Research reflects that fresh foods are often less expensive than processed ones. So, let's consider how we might gain access to these foods and set aside time to prepare them. 

Meal Prep Ideas

Once a week, schedule 1/2 hour for yourself to browse through cookbooks and blog posts, choose seven dinner recipes, and make a menu plan. If you would like a menu plan worksheet, email me at lisa@harmonized-living.com

Once a week, spend an hour shopping for the items in your seven dinners. Purchase extra quantities so that you can make leftovers for the next day.

Set aside time to cook. Two hours weekly, when spent effectively, can yield most meal prep for the seven days ahead. When you are cooking, revise your notion of breakfast and lunch. You can have quinoa, rice, or oats for breakfast with fruits and nuts. You can have pasta for lunch with hard-boiled eggs and salad. Make spice blends that are ready to add to simple grains, proteins and vegetables.

Savor your food with loved ones.

Perhaps, you can set up a dinner exchange where, one day a week, you host a dinner and, another day, you go to someone’s house for dinner. When everyone works together, nourishment is more inspiring and enjoyable.