Batch cooking only sounds like a lot of work. But it’s not! Future you will thank you for thinking ahead of time and making more than what you need the next time you meal prep! Meal prepping is awesome. It frees up our time so we have more time to do the things we love. […]
This 5-Step Kitchen Shutdown Routine Makes Your Morning Better
Do you have a kitchen shutdown routine every night? If not, it’s worth thinking about starting one. We’re sharing five simple things you can do in your kitchen at the day’s end—a.k.a., a kitchen shutdown routine. This simple set of tasks doesn’t typically take more than 10 minutes or so, and it’s designed to make […]
Meal Prep Shortcuts for Busy (and Lazy) People
Meal prep shortcuts are lifesavers, and they’re nothing to be ashamed of. If you’ve followed Workweek Lunch for any length of time, you know that the meal prep process doesn’t have to be a sadistic activity that takes hours and hours of your precious free time. In fact, most of the meal preps you’ll see […]
The Best Thanksgiving Leftover Wraps
Like clockwork, it happens every year after Thanksgiving. Leftovers. Let us introduce you to something new in the world of post-holiday meals: Thanksgiving leftover wraps. These genius wraps combine all of our favorite leftovers in one convenient hand-held meal. These wraps are what you make after you’ve done the turkey soup or casserole. Or maybe […]
Tips And Tricks To Avoid Soggy Meal Preps
Sogginess is the death of all the best meal prep. I think we can probably agree on that, right? When I started bringing lunches to work and graduated from the average sandwich situation, all my food seemed soggy, no matter what I did when I cooked it, but especially after I reheated it. Regardless of […]
The Best Soup Recipes You Can Meal Prep
It’s officially soup season, meal prep friends. And we’ve all got our go-to recipes, right? Or maybe you improv and sometimes soup doesn’t turn out exactly as amazing as you think it can. We’ve gathered some of the best soup recipes that you’ll have on repeat all season long. Because seriously, what’s better than a […]
Meal Prep Containers 101
Meal prep containers are the foundation of meal prepping. Literally. They help us portion out food so it’s grab-and-go ready, prevent spillage in our favorite lunch bags, and survive many years (ideally) of use and washing. But with so many materials, brands, and styles available, it can be tough to know which containers are right […]
Grocery Shopping On A Budget: Easy Tips To Save Money On Groceries
Grocery shopping on a budget is not impossible. It only seems like some kind of feat of logistics to set a grocery budget and then actually stick to it. It’s definitely a challenge, especially because food costs seem to only go in one direction. And that’s the direction that takes more money out of your […]
How To Meal Prep For Two
From preparing too much or too little food to having trouble finding meals both people enjoy, I’ve experienced most of the common struggles one has with meal prep for two. In this post, I’m going to address what those struggles are and common questions people have surrounding meal prepping for two. By the time you’re […]
Kid-Friendly Recipes: 15 Go-To Meals Parents Always Make for Their Kids
When I think about how hard it is as a childless adult to feed myself and myself alone, I’m in awe of how parents are able to keep both themselves and their kids well fed on a regular basis. Between cooking for multiple (!!) people, dealing with picky eaters, and not going mad in the […]
Working From Home Tips: How To Handle Meals If You Work From Home
I’ve been working from home for about four years and I love it. But when it comes to meals and having access to your kitchen at all times, working from home can be tricky. In this post, I want to share my experience with work from home meal prep even though I work from home, […]
Meal Prepping for Picky Eaters
My name is Vikki, and I live with a picky eater. I didn’t entirely know what I was getting myself into when we moved in together, nutritionally speaking. I knew my partner was a meat-and-potatoes kind of guy. I’d never seen him eat anything green. He also looked down-trodden whenever I suggested a cuisine other […]
How to Get Back Into Meal Prep
Meal prepping looks so easy. Scroll through Instagram on a Sunday afternoon and you’re bound to see several pictures of elaborate-looking spreads: breakfasts perfectly pre-portioned, homemade nut butters and salad dressings, vegetables chopped for snacking, trail mix packaged for grab-and-go eating, maybe even cookies or muffins all ready for dessert cravings, whenever they may strike. […]
How Long Do Meals Last: A Quick Cheat Sheet
Have you ever pulled out an almost-forgotten meal prep from the back of your fridge and wondered if it was safe to eat or how long do meals last in the fridge? Or if it would still even taste good? One of the MOST common barriers to meal prep is being unsure about how long […]
How to Meal Prep Vegetables & Fruit
Fruits and vegetables are the backbones of meal prep. There isn’t a single week that we aren’t prepping produce. Learning how to meal prep vegetables and fruit is a big game changer. There are so many different kinds, and some do better with one kind of prep versus another. But whether we’re talking about chopped […]
College Meal Prep Tips Every Student Needs To Know
My freshman year of college was a blur of dining hall cookies, colossal 2 am calzones, boxes of gluten-free cereal, and burritos. Lots of burritos. Let’s admit: As a college student, meal prep usually meant browsing a selection of all the food everyone told us we weren’t supposed to be eating all the time. It […]