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MEAL PREPPING Learn Why it’s Worth the Time and Actually Necessary to Help You Reach Your Health Goals Written by Matt and Sharon Anderson Owners of Rx Meals
You’ve probably heard all about it and have wanted to do it, but just haven’t had the time, or motivation, to get started. Or maybe you aren’t quite sure where to start. Well, we’re going to tell you why you not only should, but need to meal prep if you truly want to be successful in reaching your nutrition goals. Then we’ll cover how you can get started and the best options to fit your lifestyle. Some of you might be asking, meal prep? Who has time for that? We get it, everyone is busy these days, and there just isn’t enough time to pre-prepare your food and eat healthy on a daily basis. Wait, seriously?! Don’t have time to eat healthy? Nobody should have that mindset. We really can’t afford to think that way. We all have to eat, and focusing on fueling your body with foods that provide nutrients that are healing and help you to live a healthier, longer life should be everyone’s desire. Besides, who wouldn’t want to avoid buying, washing, chopping and cooking food, and cleaning a messy kitchen every day? We should all be signing up for that! Food really is medicine and can be healing to the body; giving us more energy, regulating hormone and cell function, proper digestion, slowing the aging 30 may • june 2020
process, managing weight, amongst many other benefits. Obviously, there is going to be the occasional treat and eating out, but it should be the exception not the rule. The three most important things we like to tell people about meal prepping: • Saves time • Saves money • Saves calories (which ultimately saves you from unwanted weight gain). As was already mentioned, it contributes to an overall more nutritionally balanced diet, and can reduce stress as you are able to avoid last minute decisions on what to eat. You get to prepare food that you know you like and pre-determined portions keep you from overindulging, you also avoid unnecessary food waste. Additionally, you have a much better chance of reaching your nutrition, athletic, weight loss/gain/maintenance goals if you plan ahead with your meals. It’s actually essential to reaching your goals if you are really serious about them. Meal prepping is a learning process and gets easier as you go. Start simple and expand on it as you fine-tune your skills. You don’t need to have professional culinary
