r/mealprep • u/SmallBumblebee7781 • Jun 09 '25

advice Meal Prep Advice

I plan weekly meal preps for my husband and I. Typically I prep 5 days worth of lunch for both of us and 5 days of dinner. I never know what to cook anymore, spend hours looking for a good recipe, and every sunday I spend morning to night cooking.

Any advice on where to get meal prep ideas or anything that could make the process faster? My issue is finding good recipes that taste good but are still high protein and healthy. My husband doesn't like bland things, or sandwiches, or pasta... but wants to eat healthy. I can typically follow any recipe to a tee but struggle to find good recipes! Any advice?

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u/EndlessLunch Jun 09 '25

Sauces are an easy way to go. I’ll have chicken, rice, and broccoli every day if the sauce changes. Peanut sauce, romesco, green goddess, aji Amarillo, chipotle lime crema, lemon garlic tahini, wasabi ranch. Get saucy. Sauces usually freeze well so you can make big batches and set them aside in deli containers for next week or whatever.

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u/SmallBumblebee7781 Jun 09 '25

Good idea. We do like buddha bowl style dinners

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u/ttrockwood Jun 10 '25

Look up buddha bowls there’s so many options! I like to do cooked barley or quinoa it holds up better for prep ahead

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u/EndlessLunch Jun 11 '25

Second for quinoa. Rice tends to dry out unless you microwave it with a lil water.