{"id":26560,"date":"2017-07-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-07-17T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theleangreenbean.com\/?p=26560"},"modified":"2020-10-26T20:53:42","modified_gmt":"2020-10-27T00:53:42","slug":"6-months-of-food-prep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theleangreenbean.com\/6-months-of-food-prep\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Months of Food Prep"},"content":{"rendered":"

I challenged myself to 6 months of food prep. That means every weekend for six months straight, I spent at least some time prepping food for the week ahead. Here’s what I learned and why I recommend it.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Hi friends!<\/p>\n

Can you believe we’re already halfway through 2017? I thought I would pop in today to tell you about a little goal I set for myself way back in January. You guys know I’ve been a huge fan of food prep forever right? I think that it’s something almost everyone can benefit from and it’s my number one tip when it comes to healthy eating.<\/p>\n

When Little Miss was born in November of last year, I (not surprisingly) had several weeks where I didn’t do any food prep. I had stocked the freezer in preparation, my parents were in town, my husband was off work, etc so it wasn’t really a huge deal. However, as the new year approached, I knew I would need to get back on track at some point. I’m not a huge goal setter, but I challenged myself to do at least a little food prep every weekend for the first 6 months of the year to help make life a little easier.<\/p>\n

In January, we had a 7-week old baby and a 2-year-old toddler. My husband and I were both working full-time, I was watching the kids full-time and we also owned a CrossFit gym. There’s no question we were busy but there’s also no doubt that food prep was a huge help.<\/p>\n

Here’s what so many weeks in a row taught me:<\/p>\n