Meal Prep Ideas
61 Healthy Meal Prep Ideas For Easy Lunches This Week
Regardless of why you are meal prepping, we have a feeling that you’re looking to save time in your busy life by creating meals ahead of time. We can relate — there is nothing easier than being able to reach into your fridge and pull out overnight oats for a quick and easy breakfast when you don’t have time to cook. Or, bringing your own work lunch to avoid spending money going out to eat every day.
However, sometimes busy lives mean that we don’t have time to sit and research what to meal prep for the week. In fact, finding good meal prep ideas can be daunting and overwhelming, at best. Spending hours scrolling through mouth-watering pictures on Pinterest might seem like a good idea. That is, until you realize you’ve pinned 90 ideas, but made a grocery for exactly…zero.
So, we’ve compiled this list of some of our favorite easy meal prep recipes to give you inspiration to get through the work week with healthy, quick, and money-saving ideas that you can make on the weekend to stave off those Monday blues.
Looking for inspiration with your at home cooking? You’ll find a variety of our favorite recipes, including weekly meal prep, fast, 30 minute dinner recipes, cocktails, cookies and more!
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Light and refreshing, this margarita is perfect for summer. Lime, tequila, and jalapeno make this drink a classic spicy cocktail recipe that everyone knows!
This restaurant-worthy Italian spinach soup recipe is a must-try that is ready in just 60 minutes and comes out looking colorful and beautiful!
This recipe is a spin on the traditional sangria recipe by replacing the brandy in the sangria with bourbon and adding a special infusion of Grand Marnier.
These healthy vegetarian lunches are easy ideas for work, kids’ lunch boxes, or even as meal prep for the rest of the week.
Simply combine sun dried tomato ravioli and your choice of Mediterranean-inspired vegetables to create a recipe that is out of this world in under 30 minutes.
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Light and refreshing, this margarita is perfect for summer. Lime, tequila, and jalapeno make this drink a classic spicy cocktail recipe that everyone knows!
This restaurant-worthy Italian spinach soup recipe is a must-try that is ready in just 60 minutes and comes out looking colorful and beautiful!
This old fashioned potato soup recipe adds gnocchi, shredded chicken, and bacon for a hearty dinner idea ready in under an hour.
This fluffy french toast recipe is a spin on the classic french toast recipe that includes heavy cream, butter, and lots of eggs by adding Greek yogurt!
This thick and chewy chocolate chip cookie recipe is inspired by the popular Levain bakery and is a delicious simple cookie recipe to make at home fast
This recipe variation uses chocolate milk and Dr. Pepper to give it a spicier, vanilla flavor that is perfect over ice or even a blended milkshake.
This simple butterscotch layer dessert can be prepared in under 30 minutes. The hard part is leaving it to chill!
This list is filled with delicious summer cocktails, mocktails, and refreshing drinks, whether you’re enjoying them by the beach, pool, or your next party.
This recipe is a spin on the traditional sangria recipe by replacing the brandy in the sangria with bourbon and adding a special infusion of Grand Marnier.
While you can find these pre-made syrups at your grocery store, it’s just as easy to make your own homemade coffee syrup recipes and save money, too!
This strawberry margarita recipe uses simple, fresh ingredients to not only give you a delicious margarita on the rocks, but an easy-to-make cocktail.
These easy meal prep recipes will give you weekly meal inspiration to make for healthy breakfast, lunch, or dinners for you or your family.
We love a healthier drink, so this greyhound cocktail features finely chopped fresh basil and sparkling water to give it a refreshing fizz.
We’ve compiled a list of over 100 easy and quick dessert recipes that will help you get that instant gratification you’re looking for!
Mocktails are a great way to enjoy delicious drinks while staying sober, without worrying about the hangover the next day from alcohol the next day.
In under 30 minutes, this avocado pesto recipe uses roasted broccoli and mushrooms to add flavor to whole wheat linguine with kalamata olives.
This healthy berry crisp is dairy-free and gluten-free, ready in under an hour, with mixed berries and a topping made with shredded coconut, oats and honey.
This kale, leek, and potato soup is a fast and easy soup, topped with homemade mint pesto. It's the perfect soup to try when it's cold outside!
This quick and easy cookie recipe creates rich, moist, and thick pecan cookies that are so good that you would think they came directly from the bakery.
These healthy vegetarian lunches are easy ideas for work, kids’ lunch boxes, or even as meal prep for the rest of the week.
If you are currently at home, this healthy breakfast bar recipe is a great way to easily and quickly throw together pantry items. We’re a huge fan of these healthy baked almond butter oatmeal bars since they are not only quick and easy to make, but they pack a healthy dose of protein from the added Vital Proteins collagen peptides.
The perfect way to feel energized in the morning! This smoothie combines peanut butter, Chameleon cold brew concentrate, bananas chocolate milk and Vital Proteins collagen to create a smooth, creamy caffeine-filled snack perfect for breakfast or post-workout!
Simply combine sun dried tomato ravioli and your choice of Mediterranean-inspired vegetables to create a recipe that is out of this world in under 30 minutes.
This healthy fruit and matcha yogurt bark is a quick and easy way to enjoy a summer treat without long cook times or turning on the oven.
This old fashioned potato soup recipe adds gnocchi, shredded chicken, and bacon for a hearty dinner idea ready in under an hour.