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Meal prepping is critical for anybody who intends on maintaining a healthy diet in the busy lives we lead.

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What Is Meal Prepping?

People who prep take a few hours out of their weekend (or week) to prepare food for the coming week.

Prepping can be anything from chopping up a few veggies to put in baggies so they are easy to grab during the week, to stocking your freezer with lots of healthy meals that you can either cook or reheat during the week.

The idea is to cook or prepare ahead of time so that on your busier days, you have something to grab for a quick meal.

Meal Planning Vs. Meal Prepping

Meal planning is simply about planning which meals you will eat during the week. It can be as simple a list of meals on a piece of paper.

Prep is taking your meal planning one step further by actually preparing the food to some degree, so that the meals you planned for can be easily cooked or reheated.

Meal Prep

If you want more in-depth information on meal planning, check out my Prepping 101 article here or my Meal Prep Basics article here. I cover everything from how to meal prep, to which containers to use and what foods are best for meal prepping.

How Long Does Meal Prepping Take?

This will fully depend on what types of foods or meals you are prepping. It can take anywhere from 1 hour to and entire 8 hours. A big part of this will be how well you stay organized in the kitchen.

Make a list of meals, have your recipes handy and prep all your ingredients first so that throwing things together becomes fast and easy.

And don’t forget the containers!

Batch Meal Cooking

Batch cooking is making large quantities of something so that you can store portions in your freezer for later use. It’s an excellent way to prep. These recipes will help you do just that.

Crockpot Italian Chicken Recipe

A close up of a stack of zucchini muffins with a bite taken out of one of them.

Zucchini Muffins Recipe

A white casserole dish sits on a table filled with a baked oatmeal recipe.

Baked Oatmeal Recipes

A jar of homemade spaghetti sauce sits with the lid off and some dry spiral pasta lays at the base of the jar.

Homemade Spaghetti Sauce Recipe

Around The World Dinner Meal Prep Plan

A baking sheet sits fresh out of the oven with these just-baked Bacon Stuffed Chicken Thighs ready to head to your dinner table.

Bacon Stuffed Chicken Thighs Recipe

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Breakfast Meal Prepping Recipes

You can do meal prep for breakfast pretty quickly and easily whether you are making eggs or oats. Here are some ideas for prepping your breakfasts.

A side view of an open canning jar filled with Peanut Butter and Jelly Overnight Oats with a spoon resting in it.

Peanut Butter and Jelly Overnight Oats Recipe

A large stack of Pumpkin Waffles on a plate topped with whipped cream and drizzled with chocolate syrup.

Pumpkin Waffles Recipe

A tall stack of Zucchini Fritters sit on a gray plate with a wedge of lemmon.

Healthy Zucchini Fritters Recipe

A side view of a glass container holding Air Fryer Scrambled Eggs.

Air Fryer Scrambled Eggs Recipe

An up close view of a cut Bacon And Egg Wrap. You can see the egg, cheese and bacon.

Bacon And Egg Wrap Recipe

Zucchini Muffins Recipe

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Dinner Meal Prepping Recipes

Dinner is probably the most prepped meal by meal preppers. Particularly when it comes to stocking the freezer with healthy meals. Here are some dinner ideas to get you going with dinner meal prep.