{"id":26559,"date":"2017-05-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-24T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theleangreenbean.com\/?p=26559"},"modified":"2020-10-24T17:44:39","modified_gmt":"2020-10-24T21:44:39","slug":"food-prep-focus-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theleangreenbean.com\/food-prep-focus-area\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Find Your Food Prep Focus Area"},"content":{"rendered":"

Learn how to find your food prep focus area. Are you ready to try meal prep but feel overwhelmed? Use these tips to figure out how to focus your first few food prep sessions.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Learn<\/p>\n

Hi Friends!<\/p>\n

By now you guys probably know that I’m a food prep fanatic. I love sharing my weekly prep sessions<\/a> with you guys but I get a lot of questions from people who have heard about food prep and want to try it, but feel very overwhelmed and aren’t sure where to start.<\/p>\n

That’s what today’s post is all about. I want to teach you guys how to really zone in and get ready for a successful food prep session as a beginner.<\/p>\n

Let me preface this by saying that I never prep every single thing we’re going to eat for the entire week. I don’t think it’s necessary. I also don’t always use this “focus area” method anymore. I’ve had a lot of practice and it’s not hard for me to prep a wide variety of stuff in a short amount of time. I do keep a few things in mind though: I prefer small meals + snacks vs big meals. I have a toddler that often needs to eat ASAP to avoid a meltdown. There are weeks when we’re at the gym until 7pm multiple nights. So, depending on our schedule, some weeks I focus more on dinner than others and most weeks I always make breakfasts and snacks a priority.<\/p>\n

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\"Food<\/p>\n

{A dinner-focused food prep of mine where I made a Maple Mustard Chicken Skillet<\/a>, Chicken and Black Bean Enchiladas, Guacamole, Roasted Squash with yogurt and BBQ Pork Stuffed Sweet Potatoes<\/a> to reheat for dinners and Sweet Potato Bites<\/a>, Hummus Topping<\/a> & Carrots to snack on while getting dinner ready or to pack for snacking if we weren’t getting home until late to eat dinner.}<\/span><\/p>\n

So here’s my challenge for you:<\/p>\n

For the next few days, grab a notebook or your phone and make a note every time you find yourself eating something but wishing you had another option. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

For example:<\/p>\n