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12 Brilliant Meal Prep Ideas to Free Up Your Time
When it comes to healthy eating, preparation is the key to success. (Those Boy Scouts are onto something.) In fact, one study published in the American Journal of Preventative Medicine suggests that spending time on preparing and cooking meals at … Continued
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HOW TO MEAL PREP FOR LESS THAN $15 A WEEK!
Meal prepping is such a great tool for keeping your diet on track during an inevitably busy week. Whether you are busy at work, school, or taking care of a brand new baby, meal prepping can keep you healty without giving it much thought. It only takes one day per week to get everything together!
However, most people tend to shy away from the idea of meal prepping because they believe it can cost an arm and a leg… and sometimes, it can! However, it will only cost as much as YOU make it cost. Say, you went out to eat or grabbed a fast food meal everyday of the week that you work, usually 5 days weekly-that would cost around $20 or more!
Here’s how I meal prep for less than $15 per week:
1. Make a list and check for coupons. Make a list so that you have a visual plan in your hands to take with you to grocery shop. I am not sure where you grocery shop, but you can always look at online ads and deals before you go to see what market will give you the best bang for your buck.
2. Stick with the basics. Sure, you can go fancy, but that will cost more. However, if you keep eating a bland meal, you are less likely to keep up with it. Here’s what I normally get and what it costs at my grocery shopping facility:
- 1 bag frozen chicken breasts- ~$6
- 2 lbs. green beans- ~$4
- 1 bag sweet potatoes- ~$5
*To make the above even cheaper, you can always switch sweet potatoes for a bulk of brown rice, depending on where you are at. Personally, I just love sweet potatoes!*
3. Prepare and spice it up. Now, that you have gotten your basics, it is time to cook them for the week! To make things more interesting, try new spices from the grocery store spice aisle. This will make things a little more expensive and is only an option. My favorite spices for chicken are lemon pepper, chipotle, Montreal Chicken, and Fiery 5 Pepper dry seasonings by McCormick. Cook your goodies all at once and place one breast, one sweet potato, and 1 cup of green beans in a tupperware or some other form of reusable container. I usually bake my chickenand potatoes and steam my green beans. ***If you are worried about keeping your meals fresh all week, freeze the last 3 meals to keep them fresh***
Read more: http://www.bodyrock.tv/food/meal-prep-less-15-week/#ixzz3pE0RpcYg
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Meal Prep Bags | 6 Pack Bag Innovator 300 Review
First of all let me tell you. Meal prepping is hard enough. You have to spend many hours shopping for the right foods based on your macros. Then you have to cook and prepare the foods, You got to store the foods. And finally you need to pack you food and bring the meals with you to through out the day. Meal prepping is serious work. Well, I just found a way to make meal prepping more enjoyable while becoming more organized. Meal prep bags.I had no idea these meal prep bags existed! They are a great tool for any serious bodybuilder, crosstrainer, or even the desk athlete.
The bag I am talking about in the 6 Pack Fitness Innovator 300. This bag is freaking awesome! It is very study and well made. It comes with 2 side insulated pockets that can fit up to 4 shaker bottles, utensils, and snacks. It features The Core system that hold up to 3 meals with adjustable shelves. These shelves also allow you to fit deeper containers inside. It comes with 2 ice packs to help keep your meals fresh up all day long. It also comes with 3 meal management containers that are good size to fit any meal. There is a compartment on the top of the bag for a supplement divider container (which it comes with).
I seen this bag in person and fell in love right away! Built with ballistic nylon and weighs about 5 pounds. This bag is not cheaply made!
What is cool is that this bag comes in several different colors. They even have pink for the ladies! These bags not only have great function, but they reflect excellence for any serious athlete.
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