The Benefits of Weekly Meal Prep

You've heard it before, meal prepping can save you time, frustration and help you eat healthier during the week. If you're not convinced meal prepping is a good thing, check out these benefits below!

1.) It saves you money.

Buying lunch at work is costly. Often lunches cost upwards of 10 dollars (multiplied by 5 and that's 50 dollars every week) and they skimp on portions. That healthy salad you ordered is probably a lot of lettuce and very few other veggies and lean proteins. Prepping ahead will give you filling and satisfying meals to help you power through the rest of your work day. Plus, you get to enjoy your full lunch break instead of having to spend time going somewhere and ordering food!

2.) It can help you stay on track with your health and fitness goals.

We've all been there - that weeknight where you worked late, got stuck in traffic on the commute home, and the last thing you want to do is actually make a meal when you finally get home. Nights like these can leave you ordering take out or eating less than healthy foods when you get home. With meal prepping, all you have to do is put that dish of pre-prepped food in the oven and soon you will have a healthy home cooked meal minus all the work!

3.) You don't have to clean the kitchen every day. 

By meal prepping once for the week, that means you don't have to clean up dirty dishes every night from propping and cooking the meal. This saves you a lot of time and frustration!

4.) It's flexible with your social life.

Most meals that are prepped in advance are also freezable! So that means if you get a last minute invite to go to dinner with a friend, you won't be wasting food at home. Just use that meal a different time!

5.) You will save a lot of time. 

Meal prepping means less grocery store trips, less time in the kitchen every night, and less time worrying about what to make. This is all done in advance so you can spend more time focusing on what you like to do in the evenings!