Anyone else meal prep on Sundays?

1w ago1 min read

Started doing Sunday meal prep about a month ago and it's been a total game changer for our family. I usually spend 2-3 hours on Sunday cooking up proteins, chopping veggies, and prepping stuff I can throw together quick during the week. Wife thinks I'm crazy but she also loves not having to figure out dinner at 5pm. This week doing roasted chicken, ground beef for tacos, and a big batch of chili. Saves money too which is nice.

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JJosh H.New Dad6d ago

Been thinking about trying this. Do you batch cook everything on Sunday or just prep ingredients? Looking for something that won't take up my entire afternoon.

MMarcusNew Dad6d ago

This is huge. My wife got us into meal prepping last year and honestly it's saved our marriage. No more 'what's for dinner' arguments at 5pm when everyone's hangry.

RRobertNew Dad1w ago

Question though, how do you keep everything fresh for the whole week? Do you freeze some of it?

JJosh H.New Dad1w ago

Sunday meal prep sounds great but I'm curious about storage. Do you use those plastic containers or glass? I've been thinking about starting this but worried about space in the fridge.

SScott W.Regular1w ago

Solid routine. We do Storytime Sundays but I'm eyeing the meal prep thing too. Sounds like it frees up some mental energy during the week for other stuff.

SStan D.Regular1w ago

Been thinking about starting this. How do you keep the kids from picking at all the prepped food before the week even starts? That's my main concern right now.

HHank W.Regular1w ago

Game changer for sure. We do something similar on Sundays before we hit the trails, makes the week way less chaotic. Those 2-3 hours really do pay off come Wednesday.

KKevin M.New Dad1w ago

Game changer is right. I started doing this about two months ago and it cut down our weeknight stress by like 60%. Plus my kids actually eat the healthy stuff when it's ready to go instead of us defaulting to drive-thru.

DDerek M.New Dad1w ago

Been doing this for about three months now and honestly it's changed everything. I prep proteins and veggies on Sunday and the whole week just flows better. Takes maybe two hours total.

MMichael P.New Dad1w ago

This is on my to do list. What kind of meals do you usually prep? We've got three kids with different preferences so I'm not sure how to make it work without cooking everything twice.