I used to think meal prepping on Sunday was a waste of time until I heard someone say it saves them 45 minutes a day

I always figured meal prepping meant you ate the same sad chicken and rice for 5 days straight. But last week I overheard a guy at the coffee shop say he preps components instead of full meals, like roasting a bunch of veggies, cooking a big batch of quinoa, and grilling extra chicken. That way he can mix and match stuff all week without it getting boring. So I tried it out this past Sunday and spent about 2 hours total just chopping and cooking. Honestly it saved me so much time grabbing lunch or figuring out dinner after work. I ended up eating way better than my usual freezer burrito routine. Has anyone else switched to component prepping and found combos that actually work well?

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elizabetha921d ago

Did you guys also have to Google "quinoa" and then eat sad chicken again anyway?

elizabeth_bailey261d ago

Oh honey, you're totally missing the point here. The real issue isn't that quinoa is hard to say or that chicken is boring. It's that we're all out here buying these fancy grains because we see them on Pinterest and think it'll make us feel put together. But really, quinoa just sits in the cabinet for six months until you finally toss it out. Meanwhile, that sad chicken breast with salt and pepper is the only thing you know how to cook without burning down the kitchen. I swear, half the time I just eat the chicken cold over the sink because I'm too tired to reheat it.

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