Can we talk about how meal prep Sunday turned into a waste of time for me?

I spent 5 hours every Sunday for 6 months cooking all my lunches for the week. By Wednesday the chicken was dry and the veggies were mush. I thought I was saving money but I threw out about $40 worth of food each week. Then I tried just prepping ingredients instead of full meals. Chopped veggies, cooked proteins, and sauces all separate. Now I mix them fresh each morning in about 10 minutes. Has anyone else switched to ingredient prep and seen better results?

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taylor_young16d agoMost Upvoted

Oh man, the "mushy veggies and dry chicken" thing hit home. My buddy tried the same full-meal prep thing and said his Wednesday lunches tasted like a sad science experiment.

sarah53116d ago

Wednesday lunch? He made it to Wednesday? I would have cracked by Tuesday and just eaten a block of cheese standing over the sink. My own attempt at prepping a full week ended on day two when my "meals" turned into Tupperware full of beige mush that tasted like regret. I honestly don't know how people eat the same exact thing five days in a row without their soul leaving their body.