Meal Prep: The Secret To Time Management Success?

[Delusion]

Many people claim that preparing meals for the whole week to come has helped them become more productive during a busy week, mainly because it saves time.

Soon I’ll be spending 11 hours a day working/commuting. Therefore, I’ll have to improve my morning and evening routines. So, is pre-cooking really that effective?

Eventually, I’ll come up with my own version of what works best, but I'd like to hear your insights on the topic.

[Cabot]

You mean cooking in bulk and heating it up later?

[Delusion]

I mean preparing a variety of snacks and dishes, like cooking 4-5 different meals on Sundays. Like veggie snacks, meat, rice, combination of those, then packing/storing everything and just heating it up if necessary, yes. 

Something like this:
 

[Delusion]

Ah, it's actually called meal prep and not pre-cooking 

I can't change the topic name, can I? 

Edited March 4, 2016 by Ivelina

[Annie]

I don't cook in bulk like that since I like everything as fresh as possible but I cook mostly with a rice cooker or crock pot to save a lot of time.

[Cuzzo]

The only thing I really don't mind cooking in bulk is pasta. I don't cook in bulk because I feel like the microwave take a lot of the nutrients. 

[Clayman]

Yea,  great time saver!  I shop all the food I need on every Saturday, cook the stuff that needs to be cooked.Store it. And than I just pack my 5 daily meals in 10 mins every morning. I am not at home for about 12-15 hours every day, so to have 5 meals ready in 10/15 mins means a lot.

[JevinR]

Forget about meal prep, thank you so much you genius