These meal prep videos are gold. Not only are they applicable for families like yours, but they are also hugely useful for me: a single mid-20s teacher who doesn't have much time/energy to cook much during the week. Please keep making videos like this forever!!!! :)
the layout looked so beautiful,i wanted to come over through the screen and make one big bowl of that deliciousness and devour it😀 you are an amazing amazing woman!
I do this all the time and call it my desconstructed salad. One flavor combo that I love is adding cut up fresh strawberries and/or canned Mandarin oranges with a little baby bok choy thrown into the mix. It goes great with a sesame ginger salad dressing for an Asian flavor.
Dani, a great kitchen help is muslin cloths in tea towel size. threy are great for keeping bread warm and soft for the meal, they replace paper towels, and they are great for absorption in the botton of vegetables storage containers. there are many other uses for them as well. they are easy to clean as well as long as you dont leave a stain to sit for hours. i do so very much enjoy this channel and love sharing it with friends and famiily. hope your day was awesome.
What a fantastic idea, especially, in the hot summer or even coming out of summer. to fall It's so healthy too. Watching your show has helped me make much better food choices and has also given me so many meal ideas. Thank you so much for all your videos. They are very inspiring and informative. Also, you live in NJ. I grew up there. Love a Jersey girl!
I make salad every day for my bf lunch. Trying to find a way to prep them all for a week. Lettuce mix, broccoli, hard salami, pepperoni, bacon, cherry tomatoes, avocados, banana peppers, Extra sharp cheddar cheese shredded… no carbs, he’s diabetic. Italian dressing on the side.
My family loves putting hearts of palm in our salads. Usually accompanied with feta cheese, olives, sunflower seeds, shredded carrots, grape tomatoes & a mixture of italian and ranch dressing. Thanks for the salad bar idea, I think this will be very useful to incorporate in our household. Can't wait to try your dressings too...yum. 😊
This is genius, and exactly what I've been looking for! I love cooking, so the standard meal prep doesn't work for me. This is great. I could do a pasta bar, scramble bar, stir-fry bar (with tons of overlap with a salad bar), which would aid me in cooking my daily meals and give me zero excuses for eating out!
I love olives so much in my salad especially Kalamata olives! Also I love avocado in my salad as well. Also depending on the type of salad I'm eating like a spinach salad I like grapes in it.
I have no idea why I never did this before. I used to go to Ruby Tuesdays at least 5 days a week for their salad bar. Never occurred to me to replicate this at home. Brilliant.
We've been doing DIY Salad dinners forever - the kids really do love picking their own toppings. It's a great way to get your kids to eat more greens 👍
You and your videos are the absolute best on TH-cam. Thank you so much for your hard work. You have become my family health guru and we wouldn’t follow anyone else as you have everything covered. Thank god for inspirational people like you, you have changed my families life. I don’t know you personally, but I do have love and gratitude in my heart for you. Again Thank you so much.❤️🤩😇
This is so smart and time consuming. It makes me want to get into the kitchen and do this today. We like the basics on our salad with fruit and the crunch of sunflower seeds. This was great. Thank you
I do this myself and it does make it so much easier, loved the tip about the frozen veggies, never thought of that! Love your vids! I like to add dried cranberries to my salads and of course avocado!
I do this also in the summertime and Always add some fruit to. Fruit taste great in many salads, like letuce, walnuts and pear or apple. Pineapple with chicken and veggies. mango, shrimps and veggies. tuna, peach and veggies...
I've been buying salads from the grocery store. My favourite is a spinach base with hard boiled eggs, craisins, feta cheese, and slivered almonds with a balsamic dressing. :)
My mum taught us this set up was a great hit when bringing friends home for a delicious snack .We didnt have alot but what we had was good to go and nourishing .That makes sence reguarding not washing berries till later woops
Super, marvellous and very, very informative ways to create a healthy and delicious DIY home salad bar. Can't help telling you how GRATEFUL am i to have discovered your cooking channel. Thank you, thank you, thank you. God bless 😂👍💖
my goodness! this video is soooo valuable and helpful ...absolutely the "key" to good health and smart money method, not to mention "efficient"!! thank you friend....
Hi. This is my first comment on your channel. All your videos are just amazing and they kind of inspire me to eat clean . Thank you so much for keep inspiring me. I have slowly started meal prepping and incorporating few of your tips and tricks. About this video - your salad bar just looks amazing!!!!! N it is seriously giving me future goals to set up my own bar. Thank you so much and love you ❤️
You are so awesome 👍 your voice is clear and clean... getting to the point quickly. Love your videos 🏵️ 💕 the layout are absolutely vibrant and neatly laid out. You always demonstrate so well 😊🌺step by step.🌻 🧁 For you my dear 🤗 🌞
My favorite ingredient is brisket that I get from my local barbecue shop I get a pound and I separated into four pieces and freeze it till I need it it actually helps me eat salad. My second favorite thing is gluten free French fried onions
We do salad at almost every dinner. But I usually chop all the veggies and add them to the salad bowl, (with the cucumbers and tomatoes on the side). Then kids can then add beans, corn, chicken, sunflower seeds, deep fried onions, cheese crisps, croutons, ect.
I love everything here. Love the salad bar prep idea! Now, why didn't I think of that? Great video. Thank you! Yes! +Sunshine A. - I would for sure add avocado. I would cut in half, remove the pit, slice and squeeze lemon juice to keep it nice and green and keep in a ziplock for easy grab and go. I usually keep pepitas (pumpkin seeds) on hand for salads too. mmmmm
I like to chopped up red onion, garlic, basil, soaked in some oil oil and balsamic vinegar. It's great on a salad and you can also add diced tomato and you can use it on a sliced toasted baguette with feta cheese sprinkled on top. Freaking tasty.
Just subscribed to your channel. I like it. I have been thinking about ways to prep meals ahead of time for quite a while. If it isn't easy and already prepped, I won't eat healthy. I need to lose weight and this will surely help. Thank you.
Love your videos, they really inspire and help me to stay healthy. I learned as a child, that food only stays fresh (after prepared) for two days. Especially meat. But do you keep all of those ingredients for a week?
Found your channel, and subscribed! I already made your rolled oats in a jar. Loved it. Going to try your salad dressing and salad in jar next. Appreciate how detailed and examples or alternatives
HA! 1, 2, 3! Such a great idea, my kids will love this! Prepping all at once will definitely help me not forget produce in the back of the fridge that will eventually rot. Thanks!!!!!! :)
love all your videos. you do some amazing work to educate folks on food and nutrition. quick question to you. onion cut up is known to absorb bacteria from its surroundings. i have heard an old wives' tale about how one particular house in an entire village had escaped from a deadly disease - and the answer was, the family used to keep cut up onion out so it absorbed all the bacteria from the surroundings and turned black - leaving the family safe. also, it ll start smelling/tasting harsher if you keep them open longer. and i always feel like I can smell the onion through my whole body/blood the next day. do you do anything else to keep it from doing all that?
I like the "locally grown" sign in the background! Do you ever highlight locally grown produce in your videos? Sourcing from local farmers is not just fun, but it tastes better AND is more nutritious too!
I'm amazed your eggs cook in 8 minutes. I always do 18. Hmm. Eggs are harder to peel when they are fresh. I have chickens and the only way I can get their eggs peeled is letting them get really old- which never seems to happen as they need to be 3-4 weeks old to work correctly.
Wow thanks so much for sharing meal prep methods with us, i have never really done meal prep, but after seeing your videos planning to start doing, wanted to know if you would have done same method with spinach storing as lettuce, and also when preparing hot foods do you let it cool completely befor putting lid back and putting in fridge, sorry for all the questions, would greatly appreciate your reply, thanks Dani have a blessed day.
Clean & Delicious my hubby accidentally (well against my routine) stored some avocados in the fridge...eureka! They keep for days, maybe even a couple of weeks. Haven't actually checked off a calendar but they keep way longer than on the counter and they're still nice and creamy.
Very good video! Thanks! I have tried to store my Romaine lettuce, I’ve washed, spun, chopped and even used paper towels, but it still wants to start turning brown before my week is out. The stalk part of the leaves are the problem more so than the green part. Any suggestions?
So you're talking 60, maybe 90 minutes of total prep time with all of this. Easy to do on a Sunday night, to prepare the salad bar after dinner. Thanks for giving me something to impress the lady of the house with.
These meal prep videos are gold. Not only are they applicable for families like yours, but they are also hugely useful for me: a single mid-20s teacher who doesn't have much time/energy to cook much during the week. Please keep making videos like this forever!!!! :)
I love how clear and concise your videos are! Straight to the point, love it!
Thank you!!
Me too👩🍳
This DIY Salad Bar is the perfect Meal Prep for Spring! Let me know if you agree. xo - Dani
This is a great video to watch at New Year’s! Inspirational! ♥️
the layout looked so beautiful,i wanted to come over through the screen and make one big bowl of that deliciousness and devour it😀
you are an amazing amazing woman!
HAha!! You'll have to make it yourself so you can enjoy it!!
I do this all the time and call it my desconstructed salad. One flavor combo that I love is adding cut up fresh strawberries and/or canned Mandarin oranges with a little baby bok choy thrown into the mix. It goes great with a sesame ginger salad dressing for an Asian flavor.
That sounds delish!!
Dani, a great kitchen help is muslin cloths in tea towel size. threy are great for keeping bread warm and soft for the meal, they replace paper towels, and they are great for absorption in the botton of vegetables storage containers. there are many other uses for them as well. they are easy to clean as well as long as you dont leave a stain to sit for hours. i do so very much enjoy this channel and love sharing it with friends and famiily. hope your day was awesome.
Awe, thanks for the tips Dee AND thank YOU for sharing my channel!! xo
What a fantastic idea, especially, in the hot summer or even coming out of summer. to fall It's so healthy too. Watching your show has helped me make much better food choices and has also given me so many meal ideas. Thank you so much for all your videos. They are very inspiring and informative. Also, you live in NJ. I grew up there. Love a Jersey girl!
I make salad every day for my bf lunch. Trying to find a way to prep them all for a week. Lettuce mix, broccoli, hard salami, pepperoni, bacon, cherry tomatoes, avocados, banana peppers, Extra sharp cheddar cheese shredded… no carbs, he’s diabetic. Italian dressing on the side.
My family loves putting hearts of palm in our salads. Usually accompanied with feta cheese, olives, sunflower seeds, shredded carrots, grape tomatoes & a mixture of italian and ranch dressing.
Thanks for the salad bar idea, I think this will be very useful to incorporate in our household. Can't wait to try your dressings too...yum. 😊
This is genius, and exactly what I've been looking for! I love cooking, so the standard meal prep doesn't work for me. This is great. I could do a pasta bar, scramble bar, stir-fry bar (with tons of overlap with a salad bar), which would aid me in cooking my daily meals and give me zero excuses for eating out!
yes!! all the 'bars' - so many options!
I love olives so much in my salad especially Kalamata olives! Also I love avocado in my salad as well. Also depending on the type of salad I'm eating like a spinach salad I like grapes in it.
Here for a reset after a London vacation. Thank you!
I have no idea why I never did this before. I used to go to Ruby Tuesdays at least 5 days a week for their salad bar. Never occurred to me to replicate this at home. Brilliant.
We've been doing DIY Salad dinners forever - the kids really do love picking their own toppings. It's a great way to get your kids to eat more greens 👍
You and your videos are the absolute best on TH-cam. Thank you so much for your hard work. You have become my family health guru and we wouldn’t follow anyone else as you have everything covered. Thank god for inspirational people like you, you have changed my families life. I don’t know you personally, but I do have love and gratitude in my heart for you. Again Thank you so much.❤️🤩😇
I would add tortilla wraps to that spread. I'm not crazy about salads so turning them into wraps makes all the difference in the world for me!
Do you have a video on Hints and tips on how to get kids to like eating veggies?
Hi…. Amazing video. I also use canned tuna, fried salmon, stir fried beef strips. I’ll definitely follow your ideas on prepping.
I like to watch this over and over to keep me motivated.
You make eating clean look so easy! I love your channel and have made baby steps to eat clean. Thanks for all of the inspiration!
Awe. That really makes my day... I'm so glad that the videos and info are helpful. :)
all these years Watching your videos and you still make every recipe with the same or more dedication and love.. great recipes.. much love.. :*
Such a huge fan of your channel! Each video gets better and better!
This is so smart and time consuming. It makes me want to get into the kitchen and do this today. We like the basics on our salad with fruit and the crunch of sunflower seeds. This was great. Thank you
I do this myself and it does make it so much easier, loved the tip about the frozen veggies, never thought of that! Love your vids! I like to add dried cranberries to my salads and of course avocado!
Ravenx013xx I love dried cranberries too❤
I do this also in the summertime and Always add some fruit to. Fruit taste great in many salads, like letuce, walnuts and pear or apple. Pineapple with chicken and veggies. mango, shrimps and veggies. tuna, peach and veggies...
I've been buying salads from the grocery store. My favourite is a spinach base with hard boiled eggs, craisins, feta cheese, and slivered almonds with a balsamic dressing. :)
That sounds delish!!
You are super helpful with these prepping ideas! I've recently added sweet/sour cabbage to my salads. Totally takes it to another level. Tfs!
Thanks Dani,
You make it so easy. I often have some grated carrots on hand as well. Keep up the good work. God bless from Anne in Sydney Australia.
Just made the dressing and it is amazing! I'm hunting for more salad dressing recipes as simple and delicious as this one.
Awesome!! Enjoy it.
My mum taught us this set up was a great hit when bringing friends home for a delicious snack .We didnt have alot but what we had was good to go and nourishing .That makes sence reguarding not washing berries till later woops
Exactly what I was looking for. I am going to try this today. I purchased everything last night. Thank you very much!
Now this is something I can actually do! It's practical and easy. Thank you!
Super, marvellous and very, very informative ways to create a healthy and delicious DIY home salad bar. Can't help telling you how GRATEFUL am i to have discovered your cooking channel. Thank you, thank you, thank you. God bless 😂👍💖
I love salads so much and I love variety. It's so healthy and nutritious
Thanks for the fab ideas
my goodness! this video is soooo valuable and helpful ...absolutely the "key" to good health and smart money method, not to mention "efficient"!! thank you friend....
I love quinoa, feta cheese, black beans (and beans really) and sprouts!!!
Hi. This is my first comment on your channel. All your videos are just amazing and they kind of inspire me to eat clean . Thank you so much for keep inspiring me. I have slowly started meal prepping and incorporating few of your tips and tricks.
About this video - your salad bar just looks amazing!!!!! N it is seriously giving me future goals to set up my own bar.
Thank you so much and love you ❤️
Awe! Thanks so much for leaving a comment!! I really appreciate your time, feedback and support. xo
You are so awesome 👍 your voice is clear and clean... getting to the point quickly. Love your videos 🏵️ 💕 the layout are absolutely vibrant and neatly laid out. You always demonstrate so well 😊🌺step by step.🌻
🧁 For you my dear 🤗 🌞
Great video. Such a simply idea but we never think about these things. Lol
I know what you mean. Sometimes it's the easiest ideas that we tend to over look.
loved this!! I love adding tuna and avocado to my salads!
My favorite ingredient is brisket that I get from my local barbecue shop I get a pound and I separated into four pieces and freeze it till I need it it actually helps me eat salad. My second favorite thing is gluten free French fried onions
Thanks for the tip on cucumber!
This is such an excellent idea Dani!! Thanks for the awesome tip to keep us eating our veggies :)
you are awesome!!! i will use the prep method since i recently went vegan. this method will allow me yo have a meal on hand.
Great Bonita!! So glad you're excited to try it.
We do salad at almost every dinner. But I usually chop all the veggies and add them to the salad bowl, (with the cucumbers and tomatoes on the side). Then kids can then add beans, corn, chicken, sunflower seeds, deep fried onions, cheese crisps, croutons, ect.
Great ideas! I love cranberries, slivered almonds, quinoa, chickpeas and gala apples as a salad. then add dressing.
I love this idea!! mushrooms and peas!!
YUM!
I love everything here. Love the salad bar prep idea! Now, why didn't I think of that? Great video. Thank you! Yes! +Sunshine A. - I would for sure add avocado. I would cut in half, remove the pit, slice and squeeze lemon juice to keep it nice and green and keep in a ziplock for easy grab and go. I usually keep pepitas (pumpkin seeds) on hand for salads too. mmmmm
I like to chopped up red onion, garlic, basil, soaked in some oil oil and balsamic vinegar. It's great on a salad and you can also add diced tomato and you can use it on a sliced toasted baguette with feta cheese sprinkled on top. Freaking tasty.
Thanks! Great tips! We love carrots!!
As a college student I love this idea just having everything ready to go. I would sub out the mozzarella for goat cheese and some strawberries.
Yum!! Love those substitutions.
Just subscribed to your channel. I like it. I have been thinking about ways to prep meals ahead of time for quite a while. If it isn't easy and already prepped, I won't eat healthy. I need to lose weight and this will surely help. Thank you.
love strawberries & oranges in my salad
Love the garbanzo great job. I incorporate colorful bell peppers.
The more color the better!
Loved this! Perfect. Thanks!
Love your videos, they really inspire and help me to stay healthy. I learned as a child, that food only stays fresh (after prepared) for two days. Especially meat. But do you keep all of those ingredients for a week?
Thank you Dani! Great idea! love fennel!
Anytime!! I love fennel too!
Job well done!! Now I'm really in the mood for a.salad 🍋
LOL! Mission accomplished;)
Found your channel, and subscribed! I already made your rolled oats in a jar. Loved it. Going to try your salad dressing and salad in jar next. Appreciate how detailed and examples or alternatives
Thank you and welcome!! Happy to have you here!
Definitely going to be doing this!👍😊
Love this! Shared on FB for all my mom friends ☺️
Thanks so much for sharing!! xo
That was such a nice, inspiring video! I absolutely loved it! Really great work, thanks sooo much!
Anytime, so glad it was helpful. Enjoy!
HA! 1, 2, 3! Such a great idea, my kids will love this! Prepping all at once will definitely help me not forget produce in the back of the fridge that will eventually rot. Thanks!!!!!! :)
yes!! This is a great way to keep your produce front and center.
You inspire me! Wish I could give you more than one thumbs up
awesome ideas in this video!
love all your videos. you do some amazing work to educate folks on food and nutrition. quick question to you. onion cut up is known to absorb bacteria from its surroundings. i have heard an old wives' tale about how one particular house in an entire village had escaped from a deadly disease - and the answer was, the family used to keep cut up onion out so it absorbed all the bacteria from the surroundings and turned black - leaving the family safe. also, it ll start smelling/tasting harsher if you keep them open longer. and i always feel like I can smell the onion through my whole body/blood the next day. do you do anything else to keep it from doing all that?
Simple but great, thank you
Great tips. Thank you so much for this teaching lesson today.
You’re just amazing!
This video is fantastic!
I like the "locally grown" sign in the background! Do you ever highlight locally grown produce in your videos? Sourcing from local farmers is not just fun, but it tastes better AND is more nutritious too!
Great video!!! Wish I could see how you organize all this into your fridge 😁
Next time I do a video like this I will show you:)
Hi Dani, Those are great ideas for a quick salad on the go. Thanks for sharing. XXOO
Thank you. Very reasonably price, will order one tomorrow.
Very inspiring, love it! Thanks for sharing!
This is such a great idea!! Thanks!
Anytime!! glad you like it;)
I can never make hard boiled eggs....but now i can! I did it just the way you did it and wala.....thank you!!!
Chrissy Dunn *voilà
yay!!
I'm amazed your eggs cook in 8 minutes. I always do 18. Hmm.
Eggs are harder to peel when they are fresh. I have chickens and the only way I can get their eggs peeled is letting them get really old- which never seems to happen as they need to be 3-4 weeks old to work correctly.
Brilliant idea! Thank you!
Just what I was looking for! Thank you! Subscribed!
Welcome and thank you!!
This is awesome and a great, fun idea! I can't wait to do this!
fantastic idea. thanks.
Anytime! Enjoy:)
Wow thanks so much for sharing meal prep methods with us, i have never really done meal prep, but after seeing your videos planning to start doing, wanted to know if you would have done same method with spinach storing as lettuce, and also when preparing hot foods do you let it cool completely befor putting lid back and putting in fridge, sorry for all the questions, would greatly appreciate your reply, thanks Dani have a blessed day.
Fun idea!
love love this video! I like to roast up chick peas for my meal prep :) thanks for another great video ♡
Yes! Great tip:)
I also really like some pickles with my salad!
Complimenti, sempre grandi idee sul tuo canale!
Gracias!!
love it! these ingredients will make some yummy salads
:)
Can you do a fridge and cabinet organization!?
Thanks for the suggestion...:)
Turkey bacon,cranberries,chopped apple...yum
yum!!
lovely.
Thank you so much for this idea, I really need this!
great idea
the only thing missing from this gorgeous spread is avocado
Agreed!! We always have avocados on the counter:)
Clean & Delicious my hubby accidentally (well against my routine) stored some avocados in the fridge...eureka! They keep for days, maybe even a couple of weeks. Haven't actually checked off a calendar but they keep way longer than on the counter and they're still nice and creamy.
Yeah 👩🍳👨🍳👩🍳
@@CleanandDeliciousDani pllLlp
Agreed.
I love the brenton shirts you're always wearing :)
Great ideas thank you!
This was very helpful. Thanks for sharing :)
Very good video! Thanks! I have tried to store my Romaine lettuce, I’ve washed, spun, chopped and even used paper towels, but it still wants to start turning brown before my week is out. The stalk part of the leaves are the problem more so than the green part. Any suggestions?
awesome ideas thank you 👍😉
Anytime!!
So you're talking 60, maybe 90 minutes of total prep time with all of this. Easy to do on a Sunday night, to prepare the salad bar after dinner. Thanks for giving me something to impress the lady of the house with.
Yes! that's all it takes and you can have salads all week long!
I like fruits in my salads ! Apples,mango,strawberry
Dani ..all these veggies chopped up will def last a week in fridge ?