Prepping healthy meals should mean readying an array of nourishing recipes that’ll keep you interested. No one has time to cook from scratch three meals a day, but five days of unsauced chicken breast and limp vegetables? Hard pass.
Our healthy meal prep strategy begins with creating a few simple, adaptable, and delicious recipes that will keep well in the fridge. We make sure to include homemade sauces, dips, or other condiments that breathe new life into cooked grains, greens, and proteins. After that, we mix and match, whether it’s for an energy-boosting breakfast on the way to work, a healthy lunch that doesn’t require waiting in the endless line at your local salad chain, or a satisfying weeknight dinner—no boring leftovers here. Bonus: Meal prepping can often be a budget-friendly option.
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Photo by Travis Rainey, Food Styling by Taneka Morris, Prop Styling by Tim Ferro
Matcha-Mango Chia Pudding
High on the list of healthy meal prep ideas is this energizing chia pudding. The recipe makes 4–6 servings. In other words, you won’t have to think about what to have for breakfast again for a while.
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Photograph by Janice Chung, food styling by Lauren Stanek, prop styling by Raina Kattelson
Now-and-Later Roast Chickens
Roasting two chickens at once gives you one bird for dinner tonight and one for lunches the rest of the week. (And don’t forget to save the carcass for making chicken broth!) Here are other ways to turn a dinner party into a meal-prep event.
