5 Steps for Successful Meal Prepping
1. Clean out your fridge
The first step towards successful meal prep is to get rid of foods in your fridge, freezer, and pantry that aren’t serving your health. To start, you eliminate unhealthy foods and potentially problematic foods for 28 days. The 28-Day Summer Body Meal Plan diet is specifically designed to reduce inflammation, eliminate toxins from the body —in addition to improving your overall health and reducing weight.
2. Plan your meals
Plan your meals. Take a pen and paper and figure out what you need for the coming week, referring to the 28-Day Summer Body Meal Plan recipes and shopping list. Consider meals, drinks and snacks needed for the rest of your family. Once you’ve laid out your meal plan for the week, display it in a place where everyone in your household can see it.
3. Restock your fridge & pantry
Go for the shop and restock your pantry and freezer with healthy staples, proteins, healthy fats, nuts, spices, fruits, and vegetables.
4. Pre-prepare some meals
Do 1-2 hours of meal-prep. Make your meals for Monday (always a tricky day). Chop a batch of veggies and fruit for the week ahead. Roast veggies and cook cruciferous vegetables. Hard-boil eggs for snacks and salads. Cook some brown rice. Whip up some dips like pesto and hummus to use all week long. Pack the (staples) lunch boxes for the kids.
5. Store carefully
Once you’ve prepped your meals, you’ll need containers for storing everything. Since plastic containers contain toxic chemicals that are known endocrine disruptors, I prefer people use glass storage dishes with BPA-free lids.