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Meal Prep and Planning Made Easy
Rating: 4.6 out of 5(12 ratings)
75 students

Meal Prep and Planning Made Easy

cooking, meal planning, nutrition, food, wellness
Created byTeresa Johnson
Last updated 10/2023
English
English [Auto],

What you'll learn

  • Speed up your meal prep to make it easy
  • Get organized to make meal planning a breeze
  • Learn how to easily plan ahead
  • Receive a better understanding of basic cooking skills

Course content

1 section20 lectures1h 14m total length
  • Introduction2:33

    Learn practical meal planning and prep with a coach who blends hospitality know-how and nutrition insights, building realistic habits through organized systems and a full meal-prep walkthrough.

  • Bonus Materials explained2:59

    Explore bonus PDFs for meal prep and planning, including a weekly planning sheet, grocery shopping lists, quick recipe ingredients, a zone guide, and a meal planning safe temperature guide.

  • Step 1: Get Organized5:32

    Learn step one of meal prep using the list method to map specific meals you enjoy in ten minutes, organizing breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks, with ideas for easy options.

  • Step 2: Pick Your Meals3:42

    Select a week's meals by reviewing your pantry and freezer, start with one familiar dish, and plan around your schedule to avoid overplanning while gradually adding new options.

  • Step 3: Grocery List and Schedule6:08

    Organize your grocery list by sections: produce, meats, dairy, frozen, pantry to speed shopping. Use shortcuts like rotisserie chicken and plan delivery or pickup plus meal prep 1–2 days ahead.

  • Step 4: Prepare to Cook4:53

    Prepare to cook by preheating the oven and readying appliances, clearing counter space, and organizing five zones—ingredients, utensils, staging, cooling and packaging, and dirty dishes—for efficient meal prep.

  • Step 5: Actually Cook!3:55

    Start by cooking proteins first, then assemble rice, chicken, and veggies while everything is ready before packaging. Sanitize surfaces, use zones to speed prep, and log meals in MyFitnessPal.

  • Monthly Meal Prep3:50

    Learn how monthly protein prep streamlines weekly meals by bulk-cooking chicken breast and other proteins, then freezing sliced, one-pound portions seasoned with salt, pepper, and garlic.

  • Meal Prep Walk Through Part 13:08

    Discover a practical meal prep workflow in a home kitchen, using zones for ingredients, prepping, oven staging, cooling, and packaging.

  • Meal Prep Walk Through Part 25:43

    Learn to assemble four salads in this meal prep walk through part 2, featuring a shrimp salad with roasted peppers, asparagus, feta, and balsamic vinaigrette.

  • Meal Prep Walk Through Part 35:18

    Learn to prep and roast veg; trim asparagus, cut into thirds, then roast with peppers, cauliflower, and Brussels sprouts using parchment and a garlic-salt-pepper mix for 20 minutes.

  • Meal Prep Walk Through Part 48:34

    Demonstrates a meal prep walkthrough for a cauliflower casserole, using a scale for measurements, mixing yogurt, cheese, and spices, then baking, with roasting tips for Brussels sprouts and broccoli.

  • Meal Prep Walk Through Part 51:54

    Season the cauliflower with salt, pepper, and garlic, then add garlic jalapeño for extra flavor. Bake in the oven while prepping shrimp and assembling salads, with a quick cleanup.

  • Meal Prep Walk Through Part 65:45

    Demonstrates a quick, easy meal prep for a shrimp salad: defrosted shrimp sautéed with garlic and peppers, served with a simple balsamic dressing; suggests protein swaps like tuna or chicken.

  • Meal Prep Walk Through Part 76:43

    Assemble jar salads with dressing on the bottom, layer vegetables and spring mix, top with shrimp and feta, and use a barrier to prevent soggy greens.

  • Meal Prep Walk Through Part 81:47

    Distribute six shrimp evenly across each salad by visual count, wash hands, and finish the meal prep by pulling veg from the timer and sealing the salads.

  • Meal Prep Walk Through Part 90:30

    Watch how to finish a salad with dressing on the bottom, flip and shake it, and pull it off to achieve a pretty well dressed salad with a marinated taste.

  • Meal Prep Walk Through Part 100:37

    Watch a practical meal prep walkthrough of finished loaded cauliflower and Brussels sprouts browned and crispy, cooling, and packed into containers, with salads and other items stored away.

  • Meal Prep Walk Through Conclusion0:46

    follow a real-life meal prep walkthrough that highlights timing, checking doneness, and oven variances, with bonus guidance on protein temperatures for efficient planning.

  • Course Conclusion0:30

    Thank you for taking this course. Connect with me for questions or coaching using the contact details provided.

Requirements

  • No experience required!

Description

Do you feel like you are constantly trying to figure out what to eat? Do you feel like you live in the kitchen and spend too much time cooking? The meal planning and prep made easy course will help you to spend less time in the kitchen.

I'm Teresa Johnson, a former chef and now nutrition coach that will teach you some great hacks to make the whole cooking process quicker but also easier! Included in the course is not only lectures telling you how to get organized and have great food ideas, but a real life walk through of me doing a meal prep in my own kitchen.

The techniques and skills presented in this course are ones that I have not only used in my professional cooking career, but ones that I teach to my one on one wellness and nutrition coaching clients. I have also included Bonus PDFs that you can download and keep forever to use for your own planning.

Course Outline:

Introduction

Bonus Materials explained

Step 1: Get Organized

Step 2: Pick Your Meals

Step 3: Grocery List and Schedule

Step 4: Prepare to Cook

Step 5: Actually Cook!

Monthly Meal Prep

Full Meal Prep Walk Through

Course Conclusion

Who this course is for:

  • This course is for anyone that wants to learn how to better meal plan and prep or has tried before but found it difficult or super timing consuming.