Fact. Eating healthy can be VERY expensive. And i’m not talking about buying 12$ cold press juices- I am talking about buying quality foods- which end up being costly. After years of the struggle “how can I eat healthy and not spend a ton” I have finally came up with this number one tip!.
Try one, try all. And comment below to let me know what your favorite trick is!
Meal Prep
I can not tell you the amount of times where I come home from work and am starving / don’t want to cook an elaborate dinner- so I buy sushi, or a 15$ salad etc. Cooking every meal is exhausting, i’m with you. But I knew to be healthy, I can’t eat a microwavable meal every night and I certainly can’t spend 30+ dollars a day on food (Yes, this was happening-don’t judge, I live in an expensive city). So I finally started prepping my meals. That way when I got home from work, it took 5-10 minutes to heat up food and put together meals.
What to do for meal prep:
- Chop & cook a butt-load of veggies: like picture below
- Hard boil some eggs for an easy breakfast!
- Prepackage salads
- Cook your grains ahead of time (pasta, quinoa, rice etc.)
- Pre-make smoothie packs (in a plastic bag throw in a 1/2 banana, fruits and kale – freeze).
- Make your own dressings and sauces and store in a container!
- Cut up some fresh fruit and keep it handy to pick at when you need a snack
- Precook (some) proteins: If you know you will be eating them in the next day or two- cook up chicken, fish tofu etc
Share your favorite meal prep trick that works for you below!
XO.
22 Comments
Jenni
Great tips! I think meal prep is so important to helping get healthy dinner on the table in no time at all! And for having healthy snacks throughout the week, too!
Julie@MomFabulous
I really need to start doing meal prep for lunches on Sundays. My problem, since I work from home, is I either won’t eat or I’ll grab a granola bar and call it lunch. Great tips!
Monica Bruno
Hi Julie, eating healthy can definitely be expensive! I like the idea of preparing your meals beforehand. I think I’ll try to do this on a Sunday and have things ready for the upcoming week. Thanks for the great tips!
Karina
These are great tips I need to start applying soon. I like the idea of pre-cooking veggies and even some protein., Prepackagin the salads is also a great tip I often forget to do but makes a big differene when youre not feeling like doing much after a long day.
Jaime Blunier
This would be nice! I have a large family so this isn’t always practical. At one point, I attempted to make my meals a month in advance, thinking it would ease things up. I was wrong. We were so exhausted by the end of the day, it took longer than a month to recover! LOL However, when childless again, this tips will be perfect!
LaKisha Riddick
These are great tips! I have a family of 5. I like to prepare meals that have leftovers (at least for 1 day! LOL) This helps us all eat healthy and it helps me not have to cook every day!
Sybille
It looks really good 🙂
Thank you for sharing these tips with us!
Have a great day!
Sybille ♡
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Liz @ The Clean Eating Couple
I can’t preach how awesome meal prepping is.. saves time, money, AND sets you on the right path to eat healthy… what could be better?!
Karla
You are so right. Prepping meals for the week is a must, especially if you live in a big city where you can easily spend a lot more than expected!
I’ve started cutting up veggies and fruits and put them in individual containers and have salads ready with accompanying dressing.
That helps portion control 🙂
Have to include more exercise because I write a lot thus going for some fresh air helps!
Thanks for sharing your tips!
Linda Betts
Good idea, preparation like that can save a lot of money. I love to eat healthy and buy lots of vegetables but always try to make sure I don’t throw away much and mix it up so all can be used. Love your blog!
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Brittany
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Joe Bartell
I try and eat healthy, if you cook at home, you know what is in it. I try mixing it up a lot, so I do not get bored, I don’t eat pasta, too many carbs. So I make a lot of different chicken meals. Thanks for the tips. Joe @ http://www.mydaddoes.com
footnotes and finds
great tips! i have got to start doing this!
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Julia Rogers
Great tips! I’m a big fan of separating into much smaller freezer portions so
I’ve always got something healthy in the freezer. Saves time too!
Helaine Vis
great tips! I started eating healthy when I became vegetarian. It was the best decision ever!
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Kristin
My biggest trick is to do it all as soon as I get home from the grocery store. Then I can’t put it off and as I put stuff away it’s all prepped for the week!
Lindi Mogale
Great tips thank you yes it’s hard not to spend too much while trying to eat healthy but will be putting some of these to good use
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