12 Week Meal Prep Series - Week 12: Put It All Together

It is finally Week 12 of the 12 Week Meal Prep Series! We’ve covered SO much over the last 12 weeks in terms of healthy meal prep techniques.

This week I want you to put all your knowledge together.

Each week I’ve had you focus on one task so that you feel more comfortable with it later on. For example, cooking chicken for the first time might be intimidating, but once you’ve done it a few times it doesn’t feel intimidating anymore. You can easily incorporate it into your meal prep schedule once you are confident cooking chicken.

My hope was that during the meal prep series you’d try something new each week, so that you didn’t have to try five new tasks for the first time all in the same week. Honestly, it can be overwhelming trying to do too much right off the bat.

Some of these tasks might be things you already do each week, but others might have been new. Either way, preparing some healthy foods over the weekend can really help you eat healthy, clean eating meals throughout the week.

For this week, I want you to make meals for the week for whatever you need. Make breakfast and lunch for the entire week or make lunch and have extra healthy foods available to make an easy, quick dinner. You could get crazy and make three meals for all five days in the week, like I do!

One thing to note, meal prep will vary from person to person. Some people prefer to prepare all their lunches for the week to take to work. Others are crazy-busy at night, so they prefer to make food for dinner. Either way, it is helpful to have healthy foods cooked ahead of time so that you don’t grab unhealthy take-out or unhealthy convenient food.

Meal prep has become a huge part of my weekend routine. I prefer to eat clean 80% of the time with some indulgences occasionally. Preparing healthy foods like chicken, lean hamburgers or vegetables during meal prep helps me to eat healthy even with a busy schedule.

Another benefit of meal prep is that it saves you money. Sure your grocery bill might be bigger each week, but it is cheaper than eating at a restaurant every meal and WAY better for your waistline.

My meal prep involves healthy, clean eating foods. However, it can be customized to fit your needs. For example, you might not be health-obsessed like I am, so you might want to do it to save time. You also might want to do it to save money. Either way, there are easy and healthy ways to prepare foods ahead of time to enjoy later.

If you’ve missed a few weeks or are just finding Eat. Lift. Play. Repeat. then make sure to check out the other 11 weeks of the meal prep series. See below for links to each week throughout the series.

Don’t forget to sign up for emails too. Even though the meal prep series is over, I’ll still be sending out recipes, tips and ideas for meal prep because I think it is an important addition to any healthy lifestyle. Email me any questions you have at eatliftplayrepeat@gmail.com.

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