5 Days Of Meal Prep | Try Living With Lucie | Refinery29
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- On this episode of Try Living With Lucie, Lucie Fink starts 2018 off fresh with a whole new outlook on food - meal prepping! Lucie shows takes on preparing every single one of her meals for the week in this 5 day challenge with the help of meal prep guru, Alyssa Gagarin. Watch this week's episode to see this tasty challenge go down!
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Meal Prep Containers:
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Tellfresh Food Storage Pack
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Cook Book -
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Recipes Used:
Chia Pudding
Mix 2 cups of coconut milk w/ 1/2 cup of chia seeds.
Add 1/2 tsp vanilla extract.
Add drizzle sweetener of choice (honey, maple syrup etc).
Mix, & pour into individual mason jars and refrigerate.
Might want to consider doubling this for a full week's worth of breakfasts.
Burrito Bowl
Cook Rice according to package.
Cook Chicken (use cumin, paprika, garlic powder and chili powder).
Black Beans (can either just drain and rinse them and add, or cook them in diced red onion with cumin, garlic, chili powder).
Salsa.
Guac/Avocado.
Whatever Toppings you like! (Corn, Romaine, Cabbage, Jalepeno...)
Assemble items into tupperware!
Sweet Potato Fries
• Zucchini Noodles with ...
Spiced Roasted Chickpeas:
Preheat oven to 400.
Drain and Rinse 2 cans of Chickpeas, Dry them (pat with towel).
In a large bowl, mix chickpeas with drizzle of olive oil, 1tsp cumin, 1tsp paprika and a pinch of cayenne (if you like it spicy).
Bake for 25-35 minutes, shaking them up after 15 mins.
Zucchini Noodles w/ Spinach Pumpkin Seed Pesto:
• Zucchini Noodles with ...
Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Bars:
• Chocolate Chip Peanut ...
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What 5 Day Challenge should Lucie try next? Comment below!
Refinery29 hey
Five days of no light!Only candles and stuff like that...
5 days to learn gymnastics moves
Do a floor routine in gymnastics
+emmamatthews Oh, hey!! :)
Who else is here in 2020, and though it was really weird to hear her say “Happy 2018!”
I'm more of a simple person, so chicken, rice, and veggies mixed up with pepper and lemon juice. Sounds good!
Courtney Carroll i-
Me
Me
Same 😅
I don’t like to/won’t eat the same thing every day. Instead of making the same meal, I’ll make big batches of one thing: rice, GF pasta, chopped lettuce and types of veggies and store them all in individual glass containers. Then, I can mix-and-match all of those elements to make something different, by adding different sauces or other seasonings. So, I can on one day have a warm pasta with sauce and veggies, but the next day eat a cold mix salad with veggies and a little bit of pasta with a vinaigrette, or have warm rice and veggies, and the next day a rice salad with cold veggies and dressing. 😋
C*Stereo love that!!!!
this is a great idea! bcs I too am not rly a fan of eating the same thing everyday. I'll definitely try this, thank you!
Great idea! The one thing I could think of the whole video was , why would I want to eat the same thing everyday?
+Lucie Fink This woman did a great video of healthy meal prep along the lines of what I suggested above. I love what she did!
Search for "Meal Prep: 9 ingredients for flexible, healthy recipes" by Downshiftology.
(Sorry I can’t copy-paste links anymore in YT comments, not sure why it stopped working)
C*Stereo I agree, the exact same meals day after day is weird lol and let's face it by day 4 the food is pretty gross lol prepping for 3 days is max
I meal prep stir fry for all me lunches. I normally do cereal or oatmeal for breakfast. Easy snacks like popcorn, fruit, and nuts. I make dinner 2 or 3 times a week and eat the leftovers on the other days. I plan on Thursday, shop Friday, and cook Saturday. I've saved so much money by doing this.
Korinne Guthrie x
Korinne Guthrie you sound like such an organised person 👍🏻
Ellie and Georgia I have to be. I have to small children and work 40+ hours a week. Got to be organized in order to stay on top of everything.
Korinne Guthrie I don't get the idea of meal prepping , You cook only once a week and eat them over the week ?? Doesn't the food taste different ?
J For Jacqy yes you cook large meals once a week and eat leftovers everyday. It tastes the same to me.
"I just squeezed some lemon juice on top"
* shot of her using a bottle of pre-packaged lemon juice * lmao love it
You Squeezed the bottle to take it out
5 day of backpacking camping. Go on a long, nice hike and carry everything you need in a big bag.
Kelseys_storys YES PLEASE
Yessssssss!!!!
I doubt that. There are veggies here. They'll have to be refrigerated.
Kelseys_storys yeeaasss
Those are so awesome, most peaceful and rewarding thing, you’d want to do it everyday.
The easiest ways to meal prep I found is too make big portion of your dinner one night and have it for the next lunches
yeah that is what I usually do. And it ends up being around $150 a month instead of a week.
@@thestar8135 I had the same thought at first, BUT you have to take into account where you live. You might be able to eat for that little, but people living in parts of California or New York might have difficulty doing so.
@@thestar8135 $150 a month? Where do you live haha. Where I live $100-150 a week is on the cheap side if you wanna eat healthy
@@kylierae3156, or if you want to eat more than once a day.
Is nobody going to talk about her eyes? They are so big and beautiful
Riley Melvin idk about that but Rogers eyes are😍
Juuzou Suzuya TRUE 🥵🥺💕
Yes, I couldn't hardly concentrate on the food😂🤣😍
Reminded me of Miley Cyrus
$100 is expensive for 5 days
Well like she said, each meal would come to about four dollars which isn’t that bad considering at restaurants dishes are usually $8+
Yeah I was thinking, I try not to spend even half that on food,unless it's a special occasion like Christmas or thanksgiving
Also I’m pretty sure she bought every single thing she needed for those meals. Some of these things most people already have which will reduce the cost! :)
She also mentioned she bought pre-cut fries and those are way pricier than whole potatoes and she also bought canned chickpeas which cost more than dry bulk
Starr it’s not
You said you used bamboo utensils to avoid waste but why not just pack normal silverware?
cowlufoo2 I keep the bamboo at my desk so it’s easier!
I dunno what's in the utensils completely but bamboo can be turned back into organic matter unlike silverware which has to be recycled or can't be composed
Just preference I think. I know I like to use wheat fiber or bamboo fiber utensils and such- nicer on the tongue and teeth. Also, they dont clank in your bag!
Meal prepping saves my life! I'm a Masters student so I don't have a heap of time to spend in the kitchen. I usually make a few different options for dinners and lunches that can be stored in the freezer so all I have to do it microwave them and go! My favourite thing to make in the winter is pumpkin soup, it works out to be around $1.50 a serving (and that's in New Zealand where veges are expensive!). Another firm favourite is a Mexican bean dish that can be used in a heap of different ways (burritos, enchiladas, on rice, as a shepherds pie, in nachos, and many more.) It's the easiest thing to make because you literally just have to chuck a whole bunch of beans and a tin of tomatoes in a big pot, season it how you like (I usually use pre-packaged taco seasoning) and leave it to simmer for 10-15 minutes.
+adeleparli Thanks for sharing!! :)
Adele Parli woooo this sounds amazing! Thank you!!!
Adele Parli what's pumpkin soup
Soup made out of pumpkin! You roast it (along with other veges) and blend it up with vege stock and some form of milk/cream (I use soy). It's lovely in the colder months.
Is it just me or is $107 a lot to spend on food in a week? In the UK I could eat for under £20 for a week!
Charlotte Levy It depends what you want to eat!
@@ahva6808 for that price, lobster every night !😂
I was thinking the same, I could eat rather lavishly within even £40 per week.
Shreya Swamy exactly!
Shreya Swamy and that’s like eating from the butchers/ organic markets as well!!!!
I’ve being calling my mom so much recently because she just never does this! I read blogs about these and after I moved out, I finally got into meal prep and got her into it! I showed her this and she was HOOKED
Yay Lucie! I am BEAMING watching this! You totally nailed your meal prep and I am so so proud! Thrilled that I was able to guide you through a successful meal prep! I am drooling over your chickpea bars- looks like they came out perfectly!! Thanks for sharing my tips & recipes :)
Is almond butter a good substitute for the peanut butter and it still taste good? I'm allergic to peanuts.
ahh love how r29 actually lists the social medias of their talents ♥️♥️ one big supportive fam !!
+winihoney
I love making raw rainbow spring rolls for meal prep. They keep well and taste delicious with peanut sauce.
So glad you are back with these 5 days! I love them!!
Your face is like, 60 percent eyes, 35 percent smile, and then 5 percent other face stuff. I get happy just looking at you, you're so cute :D
PinkPromises hahaha thanks so much!!!
"... We are SO fun, SO informative, and SO entertaing..." and SO Humble lol. ilysm Lucie tho!
Lydiawesome hahahah
Yes I could see myself doing this. I am trying to save money and eat homemade meals. Thank you for trying new things put and sharing your experience.
This was so entertaining (as promised) lol I am going to rewatch and write stuff down! Everything looked really good. Thank you!
man idk.. being an asian its so sad to see people have not discovered the joy and beauty of rice cookers....... why would u ever cook rice not with a rice cooker? and do u know u can cook so many other things with it too and u just put it in and forget about it? its amazing
Linda B I've been cooking my rice is a sauce pan for years and never have to watch over it. It's fluffy, doesn't stick together (if I don't want it to, and none of it (except for the odd grain) goes to waste. I usually start cooking the rice as my other stuff simmers. But it is very true that I haven't used a rice cooker before. What else can you do with it?
really?! i never tried with a sauce pan gotta have a go at it sometime. you can cook congee, put sweet potato in it, any sort of soft foods can be put in a rice cooker. the electric rice cookers especially have more options. its like a crock pot kinda, but pretty fast!
YESSS I’m Cuban and I just get blown to see people don’t see how easy and convenient it is to use rice cookers🤦🏻♀️
Linda B Preach, sister! Rice cookers are amazing. Pressure cookers are also amazing ❤️
I'm Middle Eastern and the only time my family uses our rice cooker is to make brown rice, because it's impossible otherwise haha. All my family, friends, etc. use a large pot to make our white rice (my culture eats primarily basmati), it's what 99% of us in our culture use!
Lovely rainbow today...runny wilted rainbow on Friday. Yum
Lol Lucie you have the BEST smile ^__^ It honestly makes me smile just watching you enjoy making your videos.
I feel like everything just gets really soggy and old, especially all the veggies. Is shrimp even good after 5 days? I find chickpeas get really soggy after the first day also!
Avery Cee Not really. Some foods, like fruits, don't really work well for meal prep (if you rinse or cut them). But others, like beans, work really well! Shrimp does too, at least for me. But I never meal prep for more than 5 or 6 days.
That's what I think and that's what prevents me from meal-prepping . I'm really anal about food safety but also about the quality and taste of food- and I need my food fresh - otherwise I can't eat it
Strawberry Cupcak
Justina Hamilton u cook everyday?
I agree, as I love cooking and it’s fun to cook everyday, I hate meal prep, boring and unsanitary.
5 days of amusement parks!💗
+itzyourgurllin OOOH!
YESSSŠ!!!!
Such a good idea!!!
I love that you incorporated also thought about how meal prepping eliminated your waste footprint! This looks yummy! #YouRock
This is probably my favorite series of all time.
+above_average Yay! Thanks for sticking with us!!
Thank you for your video! Very inspiring and made it easy for me to start meal prepping this week!❤️❤️❤️
I am definitely going to try this out!!! The food looked so flipping good!!!!
+margaretpell Agreed! :)
Margaret Pell yeasss
Would definitely love to see more of this type of meal prep videos. Much love from
NYC
I did some meal prep for my boyfriend and I for work, but we work 12 hour shifts and need a lot more food at work then when we are at home. Also we work 2 shifts then off to 2 then work 3 shift then off for 2 then work 2 more then off for 3, so I can't make meals for all those shifts. I make them for the 2 or 3 shifts in a row (but that's up to 6 meals for lunch not including snacks) It wasn't too bad but I was going a bit crazy in the kitchen so my boyfriend ask if he could help, so I got him to cook the rice for the burrito bowls. 2 night shift in so far and the meals prep are great, save money and time. Love it. Great video, food looked amazing.
I love how enthusiastic Lucie is about her meal prep! The burrito bowl looks beautiful.
But $107 seems really high for food for just 5 days - is this due NYC prices? I live in an expensive city as well, but 60 Euros of groceries will buy enough food for 2 people for 7 days.
Juuleeah she bought a lot of fresh fruits and vegetables, those are expensive if you want variety 🌌
That’s a really good price in nyc
Juuleeah I live on the West Coast in the US and that seemed normal 107 is about 88 Euros
Juuleeah I think $107 seems high but I assume she bought every item for the meal prep. Also NYC prices. I think if I had bought all that it wouldn’t have been that much and Im on the opposite side of the country in Arizona.
She might have left over rice, chia seeds, peanut butter, chocolate chips and spices if she had to buy any. And those little cherry tomatoes cost the most out of all the tomatoes where I live.
5 days of Korean skincare
Ha ha! I love meal prepping for two weeks at least! It really helps me especially as a single mom of twins!
you still had the tag on your fluffy jacket. 8:46
myjungkook how can no one else see that?
Lol
@@Kelly-ny6sb idk where is it
Totally saw that 😂
for returns
Ahh love Lucie. You guys should do 5 days of switching jobs with someone.
Sadie Medros she can switch with a customer rep working in a call center
Someone commented this idea on another video and I think it'd be super interesting: 5 days of adhering to school dress codes!
Adele Parli PLEASE
Adele Parli she's literally breaking the dresscode at my school by wearing a necklace 😂 that's gonna be pretty hard
perosn dhdjd what a Necklace?!?
ii universalii yup because if you get in a fight they can pull it n choke you, you can wear bracelets tho 😂
Adele Parli Yessss
Lucie, you still have the tag on your sweater. That's so adorable!
Happy 2021!!
This is my favorite series on TH-cam!
+drawingdino's Thanks for sticking with us! :)
I love chia pudding for breakfast, but overnight oats with chia seeds I find keeps me fuller and more satiated.
That burrito bowl look sooooo good. I purchased a spiralizer so I can start eating healthier. Wonderful recipes.
Ooooo which kind did you get? The handheld one is awkward AF and I kind of low key hate it
I am so excited to try this!
All that looks great Lucie!! Sending this video to my sisters right now
Is spending 100$ on food cheap in Amerika?????????????? I'm shocked!
Anna Baya yeah dam right that's expensive I can have a weeks worth of food for £20 - 30 max in the uk 😂
Edit : omfg thank you for all the likes 😱😱😱😱
I know, that’s crazy
In New York. But other places no so much
It depends on what you're eating. I live in DC and I get by on less than $30. But I'm not buying avocado, chia seeds, etc...
In Canada it’s different and just as expensive!
You inspired my bf and I to do meal prep! We love meal prep. It has been trial and error but we get better over time. :)
I enjoyed this video. I have done meal prep in the past but I found the food ideas in this video to be really good.
I literally JUST did my 1st meal prep when I saw this video so it was like a sign or something lol. I def have some practice to do (and I need more Tupperware) but I’m looking forward to getting better at it and it’s gonna be nice to just reach in the fridge and have a healthy homemade meal!
Hi Lucie!
This is my favorite episode from your show! You should try to do more healthy things in your show 😍. I love it, you are amazing 💪💞
Thanks for making this seem accessible! I've never meal prepped before, often just a tumbleweed rolling around picking up whatever food is closest. Doing a ton of recipes at once seems like a stressful Sunday but I imagine it gets easier?
LOL I love how real you are by showing the reality of how it was for you when you were cooking for the week
Go Lucy! Loved the video. Thank you.
5 days of eating the things that you hate
daria lidia oh no no no. Mann you are meannnnn! Like just think about it. 5 DAYS (120 HOURS Eating things u hate)
Love meal prep! I’m 12 but I’ll try it in the future. Thanks!
Hi Lucie! This is the first video of yours I have ever seen and I just wanted to say that I loved it. I will be subscribing because I sincerely appreciate the work you put into this. I am going to share it with my 23 year old daughter who is working full time and also a full time college student. I KNOW she'd love this. Thanks again!
+janeromeeks Thanks so much for sharing!! :)
It would be great to have 5 days of fixing things! Nowadays we throw away anything that breaks without trying to fix it (a jacket without a button, a lamp that stop working.. etc).
And it would be nice seeing Lucie learning how to fix a plug for example!
let’s just say it might’ve been a bad idea to watch this before bed... all of the sudden i’m getting the late night munchies! everything looks delicious!
I use my slow cooker to add a bit of variety to my meal prep. I'll prep two or three days of the same thing and then set out the slow cooker on the forth day for a hot meal ready when I arrive home. I then portion out the rest and freeze them so I can grab them next week whenever I'm tired of the same thing or haven't had time to do any prepping. This is also a great way to lower the cost of each meal, most of my slow cooker meals are only about $2-$3 each.
Beautiful informative video which helps to meal preparation for everyday with different types of meal. Thanks for it.
This might be a really stupid question but how do you store the cooked chicken for 5 days and not have it go bad?
Most things will last a week in the fridge. We tend to freak out about that kind of stuff, but it's not as bad as we think.
Mel Melson exactly, you should only keep most cooked foods 3 days after making them
It will easily last for 5 days.
It will taste horrible after day 3, i don't recommend it
My main question always when I watch these videos, how the food is stored? In freezer? Because after 3 days, its decaying already, and its not healthy and of course the taste will go bad. Not like eating same things through all days. The idea is good to prep meals early, but still 2 questions - how to vary it and how to store it not getting decaying food. For me, the most important is get fresh meal. How tomato is saying fresh, when I cut it on Sunday and eat on 4 days later?
$100 damn expensive. I pay around $60-80 for plenty of meals for the whole month!
Gabriela Toledo THATS CHEAP!!!!
Ya live in Asia?
Yup same here - about $130/month for two of us. It depends on what you buy.
I can get 8 (x2 people) meals e.g. pulled pork, Tocino, etc. from a $12 pork shoulder roast vs the 5 (1x person) meals she got using shrimp at $12 or more.
Gabriela Toledo you also have to keep in mind that new york tends to be a bit expensive and she eats very healthy foods and produce which can get pretty expensive too
k CA
My sister and I did the 28 day jumpstart by FitGirl. It was all meal prepping with absolutely delicious recipes. We prepped for 3 days in advance, I just find some of the food to change texturally if we prepped longer which was not appetizing at all. So in all we would prep 24 meals plus a no prep snack for each day to save time over a 3 day period. i.e. portion controlled things like packs of nuts, raisins, protein bars..things of that nature. I found it was easier to stick to a good healthy diet (not necessarily for weight loss) and it just works for days you don't want to cook.
Ahaha!! Her tag on her white sweatshirt at 9:08 is hilarious!!
5 days getting 60 minutes of exercise per day
Or the recommended exercise a week 150 min
Another TLWL!!! YAYAYAY
+biancaacquaviva YAS!
Loved the shout-out to low waste living.
I LOVE THE TRY LIVING WITH LUCIE SERIES AND LUCIE FOR HIRE SERIESSSSS
5 days of glam makeup 💞
Simply Cedes love that!!!
I totally want to try meal prep!
Do ittttt~
Great job! Definitely going to try this.
5 days of trying out something new and super cool ❤❤
I can’t wait till college to try these methods 😝
I LOVE THIS SERIES !!!! 😍😊😊
+heyhu Thank you! What else would you like to see here?
My thing in winter is to make a massive stew on Sunday. Carrots, parsnips, swede, sweet potato, leek, mushroom and some braising steak. Add one cheap bottle of red wine, stock cube, a little chinese 5 spice and two cinnamon sticks. Forget about it in the oven on low heat for a few hours (nap time). Gives me sunday dinner, then I keep two pots int he fridge and freeze three more. So much less hassle, and good if you're trying to up your veg :)
I could definitely see me trying meal prepping
Everything looks so good I’ve tried brownies made out of Black beans so good. Could not even tell.
+therockstarma That's awesome!! :)
FINALLY!
Afaf Juma what?
Daniel cucumber why did u say what
Afaf Juma I
I love that you included dessert.
This for sure is helping motivate me to meal prep. One of my biggest concerns is it being more expensive. I really want to do this challenge now!
Thumbs up this video and comment if you love Lucie! Love this series. Happy (late) new year!
+leah'sworld Happy New Year!!
5 days...in london!! Please come to london, we need to see you 🤗
Hello Grace I absolutely LOVE your channel ✨❤️🧡💛💚💙💜✨
For sure going to try this
Great vid --- will be bqack as time rolls along!
Love your vdos lucie❤
U r sooo inspiring😍😍😍
Family of four people for one month would add up to 2000 dollars!! Isnt it too much?
Bouncecolor News Definitely 24,000 a year for food is way too high!
It’s a challenge chill
It is alot
It costs us anywhere between 250-400€ depending on how we budget and cook. So it's doable.
If $2000 is too much for your family then adjust accordingly. No one is saying your have to spend that much money. She’s just showing you what she chose to do. Everyone’s lifestyle and diet are different.
Lucie, you are adorable and I love your meal preps!
When I meal prep I less make meals and just cook/chop everything. This makes it so I can eat the same thing all week if that's what I feel like doing or change it up. It also allows me the flexibility to accommodate my changing needs on the fly, like if I'm feeling extra hungry one morning or want a lighter lunch.
“I feel like I’m on chopped!”
For those who don’t know, chopped is an excellent show for only the most talented chefs out there looking for a $50,000 prize.
“How do you un-cook chicken?”
how di we want to cook the chicken
How does it start to taste by the end of the week? I'd be afraid chopped vegetables (especially romaine) would be wilty 🙃
This was my first ever Lucy fink video, so yes am quite a new viewer, but i love every video you have made!! You are so inspirational and funny. I love you!!
+kategreenway WELCOME TO THE FAM!!! :)
Great video. Informative, entertaining and also inspiring!! Thank you so much!
I love these
+lexxihuman Yay yay!
Honestly this is the only reason I’m subbed to this channel😂
5 days of celebrity diets
Daya fully raw Kristina
Gwyneth Paltrow
Hahahahah
YES!
Yesss
She Needs to do it
lucie! you are so inspiring and i love how you started out just making small videos at john hopkins. im a freshman in college now, and because of you ive been inspired to make artsy videos in my free time. with my new channel i write secret letters to friends/loved ones/strangers/ideas and narrate them as voiceovers to my videos :)
Awwwww I love this!!!
I love those containers
8:47 She left the tag on her sweater by accident 😂😂
The tag is still attach to her sweater at 8:50 😂
SweetasSugar42 lololol
SweetasSugar42 I
It's 2019 and I am still watching it.
I was totally going to ask for this video!