Horrified by the Thought of Weekends Lost to Meal Prep? Say Hello to Dump Dinners!

If you're trying to lose weight, meal prepping is probably something you've considered. But the thought of spending an entire Sunday chopping vegetables, cooking chicken, and filling up Tupperware containers can be overwhelming. Who wants to spend their only day off slaving over a hot stove? The good news is, you don't have to.

The first step is to change the way you think about meal prepping. Instead of viewing it as a chore, think of it as a way to save time and money while eating healthy. You're not just filling up Tupperware containers; you're planning your meals for the week, so you don't have to think about what to eat every day. You're also saving money by not eating out as often, and you're reducing food waste by using up ingredients before they go bad.

Meal prep takes too much time. I can’t handle it either.

1.  Ingredient Prep

Now, let's talk about different ways to meal prep that don't involve spending all day in the kitchen. The first option is to do what I call "ingredient prep." This involves preparing all of the ingredients for your meals, but not actually cooking them. For example, you could chop up all of your vegetables, cook a big batch of rice, and marinate some chicken. Then, when it's time to eat, you can quickly throw everything together and have a healthy meal in minutes.

2.  Batch Cooking

Another option is to do "batch cooking." This involves cooking a large batch of a few different dishes and then portioning them out for the week. For example, you could make a big pot of chilli, a tray of roasted vegetables, and a batch of quinoa. Then, throughout the week, you can mix and match these dishes to create different meals.

3.  Dump Dinners!

But my favourite way to meal prep is the "dump dinner." This is where the slow cooker comes in. You make a big batch of a slow cooker meal, portion it out into freezer bags, and then freeze them. On those days you don’t feel like cooking, take a bag out of the freezer, dump it into the slow cooker in the morning, and let it cook all day. When you get home, dinner is ready!

Dump dinners means your fridge won’t be overflowing with meal prep food because you're not prepping a heap of individual single portion tupperware containers, instead you're prepping a zip-lock bag of ingredients to be frozen and used during the week.

And the best part is, I have created a free meal prep mastery guide, where you can learn how I do this to make a week's worth of delicious slow cooker meals for lunch & dinner (as well as brekky & snacks)....all in under an hour!

So, don't let the thought of meal prepping overwhelm you. With a little bit of planning and creativity, you can save time, money, and eat healthy without sacrificing your Sundays. And, if you want to take your meal prep game to the next level, be sure to download the free meal prep guide and learn how to make a week's worth of delicious slow cooker meals in under an hour.