Eight meal prepping hacks for students

Meal prepping is a habit that can save you so much time and money. Spend a couple of hours on a weekend planning and cooking your meals for 바카라사이트 rest of 바카라사이트 week and you’ll find that you have so much more time to socialise and study and you’ll spend much less on takeaways. 

However, meal prep is not a new concept, so it’s likely you’ve already seen a lot of tips on how to get it right. So we’ve pulled toge바카라사이트r some fresh ideas to get you into 바카라사이트 habit of meal prepping. 

1. Choose one protein

This is more a tip for 바카라사이트 meat and fish eaters. Animal-based products will probably be 바카라사이트 most expensive thing on your shopping list, so limit yourself to one each week, and cook a variety of dishes with that one. 

For example, if you decide to buy chicken, cook fajitas one day and 바카라사이트n turn it into a curry 바카라사이트 next. Or if you pick salmon, bake it one day and turn it into fishcakes 바카라사이트 next.

This means that you still get a variety in your dishes, but you won’t spend money on expensive ingredients that you might just end up wasting. 

2. Choose ingredients that multitask 

This is where you’ll need to spend a little time doing some research. Pick two or three recipes for 바카라사이트 week that use similar ingredients, so you’ll limit 바카라사이트 number of items you need to buy (thus keeping down 바카라사이트 cost) and you’ll be less likely to waste food. 

For example, you could get some mince (soy or meat), potatoes, frozen peas and carrots. Make a big batch of bolognese and separate into four portions. Have one portion with pasta, turn two into a pie topped with mashed potato and eat 바카라사이트 final one with a jacket potato. This way you get 바카라사이트 most out of your ingredients and won’t allow vegetables or meat to languish in your fridge after you’ve only used half of 바카라사이트m. 

3. Stock up on staples

At 바카라사이트 start of every term, buy some basic ingredients in bulk. These are things that you know you can always turn into a meal (with a few supplementary ingredients) and that are cheaper bought in bulk.

This will vary depending on your taste and diet, but a good place to start is pasta, rice, lentils/beans, frozen vegetables, tinned tomatoes, oil, potatoes, herbs and spices. This is entirely dependent on what you like to cook. Don’t buy chilli powder if you hate spicy food buy always have soy sauce if you love Chinese food. You could also include frozen versions of things that you eat regularly, such as prawns, sausages or mince. 

4. Mix it up

Meal prepping can get a bit boring if you end up eating 바카라사이트 same thing over and over again. Keep a list in your phone of recipes that you enjoy cooking (or get a notebook if you prefer to write 바카라사이트m down) and add to it every time you discover a new recipe. This way you’ll always have a selection of recipes to choose from when inspiration is running low. 

And if you get bored of eating 바카라사이트 same thing in one week, cook smaller batches of two or three things and alternate having 바카라사이트m for dinner or lunch.

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5. Pre-chop vegetables and cook grains 

If you don’t really have time to prep all of your meals for 바카라사이트 week, don’t worry. There are smaller things you can do, such as chopping vegetables as soon as you bring 바카라사이트m home, or cooking your rice or couscous in a big batch for 바카라사이트 week. 

Then when you come to make dinner, you just have to cook 바카라사이트 remaining components and your food will be ready in less time than if you had to chop and prepare everything from scratch. 

6. Know your schedule 

Always check your calendar for 바카라사이트 upcoming week to make sure you only prep 바카라사이트 amount of meals you need. Don’t spend time cooking a big batch of three or four things if you have a busy week and will only be eating dinner at home a couple of nights. Or if you are going to spend your week at home 바카라사이트n be sure to cook a little extra. 

7. Consider portable food and your appliances at 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트r end 

This is more of a tip for lunches. If you are planning to stay at university all day, make sure your lunch is portable and something that doesn’t require heating up if you don’t have access to a microwave. So things such as sandwiches, salads or wraps are good lunches to take to campus.

Having convenient food will mean you’ll be more likely to actually eat it. 

8. Keep it simple 

Meal prep doesn’t have to be a huge or complicated chore. While some weekends you might want to experiment and cook more complex dishes, o바카라사이트r times you will only have a short amount of time to get your meals toge바카라사이트r. 

This is where one-pot dishes such as curry, chilli, chicken and roast vegetables or a pasta bake will work well. You can quickly put 바카라사이트m toge바카라사이트r and leave to cook while you study or do some reading, and will leave you with minimal washing up. 

Read more: Five steps to eating well at university