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Fueling Your Day

Sherene Chou

October 18, 2020

Sherene Chou

Sherene Chou

Sherene is a culinary-trained Registered Dietitian Nutritionist for nutribullet focused on making delicious plant-based eats sustainable and accessible for all. She believes that food cultures and traditions should be celebrated and incorporated as part of living a happy and healthy life. When she’s not learning about a new ingredient or food at her local farmers market, you can find Sherene teaching food justice and culinary nutrition to health professionals nationwide.

Whether you’re on the go, working from home, or distance learning, it’s always a good idea to meal prep for the week. If you pick up food once a week or more, making sure you have go-to meals is an easy way to help you save time and money every single day.

The average person spends nearly 40 minutes a day on meal prep. That time can increase to over an hour depending on the size of your household. Though it might seem faster to pick up a meal or snack, there are several factors to consider: commute time, cost of food purchased, and quality of food. Being able to make your own food ensures you know what goes in it. You can also customize it just the way you like it!

Meal prepping gives you the flexibility to make the best food choices and reduces the stress of deciding what to eat when you’re hungry. How you meal prep can also be flexible. For example, you can choose to eat out for lunch while saving time and money on breakfast, snacks, and dinner by planning and preparing them ahead of time.

Here are some go-to recipe ideas to fuel you throughout the day and help save you time and money.

Breakfast

Double these recipes and store them in sealable containers for easy, ready-to-go breakfast options you can enjoy for the days ahead.

Lunch

Mason jars are an easy way to build salads that can help you save space in the fridge. Get creative with ingredients!

Veggie wraps are also super customizable and great for on-the-go.

Snacks

 No-bake energy bites are the perfect make-ahead portable snack. You can mix and match nut butters, spices, dried fruits, chocolate chips, and crunchy nuts and seeds.

Dinner

Making batch sauces and chopped, sliced, or shredded veggies ahead of time will cut down on meal prep. Throw together a quick meal in minutes.

No matter what recipes you choose, be sure to have enough storage containers to help keep your meals fresh throughout the week!

We love hearing from you! Please tag us on social media @nutribullet and share with us your meal prep favorites! Happy prepping!

Get inspired with these featured favorites.

Super Blue Smoothie
RECIPE

Super Blue Smoothie

Is there such a thing as a perfect smoothie? This sweet medley certainly makes a strong case. With a classic combination of blueberries, banana, and spinach, this superstar smoothie provides a powerful nutrient boost!

Clock icon representing preparation time 5 mins
Chef hat icon representing cooking time Easy
Fire icon representing calories or energy 310 cal
Essential Green Smoothie
RECIPE

Essential Green Smoothie

Consider this blend the little black dress of NutriBullet smoothies: it never goes out of style. To help keep your energy stable throughout the day, aim to balance your meals and snacks with high-quality protein, healthy fats, and fiber-filled carbs – like this combo of Greek yogurt, peanut butter, fruit, and veggies. There’s a reason this one is always on-trend.

Clock icon representing preparation time 5 mins
Chef hat icon representing cooking time Easy
Fire icon representing calories or energy 320 cal
Good Morning Green Smoothie
RECIPE

Good Morning Green Smoothie

Start your day on a high note with this nutritiously cheerful blend of greens, mango, banana, and chia seeds.  

Clock icon representing preparation time 5 mins
Chef hat icon representing cooking time Easy
Fire icon representing calories or energy 240 cal