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How to Easy Meal Prep Meals in Advance

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August 15, 2022 by Home Jobs By Mom
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woman peeling an orange: How to Easy Meal Prep Meals in Advance

Do you want to know some tips and tricks to easy meal prep meals in advance? No worries. Keep on reading because we have got you covered.

Having a nice and delicious meal is great, but preparing meals can be time-consuming, messy, and something that isn’t for everyone. Some people are great at cooking, some are impeccable when it comes to finding the best groceries, and some are great at organizing the kitchen and kitchen supplies. Can you put all these skills in one person?

Although this may sound like a mission impossible, it's possible to always have a great meal, keep your kitchen clean, and keep your spaces and fridge organized. To achieve all of this, you just need to have a proper mindset and willingness to do meal prep!

Learn how to meal prep your meals in advance with this easy guide -- perfect for busy moms! Click To Tweet

Prepare Your Coffee Days Before

Most morning easy meal prep meals start with a nice cup of coffee. It's no secret that people love a bit of caffeine boost early in the morning to help them start their day in the best way possible. Should you do a coffee prep? Is it even possible? Some people choose to prepare their coffee the night before.

They will put black coffee in the fridge container and serve it in the morning with ice cubes, milk, or cream; this method may sound a bit unusual, but it will save you time.

Take your coffee out of the fridge, add non dairy coffee creamer, and you will experience true coffee heaven and a faster way to get that cup of coffee.

Worried that coffee won't stay fresh in the fridge? Fear not, because brewed coffee in a proper container may stay fresh for up to four days.

Plan Your Meals

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This is the oldest advice ever, but meal prep is crucial. So plan. Cooking more meals at home asks for certain organizational skills that will boost your energy and keep your wallet healthy.

A little planning can save you a lot of cooking. How do you plan easy meal prep meals?

List your meals ahead, and make a basic meal outline for each week, like veggies on Monday, pasta on Tuesday, meat on Wednesday, and so on. This way, everyone will know what to expect when the day comes.

Choose Easy Recipes

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Keep it simple. No matter how tempting it may be to try chicken that requires three hours long preparation, stick to meals that have great nutritional value but are also easy to prepare.

For example, pasta is always easy and fast to prepare, while most meats will require more concentration and time. Plus, fish and similar dishes won’t stay fresh as long as vegetables and pasta may.

Check easy and fast recipes online as well – you will be surprised to learn just how many budget-friendly and delicious recipes are actually available online.

Five Extra Tips For Preparing Easy Meal Prep Meals In Advance

  1. Pick ingredients that are easy to store, and mix with other ingredients
  2. Always freeze leftovers
  3. Pick a prep day
  4. Make 3 to 4 recipes that everyone loves
  5. Choose glass storage containers

Please share any tips to easy meal prep meals below!

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  1. Lauryn R

    August 24, 2022 at 1:17 pm

    This is great meal prepping advice, thank you so much for sharing! I have never done it, but I can definitely see the benefits! I need to get more motivated to do some meal prepping now, I know it would help me out so much in the long run.

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    • Home Jobs By Mom

      August 30, 2022 at 7:17 am

      I think that is the hardest part about meal prepping – getting the motivation to start

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