Monday, May 27th)

DID YOU KNOW? 🧐

Recent data from the US Bureau of Labor and Statistics found that, on average, American adults spend 53 minutes a day preparing food. Meanwhile, they spent 3.6 hours watching television. Do you spend more or less time in the kitchen (or in front of the tv)? (source)

TODAY’S VIDEO 🎥

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Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.

Ben Franklin

MY SECRET TO FINALLY POWERING UP WITH PLANTS

I’ve been meal planning now for nearly 10 years and I can say without a shadow of a doubt that it has changed my life and made our home so much easier to manage. I believe that any lifestyle or dietary change only works if you have a plan…and stick to the plan.

Learning to plan plant-centered meals is the core of successfully transitioning to a plant-based diet. That’s why I’ve included an entire 20-video meal planning course inside my new program, Plant Powered Kitchen School – in addition to tons of other resources, recipes, and tools.

Are you ready to finally power up with plants? I can’t wait to see you inside!

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LET ME KNOW…

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I’M CURIOUS 🧐…

I’d love it if you’d be a peach and take 3 minutes to fill out this short survey about your biggest struggles in the kitchen right now. If you do, you’ll receive a FREE meal plan that’s usually just available to my meal plan members. 👇

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