My Weekly Meal Prep Routine
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 มี.ค. 2019
- My weekly meal prep routine- showing you guys how I actually meal prep! I don't do big meal prep sessions these days, but break it up into small 30 minute sessions over 1-2 days. Small meal prep sessions really add up and make a huge difference!
MY WEEKLY MEAL PREP ROUTINE INCLUDES:
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• cooking a big batch of breakfasts
• preparing 1-2 snack recipes, and generally making sure we have lots of healthy fruit and vegetable options
• cooking 4 days of lunches ahead
• I do not meal prep our dinners, but occasionally will pre-chop salads or sides
Read the full blog post and download your own printable recipes & shopping list here: sweetpeasandsaffron.com/my-we...
WHAT ABOUT THE REST OF YOUR FAMILY?
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• For simplicity I just showed 4 portions of each meal, but often I will double up and make 8 portions
• These days we've been enjoying dinner leftovers for lunches fairly often so we are eating a couple of portions of Honey Sesame Chicken Lunch Bowls each and the rest of the week it will be leftovers for us!
• I will occasionally do a second mini-prep session mid-week to make more steel cut oats and (if needed) snacks.
WHAT I PREPPED:
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02:58 - Instant Pot Steel Cut Oats- sweetpeasandsaffron.com/insta...
03:35 - 7 Homemade Granola Bars- sweetpeasandsaffron.com/homem...
04:26 - Honey Sesame Chicken Lunch Bowls- sweetpeasandsaffron.com/honey...
08:10 - Snack Boxes- aka whatever I have on hand in my fridge! This week I did carrots, pepperoni sticks, cherry tomatoes, and some cheese.
08:42 - Chopped broccoli, cauliflower, carrots & bell peppers
EQUIPMENT:
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6 quart Instant Pot amzn.to/2IYnpl2
8 Cup Rice Cooker amzn.to/2Ur0Re7
2 Cup Meal Prep Containers rstyle.me/n/dehwz5cfgx7
8 Cup Meal Prep Containers (broccoli & cauliflower) rstyle.me/n/dehxkqcfgx7
6 cup Meal Prep Containers (granola bars & carrots) amzn.to/2VL4xb0
Weck Jars (bell peppers) amzn.to/2UpN1Zr
I hope this inspires you to squeeze in some meal prep this week!
Please let me know if you have any questions.
XO
Denise
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I watched 2 of your videos today for the first time & I really like your style of prepping. I am disabled & it would be very difficult for me to do a meal prep that required 2 to 3 hours in the kitchen. Doing a couple 30 minute sessions throughout the week would be more doable. Also, I really like your Honey Sesame Chicken & Granola bar recipes. I've added them to my list of recipes to make. I really like your style & format. You're short & concise & don't add a lot of unnecessary chit chat. I thing I will be binge watching your videos for a couple days to collect some of your recipes & tips. Thanks for some great recipes & tips.
Hi Lynn! I am so happy you like this style. I found the 2-3 hour bulk prep sessions overwhelming and intimidating when I started. I did do them for awhile but this milder approach suits me much more. I hope it helps you, too!
I love how your kitchen is filled with sunlight 🌞
Thank you so much! I won the lottery with this kitchen
I’m a 24 year old weight lifting man and I’ve found these videos invaluable. Thank you!
I'm so happy to hear this, Rakim!
When there is a break between when I prep and when I go to use a meal or snack, it feels to me like someone I love has prepared it for me. Both my parents are great cooks and I grew up surrounded by people who became friends, extra parents, grandparents, etc.
One old lady (Rosie) who was a grandma figure in my life used to talk about how her kids thought there were house fairies who only came when the kids were asleep. The fairies would clean up and cook, fold laundry, etc
It became tradition on/for our birthdays that the fairies would leave a present somewhere while we slept (like Santa). It was always 2 things: something we needed and something to eat.
It gave me a feeling of someone caring enough to supply our need and also getting a treat. That's why prepared food feels like a present that "the fairies" left me. Sometimes I make a "picnic" out of whatever is in the fridge.
Blessings, Dot
I don’t usually meal prep so much as ingredient prep. Now if it’s something that needs to be prepped for the next day or so, yes. But I love seeing what everyone is doing. As eventually offices will open back up & hubby will go back to normal work (rather than working from home) & I’ll need to make sure he has food to eat from home rather than spending a gazillion dollars eating out on a daily basis. We have saved so much money just from that alone this past year.
This is a good option as well. I'm a full time college student who also needs to care for one or two sick elderly members sometimes and also have to prepare meals (and do house chores) for a family of five (I also have disability). I have a break this month so it's a good chance for me to learn ways on how I can cut down the time I'm spending in the kitchen during my school days. I think I'll try to incorporate some of your tips here. I think the most time consuming part of my cooking is chopping veggies. If I pre chop all of my veggies in the weekend, maybe blanch or roast some of them and store them in containers, I'll spend so much less time in the kitchen during my school days. Hmmm we'll see.
Sounds like there's a lot on your plate - kudos to you for taking thee time to prep healthy meals in the midst of school + care taking. I hope that these videos bring you lots of meal prep inspiration!
Haha! I love your snack box description!! 🤣 That's a great idea!
I love the last step of cutting up extra vegies that you know you will be using later in the week 💡light bulb moment! Also love the snack boxes... I'm inspired. Thankyou so much! Blessings from South Eastern Australia, Dot
I loved your ideas. Thank so much! :)
Thanks so much for watching!
Very helpful tips, thanks! Yes... I find one Long- hour meal prep is actually tiring even is once a week. Like your ideas of splitting into few mini meal prep. Pls share more tips in future...if you have any ideas on vegetarian/vegan meal prep. Thanks!
It definitely helps to do mini sessions! I have lots of vegan meal prep ideas on the blog!
This makes my heart smile!! 💖
I'm so glad!
I noticed (when you poured the rice in the cooker) that it was dry. Don't you wash & soak it (You probably did this to save time, but some ppl might just copy you & not wash or soak the rice. It's very important; it removes some starch & some arsenic from the rice and makes it easier to cook.
Practical and realistic AND reduces food waste. Thank you.
Thanks for sharing 🌸
You are very welcome, I hope it was helpful!
Awesome 😃 Thank you!
Joanne Reading you are very welcome! Let me know if you have any questions!
this is inspiring. i need to up my meal prep game lol
I'm so happy it was inspiring! A little prep goes such a long way!
Great ideas ;) Thanks for sharing.
I hope it was helpful!
Love this ♥️
great advice!
Love this combination of fixed n lose form of meal prep. Gives room for flexibility. 👍👍
angeline prahash I’m all for balance and flexibility in meal prep! Makes it more likely we’ll actually keep it up 😊
How do you reheat the oats with the fruit on top, please? Do you just eat the fruit hot, too?
I made the Honey Sesame Chicken, the Salsa Chicken, and the Asian Chicken with Peanut Sauce (sorry, those are probably not the exact names) this week for my college age son. He commutes, and it's impossible to know whether he will have to stay later on some days, have an extra practice, whether a study group will grab pizza, etc. so he really can't predict whether or not he will be hungry when he walks in the door - or what time that will be! I portioned them all into freezer zip bags and now he has three different things to choose from. We always have tortillas, cheese, veggies, etc. on hand to go with the Salsa Chicken, and the others are complete meals. We both thank you!
Aww I love reading this! I hope your son enjoys them and I hope he appreciates the meals you prepared for him!
Totally true!!! I´m struggling.
you seem like an amazing mom!
Thank you, I try!
What size are your containers?
What kind of cookware do you use, for example what kind is the red pan you use? Thank you!
I actually don't love that red pan, so I'm not going to link you to it, but you can find the rest of my . cookware in my shop: sweetpeasandsaffron.com/shop/
You are an inspiration
Do you plate out the meal when its time to eat or do u eat from the container?
Sometimes I eat out of the containers and sometimes I like to dump into a bowl to mix everything up! Depends on my mood :D
She said let’s jump in after 2:52 minutes 😂😂😂
I love your videos. Is an instant pot the same as pressure cooker?
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question, can coconut olie and honey in the granola bar substitute for other stuff?
Hi! Unfortunately there is no swap for honey in this recipe. I tried with maple syrup and they were completely crumbled. I have not tried, but it is possible you could swap the coconut oil for butter. Good luck and let me know if you try it!
Loved this! I really had to adjust my meal prep to my lifestyle and this video really speaks to me 🙌✌️💕🇨🇦
Yes! I feel like people always think they have to move their life around to meal prep and it's not true at all!
This is the best way
Please continue to post videos like this
Thank you for the feedback! I should do another example of my routine soon
Question. For how many people are this meal prep? 4?
I have a question. Can I double the recipe for steel cut oats to 2 cups oats and 6 cups of water? If so... would I need to double the time to 8 min?
Hi Nancy! Yes you can double the steel cut oats but you don't need to increase the cook time. I do this all the time and it works great. Hope you enjoy!
What kind of knifes do you use?
I recently invested in a Wusthoff chef's knife and LOVE it. I'm saving up for some more. Here's the one I own (affiliate link): amzn.to/2W32pfP
Where did you get the containers? What size are the one you used to store the honey chicken in?
David McCallum they are Snapware 2-cup containers! There should be a link for them in the caption...they are my faves ( I think I own 40 of them 😂)
Hurray! Thank you so much for posting this! I don’t have time for a big meal prep session either. I have a 5 year-old and a 6 month-old. I know having some prep done would help, but I’m always put off by the thought of a huge session!
Also never thought of not prepping dinner. Excellent!
You can get so much more done than you'd think in 10 minute mini meal prep sessions! I hope you give it a try :)
How do you reheat your honey sesame chicken rice? Do you microwave?
Yes, that's what I do :)
Very helpful, thank you for sharing. New sub here.
Thanks for following along! 💛
'Next year might be completely different'
I am not sure whether honey is to be heated on not as per Ayurveda. Rest preparation ofcourse is useful . We Indians prepare everything on spot.
Thank you so much for sharing
2:40 beginning
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Love it I’m vegetarian please do more videos for a on the go mom
Hi Belina! You might like this video: th-cam.com/video/Jg0uQDzyY58/w-d-xo.html
Please would you share a meal prep geared to the needs of people who have IBS badly & have had to go on the low FODMAP diet, low in various fermentable chemicals which are unfortunately in very many foods. It could really make a difference to peoples lives if you could, for example design a low FODMAP snack bar. Information about which are low FODMAP foods is avaliable online, put there by Monash University amongst others. Your meals look delicious. Thankyou for sharing.
Hi Sarah, unfortunately I am not familiar with this and try to stay away from giving nutritional advice as I am not a registered dietician. Are there any low FODMAP food bloggers out there? I bet there are!
@@SweetPeasSaffron Thankyou for replying.
@@SweetPeasSaffron The FODMAP info can be quite overwhelming, even when your health depends on it. While it would be fantastic, it would be incredibly time consuming for someone who isn't immersed in it full time. Carrie Gill and The Irritable Vegan both come to mind as good low FODMAP sources here on TH-cam. Slightly off topic, I love that you offer so many vegan or vegetarian alternatives! I am a vegetarian in a house full of meat eaters, so a little adjustment and we can all have something nice! Thank you!
Whenever I make the chicken by the 3rd day it leaves a after taste😖 and I end up wasting all the chicken. Any advice please. I can't be throwing money away. 🙁
Why peel carrots? I wash them--it's quicker.
Vicki G Solomon I don’t peel farmers market or baby carrots but grocery store ones I do!
Can u make baby meal prep for 6-7 month baby?include carb,protein,vitamin,nuts
Sorry that’s outside my area of expertise! My kids liked Annabelle Karmel’s recipes
My mom does meal preps for my niece (she’s 8 months now). She buys organic veggies, fruit & meat then cooks, steams, purées individually. Then she puts puréed foods into covered ice trays so everything is fresh, ready to go & small-portioned for baby!
Then we just thaw whatever ingredients we’d like to feed baby & warm it up bain-marie (water bath)! Foods keeps in freezer up to 3 months & tastes super fresh!
Is so funny My sons name is Zeph too or I think that’s what you said
I just can't imagine that chicken fried in sunday won't rot and won't mold up to wednesday (for example)
Don't knock it till you try it! Chicken is safe to store in the fridge after cooking for up to 4 days. If you aren't comfortable with that long of a storage time, start at 2 days do more frequent meal prep. The amount of food that is thrown away because people are scared is really gross. We need to do better. www.stilltasty.com/fooditems/index/16787
To much talking...
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