Ugh... I feel like the term "meal prep" is so pervasive that it's become like Karen in the cul de sac screeching about someone's shrubs, but, it's also readily recognized and I think a lot of folks do it to some degree or another.
For me, Sunday is NFL day. No not football, Need For Lunch.
I'm not a hardcore meal prep guy by any means, but I do know that if I have stuff ready to go, I am far more likely to grab it in the wee hours when I'm putting together my lunch for the day. Lunch is generally the only meal I actively prep for. Sometimes I cook stuff, like maybe sear up a chicken breast, boil some eggs, cook some rice, etc. but more often than not, it' just getting things ready.
Here's where I started today:
Cheese is pretty straight forward...
The berries I just "wash" in cold water with a splash of white vinegar to kill any surface mold, dry and spread out in paper towel lined-containers:
The carrots and celery just get cut into sticks and then go into a deli container and are covered with cold water to keep them crisp:
The giant cucumber is from my sister in law's garden and there's no way my wife and I would eat all of it as is before losing some. And since I had aging garlic and an onion that needed to be used, I pulled together a quick pickling brine:
And that's it for this week. These items will supplement something more substantial, usually leftovers but sometimes salami, turkey, tuna, etc.
So, what about you folks? Do you prep stuff? How often? What stuff? Any tips?
For me, Sunday is NFL day. No not football, Need For Lunch.
I'm not a hardcore meal prep guy by any means, but I do know that if I have stuff ready to go, I am far more likely to grab it in the wee hours when I'm putting together my lunch for the day. Lunch is generally the only meal I actively prep for. Sometimes I cook stuff, like maybe sear up a chicken breast, boil some eggs, cook some rice, etc. but more often than not, it' just getting things ready.
Here's where I started today:
Cheese is pretty straight forward...
The berries I just "wash" in cold water with a splash of white vinegar to kill any surface mold, dry and spread out in paper towel lined-containers:
The carrots and celery just get cut into sticks and then go into a deli container and are covered with cold water to keep them crisp:
The giant cucumber is from my sister in law's garden and there's no way my wife and I would eat all of it as is before losing some. And since I had aging garlic and an onion that needed to be used, I pulled together a quick pickling brine:
And that's it for this week. These items will supplement something more substantial, usually leftovers but sometimes salami, turkey, tuna, etc.
So, what about you folks? Do you prep stuff? How often? What stuff? Any tips?
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