11 Tips to Ease Meal Prep for Health and Wellness

Health is wealth as they all say. But you know what makes you even more fit and wealthier in both money and time? Smart meal preparation. Simple and well-planned meals with proper ingredient stocking are what you need in achieving your pro cheer goal diet at home - whether you’re an aspiring or current pro cheerleader. And now, it’s time to get down to the essential tactics for easier meal preparation!

1. Start with simple dishes

If you’ve just started preparing your own meals or are back from a meal prep hiatus then take it easy with your meal plans. For example, start with simple green salads, steamed fish, and salt-pepper steaks.

2. Include each food group in one meal

For a healthy and well-balanced meal, make sure that every member of the food groups is present in one dish. Pay attention to high saturated fat and carb foods. The best option for you is to buy lean meat, vegetables, fruits, and whole wheat bread.

3. Invest in small food containers

Small lunch boxes, airtight food storages, microwavable containers, or zip locks are smart picks to store food ingredients and leftovers. They’re easy to pull-out from the fridge without the fear of your food being spoiled.

4. Bulk buy and batch tasks

The best advice to make meal prep easy is to bulk buy food ingredients and spices in one grocery session. Stock up for a month’s worth of supplies. Wash all vegetables and fruits. Chop them up immediately and store them in your invested containers in an organized manner. You can mix them in advance for quick-cooking or pack them separately for a variety of dishes.

5. Keep a well-stocked pantry

With a well-stocked array of spices, all your meal plans can never be interrupted for lack of ingredients. You’ll never have to cancel a planned dinner just because the salad’s dressing bottle is empty. As a follow-up to #4, prepare a list of spices to buy.

6. Plan your meals

Now that the ingredients and spices for your meals are stocked and organized, it’s time to do some planning. A week in advance is the best way to be prepared where you can efficiently utilize all the ingredients and spices in stock. Look for some meals and their recipes online. Write them in your planner along with different breakfast, lunch, snacks, and dinner meals for each separate day.

7. Portion your snacks

Diet is essential to your figure. Do you know what gets in the way of this? Overeating snacks. To effectively manage this issue, choose healthy snack alternatives. Portion and put them in a separate labeled container. Study the nutritional value of grams per serving. This will give you a clear idea of how much you should pack and eat as you satisfy your hunger while staying within your recommended daily calorie intake.

8. Don’t shop while hungry

Before going to the groceries, eat first. You’ll avoid impulse buying on products that are detrimental to your fitness diet which you’ll regret later.

9. Plan for and repurpose leftovers

Let nothing go to waste and save money as much as you can. As long as your dinner leftovers aren’t spoiled or contaminated, put them in a container you bought for reheating as tomorrow’s breakfast. Better yet, get creative, and use the leftover as an additional ingredient.

10. Opt for pre-portioned packs

If you’re not good at meal preparation such as chopping or proportioning, you might as well buy packed pre-cut fruits and vegetables. They usually can be more expensive but if that’s what it takes to reduce your stress and eat healthily, go for it.

11. Have fun while prepping your meals

Reframe your mind in treating meal preparations as self-care rather than a necessity. You’ll likely stick to this newfound lifestyle habit. Listen to music or dance to your culinary endeavors. Who knows? You might find cooking as something you could look forward to daily.

Preparing meals usually takes a lot of time, but if you plan in advance, you can save a lot of hours to be used for other pro cheer activities. Just keep your meals simple and enjoy what you do!

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