- Over the past few months, a meal prep movement has taken off online
- Thousands have shared snaps of their healthy and vibrant weekly meals
- Health blogger, Sophie Benbow, from Sydney, started 18 months ago
- She reveals her top tips for meal prepping and the best foods to use
- She also shares her favourite utensils, meals, gadgets and containers
Laura House For Daily Mail Australia
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When it comes to weekly meal prep, many are deterred by the idea of slaving away in the kitchen for hours on their treasured Sunday afternoon.
But thanks to organised ‘meal prep queens’ sharing their incredible creations on social media, thousands have been inspired to push their concerns aside and jump on board the #mealprep movement as well.
As Daily Mail Australia reported earlier this year, Instagram has since been flooded with vibrant snaps, with parents, health gurus and gym junkies all showing off their enviable mouth-watering recipes to their followers.
Now, one prepping pro has revealed how you, too, can master the art and enter the working week with a fridge full of freshly cooked meals.
Delicious and nutritious: When it comes to weekend meal prep, many are deterred by the idea of slaving away in the kitchen for hours on their treasured Sunday afternoon
Healthy movement: Thanks to organised ‘meal prep queens’ sharing their incredible weekly creations on social media, thousands have been inspired to jump on board the #mealprep movement as well
Sydney-based health and wellness blogger, Sophie Benbow, regularly blogs about her meal prepping – from tips on how to prep for a road trip to advice on breakfasts and snacks.
Speaking to Daily Mail Australia, Ms Benbow, who has been meal prepping for 18 months, said she usually dedicates a whole weekend day to it, including the shop.
‘It all started with smoothies and simple recipes on my Instagram and my followers kept on requesting the recipes,’ she said.
Meal prep pro: Sydney-based health and wellness blogger, Sophie Benbow (pictured), regularly blogs about her meal prepping – from tips on how to prep for a road trip to advice on breakfasts and snacks
‘I could definitely get most of it done in a morning if I was only prepping for a few days’: She has been meal prepping for 18 months, and usually dedicates a whole weekend day to it, including the shop
‘You can create so many different meals’: The blogger said the benefits of meal prepping include saving money and better nutrition
Healthy choice: ‘The main health benefit is that you are not going to get caught out eating bad quality food because you are not prepared,’ she said
Must-have kitchen appliances: Ms Benbow said she could not live without her vitamix, dicing food processor, and, of course, her spiralizer
Ready for the week: Not everyone chooses to prep on weekends however, with self-confessed ‘meal prep addict’, Amanda Meixner, choosing to organise herself on Mondays
‘Personally, I’m all about quality control through meal prep. Don’t ever play yourself, don’t cheat yourself… Why spend all of that time in the gym and not follow through with a proper meal plan?’ One of them wrote as a caption.
‘It only takes a couple hours of your weekend to make sure you’re set for the whole week. Prepare yourself and you will achieve your goals, I promise you.’
Not everyone chooses to prep on weekends however, with self-confessed ‘meal prep addict’, Amanda Meixner, choosing to organise herself on Mondays.
Love for food: From a strict calorie plan to colour-coded containers, Ms Meixner’s organisation skills put many aspiring meal prep queens to shame
Dedicated: ‘I get 4 green containers (veggies), 3 purple containers (fruits), 4 red containers (proteins), 3 yellow containers (carbs), 1 blue container (healthy fats) and 1 orange container (nuts and seeds),’ she said
Clean: Among her favourite foods to include are soft boiled eggs and chicken for protein, baby carrots, roasted cauliflower and mushrooms for vegetables and sweet potato and oatmeal for carbs
From a strict calorie plan to colour-coded containers, Ms Meixner’s organisation skills put many aspiring meal prep queens to shame.
‘Meal Prep Mondays for the win. Excited for homemade turkey burgers this week. These are my meals following the @21dayfix eating plan where I’m in the 1500–1799 calorie level,’ she wrote on one of her meal snaps.
‘I get 4 green containers (veggies), 3 purple containers (fruits), 4 red containers (proteins), 3 yellow containers (carbs), 1 blue container (healthy fats), 1 orange container (nuts and seeds), and 4 teaspoons (oils and nut butters) each day.’
Rainbow snacks: Another notable meal prep account, Meal Prep On Fleek, is run by American marketing strategist, Nick, and eating psychologist, Sarah
Perfectly organised: The pair regularly share their eye-popping meal prep efforts on Instagram and as a result, boast close to 100,000 followers
Among her favourite foods to include are soft boiled eggs and chicken for protein, baby carrots, roasted cauliflower and mushrooms for vegetables and sweet potato and oatmeal for carbs.
She also enjoys bananas and apples, almond butter, balsamic dressing and a number of different herbs and spices.
Mother and newcomer to the meal prep world, Darlene Lindsey, is is three weeks into meal prepping and has shared weekly updates with her followers.
Just starting out: Mother and newcomer to the meal prep world, Darlene Lindsey , is is three weeks into meal prepping and has shared weekly updates with her followers
Not sold: ‘I normally make 1, maybe 2 meal choices one day and then a 3rd another day. Today I wanted to try the whole week. See how long it would take, how hard (or easy) it might be… yeah. Not my style,’ she wrote
‘I’ve only been doing this for 3 weeks now so I’m still figuring out what works best for me…my schedule, tastes, and style of cooking,’ she wrote on Instagram on Monday next to one of her impressive weekly meal preps.
‘I normally make 1, maybe 2 meal choices one day and then a 3rd another day. Today I wanted to try the whole week. See how long it would take, how hard (or easy) it might be… yeah. Not my style.
‘It took 2.5 hours from set-up to clean-up. I do have to share all this with Mr. Incredible, but I still wonder if the lettuce will stay fresh enough or if we’ll be having that for the first 3 days. I’m still learning. Thank you for all of the kind and encouraging words. It keeps me going.’
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