I am a SAHM, so I don’t have to do it all at once. Maybe twice a week I’ll make a triple batch of whatever I planned for dinner and freeze two parts. Mostly I just need to meal plan and stick to the list. We do salad with grilled chicken a couple of times a week, so that’s easy too.
Music. There are lot of focus and concentration music on YouTube, better with binaurals. You only have to put those music on your earphone and you Brain Wil relax, and then also your body it will relax... this is the only key I found to don’t lose motivation
Get inspired. Find someone you admire and spend time around or watch motivating tv program. When I was first having to put meals together daily, I went to my favorite 4 star restaurant and spoke with the owner. He was kind enough to simplify the process for me and share a few favorite recipes with me.
I tend to think of it like this: Yes it’s a lot of work. But it’s only for a short time. I remember making gyoza for two days, but I ended up with enough to last me and my mother about 3 weeks. Preparing meals in advance can save a lot of time (and money) for when you’re on the go- ensuring that you’ll have a nice meal for the days you can’t stop- or the days that you feel a little sluggish. Your future self will thank you.
No, is really hard for me to meal prep because first I don’t like much cooking for me (alone) and second there are plenty of options to choose from... :-(
I focus on each step as a lesson in being present with where we are and awaye of the simple act of. being. While being present for every minute and tedious step I feel deep love for the people I am preparing food and the food source. Deep gratitude helps me treat my time in the kitchen as a holy experience that is fully life giving for me and the loved ones around me.
To be honest, I haven’t made it this far yet. Breakfast is the only meal I’ve consistently been able to prep for and even that has consisted mostly of just buying eggs, turkey and maybe some whole wheat toast. However, what I would say is don’t try to do too much all at once. Some people prep their meals for an entire week all at once. If that’s too daunting (as I know it is for me) break it down into smaller groups of days. Instead of worrying about prepping for a week, prep for 2 days. Buy enough stuff for one big meal you can break down into two days. You may find yourself going to the supermarket more, but I think that would require less effort than trying to plan out a full week’s worth of meals.
I share this problem with you.. Main meals are easy, because I have a big family - 5 kids - and I want to be sure they have versatile and healthy meals everyday. But snacks are definitely hard... Maybe it would be wise to prep snacks for three to four days. Perhaps do while listening to a great podcast or watching a series on a tablet.
I always do half on a Saturday and half on Sunday. So only spend 2 hrs each day. I also have been getting my groceries home delivered so that saves an hour or so doing the shopping. I also try and do easy things like cook up a big batch of sweet potato, cauliflower and broccoli mash with seeded mustard. Which I just boil all the veg and then mash together. This saves some time and then I portion it out in containers and then cook two types of protein flavours. Like chicken breast with olive oil and dukkah on it, then cook on a big tray in the oven. Another good tip is to cook up a big stew with either chickpeas or meat and then just throw in lots of veg, herbs and tomato sauce and cook for hours. I also make mustard slow cooked chicken in the slow cooker to go with the veg mash. This takes like 10 mins to prep and then cooks for 4-6hrs then just shred the meat and add to the portions of veg mash. I make up on a Sunday night a big container with oats, chopped strawberries, mashed banana and grated apple with cinnamon. Then I pour my milk of choice to cover it. Then in the mornings I just scoop some into a bowl and microwave for 1-2 mins and breakfast is done. Or make a big veg frittata on Sunday for breakfast/snacks for the week
I find the best way it to keep it simple. Just make the bases of meals ahead of time. Like cook all your meat at once and maybe a pot of rice. This way you can change it up but half the work is already done.
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