Top 10 Tips for Food Prep

Ever wondered why some people are achieving results and some aren’t? A lot of the time is because one person is prepared & the other isn’t.  Can you guess which one is getting the better results? Here is My Top 10 tips for Food Prep

1. Plan you meals AND include the weekend: Write it down from Monday to Sunday, breakfast through to Supper, every meal & you want to eat. A common mistake people make is forgetting to plan their food for the weekend as well as during the week
2. Plan your snacks: Most people will plan their main meals, but what about your snacks? Don’t forget to get some variety to keep it exciting for both during the week and the weekend
3. Create your shopping list: from each day’s meals & each day snacks create you shopping list. Remember NEVER go to the shops when you are hungry…you will end up with many items you didn’t plan to purchase
4. Shop smart: Purchase you fresh produce from the markets; you will get better quality for half the price!
   
   
5. Don’t have the time? Make time! You don’t have to food shop & food prep on the same day – spread it out! Food shop Saturday (allow 1 hour) and food prep Sunday (allow 2 hours – depending on how many you are cooking for!)
6. Multi-task: Don’t do one recipe at a time, wash the dishes and start all over again, you will be there all day. Spend 5 minutes planning which items you are going to make first and have multiple recipes going. I.e Grill your chicken, steam your veg, boil your quinoa & at the same time bake your high protein muffins whilst you roll out some protein bites
7. Don’t leave it to the last minute: If you think you are going to come on a Sunday night at 9pm after being out all day & do a weeks’ worth of food prep, dream on. If you have a busy Sunday afternoon, what’s stopping you prepping you food on a Saturday afternoon, or Sunday morning, where it fits get it done
8. Prep what you like: If you don’t like cooking & freezing meals you don’t have to, your prep can be portioning out your meats & protein, cutting & washing & separating all your veggies for the week. You will be amazed at how much time you will save during the week
9. Portion control: Just because you have cooked up 1kg of chicken that is to die for doesn’t mean you eat it all in a day: portion out the correct portion and spread it out to get the best variety
10.  VARIETY VARIETY VARIETY: If you eat the same thing, every day, you will get the same results. Your body craves variety & responds to it so make sure you have a good mix of lean proteins, fresh produce and quality starches.

Need help with your food prep? Simply contact Sinead at naednutrition@gmail.com to find out how a personalised meal plan can help you with your food prep