Make Prep Effortless

Meal prep is not about eating sad chicken and broccoli from containers. It is about having two or three ready-to-assemble options on hand when hunger strikes, so cooking never stands between you and a good choice.

Washed salad greens, cooked grains, and pre-cut vegetables turn a 30-minute cooking barrier into a 5-minute assembly. Pre-portioning snacks into small containers, rather than eating from the bag, does the same job for treats. The point is simple: shrink the effort the healthy option asks of you, and you will reach for it far more often.