Often times people say food prep is so time consuming. Well, if you think about it, it actually saves time. For example, if you buy a pack of chicken breast...on Monday night -get out the grill, thaw out the chicken, prep the chicken, cook the chicken, wait for it to be finished cooking, let it cool off, clean up the grill, and finally eat.... You continue doing that every night that week. That can get time consuming! Next time you go cooking one chicken breast - instead think about cooking all of them at once. You won't have to get the grill out, prep the chicken, wait for it to cook and cool off and then wash the grill 5 times in a row! Just one time!
Another example, if you are going to cook some brown rice, isn't it easier to cook the whole box at once!? Remember whatever you don't use, you can freeze. Jes likes the taste of frozen chicken breast better. Another idea for food prep is to get together with your gym buddy or someone that has a similar taste in food as you, and prep together and then exchange some food. One of you can cook a bunch of sweet potatoes and one of you can cook a bunch of turkey meat. Then swap! It's so easy! Jes gave this idea to some of her co-workers and they couldn't believe they didn't think of it before! When you food prep, you are much less likely to go for that bag of chips or something unhealthy because you know you have fresh, healthy food prepared and ready to eat!
When can you food prep? On your rest days- when you would normally be at the gym- this is when Jes does it (Sundays and early morning Tuesdays and Thursdays)
Instead of surfing that long lost friends Facebook page- this is a lot of lost time! Use it to food prep!
While watching tv!
Another great time is right after a long work day. Jes likes to prep a little then too. This is the time when you would tend to get out that snickers bar. Instead, while you're snacking on almonds or pistachios , you can also be food prepping your nuts into small baggies!
You can also make it a family affair and use food prep time to teach your kids about healthy eating habits. This way it doesn't take away from family bonding time and its a lesson that will last a lifetime. Jes' baby Luciana lives food prep time...
Make sure you have some Tupperware handy and get prepping!
If you fail to plan, you plan to fail!
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