{"id":2008,"date":"2021-02-10T09:45:43","date_gmt":"2021-02-10T15:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/warhawkfitness\/?p=2008"},"modified":"2021-02-10T09:45:43","modified_gmt":"2021-02-10T15:45:43","slug":"why-it-is-important-to-meal-prep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/warhawkfitness\/2021\/02\/10\/why-it-is-important-to-meal-prep\/","title":{"rendered":"Why it is Important to Meal Prep"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"359\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/warhawkfitness\/files\/2021\/02\/Capture.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2011\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/warhawkfitness\/files\/2021\/02\/Capture.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/warhawkfitness\/?attachment_id=2011\" class=\"wp-image-2011\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/warhawkfitness\/files\/2021\/02\/Capture.png 359w, https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/warhawkfitness\/files\/2021\/02\/Capture-300x226.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 359px) 100vw, 359px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Meal prepping is the concept of preparing meals ahead of time rather than the day of. As mentioned in our blog titled <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/warhawkfitness\/2020\/03\/26\/tips-for-meal-prep\/\">\u201cTips for Meal Prepping\u201d<\/a> this concept has become particularly popular due to the many benefits it has. However, what we did not cover in that blog is why meal prepping is so important and how it can benefit you. In this blog we will discuss why you should meal prep and how it can improve your overall health and eating habits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>Benefits of Meal Prepping:<\/strong><br>\u25cf Time Saver<br>\u25cb One of the primary benefits of meal prepping and why it tends to be a<br>popular tactic in the kitchen is because it is a huge time saver. A great<br>way to start meal prepping is to pick one day of the week, such as<br>Sunday, to do all of your meal prep and set aside an allotted amount of<br>time to complete it. Cooking in bulk saves time thinking about what meal<br>you will make the next day and saves time cooking during the week. Now<br>you can go to sleep Sunday night knowing you won\u2019t have to worry about<br>making dinner after a long day of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u25cf Money Saver<br>\u25cb Eating out can be very pricey. Often people can find themselves eating out<br>multiple times of the week due to the fact that they do not know what to<br>make for dinner or simply do not have the time or energy to cook after a long day of work. When you meal prep you know exactly what you will be eating every single day of the week. Overall, this will be a big money saver as you do not have to go out to eat during the week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u25cf Reduces Stress<br>\u25cb Figuring out what you will eat for dinner each night can be a huge<br>stresser. Meal prepping can help reduce the stress that comes with trying<br>to eat healthier. Knowing that you will have dinner prepared each night<br>frees up your mental stress and willpower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u25cf Prevents Boredom<br>\u25cb Oftentimes I find myself eating the same meals over and over each week.<br>This is because when it comes time for dinner I want it fast and easy. Taking the time to plan out your meals in advance will take you out of your comfort zone! Knowing that you will have to prepare all your meals in advance gives you the time to try new recipes every week so that you can avoid eating spaghetti for every meal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u25cf Prevents Food Waste<br>\u25cb If you are concerned about food waste then meal prepping is the<br>technique for you! Meal prepping allows you to make just the right portion<br>sizes for each meal every week. This reduces the amount of excess food<br>that ends up in your trash can later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall, there are many important reasons why you should consider meal prepping on a weekly basis. I hope you enjoyed these reasons to start meal prepping. Remember to avoid your temptations of eating out and take the time to meal prep on your day off. You will not regret it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Do not get discouraged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Cora Shircel<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meal prepping is the concept of preparing meals ahead of time rather than the day of. As mentioned in our blog titled \u201cTips for Meal Prepping\u201d this concept has become particularly popular due to the many benefits it has. However, what we did not cover&nbsp;<a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/warhawkfitness\/2021\/02\/10\/why-it-is-important-to-meal-prep\/\">&hellip;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8159,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[43776],"tags":[1228405,2155,278,1235264,1082171,1228406],"class_list":["post-2008","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-warhawk-fitness-2","tag-cora","tag-fitness","tag-health","tag-mealprep","tag-meals","tag-shircel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/warhawkfitness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2008","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/warhawkfitness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/warhawkfitness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/warhawkfitness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/warhawkfitness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2008"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/warhawkfitness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2008\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2012,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/warhawkfitness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2008\/revisions\/2012"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/warhawkfitness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2008"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/warhawkfitness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2008"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/warhawkfitness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2008"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}