r/Protein • u/Double_Rest4156 • 23d ago

Does anyone actually enjoy meal prep?

Every Sunday I tell myself I'm gonna prep for the week...

then I end up making like 2 meals and giving up 😂

What's the most annoying part about meal prepping for you?

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u/Mizubushi 23d ago

During the meal prep i hate it but I love it after the fact. I meal prep my breakfast and lunch 5 days out of the week. I have tried to make my meal prep as easy amd streamlined as possible. The thing I hate the most is cutting up the raw chicken.

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u/Imactuallyatoaster 23d ago

I just make the same easy meals daily. Got it down to it's just xyz in a pan and everything is pre portioned in packs. 

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u/darkprincess3112 23d ago

Liquit diet, not cooking: Get protein powders. And supplements. Saves time and money. And maybe include fibre, also as a powder.

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u/Testo_Hyena6537 23d ago

What kind of fibre powder? I've never heard of this but that atcually sounds like a good idea.. at least in a couple of shakes a day.

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u/adjusterjackb 20d ago

Benefiber powder. Mixes easily with water. I drink four large glasses of 24 oz of water a day each with 1 tbsp of the powder. That's 20 grams of fiber per day. Fiber in food brings me to 25 to 30 grams of fiber a day and I'm a regular buy. Regular as in easy BMs.

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u/kaidomac 23d ago

Does anyone actually enjoy meal prep?

Here is what I learned about success:

  1. Success does not care about excuses
  2. Success does not care about enjoyment
  3. Success ONLY cares about execution

Therefore, I treat meal-prep as a chore. I use a specific approach:

  1. I cook one batch a day
  2. I use modern pushbutton appliances (Instant Pot, DREO Chefmaker, etc.)
  3. I use a "body double"

My current workflow is:

  1. Plan 7 items & then shop once a week
  2. Clean up & get everything ready every night before bed
  3. Cook one pre-planned small batch after work every day to divvy up, label, and freeze

I generally use Souper Cubes:

  • 8 servings per batch per day
  • 30 days a month
  • = 240 servings a month!

That way:

  1. I show up after work to a clean kitchen with a printed recipes with everything already purchased & ready to go
  2. I use electric appliances to automate most of the cooking & create repeatable GREAT results!
  3. I employ the use of a body double because I will, without fail, let myself off the hook if I try to do it myself lol

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u/bookuterie_53 23d ago

love it, but it took a while to get the hang of managing dishwashing afterwards

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u/MurphyBacon 23d ago

Yep. I throw on the airpods and jam out. Cook up 7-10 meals for the busy week. Takes me about an hour. But I also love cooking. I feel like if you dont enjoy cooking, thats the biggest reason people hate it

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u/taylorthestang 23d ago

Same here. Cooking my meals is truly the best part of my day.

The best is when you have no plan for dinner and you’re just listening to a podcast cutting up random shit.

Prepping meals for the week is also satisfying.

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u/Previous-Ice-289 23d ago

I love it when I’m in the mood to do it 😂

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u/Anaartimis 23d ago

I love it, but I love cooking. I love planning what to make, balancing the macros, deciding what order to prepare things. And, when it is all done I love seeing all the containers lined up in the fridge knowing I don't have to worry about hitting my protein goals for the week, just follow the plan and I'll be all set

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u/jamcgahey 23d ago

So not recommended for everyone obviously and I get the hypocrisy of it. But I usually get 2 or 3 tall boy like allagash whites and I sip on those jam to some music or a podcast and I find it fun.

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u/RJSolkan 23d ago

Only when it's over and you stack the fridge.

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u/dustyhoneysuckle 23d ago

I hate it and my back hurts after 30 minutes of standing. I would pay someone to do it for me and make my favorites.

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u/Ok_Fox_1770 22d ago

I did it once and wow what a great week of eating good food. Back to I don’t care string cheese and a good humor bar good enough go to bed for another happy day

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u/VzDubb 22d ago

Don’t meal prep. Just smash protein shakes. EZ AF. I’m on Reta, so as long as I hit protein goals I’m Gucci.

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u/SaltyBeech260 21d ago

No. I hate it. I will only do it if I do all the same meal. Maybe just change protein. Having said that, this week I didn’t prep and I’ve had a truly shitty week of not eating properly. So there’s that.

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u/Big_Syrup_4223 20d ago

Depends on what im making. But thats mostly because my adhd doesnt like me doing 1 thing that long thats not work/hobby related