I recently received a question on how I store my foods that I meal prep! Today I"m sharing how I meal prep different foods I make in advance for the week, how I store them, and how long they are good for! I hope this makes meal prep even more simplified! Here's how I meal prep produce, meat, pasta, and baked goods, and how I store them for the week!

Produce

How do you meal prep produce?

For produce, I often meal prep one of two ways, depending on the type of produce. I always wash (with a homemade half vinegar half purified water wash) and dry my produce when I meal prep, but sometimes that is as far as I go. If it is something that will last for a few days in the fridge once cut, then I will slice or dice it, and possibly even take it a step further and roast it, but most of the time I wait to cook any produce when I am prepping my recipe during the week.

How do you store it?

I typically store produce in a plastic Tupperware or glass mason jar. If I am using a Tupperwear, I will use a paper towel in the container to absorb excess moisture which keeps it fresh for longer.

How long is it good for?

I find my produce (if washed with vinegar and stored properly), stays good for 5-7 days in my refrigerator.

Meat

How do you meal prep meat?

Ground Turkey or Beef: For ground meat, I either cook it in a saute pan to add to a recipe later in the week, or form it into patties to make burgers. If I'm using it for a recipe such as meatloaves, I wont do anything in advance until I'm ready to make the recipe.

Chicken: If I have frozen chicken, I will put it in my crockpot or instant pot to make shredded chicken for the week. If I have fresh chicken breasts, I might cut it into cubes to add to a recipe throughout the week.

Sausage: If I am using sausage for a recipe, I often slice it to add to recipes throughout the week.

Fish: I typically wait until I'm ready to prepare the recipe to prepare fish, unless it's frozen, in which I would place it in the fridge the night before cooking it.

How do you store it?

I store cooked or prepped meat in my Tupperware containers.

How long is it good for?

I have found meat, once cooked, stays good for up to 5 days in my fridge.

Pasta

How do you meal prep pasta?

Most of the time when it comes to pasta, rice, or quinoa, I prepare it during meal prep by boiling it until it is just tender, then I rinse it with cold water in a colander. I then drizzle avocado oil over the pasta, making sure it is lightly coated in the oil which prevents it from sticking.

How do you store it?

I store my prepared pasta in large Tupperware containers.

How long is it good for?

Prepared pasta stays good in the fridge for 5-7 days.

Baked Goods

How do you meal prep baked goods?

I meal prep baked goods in double batches. This means less baking and more prepared food overall! I freeze one, and refrigerate the other.

How do you store it?

Once completely cooled (very important), I will store my baked goods in a large Tupperware container.

How long is it good for?

Baked goods stay good in the fridge for up to two weeks, or in the freezer for up to 3 months.

I hope this makes meal prep a little easier! xo Katie