As I have touched on in previous blog posts, meal-prepping is my main strategy nowadays of mitigating food waste. By making dishes of exact, and limited proportions, I often finish meals with zero waste while also saving money and eating healthier. In this post, I am sharing a few tips that I have used to make meal-prepping better and more efficient!
- Cook the week’s meals in a single day — this saves loads of time and prevents you from having to whip up lunch or dinner every single time you want to eat.
- Do not complicate meals — stick to the basics. Oftentimes, I just eat rice, chicken, and broccoli. However, there is certainly room to be creative.
- Invest in glass containers — these are somewhat pricey (~$30 for 5 containers) but well worth it in my opinion. You can easily see what is inside the clear containers and since they are reusable, you won’t be constantly recycling plastic containers.
- Have a few favorite meals on repeat — it is easy to get bored of what you are eating, so make sure you are choosing foods that you can eat regularly!
- Find a good podcast — cooking in large quantities often takes a long time. It takes me about 90 minutes to cook everything, and I do that usually twice a week as I cook for 3 days out. I really enjoy listening to the Power Corrupts podcast, and of course the Joe Rogan Experience.