Hey everyone! Thanks for watching, if you like the recipes in this video check out my Easy Vegan Comfort Meals Ebook HERE: simnettnutrition.com/easy-vegan-comfort-meals/
I just bought your e-book. I am rebooting my plant-based lifestyle. I work for a medical university and they are offering a 6-month plant-based program. Thank you and Crystal for your daily inspiration.
So glad to see you encouraging aggressive seasoning. So many recipes I see in books and online just seem like they will be so bland, and they usually are, so I often find myself at least doubling/tripling the suggested spice amounts.
I agree. And the thing I really love about Derek is that he's getting most of his flavour from things like fresh herbs and spices - which makes such a difference (as opposed to just relying on salt for everything)!
Been cooking broccoli in salted boiling water for 3.5 min and then putting in cold water for 1 min. Color and crispness is spot on. The brown rice and lentil mixture looks like a great burrito ingredient.
I do a combo of white rice, brown rice, & split red lentils in a rice cooker. Split lentils cook at the same rate as the rice, so that eliminates the need to time the rice & whole lentils.
I love this style of video! You really covered all the bases and was super thorough. Thank you for all the time and effort you put into making your content.
I just want to share that these meal prep tips are not just for people who workout but as a parent, they’re a game changer and I truly appreciate it. It helps me get my meals in when I’m running around doing all the things but also as a way to help little ones eat healthy too. They see me eat this way and they want to as well! I can prep for the week ahead and save time in the kitchen. It opens up my time to soak up precious moments with my family instead of feeling like I’m “stuck” in the kitchen all day. It’s helpful for older kiddos to easily reach for these meals vs snacking all day. No judgment just facts bc sometimes that’s all kids do is graze, especially when those growth spurts hit. 😅 As an added bonus, little hands LOVE to help out in making these. We love to talk about the nutrients in each meal and how they support our bodies to stay healthy and thriving. All that to say, thank you. 🤗 God bless you!
That is so cool! I'm happy to give you ideas for your next prep. Thanks so much for sharing with me - I love the idea of getting the kids involved so they can learn about nutrients in the meals, what a great idea!
Gillian from Houston, TX here. I would totally replace the rice with quinoa to increase the nutrient content. In my mind, rice does not have nutrients that I need. Thanks for the ideas.
This video is so good and helpful! I decided to return to meal prepping because I’ve wanted to transition to a vegan diet but my lack of preparation has been killing me, and this is so inspiring. I found your video when searching for a tofu scramble and just learned that it’s possible to bake it in the oven - thank you!
Bro this looks DELICIOUS! I've been putting off my meal plan because I'm burnt out on the staples and nothing I've come up with excites me enough to get going 🫣 so stocked to try this out thanks for putting this together!
My boyfriend and I just made all of this for the week and we love it!! Instead of brown rice I did quinoa, and I added peanut butter to the tamari sauce and it absolutely slaps. Thank you thank you for these easy recipes!
Thank you Derek! I am recently now living on my own after finishing school and I am going to do this meal prep for the week. So excited for all it’s gonna do for me! Thanks so much. 👊🏻🤙🏻
Thank you so very much Derek I loved these meals as well. Can’t wait to try them myself although I do not meal prep I can still apply them just for myself. I love all recipes. They are so very colorful and nutritious.🙏❤❤❤ and very yummy
This salad is the truth! I've been topping mine with pumpkin seeds or sunflower seeds too - so delicious. The cabbage, parsley, and cilantro base is much more nutritious than many of the lettuce mixes you can find around. Thanks for the recipe!
My new thing is INGREDIENT prep - mix-and-match stuff that’s available all week and gives me lots of options for lunch and dinner. That would be a fun video.
I must say that I prefer to eat different meals so I usually prep just potatos and a kind of legume to use during 2-3 days or a kind of grain and a legume again for 2-3 days. Then I add whatever seasonings I like and prepare them differently (waffle, soups, one pot meals etc.) but your food looks delicious as always :)
This couldn't have come at a better time, I've been wanting a new meal plan, stuck not knowing what to eat, can't wait to give this a go thanks for the great recipes Derek
Thank you for this video. My vegan boyfriend, after so many years, is finally excited to make food for us and this is the perfect level of expertise for someone new to cooking. You made my life easier (:
I have the same cutting knife set, after cutting for awhile, the part of my hand between my thumb and pointer finger start killing me and get all red lol, i always gotta adjust how i hold it 😅 or maybe I just don't know how to cut correctly🤣. Meal prep videos help SO MUCH !!!! Best vegan channel, thank you Derek 🙏💙
You could also substitute a spice blend such as Benny's savory blend which is top tier. I also like to add a little plant milk/tahini mix to my tofu scramble for a little moisture and more flavor
Absolutely love your work brother! I’m trying to eat better and my goal every day is to have at least 1 good healthy meal, which my go to lately has been your tofu teriyaki recipe with some quick rice and some raw veggies, and that classic Tahani dressing over the top! 😊
So I started watching this video and everything looked so mouth watering and simple, I dropped everything and ordered your comfort food ecookbook! Even though I originally said I would order it later because I was a little tight this week 😊 I love how you keep things simple and your meals are so visually appealing. Which is very important also. The recipes look so good in your cookbook and I love the 20 sauce recipes. I’m looking forward to cooking from these recipes. Thanks for everything 🔥🔥🔥
Love this! I love anything meal prep. Working full time, this is awesome! Another helpful thing is packing food for trips. Due to food intolerances and sensitivities, I am unable to eat out, and not all grocery stores in the places I go to have the food I need. Therefore, it is an art to pack the food and supplies. Due to celiac, I bring all my own kitchen utensils too, so that triples the packing. I forgot my blender once, washed the Airbnb’s blender out completely thoroughly…every little piece, and was sick all night…never again. And your favorite tools to use for packing perishable food for a beach day or a day where it will be exposed to the sun all day or for several hours. I play volleyball, and I have had to get creative with this for tournaments and even just league games when I play for 3+ hours in the summer heat. Beach days and day trip hikes are other examples with the food sitting in a hot car for hours before getting eaten. I’m intolerant to all grains, so any sort of granola bar is out. I am allergic to peanuts and sensitive to nuts, so energy bars are out. So, I eat a lot of bananas, peaches when in season, and drink a lot of smoothies…which are perishable in heat. And the bananas are perishable if it’s too cold. And I eat a lot of salads and other from scratch meals like soup that are perishable in extreme weather. Anyway, it’s an art to learn to pack food while being active, so tips, tricks, and favorite ways to pack food to balance the temp of the food would be awesome. I love your videos! 😃
Great video as always. Would love to try these. My only gripe would be the lack of satiating dense vegan protein sources. Tempeh, Seitan, and firm tofu are great but I do wish we had more protein isolates from fava beans, mung beans, peas, etc.. at the grocery stores without all the unnecessary ingredients found in vegan products/protein powders. Would love to see more ultra-dense vegan protein sources to help with those gains.
Hey, Derek, just want to let you know that you really had my back with this upload haha. Just started college with no cooking experience, and your videos have taken a lot of the weight off of my shoulders in terms of being able to focus on studying while also working towards my health and fitness goals. I appreciate how you drop the golden nutritionist nuggets of knowledge like black pepper + turmeric, really shows you know your stuff. But yeah, I'll see how this goes. Very grateful man.
For the omega 6 and the vitamin e, I'd use a bit of sunflower seeds. It would go great in either the lunchtime salad, or in the rice and lentil dinner. More broccoli would also help with the vitamin e. Personally, I'd have a whole extra container just of broccoli :P
Happy to hear it! Glad it helped. I’m not a big macro counter but I know some ppl are which is why I included it. Hopefully he feels awesome eating this way. Just make sure he gets enough calories!!
@@Simnettnutrition yes, that’s the plan! He’s been counting calories for a few months now and is seeing great results, but now we’ll be doing it with plants 🌱 Do you think he’ll need more calories without the meat? I don’t count anything, I just eat so this is all new to me 😂
Thank you for your yummy recipes. I needed a fast dinner, so I modified the salad for what I had in hand, and it is delicious! Frozen bag of mixed veggies thawed, english cucumber, celery, green onions, chickpeas, and black beans. Used peanut butter because my tahini is low. So good. Thinking of meals is the gardest part😂, so you are an angel.
Thank you so very much for this video! Especially making the sauces without blenders. Usually it’s no big deal but we’re traveling in air bnb for 4 months and nobody provides a blender. Understandably on their par, however, you saved the day! We were about to get garbage dressings and sauces….until now! 😉
So as a woman over 50, I need about 1500 calories a day to lose weight (I would like to get to my pre-menopausal weight and would like to lose about 20 pounds) and to maintain, I'd need about 1800. Recommendations to modify this down to 1500 calories? Maybe divide these in half, give half to my partner and then add 500 calories in there with a protein-packed smoothie? Other ideas? (Post-menopausal women need a lot of protein to help maintain muscle mass and because we process protein less well as we age -- I aim for 150 grams a day, usually I get around 100-110 most days.)
Reducing portion size will help - these are big portions, and I like the idea of you adding a protein packed smoothie in there too to make up the rest of your calories. You can also half the meals and freeze the breakfast and dinner recipes (I am not sure how well the chickpea salad would freeze) and have those on hand as well.. this will extend how many meals you make for yourself too.
After about 5 days I think they might not look or taste as fresh I wouldn’t go over 7. You could probably freeze them though. Not sure how the chickpea one would work but it would probably be ok.
I love all your videos, have your cookbooks, and make lots of your sauces. You ask for suggestions. Meal prep is great, but how about meals that you can make in bulk and freeze for future meals.
Great inspiration. I was just thinking on what I should make for my workweek this morning. Trying to cut back a bit on eating meat but still having lots of protein.
have you happened to seen any of the videos featuring Christopher Gardner (PhD)? he's a plant based vegan Stanford nutrition professor who's done numerous large-scale studies and decades of research - recently in conversation with Rich Roll, and other notable plant based youtubers. his take on protein is really interesting - you might want to take a look (not trying to start an argument, just thought you might be interested). lots of videos out there, so i'm not linking any of them in particular :)
I haven’t seen his talks in particular but I’ll look into it. I appreciate the comment. I love Rich Roll and his guests are always top notch. I did read Proteinaholic be Dr. Garth Davis and I don’t doubt their findings showing optimal protein intakes being more moderate are better for longevity. Also the amount of protein you will get from beans, lentils, and tofu I doubt will have many detrimental affects. I think most of these large scale analysis look at a meat based high protein diet and not one made of primary whole or minimally processed plant foods. 120 grams for me falls right around the 1.6 g/kg of lean bodyweight that has been shown to be optimal for building muscle and strength. A lot of ppl coming to a plant based diet or trying it out are most concerned with protein intake so titles like this help ease concerns and introduce this style of eating to a larger audience.
Thank you for the inspiration! Im on a fat loss journey so id probably scale back the carbs a little just to help lower the calories while increasing the vegetables.
Could you do a meal prep video with macros and micros listed for people trying to bulk? I’ve been struggling to find meals that fulfill micros and macros that are vegan but also hardy.
I like your recipes!!!!!! I eat these foods pretty much so going vegan will be pretty easy I think. Giving up meat and fish will however be a struggle. I am going to follow this menu for a week to start.
Great meal! For someone like me ( on 1500 Cal daily) I would probably remove potatoes and have tofu and a small rye bread toast with vegan butter, lunch- more vegetables, some chickpea pasta and some smoked tofu ( max 350-400 Cal), supper cooked lentils ( or lentil pasta ) with butter and steamed broccoli. Plant-based protein shake after the workout 😊
BravoOoo as James Clear said if you wanna make a habit to stick make it easy and enjoyable preparing food ahead of the time is awesome to stick and continue the diet and to don't get triggered by fast food ads everywhere just open the fridge and have your meal as always awesome guy Derek thanks for your effort
Thanks for the amazing recipe and videos. Can you please let us know correct storing / freezing habits for a weeks meal? I am afraid that I some of the ingredients might go stale if not stored properly or stored with a specific ingredient.
I love meal prep videos, thank you so much for preparing these. Do you recomend the storing time? Can I put them in the fridge for the 5 days, or should I freeze them?
If you plan to eat all the meals within 5 days, the meals should be fine in the fridge. You can freeze the breakfast & dinner meals but I don't suggest freezing the chickpea salad.
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Hey everyone! Thanks for watching, if you like the recipes in this video
check out my Easy Vegan Comfort Meals Ebook HERE: simnettnutrition.com/easy-vegan-comfort-meals/
It'd be top notch stuff if your ebook had links to short videos on how to make each recipe too!
Sinnet what is you opinion about eating much fruits
I just bought your e-book. I am rebooting my plant-based lifestyle. I work for a medical university and they are offering a 6-month plant-based program. Thank you and Crystal for your daily inspiration.
Hey Derek, I always see you squeeze the water out of your Tofu, but didn't see that here?
What do you use to tell you the amount of vitamins and all? Thanks
So glad to see you encouraging aggressive seasoning. So many recipes I see in books and online just seem like they will be so bland, and they usually are, so I often find myself at least doubling/tripling the suggested spice amounts.
I agree. And the thing I really love about Derek is that he's getting most of his flavour from things like fresh herbs and spices - which makes such a difference (as opposed to just relying on salt for everything)!
😂 right?! Some recipes are like “1tsp of…” and “2 cloves of garlic” for something that’s meant to serve 4+ ….nope!
Spices and seasonings are super anti-inflammatory and packed with antioxidants, too!
Agree! I find that vegan recipes are often seasoning-phobic. I made one of his recipes before, and it was packed with flavor.
Aggressive seasoning is THE secret to tasty plant based cooking
Been cooking broccoli in salted boiling water for 3.5 min and then putting in cold water for 1 min. Color and crispness is spot on. The brown rice and lentil mixture looks like a great burrito ingredient.
I do a combo of white rice, brown rice, & split red lentils in a rice cooker. Split lentils cook at the same rate as the rice, so that eliminates the need to time the rice & whole lentils.
Meal prep videos are great. I gotta start doing it again. They look amazing.
Thank you!
I love this style of video! You really covered all the bases and was super thorough. Thank you for all the time and effort you put into making your content.
Thank you so much!
I just want to share that these meal prep tips are not just for people who workout but as a parent, they’re a game changer and I truly appreciate it. It helps me get my meals in when I’m running around doing all the things but also as a way to help little ones eat healthy too. They see me eat this way and they want to as well! I can prep for the week ahead and save time in the kitchen. It opens up my time to soak up precious moments with my family instead of feeling like I’m “stuck” in the kitchen all day. It’s helpful for older kiddos to easily reach for these meals vs snacking all day. No judgment just facts bc sometimes that’s all kids do is graze, especially when those growth spurts hit. 😅 As an added bonus, little hands LOVE to help out in making these. We love to talk about the nutrients in each meal and how they support our bodies to stay healthy and thriving. All that to say, thank you. 🤗 God bless you!
That is so cool! I'm happy to give you ideas for your next prep. Thanks so much for sharing with me - I love the idea of getting the kids involved so they can learn about nutrients in the meals, what a great idea!
Gillian from Houston, TX here. I would totally replace the rice with quinoa to increase the nutrient content. In my mind, rice does not have nutrients that I need. Thanks for the ideas.
Agreed...I would replace with quinoa cause rice bloats me a bit
Thanks for the warning/reminder on the plastic boxes. I am still guilty of doing that, but I've reduced it significantly recently.
I love love love meal prep videos, thank you.
This video is so good and helpful! I decided to return to meal prepping because I’ve wanted to transition to a vegan diet but my lack of preparation has been killing me, and this is so inspiring. I found your video when searching for a tofu scramble and just learned that it’s possible to bake it in the oven - thank you!
Bro this looks DELICIOUS! I've been putting off my meal plan because I'm burnt out on the staples and nothing I've come up with excites me enough to get going 🫣 so stocked to try this out thanks for putting this together!
Saved! Can totally see myself making these recipes. Simple and delicious. On brand. 👌 thank you Derek
My boyfriend and I just made all of this for the week and we love it!! Instead of brown rice I did quinoa, and I added peanut butter to the tamari sauce and it absolutely slaps. Thank you thank you for these easy recipes!
Very awesome meal plans!! Love the use of Tofu.💪👍
Thank you Derek! I am recently now living on my own after finishing school and I am going to do this meal prep for the week. So excited for all it’s gonna do for me! Thanks so much. 👊🏻🤙🏻
Thank you so very much Derek I loved these meals as well. Can’t wait to try them myself although I do not meal prep I can still apply them just for myself. I love all recipes. They are so very colorful and nutritious.🙏❤❤❤ and very yummy
These all look amazing!! Meal prep ideas are always appreciated. Thank you. 😊
This salad is the truth! I've been topping mine with pumpkin seeds or sunflower seeds too - so delicious. The cabbage, parsley, and cilantro base is much more nutritious than many of the lettuce mixes you can find around. Thanks for the recipe!
Fantastic! Just what I needed on a sunday evening to plan the week ahead 😀
My new thing is INGREDIENT prep - mix-and-match stuff that’s available all week and gives me lots of options for lunch and dinner. That would be a fun video.
I love the look of all of these and will definitely be trying them!
That's awesome. Please make more videos like that. I always cook in batches and like to see how others do it to learn a thing or two 😊
I like this 5-day meal prep concept. I'll have to try this. More videos like this, please.
Really nice savory meal prep. Almost perfect.
I must say that I prefer to eat different meals so I usually prep just potatos and a kind of legume to use during 2-3 days or a kind of grain and a legume again for 2-3 days. Then I add whatever seasonings I like and prepare them differently (waffle, soups, one pot meals etc.) but your food looks delicious as always :)
Yes this is how I do it! Maybe a good video idea too! Thanks for watching anyways even though it’s not exactly how you prep food.
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Love easy protein meal prep video's. Adding recipes in the description box would be great❤
The recipes are in the video so you can screen shot them!
BRO THANK YOU FOR THE CALORIE AND MACRO LAYOUT MAKES IT SO MUCH QUICKER TO SEE WHAT I NEED TO BUY AND HOW MUCH AND WHAT MY BUDGET NEEDS TO BE.
These meals all look delicious, healthy and not too difficult to make. Thank you!
This couldn't have come at a better time, I've been wanting a new meal plan, stuck not knowing what to eat, can't wait to give this a go thanks for the great recipes Derek
Thank you for this video. My vegan boyfriend, after so many years, is finally excited to make food for us and this is the perfect level of expertise for someone new to cooking. You made my life easier (:
Just here to say because of your channel and your amazing books my health has changed massively! Thank you .
That's amazing, I am happy to be here on your health journey with you!
I tried all three meals exactly as the video stated and OMG it was so delicious please make more of these videos.
I have the same cutting knife set, after cutting for awhile, the part of my hand between my thumb and pointer finger start killing me and get all red lol, i always gotta adjust how i hold it 😅 or maybe I just don't know how to cut correctly🤣.
Meal prep videos help SO MUCH !!!!
Best vegan channel, thank you Derek 🙏💙
Carrots are also good source of vitamin E. Just 1 small glass (2 dl ish) of carrot juice for example is about 25 % of RDI
You could also substitute a spice blend such as Benny's savory blend which is top tier. I also like to add a little plant milk/tahini mix to my tofu scramble for a little moisture and more flavor
Love it! This is the best way to get the bulk of your protein IMO, from whole foods. Much love from down-island (Greater Victoria). :-)
Absolutely love your work brother!
I’m trying to eat better and my goal every day is to have at least 1 good healthy meal, which my go to lately has been your tofu teriyaki recipe with some quick rice and some raw veggies, and that classic Tahani dressing over the top! 😊
So I started watching this video and everything looked so mouth watering and simple, I dropped everything and ordered your comfort food ecookbook! Even though I originally said I would order it later because I was a little tight this week 😊 I love how you keep things simple and your meals are so visually appealing. Which is very important also. The recipes look so good in your cookbook and I love the 20 sauce recipes. I’m looking forward to cooking from these recipes. Thanks for everything 🔥🔥🔥
These meals all look so delicious. Thank you so much Derek.
You are so welcome!
Hi from Beth in Tulsa 🥦❤ Looking great and agreed adding kale. I love that you put the screens of meal amounts up for a recipe/grocery list
Thank you for providing this amazing meal plan in so much detail. Very much appreciated!
Great video, I look forward to your videos so thanks for all your time & effort, greatly appreciated
Thank you!
I love this idea! I am going to try this! I am new to meal prepping and I am absolutely shook by what an revolution this is 🤯
This is so excellent and helpful to get the protein in for each meal. All of these meals look so delicious!
If you're adding salt the the tofu anyway, you should swap in Kala Namak instead. Gives it a nice sulphuric eggy flavour.
This is sooo good. I'll definitely give these a try even if I am not meal prepping 🤩
These look absolutely delicious! I love all the creative ways to use legumes since I’ve been trying to get in more of those ❤
I'm thinking about going back to a vegan diet again for health reasons. I really need to take care of myself better. This gives me lots of ideas!
Love this! I love anything meal prep. Working full time, this is awesome! Another helpful thing is packing food for trips. Due to food intolerances and sensitivities, I am unable to eat out, and not all grocery stores in the places I go to have the food I need. Therefore, it is an art to pack the food and supplies. Due to celiac, I bring all my own kitchen utensils too, so that triples the packing. I forgot my blender once, washed the Airbnb’s blender out completely thoroughly…every little piece, and was sick all night…never again. And your favorite tools to use for packing perishable food for a beach day or a day where it will be exposed to the sun all day or for several hours. I play volleyball, and I have had to get creative with this for tournaments and even just league games when I play for 3+ hours in the summer heat. Beach days and day trip hikes are other examples with the food sitting in a hot car for hours before getting eaten. I’m intolerant to all grains, so any sort of granola bar is out. I am allergic to peanuts and sensitive to nuts, so energy bars are out. So, I eat a lot of bananas, peaches when in season, and drink a lot of smoothies…which are perishable in heat. And the bananas are perishable if it’s too cold. And I eat a lot of salads and other from scratch meals like soup that are perishable in extreme weather. Anyway, it’s an art to learn to pack food while being active, so tips, tricks, and favorite ways to pack food to balance the temp of the food would be awesome. I love your videos! 😃
I can relate to filling my pots to the absolute holding capacity^^
Yeah that was tight lol
The sauces you make are the crowning glory for every recipe!! 👑
Hubby and I love your vids and are long time fans. THIS is one of our faves! Pls make more meal prep week vids just like this one. Pretty please! 💚🌱🙏
Thank you! I definitely will. 👌 Any constructive criticism on ways to improve the meal prep?
Nope! We enjoyed every bit of your vid format. 🙏💚
Thank you for starting the video with the calorie and macro break down.
Thanks for all the work you did Derek. These meals look healthy and delicious.❤
Great video as always. Would love to try these. My only gripe would be the lack of satiating dense vegan protein sources. Tempeh, Seitan, and firm tofu are great but I do wish we had more protein isolates from fava beans, mung beans, peas, etc.. at the grocery stores without all the unnecessary ingredients found in vegan products/protein powders. Would love to see more ultra-dense vegan protein sources to help with those gains.
Bro you are so legendary man what a gift to the human population
Hey, Derek, just want to let you know that you really had my back with this upload haha. Just started college with no cooking experience, and your videos have taken a lot of the weight off of my shoulders in terms of being able to focus on studying while also working towards my health and fitness goals. I appreciate how you drop the golden nutritionist nuggets of knowledge like black pepper + turmeric, really shows you know your stuff.
But yeah, I'll see how this goes. Very grateful man.
Thank you for the kind words - I am happy to help you and hope you enjoy the recipes!
Hey Derek, the prep meals look delicious. Hopefully I can make this weekend.
Cheers 👍
Love the meal prep videos! You inspire me!
For the omega 6 and the vitamin e, I'd use a bit of sunflower seeds. It would go great in either the lunchtime salad, or in the rice and lentil dinner. More broccoli would also help with the vitamin e. Personally, I'd have a whole extra container just of broccoli :P
Derek! I absolutely needed this today 😍 I’m helping my husband switch over to more plants, and he counts his macros so this is PERFECT! Thank you!
Happy to hear it! Glad it helped. I’m not a big macro counter but I know some ppl are which is why I included it. Hopefully he feels awesome eating this way. Just make sure he gets enough calories!!
@@Simnettnutrition yes, that’s the plan! He’s been counting calories for a few months now and is seeing great results, but now we’ll be doing it with plants 🌱 Do you think he’ll need more calories without the meat? I don’t count anything, I just eat so this is all new to me 😂
Thank you! I am going to use these next week as my meal prep is done for this week.
i see how much work went into this production!! much appreciated :)
Thank you. My videos do take a lot of prep/time to film so I appreciate the kind words!
Amazing content with all the nutriance break downs. Thanks for your effort.
I love this. Thank you so much. It all tastes delicious. Can you do more meal prep videos please!!!
Thank you for your yummy recipes. I needed a fast dinner, so I modified the salad for what I had in hand, and it is delicious! Frozen bag of mixed veggies thawed, english cucumber, celery, green onions, chickpeas, and black beans. Used peanut butter because my tahini is low. So good. Thinking of meals is the gardest part😂, so you are an angel.
Thanks so much for putting in all that effort, Derek. You're amazing.
Thank you so very much for this video! Especially making the sauces without blenders. Usually it’s no big deal but we’re traveling in air bnb for 4 months and nobody provides a blender. Understandably on their par, however, you saved the day! We were about to get garbage dressings and sauces….until now! 😉
So as a woman over 50, I need about 1500 calories a day to lose weight (I would like to get to my pre-menopausal weight and would like to lose about 20 pounds) and to maintain, I'd need about 1800. Recommendations to modify this down to 1500 calories? Maybe divide these in half, give half to my partner and then add 500 calories in there with a protein-packed smoothie? Other ideas? (Post-menopausal women need a lot of protein to help maintain muscle mass and because we process protein less well as we age -- I aim for 150 grams a day, usually I get around 100-110 most days.)
Reducing portion size will help - these are big portions, and I like the idea of you adding a protein packed smoothie in there too to make up the rest of your calories. You can also half the meals and freeze the breakfast and dinner recipes (I am not sure how well the chickpea salad would freeze) and have those on hand as well.. this will extend how many meals you make for yourself too.
Will they be good after 5 days? What is the fridge life on these?
After about 5 days I think they might not look or taste as fresh I wouldn’t go over 7. You could probably freeze them though. Not sure how the chickpea one would work but it would probably be ok.
I love all your videos, have your cookbooks, and make lots of your sauces. You ask for suggestions. Meal prep is great, but how about meals that you can make in bulk and freeze for future meals.
This looks amazing!! Can you do a meal prep video thats diabetic friendly? Can't do the potatoes or rice unfortunately. Thanks for the content!!
Great inspiration. I was just thinking on what I should make for my workweek this morning. Trying to cut back a bit on eating meat but still having lots of protein.
All I have to start our! Chia seeds. walnuts! Oatmeal! I do have bran cereal too!
These videos take so much work. Thanks Derek for all your efforts
Thank you - I appreciate it!
This video couldn't come at a better time for me! I'm just organizing myself for mealpreping!
Omg, thank god I discovered this channel. Thank you brother ❤❤❤❤❤❤
have you happened to seen any of the videos featuring Christopher Gardner (PhD)? he's a plant based vegan Stanford nutrition professor who's done numerous large-scale studies and decades of research - recently in conversation with Rich Roll, and other notable plant based youtubers. his take on protein is really interesting - you might want to take a look (not trying to start an argument, just thought you might be interested). lots of videos out there, so i'm not linking any of them in particular :)
I haven’t seen his talks in particular but I’ll look into it. I appreciate the comment. I love Rich Roll and his guests are always top notch. I did read Proteinaholic be Dr. Garth Davis and I don’t doubt their findings showing optimal protein intakes being more moderate are better for longevity. Also the amount of protein you will get from beans, lentils, and tofu I doubt will have many detrimental affects. I think most of these large scale analysis look at a meat based high protein diet and not one made of primary whole or minimally processed plant foods. 120 grams for me falls right around the 1.6 g/kg of lean bodyweight that has been shown to be optimal for building muscle and strength. A lot of ppl coming to a plant based diet or trying it out are most concerned with protein intake so titles like this help ease concerns and introduce this style of eating to a larger audience.
Great video for meal prep ideas, really like seeing the nutritional breakdown. Keep it up!
Please give us more of these meal prep videos!
Thank you for the inspiration! Im on a fat loss journey so id probably scale back the carbs a little just to help lower the calories while increasing the vegetables.
Could you do a meal prep video with macros and micros listed for people trying to bulk? I’ve been struggling to find meals that fulfill micros and macros that are vegan but also hardy.
Yum, three delicious meals! I love meal/ingredient prepping. I will happily eat the same meals for 5 days 😉 Bonus: not having to cook each day! 🙌🙌🙌
I like your recipes!!!!!! I eat these foods pretty much so going vegan will be pretty easy I think. Giving up meat and fish will however be a struggle. I am going to follow this menu for a week to start.
thank you. As a college student with no meal plan who eats a ton of food and works out, this is perfect for me
You're welcome! Enjoy :)
Wow, can’t wait to do this week prep, thanks!!!!
Great advice about the containers... or just eat that ish cold/room temp!
This looks incredibly easy to make and so tasty
Great meal! For someone like me ( on 1500 Cal daily) I would probably remove potatoes and have tofu and a small rye bread toast with vegan butter, lunch- more vegetables, some chickpea pasta and some smoked tofu ( max 350-400 Cal), supper cooked lentils ( or lentil pasta ) with butter and steamed broccoli.
Plant-based protein shake after the workout 😊
You ahould do a meal prep book! Im vegan and gluten-free and love your meal prep vids.
Thanks . Nice meal prep. Looks great
The bean salad looks beautiful!!!
Such delicious meals, and easy to make too...why am I not meal prepping??!
Thanks for the recipes and ideas!
I’m thinking the same now. We’ve just been pulling them out of the fridge and reheating and I don’t know what to do with all my time. 😆
Thanks for sharing! Meal prep saves a lot of time
BravoOoo
as James Clear said if you wanna make a habit to stick make it easy and enjoyable
preparing food ahead of the time is awesome to stick and continue the diet and to don't get triggered by fast food ads everywhere
just open the fridge and have your meal
as always awesome guy Derek
thanks for your effort
Thanks for the amazing recipe and videos. Can you please let us know correct storing / freezing habits for a weeks meal? I am afraid that I some of the ingredients might go stale if not stored properly or stored with a specific ingredient.
This looks amazing! Can’t wait to try it!
Great meals! Love the flavor and these sauces are delicious! Bravo
I love meal prep videos, thank you so much for preparing these.
Do you recomend the storing time? Can I put them in the fridge for the 5 days, or should I freeze them?
If you plan to eat all the meals within 5 days, the meals should be fine in the fridge. You can freeze the breakfast & dinner meals but I don't suggest freezing the chickpea salad.
@@Simnettnutrition Perfect, thank you so much Derek =)