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May 19, 2021 By Mary's Nest Leave a Comment

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Today, I am happy to share with you 10 life changing tips that will make meal prep easy!

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Make Meal Prep Easy

When it comes to meal prep, you can feel overwhelmed when dinner time rolls around, and you have nothing defrosted. You may stand in front of your pantry, thinking about what to make, and you may feel paralyzed at the thought of a daunting task ahead of you.

But meal prep for any meal (breakfast, lunch, or dinner) doesn’t have to be an overwhelming task. It can actually be very easy to set aside a few minutes early in your week to prepare some simple ingredients. You’ll be able to use your prepped ingredients to quickly pull together easy and delicious meals throughout the week.

10 Meal Prep Tips

In my tips video, I share the 10 meal prep tips that I use in my traditional foods kitchen. These tips make preparing meals a breeze, and I know they will help you too!

Roast Chicken

I start with a tip on roasting a chicken or preparing any type of protein that you’d like. And I finish with a tip for how to make homemade granola that not only serves as a breakfast ingredient, but you can also serve it as a dessert and a snack!

In between a roast chicken and granola, I walk you through the other foods that I like to prepare—homemade—and stock in my fridge or freezer. These foods include bone broth, which is an essential ingredient in your traditional foods kitchen. I also discuss pre-cooked grains and beans and how to make homemade yogurt with nothing more than a bowl. (You don’t need any special equipment!) And, of course, I have videos and printable recipes for everything I share.

Implementing these meal preps will positively change your life and give you and your family real foods for tasty and nutritious meals throughout the week.

Sourdough Starter is a Meal Prep Lifesaver

One of the best meal prep tips is to never worry about having a lot of sourdough starter in a container on your counter. It’s OK if you don’t bake bread every day. And I promise you will never have to discard any of your starter.

As I show you in the following recipe videos, you can use your sourdough starter to easily cook up a batch of pancakes, waffles, flatbread, and crackers. You can even use your sourdough starter discard to top a casserole, instead of using a biscuit topping.

  • Sourdough Starter Pancakes – What to Do with Discarded Sourdough Starter

Whole Grain Blender Batter Waffles - No Grain Mill Required video
  • Whole Grain Blender Batter Waffles – No Grain Mill Required
  • Sourdough Starter Flatbread using Discarded Sourdough Starter

  • How to Make No Roll Sourdough Crackers
  • Sourdough Skillet Dinner – What to Do with Discarded Sourdough Starter

Watch the following video to learn more about how to maintain a sourdough starter with no feedings and no discards.

  • How to Maintain a Sourdough Starter with No Feedings and No Discards

Recipes to Get Your Meal Prep Started

Check out the videos below to start stocking your refrigerator, freezer, and working pantry with foods that will streamline your meal prep.

How to Make a Simple Roast Chicken
  • How to Make a Simple Roast Chicken
How to Make Roast Chicken Bone Broth For Pennies a Jar
  • Slow cooker: How to Make Roast Chicken Bone Broth for Pennies a Jar
  • 5 Homemade Salad Dressings – DIY Salad Dressing Recipes – Quick + Easy + Healthy
  • How to Make a Nutrient-Dense All Purpose Seasoning Mix
How to Ferment Vegetables Giardiniera Recipe Video
  • How to Make Fermented Giardiniera – Probiotic Rich Italian Pickle Relish
  • How to Pickle Beets – Old Fashioned Pickled Beets Recipe
  • How to Make Homemade Yogurt – No Machine Required
Sugar Free Granola Recipe Video
  • Sugar Free Granola Recipe – Easy, Crunchy, and Tasty

FREE 36-Page Essential Pantry List

Are you in the process of making the transition from a processed foods kitchen to a Traditional Foods Kitchen? If so, be sure to download my FREE 36-Page Essential Traditional Foods Pantry List.

In the list, I walk you through everything that you want to start adding to your “4-Corners” Traditional Foods Pantry, including your:

  • Working Pantry
  • Refrigerator
  • Freezer
  • Extended Pantry (also known as your Prepper Pantry)

In addition to what you should be stocking in your pantry, I also have links to videos along with printable recipes for how to prepare these foods for making traditional nutrient-dense meals. So don’t delay! Download your FREE list and start stocking your traditional foods pantry today.

  • FREE 36 Page Traditional Foods Pantry List – Printable Pantry Staples List
  • What is a PREPPER PANTRY? And Why We All Need One.

Kitchen Academy Videos

Are you looking for more traditional foods videos? I invite you to join the Traditional Foods Kitchen Academy. Members of this optional paid YouTube community get access to exclusive videos, live streams, and other members-only perks.

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And become a Traditional Foods Kitchen Pioneer

In the following members-only video, I talk about Traditional Foods on a Limited Budget.

  • Traditional Foods on a Limited Budget

Stay in Touch with Mary’s Nest

  1. Subscribe to My YouTube Channel for Traditional Foods Videos (Free) - When you subscribe, be sure to click on the notification bell that will let you know each time I upload a new video.

  2. Subscribe to Mary’s Traditional Foods Newsletter (Free) - Get a free eBook for signing up: How to Stock Your Essential Traditional Foods Four-Corners Pantry.

  3. Join the Traditional Foods Kitchen Academy (Optional Paid) - For more detailed videos, live streams, and exclusive members-only perks, join my YouTube membership community.

I look forward to having you join me in my Texas Hill Country Kitchen!

Love,
Mary ♥

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Recommended Reading

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  • Spontaneous Healing: How to Discover and Embrace Your Body’s Natural Ability to Maintain and Heal Itself

**Disclaimer: I am not a medical doctor, a medical professional, a dietician, or a nutritionist. All content found on the MarysNest.com website, including text, images, videos, eBooks or eGuides, social media, or other formats, were created solely for informational purposes only. The content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified healthcare provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition or proper nutritional advice. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have watched in a video or read on this website. Use caution when following the recipe in this video. The creator and publisher of this video and website will not be held responsible for any adverse effects that may arise from the use of this recipe and method or any other recipe and method on this website or corresponding video channel.

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