Tips to Help You Stick to Meal Prepping

Hello everyone! 

When I started meal prepping, it was very daunting and new for me because I never knew what to cook, or how much to cook for that matter. It takes a lot of trial and error and finding recipes that really speak to your taste buds. Here are tips on how you can start your journey! 

1) Stick to foods that you already know and love. If they are unhealthy, try and make substitutions to make it a little bit more healthy and nutritious. For example, I substitute pumpernickel brad for white bread. I swap potato chips, and make veggie chips by toasting some zucchini, carrots, and sweet potatoes. Always try to be open to new things look up how you can swap some of your favourite food items for healthier alternatives. 

2) Weigh and portion your food. I recently started weighing my food to ensure that I was eating the recommended portion sizes. For me, the hardest thing to portion out was pasta, haha. I would always eye ball all of my portions and never really knew how much I was putting in my lunch containers. That leads to my next point, 

3) Download a food tracker app. This has really been a game changer for me in my fitness journey. I have myfitnesspal, which is a great app to have on your phone where you can track all of your food and activity levels. 

4) Always have a grocery list and stick with it. Once you know what produce, meats and carbs you want to eat for the week, it'll make grocery shopping a lot easier and more time efficient.  

5) Live a little sometimes! Life is too short to always consistently think, prepare, and plan your food. Sometimes you fall off track and decide to eat that chocolate bar or that bag of chips. It's okay, but remember to get back up and continue on with your regular routine the next day :)