Meal Planning and Prepping

When it comes time to meal plan or prep, do you get excited or does it make you want to cringe? I used to be the person that would cringe when I heard these words. It's not that I didn't know how or want to cook, it was that I didn't want to use the mental capacity it took to think about what to cook, and I didn’t like the feelings of guilt that came along with thoughts of not making a meal that was "healthy" or "well balanced” enough for my family.

I needed something to help make this process easier for me and that organized everything into one spot. Most of my meal ideas come from none other than the old trusty Pinterest board. Scrolling meal ideas gave me the opportunity to find some more "fun" meals that my family would eat without argument. Now don't get me wrong, we still throw in simple meals every now and again like spaghetti, hamburger helper etc. But this new way of approaching meal planning and prep was allowing us to not only try new things, but was also easy to manage.

Trying to ensure we have different types of protein, I usually try to make sure we have an assortment of red meat, chicken, and pork. I bought containers big enough to hold meal ingredients for a family of 5, and have clear sticky holders to put the recipe cards in. Additionally, I ordered ‘day of the week’ stickers. Now, once I decide what we are having all of the ingredients can go in a container.

If you still feel a sense of overwhelm after reading these tips, and the thought of planning meals and purchasing/prepping ingredients still make you want to cringe, have no fear. I can help with that and here’s what I can do. Ready for the big announcement?

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Cheers and here's to an amazing February!