I am a Type-A kind of person. I like making lists, , and planning. One of my favorite things to do each week is sit down and meal plan and making our grocery list for the week. After grocery shopping for our necessities, I take some time on the weekends to prepare our family for the following week. Chris works long hours … he leaves the house at 5:30AM and gets home between 6:30-7:30PM on good days …. so my weekly prep is particularly helpful to him. We are a “grab and go” kind of family so the fewer steps we have to take, the better the choices seem.
I find a lot of inspiration in reading about how other people prep for the week and thought I would share how we prep with all of you. I timed myself and from start to finish the process takes me and hour and a half.
First, I wash and cut our fruits and veggies. We are weird in the sense that strawberries tend to get forgotten unless they are washed/chopped ahead of time. Lazy much? When they are ready to eat we can’t keep them in the house long enough. I also prep cantaloupe, celery, carrots, blueberries, and mushrooms on a weekly basis. Other fruits/veggies are on a “by meal” basis but we use all of these almost daily.
I always have some sort of grain on hand and it’s usually quinoa. Em loves it and so do I. On top of that, I cook and shred a couple of chicken breasts for easy salads, quesadillas, or for a meal like chicken tortilla soup. A few hardboiled eggs an another snack likes roasted chick peas and homemade trail mix always make the cut too.
For the freezer I make several “smoothie-in-a-bag” for Chris to take to work throughout the week. All the awesome ingredients of a smoothie in a grab and go variety. I also make some breakfast burritos that he can pop in the microwave for breakfast.
Finally, I always make a tray of . Everyone in the family loves this and it makes breakfast easy most days of the week.
There you have it! This is our typical weekly food prep that helps us be successful in mostly clean eating throughout the week without the hassle.
Do you prep food on the weekends?
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