Edit: Thanks for all the kind responses, i will make some videos on the subject soon:) Hey, great video. A few tips from a chef with 20years exerience if sombody wants it. 1) Dond't put so much meat in the Pan at once, you Will "Boil" it instead of giving it a Nice crust. 2) if you Boil vegetables and planning using ut later, then put the vegetables in freezing water RIGHT after you boiled it until its totaly cooled down. That way the vegs stays crunshy and more of the vitamins stays inside instead of damping out. 3)do NOT put hot food inside a locked container while its warm. Because then it takes a long time for it to Cool down, it Will continiue to cook and get way overcooked. But most importantly, there Will be a risk of the food to start a bacteria flow because you give them a perfect temperatuere and time to start to growe. Not trying to be a wiseass, just some tip for those of you WHO diden't know✌🏽
@@__kkiiidd Thats like answering : How long does it take to cook a steak😋. It depends how fresh the ingrediens are in the first place, how stable your cooling temperaure are, how fast you cooled the food down and how well you cooked the meat. But lets say you optimised all of theese thing, about 4-7 days if it's well locked! I would realy suggest to buy a cheap sous vide (vacum) machine. Then you can just put the bag in hot water, cut the bag and have totaly fresh food. I worked on a submarine for a couple of month, and we cooked all the food in a kitchen on land , sous vide it, and reheated it in the sub. I would dare to say it held a high standard both inn taste, but more important with al the vitamins intact! Sorry, i ranted on there😅🙊
@@mangalegends A big casserole with icecubes. Or just cold water if you dond't have icecubes, but then you need much more water . If you have a small container with water, the temperature will quickly rise. The point is to cool it down asap without loosing texture or vitamins
Really always liked buff dudes bc they got their principles right: Highly value family, buy quality food, buy quality stuff in general, seem to be honest and not profit orientated etc. In general great guys!
@@teach450 hell yes I remember starting off when I was 14 and now I’m 20.. all my high school days I was watching them on my Gmail I had for school. Just used a vpn so they never knew 🤣🤣🤣
The best, clearest, easiest video I've seen in the last 10 years! godddaaammm why does every "bodybuilder" or "physique" guy have to try so hard. You did it the best by just being yourself! Good stuff man and thank you!
Small tip is to put the protein powder in with the oats/before adding milk or yogurt. That will help keep the powder from sticking to the sides of the container and not mixing.
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And most people think it's expensive, but it really isn't, when you divide the money equally through the days of the week, it ends up a lot cheaper than just grabbing some junkfood.
Going full food prep isn't for everyone though, I get flavour fatigued really easily and though I have the adherence to stick to a plan, I know it's easier to just whip up stuff on the day if my schedule isn't tightly packed or I'll just waste too much time thinking about what I'd rather had and stopping myself from going off-plan. If my schedule is tightly packed however food just becomes fuel and I get the most happiness and satiation just downing the cheapest macros I still enjoy eating (chicken/salmon, green beans, rice with some oil or dessert rice, oats with a little bit of vanilla protein and the rest thrown in my coffee with some whipped cream to hit the macros) since I'm frugal to a fault and without time to enjoy food I genuinely enjoy the cheapest/easiest over the easiest/tastiest. It's dumb but it's me. Going to buy myself a freezer soon to always have a variety of savoury meals meal-prepped available to me and to be better prepared next time I fall ill though. This way I can always take one out to defrost as I used up the previous one and chances are sometime in the week I'll either feel like that meal or I want something fast. I undereat so easily and am a freaking nightmare at forcing myself to eat due to childhood trauma, but I also want to be a bodyfat% I cannot afford to not hit my maintenance. So there's always some meal-prep laying around to make eating as easy as possible but mostly it's 50/50. I set myself some new endurance / walking goals so less time to cook anyway.
I am soo happy with this man, youve saved me not only at least 10 hours of my life during the week but 50+ dollars off takeout PLUS the lessened stress "No thought needed on whats for eat!
Thanks for the quality content; much appreciated. 👌🏻 Quick tip for ya. Weigh out total ingredient amounts, input into recipe in MyFitnessPal and adjust servings accordingly. When portioning out into containers just eyeball it. At the end of the week it'll all even out, and you'll save a lot of time instead of weighing out each portion. 👍🏻
Yeah. Even getting Amish chicken, grass fed beef it's still about 1/3-1/4 of the price for me. I get our eggs from a farm not far from us. Delicious and local and inexpensive co.pared to fancy store bought. I liked the push at the end that he's saving money. Can't blame a person for making a living really.
Im a HUGE fan of meal prepping!! My prep day is Wednesday, as I'm a hairstylist so my weekday is Thurs-Mon. Loving some of these ideas! Hubby and I have been talking about Butcher Box, so this might be a good chance to give it a try! Thanks Dudes!!
You guys have really inspired me to try meal prepping a week. My parents bought and never used their Ninja Foodi indoor grill/air fryer and gave it to me and my fiancé. This, and watching your videos really got me motivated to try meal prepping and I did. I portioned out basmati rice, green beans, and grilled chicken for week where each meal is about 800 calories for lunch. Combined with overnight oats and a protein shake I should hit my daily calories easy. Putting my food and nutrition into a different perspective really helped me understand that I was being careless and wrecking my body(along side seeing. A dietitian) Thanks for the videos and I can’t wait for more
@@traycochran4674 it’s been off on and on, however the past few weeks I have really been good at making meals for lunch at work, keeping them simple like chicken and vegetables and big batches of soup portioned for the week. I’m even starting to lose a little weight from not eating so many calories in the day compared to how I would before.
I really appreciate that you’re at grocery outlet. As someone who meal preps but tries to save money also, this is a great tip for anyone near one or who has a “scratch and dent” grocery by them. You can get some amazing deals there.
I had to adjust just slightly for my caloric goals, but I stuck with the overnight oats to a T. Here’s some advice for everyone: I believe the jars he is using are long neck pint jars. You cans use standard or wide mouth pint jars too, BUT, you have to mix the milk, oats, and protein powder FIRST, then top off with the yogurt. I had some fun doing some trial and error but it worked out in the end lol.
For anyone reading this, support your local butcher if you can afford it, I know 2020 has been a rough year for income. I get my veg from the frozen aisle. And don’t forget to wash that rice. Stay blessed people comment section ❤️
It's 2 am here (Ecuador). Watching videos from these dudes make me feel damn ready to hit the gym, grocery shopping, eating. Damn, these guys are the most motivational. You guys never quit and that's why I admire you. Love the content (big fan from 2010). PS: LOVED YOUR DOG! GUNS OUT!
I I love how you hit your target with the meals. I also love how you guys are building muscle without having completely rack everything...I’m a ups drive so trying to build muscle by stacking plates is not an option for me because with a physical job like that to heal would take forever not to mention how far it would set me back. Just not worth it, I try to stay strict with my meals and do a lot of time under tension for growth
Hey thanks for your content. I followed some of your meal plans and I now cook once a week. Not only does it save time, I’ve saved money and it’s really helped me eat better 😃 thanks
Bought everything today, adjusted it slightly to fit my macros etc but let’s begin this journey. Almost done your 3 week prep phase then it’s onto the 12 week program. Let’s get buff!
Glad I checked out this video. I definitely have a hard time with meal prep (small house and currently four people, so no room in the fridge), but it's on the to-do list.
17 and I’ve decided to go out to the shops and give this a go for a month, you’ve been a big inspiration so far but I want to know what keep you guys motivated, often when I work out I lose motivation
@@user-rh6sx5kr7i yeah man it’s a great idea I’ve been on it a week so far, and I feel healthier. I don’t eat the snacks because it is a lot of food and I’m not exactly the size of them. But it’s still great for you, I think the chicken was a bit dry and the vegetables a bit plain but everything else was good. And it’s definitely a great idea
@@shanepispek7539 A lot of info online especially google tells us to eat fruit and veggies high in flavonoids. What they dont tell us is that flavonoids or phytoestrogen usually not always increase your estrogen levels. Whats the lesson here? Think for yourself and do your research thoroughly.
Butcher box was garbage for me. 4 months, 4 box’s, each time an item missing. All customer service would say is we will send it on the next one, and they never did
to say butcher box is quality meat is meh. chickens n pork are still fed corn n soy. beef isnt that great quality due to marketing terms as grass fed that have been f'd with the past few years.
Hey Buff Dudes, I recommend checking out an Instant Pot. It has made meal prepping even easier than before. You can cook 5lbs of chicken in about 15-20 minutes and tastes just like it was slow cooked. Rice cooks in 6 minutes. It’s amazing!
Your channel is amazing! Helped me through quarantine here in Greece back in the early 2020 from March till May, with the amazing dumbbells full body program, and now this great video concerning food and meal prep. Thank you so much and keep on making such great videos!
Since you're doing the whole "boring" chicken/rice/broccoli thing here's a (im not a) pro tip: When boiling the rice, use chicken and beef broth or stock instead of water or just dump in some bouillon cubes. Adds a ton of flavor to an otherwise basic and boring side dish. As a matter of fact, if you can wait til the chicken is done before you do the rice, then use the naturally made chicken broth from the crockpot for the rice. I've gotten a lot of compliments from my rice by just changing this basic step
Using stock is a lost art. My grandmother (and my mother for a lot of years) kept jars of stock and lard/fats in the fridge. Seed oils killed that off somehow. Crazy. Totally backwards. Bacon on Sundays was a blessing and the collected fats were used in cooking the rest of the week. Everything tasted great. Literally every heritage recipe used lard and/or collected fats. You didn't need seasoning. European food was never bland as some people contend. It's just lost on how people used to make it. I mean Sunday nights were popcorn in front of the TV with bacon butter. None of us were fat!
Just meal prepped for the first time thanks to this video! Really excited, cooked it all yesterday and had the 3 course meal today. Really easy and cheap! All the food cost like $75 for the week which isn’t bad for 12 pounds of meat, that and I spent half of that going out to eat a few days ago so I’m stoked. (I get the discount meat that’s good til the end of the day, so it’s like %70 off). I will say the overnight oats are.... unique. They’re not bad! But they’re not good. The texture is really amazing in a weird way. Next week I’m going to try with vanilla protein powder and adding some cinnamon. Excited to see if I can handle eating the same meals every day. Also, a tip that’s helping me: I saved some of the juices from the slow cooker and pour it over my chicken right before re-heating it.
@@ShawnMurray 8 months in and I've moved past this meal plan! I was fat and this diet put on a lot of muscle and I didnt see weight loss so I got impatient. However, this meal plan still helped me! For the fat me: the important part was getting used to home cooked meals, which this meal plan totally helped me with. I still buy lots of chicken, bake it in a night and use it all week. But I've coupled the prepped chicken with exercising; I started skating again and riding my bike the 8 miles to work everyday. Then, once I arrive to work and once when I'm about to ride home I do a scoop of protein powder. I eat around 1,500 - 2,000 calories a day with this exercise. The restraint I learned having to stick to the diet in the video helped a lot and I'm proud to say I went from 220lb to 165lb(my healthy weight) then, back up to 173 lb today (the 8 pounds gained is muscle! I look great!) I also bought a pull up bar and do pull ups everyday now and my pecs are awesome, and I bet once I cut some abs will show more. So, as a success and a failure story my final thoughts are: this diet was great at teaching me restraint and meal prepping. It's probably too extreme to go from down with a thicc-ness like i was to full blown exercise gym goer like the guy in the video. I recommend sticking to the meal plan for a month, pairing it with exercise then chilling out a bit and counting calories after, slowly going down. After the month your cravings willl go down and It'll be easier to pass on the sugary snacks and the Habit of meal prepping will help you make better decisions. I've lost weight, have muscle showing and feel good. I might go back to this diet now that I'm trying to bulk. %100 recommend to do to gain muscle or to lose fat. Side note: the oatmeal breakfast was aweful; use vanilla protein powder with bananas to make it better. Edit: double side note: I meal prepped the Oats every 3 days, the longer they stayed sitting the worst they got. By day 7 I couldn't do it. If you can force it down, go for it
@Debasish Dutta yea! So I’ve noticed on Thursday’s at my local vons (your day will be different) all the chicken prices go on sale as their expiration date is coming up and they re-stock on Friday, I’m able to get more than a weeks worth of chicken for about $15 if I wanted to… however, I only get food for a week since FDFA recommends not storing anything in the fridge for more than 3 or 4 days. A 20lb bag of rice will cost you $20 at a local Asian mart but will last 1-2 months. Beans and veggies are cheap. I’d like to say I’ve been eating on about $30 or less a week. Granted, it’s higher than usual since everything’s gone up (a single bell pepper cost $2 now). Beautiful tip, those $1 seasoning packets you get at grocery stores are amazing. Get chicken seasoning, taco seasoning, fajita seasoning and you can make a $1 packet last a whole month since you only need a few punches per meal and it adds variety to the meal, the blandness was the hardest part for me. Use the chicken as a base, then switch the veggies up depending on the seasoning (You can prep all the veggies, dice em up and store them on meal prep day). For fajitas, just add the seasoning, mushrooms and bell peppers to your chicken. For taco seasoning, dice up some onions, and some parsley and jalapeño and shred the chicken with a fork. Throw some water on it to re hydrate the shredded chicken. There’s so much more options too. Stepped on a scale today, when I originally wrote the post I was 215lb now I’m 170, but have such a small amount of body fat and quite a muscley upper buddy. It’ll be nice to take my shirt off at the beach this summer.
Great breakdown. Every beginner (and even those who still struggle in how to properly set up a winning meal prep week) should watch this over and over. Stay Buff - Hail and Kill! \m/
I remember coming to this channel all the time when I was really into weight training close to a decade ago. And here I am, getting back into weight training. The Buff Dudes has always remained naturally entertaining, positive, but chill and relaxed to watch while always pumping out good quality content. You guys are the best :D.
Haven't watched you guys in years. After a break up it is taking me back to better days before all the nonsense. Always appreciate the humor and content. Thanks buff brah
Thank you so much for putting this all together man, been wanting to meal prep for a while and finally doing it this week is so satisfying. You really made it easy to start, you are the best bro! Much love
If you want to start eating healthy food that is aligned with your fitness goal, be it bulking or losing fat, website called Next Level Diet should definitely be your first station. After completing the 28-day period, you will transition from a beginner to a well-built man. I'm not saying it's easy to stick to it, but I dare you to try
So, the bulls**t that these buffed clowns suggested wasn't enought for you and you deciced on top of it give us another crap of "diet" consisting of eating feces matter mixed with protein powder?
Wicked video! Thanks very much for all the help. I'm pleased to say my diet is nearly the same as you with just a couple of minor tweaks. All I need to do is to cut out chocolate at the weekend and hopefully I'll look like you some day
@@Amsoniac it actually wasn’t bad lol I did meal prep for a little while but I actually started to enjoy cooking more and actually just make everything fresh now 😂
Thank you so much for very good suggestions. It is really good idea to manage and control what we eat and how much we eat during a day. Also, it would be great to know what application is good to use to track calories during a day. Thanks a lot for your videos, they inspire us to be healthy. Thanks
I've lost weight and this video inspired me to start meal prep in 4 day intervals just because it's the easiest for me. The beauty of this man makes me want to look good. This is coming from a straight guy, but I cannot deny this mans beauty as a inspiration to get on his level. lmao
Always had trouble eating enough. Love the idea of prepackaging the food in containers - that way is very easy and fast to eat, and you don't even have so many dishes to do if you eat out directly out of the containers. I have to buy some casseroles :D
i never understood how people meal prep like the entire week using rice lmao, that shit gets hard af after like one or two nights in the fridge i couldn't imagine a week later😂
Juat found you guys, and you rock. Really would love a breakdown at the end of videos like this that include a food list, and a basic write up of how to make the three main dishes mentioned , rather than having to go back & watch sections over again. Would make your videos a lot more efficient for viewers.
I love how the epic intro music is perfect when you're ACTUALLY doing something epic, but also when you're doing something ordinary, it feels kinda ironic
I can't believe you don't rinse your rice before cooking! I like to get the diet off of mine first, I realized rinsing it does change it, for The BETTER!.!
Looks like great meals. One thing I’d say though is you should let the hot food cool down before closing it as the condensation buildup will promote chance for contamination.
Not true, actually the opposite. You don't want food to come to room temp because of bacteria growth. The fridge helps to skip that and cool food down for preservation. www.doh.wa.gov/YouandYourFamily/FoodSafety/Myths
@@wurdnurd1 food should be cooled down to at least 70 degrees within 2 hours and 40 degrees within 4 hours to prevent bacteria growth. I think what he's saying is that you should put the container in the fridge uncovered to let the steam out and cool down a bit before sealing it...not leave it out at room temp uncovered
I worked in the food industry a long time and had to get a food handlers permit and they are very strict in restaurants. I agree with the second comment, not saying to leave it out a long time, just long enough to cool down. As long as it is under 4 hrs it is fine. Typically I will wait an hour, if I’m in a hurry I just put it in the fridge uncovered and then can close it later.
I was wondering how you guys (and all the food preppers really) deal with storing it. Experts say it's only safe to keep cooked/chopped/prepared food for up to 3 days in de refrigerator. Do you put it in the freezer and get it out the day before?
Thats why I've always struggled with food prepping. Food tastes great Monday and Tuesday! But from Wednesday on...not so much. Side note: my meat never went bad...just the combination of 5 day old rice, meat, and veggies wasn't very tasty.
If we're trying to lose belly fat - would it be wise to substitute the carbs (rice) for something else? Your approach to food prep made life a lot easier, thank you for that!
carbs are still important to fueling your workouts and are important. You can cut back on it, but I would advise against completely cutting it out of ur diet.
For something else, yes you can do it. Just try to choice high value vitamin mineral food. If you want to eat some snacks still eat rice and have youe snack to. You have to adjust it to your caloric intake. First make sure you are gettin your protein macro, then oil makro and rest of it is carb you can eat whatever you want but its your decision if its healthy or not. Moderation is key.
@@migch28 it is an ancient thing now, but that does not mean its out dated. Really its a better way to prepare rice as washing it removes the excess starch that's on the grain.
It’s literally made with just water. I doubt it would go back in just a week. Maybe if it was in their longer but if anything I’d be more concerned about the meat than the rice
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Edit: Thanks for all the kind responses, i will make some videos on the subject soon:)
Hey, great video. A few tips from a chef with 20years exerience if sombody wants it.
1) Dond't put so much meat in the Pan at once, you Will "Boil" it instead of giving it a Nice crust.
2) if you Boil vegetables and planning using ut later, then put the vegetables in freezing water RIGHT after you boiled it until its totaly cooled down. That way the vegs stays crunshy and more of the vitamins stays inside instead of damping out.
3)do NOT put hot food inside a locked container while its warm. Because then it takes a long time for it to Cool down, it Will continiue to cook and get way overcooked. But most importantly, there Will be a risk of the food to start a bacteria flow because you give them a perfect temperatuere and time to start to growe.
Not trying to be a wiseass, just some tip for those of you WHO diden't know✌🏽
Is the food still gonna be good after lets say a week after the prep if you reheat it?
@@__kkiiidd Thats like answering : How long does it take to cook a steak😋. It depends how fresh the ingrediens are in the first place, how stable your cooling temperaure are, how fast you cooled the food down and how well you cooked the meat. But lets say you optimised all of theese thing, about 4-7 days if it's well locked!
I would realy suggest to buy a cheap sous vide (vacum) machine. Then you can just put the bag in hot water, cut the bag and have totaly fresh food. I worked on a submarine for a couple of month, and we cooked all the food in a kitchen on land , sous vide it, and reheated it in the sub. I would dare to say it held a high standard both inn taste, but more important with al the vitamins intact!
Sorry, i ranted on there😅🙊
Cheers guy 🤙🏻💪🏻👌🏻
What do you mean when you say freezer water?
@@mangalegends A big casserole with icecubes. Or just cold water if you dond't have icecubes, but then you need much more water . If you have a small container with water, the temperature will quickly rise. The point is to cool it down asap without loosing texture or vitamins
Really always liked buff dudes bc they got their principles right:
Highly value family, buy quality food, buy quality stuff in general, seem to be honest and not profit orientated etc. In general great guys!
Yes based on few TH-cam videos. Really smart btw!
Definately conservatives
@@teach450 hell yes I remember starting off when I was 14 and now I’m 20.. all my high school days I was watching them on my Gmail I had for school. Just used a vpn so they never knew 🤣🤣🤣
@@samjackson2718 y'all are cringe
Did you just say family
People talk about Buff dudes' physique. However, I find their hair just as amazing.
Great hair is such an overlooked part of a well rounded physique.
Honestly they both look phenomenal enough to be on TV and theaters
Wait this isn't a hair care routine video?
It’s just long hair wdym bro
How many times a week should I train hair?
The best, clearest, easiest video I've seen in the last 10 years! godddaaammm why does every "bodybuilder" or "physique" guy have to try so hard. You did it the best by just being yourself! Good stuff man and thank you!
Small tip is to put the protein powder in with the oats/before adding milk or yogurt. That will help keep the powder from sticking to the sides of the container and not mixing.
Great idea! Mixing the dry before the milk was helpful!
Lifesaver tip. Very much appreciated
Not willing to food prep and eat your meals is why most people fail to get the results they want. Its the hardest part.
Yup, this is ALWAYS where I fail, that’s why I’m watching this to try again on food that healthy
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i do half and half. food prep half of what im eating for the day each day, make and eat the rest
And most people think it's expensive, but it really isn't, when you divide the money equally through the days of the week, it ends up a lot cheaper than just grabbing some junkfood.
Going full food prep isn't for everyone though, I get flavour fatigued really easily and though I have the adherence to stick to a plan, I know it's easier to just whip up stuff on the day if my schedule isn't tightly packed or I'll just waste too much time thinking about what I'd rather had and stopping myself from going off-plan. If my schedule is tightly packed however food just becomes fuel and I get the most happiness and satiation just downing the cheapest macros I still enjoy eating (chicken/salmon, green beans, rice with some oil or dessert rice, oats with a little bit of vanilla protein and the rest thrown in my coffee with some whipped cream to hit the macros) since I'm frugal to a fault and without time to enjoy food I genuinely enjoy the cheapest/easiest over the easiest/tastiest. It's dumb but it's me.
Going to buy myself a freezer soon to always have a variety of savoury meals meal-prepped available to me and to be better prepared next time I fall ill though. This way I can always take one out to defrost as I used up the previous one and chances are sometime in the week I'll either feel like that meal or I want something fast. I undereat so easily and am a freaking nightmare at forcing myself to eat due to childhood trauma, but I also want to be a bodyfat% I cannot afford to not hit my maintenance. So there's always some meal-prep laying around to make eating as easy as possible but mostly it's 50/50. I set myself some new endurance / walking goals so less time to cook anyway.
One of the OG fitness channels... keep on getting those gains!
I remember when they were YG
They suck to be honest. Overrated
@@fryPS Get a life, why are you commenting on so many of there videos if they suck?
Amen!
@@petethelion4614 Because they do suck
These videos are what helped me go from 155lbs at 6’1 to sub 200lbs with 2 years of lifting. Thanks for everything Buff Dudes 💪
So you started out at sub 200 pounds, and finished at sub 200 pounds, nice.
How tall were you after the 2 years?
@@jacoboconnor8462 😂😂
Is this video meant to be for a week?
I am soo happy with this man, youve saved me not only at least 10 hours of my life during the week but 50+ dollars off takeout PLUS the lessened stress "No thought needed on whats for eat!
Thanks for the quality content; much appreciated. 👌🏻
Quick tip for ya. Weigh out total ingredient amounts, input into recipe in MyFitnessPal and adjust servings accordingly. When portioning out into containers just eyeball it. At the end of the week it'll all even out, and you'll save a lot of time instead of weighing out each portion. 👍🏻
Butcher Box is way over priced. Buy from a local farmer instead. It’s a fraction of the cost.. For us unsponsored folk
i looked them up too and it would be like 2x as much to buy from them for me.
@@Iggybart05 yep. I buy local, pastured meat for 1/4 of the price. And I don’t have to get it shipped from Australia to US. Huge overhead!
Support the local farmers and butchers. Better quality local foods FTW
Yeah. Even getting Amish chicken, grass fed beef it's still about 1/3-1/4 of the price for me. I get our eggs from a farm not far from us. Delicious and local and inexpensive co.pared to fancy store bought. I liked the push at the end that he's saving money. Can't blame a person for making a living really.
Also, buying local is good for the planet
When I saw the thumbnail I was like "Is there another Buff Dude we never met?" Brandon's new facial hair honestly looke so cool!
Same here. I legit thought "who is that guy" ?
Me too
@@TheClinchMagazine I thought that was a buff musketeer
It’s a really good look. And they all already look great.
He looks like he'd be a good heel in wrestling lol
Im a HUGE fan of meal prepping!! My prep day is Wednesday, as I'm a hairstylist so my weekday is Thurs-Mon. Loving some of these ideas! Hubby and I have been talking about Butcher Box, so this might be a good chance to give it a try! Thanks Dudes!!
You guys have really inspired me to try meal prepping a week. My parents bought and never used their Ninja Foodi indoor grill/air fryer and gave it to me and my fiancé. This, and watching your videos really got me motivated to try meal prepping and I did. I portioned out basmati rice, green beans, and grilled chicken for week where each meal is about 800 calories for lunch. Combined with overnight oats and a protein shake I should hit my daily calories easy. Putting my food and nutrition into a different perspective really helped me understand that I was being careless and wrecking my body(along side seeing. A dietitian) Thanks for the videos and I can’t wait for more
Just curious to know how’s the journey been going for you?
@@traycochran4674 it’s been off on and on, however the past few weeks I have really been good at making meals for lunch at work, keeping them simple like chicken and vegetables and big batches of soup portioned for the week. I’m even starting to lose a little weight from not eating so many calories in the day compared to how I would before.
Thanks for response found this video looking to get started on my journey. And found your response to be helpful good luck and keep it up.💪🏾
I really appreciate that you’re at grocery outlet. As someone who meal preps but tries to save money also, this is a great tip for anyone near one or who has a “scratch and dent” grocery by them. You can get some amazing deals there.
I had to adjust just slightly for my caloric goals, but I stuck with the overnight oats to a T. Here’s some advice for everyone: I believe the jars he is using are long neck pint jars. You cans use standard or wide mouth pint jars too, BUT, you have to mix the milk, oats, and protein powder FIRST, then top off with the yogurt. I had some fun doing some trial and error but it worked out in the end lol.
For anyone reading this, support your local butcher if you can afford it, I know 2020 has been a rough year for income. I get my veg from the frozen aisle. And don’t forget to wash that rice. Stay blessed people comment section ❤️
Totally second this comment!
shut up and better support me!
It's 2 am here (Ecuador). Watching videos from these dudes make me feel damn ready to hit the gym, grocery shopping, eating. Damn, these guys are the most motivational. You guys never quit and that's why I admire you. Love the content (big fan from 2010).
PS: LOVED YOUR DOG!
GUNS OUT!
I I love how you hit your target with the meals. I also love how you guys are building muscle without having completely rack everything...I’m a ups drive so trying to build muscle by stacking plates is not an option for me because with a physical job like that to heal would take forever not to mention how far it would set me back. Just not worth it, I try to stay strict with my meals and do a lot of time under tension for growth
Worst excuse ever, get the gym lad !!
Hey thanks for your content. I followed some of your meal plans and I now cook once a week. Not only does it save time, I’ve saved money and it’s really helped me eat better 😃 thanks
0:09 New Character Unlocked: Buff Dog
The way he looks at the camera lol
Awww look at that doggo. I could just squeeze that faaaaace! 💜
Oh- solid meal prep vid too. 💪🏽
Doing chicken in the crock pot is the ONLY way to go. No messy clean up and it comes out so dang moist. ::chefs kiss::
Can’t tell you how much this video means. Awesome motivation, you seem like a super dude thanks!
Bought everything today, adjusted it slightly to fit my macros etc but let’s begin this journey. Almost done your 3 week prep phase then it’s onto the 12 week program. Let’s get buff!
Glad I checked out this video. I definitely have a hard time with meal prep (small house and currently four people, so no room in the fridge), but it's on the to-do list.
17 and I’ve decided to go out to the shops and give this a go for a month, you’ve been a big inspiration so far but I want to know what keep you guys motivated, often when I work out I lose motivation
how has it worked so far for you? i want to try it out
@@user-rh6sx5kr7i yeah man it’s a great idea I’ve been on it a week so far, and I feel healthier. I don’t eat the snacks because it is a lot of food and I’m not exactly the size of them. But it’s still great for you, I think the chicken was a bit dry and the vegetables a bit plain but everything else was good. And it’s definitely a great idea
@@shanepispek7539 A lot of info online especially google tells us to eat fruit and veggies high in flavonoids. What they dont tell us is that flavonoids or phytoestrogen usually not always increase your estrogen levels. Whats the lesson here? Think for yourself and do your research thoroughly.
Butcher box was garbage for me. 4 months, 4 box’s, each time an item missing. All customer service would say is we will send it on the next one, and they never did
I think they spend all their money on advertising...
to say butcher box is quality meat is meh. chickens n pork are still fed corn n soy. beef isnt that great quality due to marketing terms as grass fed that have been f'd with the past few years.
Is it expensive and appreciate that dawg
Don't have experience with them but IMHO the best choice is always going to a LOCAL farm butcher. Not the "big box" grocery store.
I love the energy and positivity coming out from this man! I wish one day I will be as happy as this dude prepping my meals ! Thanks !
This guy is so intelligent and the accuracy the way he explains and simplifies the knowledge keep the great content up watching from London!
Hey Buff Dudes, I recommend checking out an Instant Pot. It has made meal prepping even easier than before. You can cook 5lbs of chicken in about 15-20 minutes and tastes just like it was slow cooked. Rice cooks in 6 minutes. It’s amazing!
This 💪🧠
They got one in the background of their kitchen
Did I miss something? Video introducing Buff Pup needed! 😁
(And great meal prep vid).
Your channel is amazing! Helped me through quarantine here in Greece back in the early 2020 from March till May, with the amazing dumbbells full body program, and now this great video concerning food and meal prep. Thank you so much and keep on making such great videos!
Since you're doing the whole "boring" chicken/rice/broccoli thing here's a (im not a) pro tip:
When boiling the rice, use chicken and beef broth or stock instead of water or just dump in some bouillon cubes. Adds a ton of flavor to an otherwise basic and boring side dish. As a matter of fact, if you can wait til the chicken is done before you do the rice, then use the naturally made chicken broth from the crockpot for the rice.
I've gotten a lot of compliments from my rice by just changing this basic step
I love doing white rice with just a bunch of olive oil. So good
Using stock is a lost art. My grandmother (and my mother for a lot of years) kept jars of stock and lard/fats in the fridge. Seed oils killed that off somehow. Crazy. Totally backwards. Bacon on Sundays was a blessing and the collected fats were used in cooking the rest of the week. Everything tasted great. Literally every heritage recipe used lard and/or collected fats. You didn't need seasoning. European food was never bland as some people contend. It's just lost on how people used to make it. I mean Sunday nights were popcorn in front of the TV with bacon butter. None of us were fat!
@@RJT80 the reason it's a "lost art" is because of how unhealthy it is
Just meal prepped for the first time thanks to this video! Really excited, cooked it all yesterday and had the 3 course meal today. Really easy and cheap! All the food cost like $75 for the week which isn’t bad for 12 pounds of meat, that and I spent half of that going out to eat a few days ago so I’m stoked. (I get the discount meat that’s good til the end of the day, so it’s like %70 off). I will say the overnight oats are.... unique. They’re not bad! But they’re not good. The texture is really amazing in a weird way. Next week I’m going to try with vanilla protein powder and adding some cinnamon. Excited to see if I can handle eating the same meals every day.
Also, a tip that’s helping me:
I saved some of the juices from the slow cooker and pour it over my chicken right before re-heating it.
So it's been 8 months, how you been doing with it?
@@ShawnMurray 8 months in and I've moved past this meal plan! I was fat and this diet put on a lot of muscle and I didnt see weight loss so I got impatient. However, this meal plan still helped me! For the fat me: the important part was getting used to home cooked meals, which this meal plan totally helped me with. I still buy lots of chicken, bake it in a night and use it all week. But I've coupled the prepped chicken with exercising; I started skating again and riding my bike the 8 miles to work everyday. Then, once I arrive to work and once when I'm about to ride home I do a scoop of protein powder. I eat around 1,500 - 2,000 calories a day with this exercise. The restraint I learned having to stick to the diet in the video helped a lot and I'm proud to say I went from 220lb to 165lb(my healthy weight) then, back up to 173 lb today (the 8 pounds gained is muscle! I look great!) I also bought a pull up bar and do pull ups everyday now and my pecs are awesome, and I bet once I cut some abs will show more. So, as a success and a failure story my final thoughts are: this diet was great at teaching me restraint and meal prepping. It's probably too extreme to go from down with a thicc-ness like i was to full blown exercise gym goer like the guy in the video. I recommend sticking to the meal plan for a month, pairing it with exercise then chilling out a bit and counting calories after, slowly going down. After the month your cravings willl go down and It'll be easier to pass on the sugary snacks and the Habit of meal prepping will help you make better decisions. I've lost weight, have muscle showing and feel good. I might go back to this diet now that I'm trying to bulk. %100 recommend to do to gain muscle or to lose fat. Side note: the oatmeal breakfast was aweful; use vanilla protein powder with bananas to make it better. Edit: double side note: I meal prepped the Oats every 3 days, the longer they stayed sitting the worst they got. By day 7 I couldn't do it. If you can force it down, go for it
@Debasish Dutta yea! So I’ve noticed on Thursday’s at my local vons (your day will be different) all the chicken prices go on sale as their expiration date is coming up and they re-stock on Friday, I’m able to get more than a weeks worth of chicken for about $15 if I wanted to… however, I only get food for a week since FDFA recommends not storing anything in the fridge for more than 3 or 4 days. A 20lb bag of rice will cost you $20 at a local Asian mart but will last 1-2 months. Beans and veggies are cheap. I’d like to say I’ve been eating on about $30 or less a week. Granted, it’s higher than usual since everything’s gone up (a single bell pepper cost $2 now).
Beautiful tip, those $1 seasoning packets you get at grocery stores are amazing. Get chicken seasoning, taco seasoning, fajita seasoning and you can make a $1 packet last a whole month since you only need a few punches per meal and it adds variety to the meal, the blandness was the hardest part for me. Use the chicken as a base, then switch the veggies up depending on the seasoning (You can prep all the veggies, dice em up and store them on meal prep day). For fajitas, just add the seasoning, mushrooms and bell peppers to your chicken. For taco seasoning, dice up some onions, and some parsley and jalapeño and shred the chicken with a fork. Throw some water on it to re hydrate the shredded chicken. There’s so much more options too.
Stepped on a scale today, when I originally wrote the post I was 215lb now I’m 170, but have such a small amount of body fat and quite a muscley upper buddy. It’ll be nice to take my shirt off at the beach this summer.
The background music sounds like 80s song Livin in a Box at end of the video. So cool. Brandon u rock man.
When will you get restock of the anatomy of a buff dude t-shirt?
Great breakdown. Every beginner (and even those who still struggle in how to properly set up a winning meal prep week) should watch this over and over.
Stay Buff - Hail and Kill! \m/
I remember coming to this channel all the time when I was really into weight training close to a decade ago. And here I am, getting back into weight training. The Buff Dudes has always remained naturally entertaining, positive, but chill and relaxed to watch while always pumping out good quality content. You guys are the best :D.
Haven't watched you guys in years. After a break up it is taking me back to better days before all the nonsense.
Always appreciate the humor and content. Thanks buff brah
I feel you bro
You eat so much rice, i'm surprised you just don't use a rice cooker. makes it incredibly easy
Precisely, all that rice doesn't all fit in that cooker lol
@@lottalove1170 there's large ones lol
@@phil_matic true that he just wanna be different
Bro I buy the 1cup minute rices bc I’m lazy 😂😂
@@temperalgiggity5914 ay that works too lol
Thank you so much for putting this all together man, been wanting to meal prep for a while and finally doing it this week is so satisfying. You really made it easy to start, you are the best bro! Much love
If you want to start eating healthy food that is aligned with your fitness goal, be it bulking or losing fat, website called Next Level Diet should definitely be your first station. After completing the 28-day period, you will transition from a beginner to a well-built man. I'm not saying it's easy to stick to it, but I dare you to try
Thank you, I will definitely try. I am also beginner and I need some assistant but personal trainers are so much expensive.
So, the bulls**t that these buffed clowns suggested wasn't enought for you and you deciced on top of it give us another crap of "diet" consisting of eating feces matter mixed with protein powder?
Hi great video guys nice work
I love the subtle hint of 80's bodybuilder/workout montage music. ;)
I love it when you do Food prep videos. I wish you did them more often,
This one came right on time. Starting food prep this week. Not sure what I'm doing, but this video helped. Thanks!!
Wicked video! Thanks very much for all the help. I'm pleased to say my diet is nearly the same as you with just a couple of minor tweaks. All I need to do is to cut out chocolate at the weekend and hopefully I'll look like you some day
Bro! It’s hard to find good meal prep videos, I appreciate the balance of instruction you give and humor. Keep up the great work man!!!
Good video, the Journey across Japan music caught me off guard. Pleasant surprise
Love this vid, buying all this tomorrow to prep for the first time, wish me luck!
Alex, your comment was 7 months ago, how did it it go??
@@Amsoniac it actually wasn’t bad lol I did meal prep for a little while but I actually started to enjoy cooking more and actually just make everything fresh now 😂
How’s it going?
you were cheated by your mom and these butt dudes
Just a tip for anyone making rice if y'all don't already do this: PLEASE WASH YOUR RICE I CANNOT EXPRESS THIS ENOUGH, YOU CAN TASTE THE DIFFERENCE.
Yes, rice actually contains arsenic. Washing them helps to lower the amount.
Yep never did that before marrying a Filipina LoL
@@brianahernofficial lol
@@brianahernofficial also washes off excess starch so that you don't get that overflow of weird white residue
Strain the juices from the slowcooker & cook your rice with that. Incredible flavor boost + less waste.
We have done that, it’s awesome!!
Yaaas Kweeen!
My man... GREAT tip
Doesn't everything just end up tasting the same then?
Finally somebody that makes it simple! Thank you
amazing how well butcherbox ad blended in with the video, didnt even know i was being reeled into a product until i realized LOL. well done.
My first meal prep about to happen mostly based on this video. Thanks, Thor!
I was literally searching for a meal prep video yesterday, thanks dudes💪
tip: if you’re using broccoli undercook it so that when you heat it up from the fridge its not so mushy.
how to reheat it on the nex day(s)? microwave? oven? pan (like stir-fry?)?
I can always count on receiving good advice here. Documenting my progress on my channel!
Love you guys!~! Thanks for help with portioning out the Macros.
Thank you for taking the time to make this video.
Thank you so much for very good suggestions. It is really good idea to manage and control what we eat and how much we eat during a day. Also, it would be great to know what application is good to use to track calories during a day. Thanks a lot for your videos, they inspire us to be healthy.
Thanks
I like the Abroad in Japan music.
Thank you for being my inspiration. Seriously. Thank you.
One of the best TH-cam Chanels
I've lost weight and this video inspired me to start meal prep in 4 day intervals just because it's the easiest for me. The beauty of this man makes me want to look good. This is coming from a straight guy, but I cannot deny this mans beauty as a inspiration to get on his level. lmao
Thanks so much for this, Brandon! Will definitely be investing in more food containers and a food scale. Really helpful video! 💪🏻
Always had trouble eating enough. Love the idea of prepackaging the food in containers - that way is very easy and fast to eat, and you don't even have so many dishes to do if you eat out directly out of the containers. I have to buy some casseroles :D
I can appreciate the humanely raised animals that u buy👍💪
can you please do more of these?? this has made things so much easier for me thank you
This was straight to the point and super helpful! Thank you!🙏🏽🧡
exactly! perfect vid
Dudes jawline is stronger than my country's army
That you don’t care about because you are too worried learning about all the made up genders
lmaoooo!!! good one!!
Love the video. What app are you using to calculate your macros??
Dude and Dudettes* make it stick 💪🏼💪🏼 love the videos
That's amazing discipline to measure/weigh everything. I never have and never will, but I'm impressed.
Thanks for pointing out that you count the macros for the meat weight *BEFORE* you cook it!
i just eat soil
it is the most nutritionally dence food item out there
have you tried to add roots tot that man that will sky rocket your minerals.
@@samielgo1 no im not a fuvking psychopath
@@Grumbledookvid alright than u losing on gains man soil is just the top layer
@@samielgo1 I love this response 😂
Man, that rice's gotta be hard AF on the 5th day.
i never understood how people meal prep like the entire week using rice lmao, that shit gets hard af after like one or two nights in the fridge i couldn't imagine a week later😂
Putting rice or the containers from which you will eat on 4th or 5th day into food bags helps a lot with keeping the rice soft.
I usually put a damp paper towel over it when I reheat it so some moisture goes back into it and it comes out nice and fluffy
Sprinkle some water on the rice before microwaving. Like 0.5 sec under the tap
Add a teaspoon or two of water to the rice when packaging it. Even on day 7 the rice will still be soft.
A lot to take in from these meal prepping dudes, I need something simple
Juat found you guys, and you rock.
Really would love a breakdown at the end of videos like this that include a food list, and a basic write up of how to make the three main dishes mentioned , rather than having to go back & watch sections over again.
Would make your videos a lot more efficient for viewers.
I love how the epic intro music is perfect when you're ACTUALLY doing something epic, but also when you're doing something ordinary, it feels kinda ironic
I can't believe you don't rinse your rice before cooking! I like to get the diet off of mine first, I realized rinsing it does change it, for The BETTER!.!
Of course it changes the flavor, you're washing off the talc and any bug bits that might have gotten into the rice.
Stay Hungry
Stay BUFF 💪🏽
Finally a channel that weighs their food. People don’t realize how different and how much more your suppose to eat if you weigh your food
I really like your videos . They are motivational. Plus the shot of your dog . He/She is a beautiful fur baby.
Looks like great meals. One thing I’d say though is you should let the hot food cool down before closing it as the condensation buildup will promote chance for contamination.
Not true, actually the opposite. You don't want food to come to room temp because of bacteria growth. The fridge helps to skip that and cool food down for preservation. www.doh.wa.gov/YouandYourFamily/FoodSafety/Myths
@@wurdnurd1 food should be cooled down to at least 70 degrees within 2 hours and 40 degrees within 4 hours to prevent bacteria growth. I think what he's saying is that you should put the container in the fridge uncovered to let the steam out and cool down a bit before sealing it...not leave it out at room temp uncovered
I worked in the food industry a long time and had to get a food handlers permit and they are very strict in restaurants. I agree with the second comment, not saying to leave it out a long time, just long enough to cool down. As long as it is under 4 hrs it is fine. Typically I will wait an hour, if I’m in a hurry I just put it in the fridge uncovered and then can close it later.
I was wondering how you guys (and all the food preppers really) deal with storing it. Experts say it's only safe to keep cooked/chopped/prepared food for up to 3 days in de refrigerator. Do you put it in the freezer and get it out the day before?
y storing it for 5 days is lil too long
Thats why I've always struggled with food prepping. Food tastes great Monday and Tuesday! But from Wednesday on...not so much.
Side note: my meat never went bad...just the combination of 5 day old rice, meat, and veggies wasn't very tasty.
@@captainreadingabook seasonings for different flavor profiles helps.
I love the 80s soundtrack
Absolute quality! Legend dude thankyou so much.
If we're trying to lose belly fat - would it be wise to substitute the carbs (rice) for something else? Your approach to food prep made life a lot easier, thank you for that!
carbs are still important to fueling your workouts and are important. You can cut back on it, but I would advise against completely cutting it out of ur diet.
For something else, yes you can do it. Just try to choice high value vitamin mineral food. If you want to eat some snacks still eat rice and have youe snack to. You have to adjust it to your caloric intake. First make sure you are gettin your protein macro, then oil makro and rest of it is carb you can eat whatever you want but its your decision if its healthy or not. Moderation is key.
Hardest part for me to wrap my head around, is the fact he eats the same thing everyday for a week straight. Id fail out on the 3rd day.
When you see & feel positive body changes you stick to it
Man, I had to double take when you just cooked the rice without washing it. Aiya!!! Uncle Roger disappointed. :)
Where the MSG?
Rinsing rice before cooking is an ancient thing now.
@@migch28 it is an ancient thing now, but that does not mean its out dated. Really its a better way to prepare rice as washing it removes the excess starch that's on the grain.
@@huckinator aiyaaa, thats just for fried rice :D
At least he didn't use a colander.
“Last but certainly not least is gonna be the food” 😂
Very valuable and high quality video!
Thank you. This was just the video I was looking for!
It's not safe to keep rice in the fridge for a week though right?
It’s literally made with just water. I doubt it would go back in just a week. Maybe if it was in their longer but if anything I’d be more concerned about the meat than the rice
The meal prep is all good, really, but what does Brandon do for that hair of his? shampoo brand, conditioner, anyone knows?
I want the container you put the overnight oats in. What’s the brand? Asking for a friends
Thank you for sharing. It’s the best nutritional video I’ve seen.
Bonjour! Great video! You act pretty well I must say! Greetings from France!