Meal Prep & Planning is Essential to Stay Healthy

Meal planning is a great way to eliminate some of the stress from your life.  When you know what you’ll be having for your meals, you’ll be less likely to stress about it. 

Some people try to figure out what to have all day long. However, if you take just a few hours during the month and figure out a menu, you’ll be a lot less stressed. Here, you’ll discover why meal prep and planning is essential to stay healthy.

Meal prep takes only a few hours each week to help you focus on your health goals. 

How Can Meal Prep Keep You Healthy?

So, how exactly can meal prep and planning help you to stay healthy? 

Well, say you work and typically stop to pick something up to eat on the way home. Usually by the time you stop at the grocery store, you’re hungry, tired and just want something quick. So, you grab the freezer meals that are loaded with fat or preservatives, because it’s quick and easy when you get home.

By making a menu and planning your meals, you will eliminate ninety percent of these trips. Instead, you’ll make stops at the grocery store during an allocated time when you have a plan and grocery list. A grocery list will also help you save money and say no to the snack items that you’ll ultimately buy if you don’t have a plan.

By meal planning and prepping, you’ll be able to determine what you eat. This will help you to stay healthy because you’ll get to pick the recipes that you like, and which are better for you.  This is especially good if you work during the day and bring your own lunch.

Meal Prepping Tips

When creating a menu, it is going to take a little time. Count on spending about 2 to 3 hours putting your meal plan together. The time it takes will depend upon numerous factors such as whether you already have meal ideas in mind, or if you plan to go online or check cookbooks for recipes to try. 

As well as prepping your meals, it’s also a good idea to prep your snacks for the week too. Take a day during the weekend and cut up all your snacks for the week. Yes, this will take time, but you’ll be thankful that you have a grab-and-go snack when you’re heading out the door.

Once you’ve got your snacks ready, it’s time to get your meals ready for the week.  You’ll want to take out meat or freezer meals that are already in the freezer, that you’ll be using that week.

You’ll also want to get as much stuff ready as you can.  You can boil pasta, cook beans, cut up vegetables, and cook the meat ahead of time. Get all of your containers ready to go before you begin.

As you can see, being prepared for the week to come will help you stay healthy and save money. You’ll get to have great recipes all week long that will keep you looking and feeling fabulous.

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