EASY Meal Prep With Me! Healthy & Delicious Meal Ideas For 1 Week At Home! | Lucie Fink

It’s time for a SUNDAY MEAL PREP! Save $15 on your Almond Cow with my code LUCIE: almondcow.co/discount/LUCIE - I am obsessed with this machine...but I’m assuming my excitement about that already came through!!!
Meal prep is such a great way to improve your health and lifestyle. Batch cooking can change your life. Ever wonder what I eat in a day? Come cook with me and meal prep with me as I show you what a typical weekly meal prep looks like! I’ve made a couple of meal prep videos in the past, so if you want to check those out, here’s a great place to start:
5 Days of Meal Prep! (Try Living with Lucie from r29): • 5 Days Of Meal Prep | ...
How I Make All My Meals At Home (another Refinery29 video!): • How I Make All My Meal...
I know you’ve been waiting for this video after my farmers' market haul! If you follow my Instagram, you’ll know that Michael and I cook a LOT at home…and many of the recipes I’ve shown you in the past are various recipes consisting of already pre-prepped and pre-chopped foods. So today, I’m walking you through the entire prep process!
Typically Michael would be doing this WITH me...we live in a home where we split the kitchen duties entirely 50/50! But on this day, Michael had to work...so it is SOLO prep time!
Before we get started, I wanted to walk you through the things that we like to prepare: veggies, grains and proteins. I typically like to prepare all of these things in advance by chopping (and storing raw), cooking what I can, and just making sure everything is ready to go for the week ahead. We also eat some foods that we buy fresh the day of (like fish)! About half the vegetables get chopped and stored in the fridge, and then the other half get cooked! I had prepared my rice, quinoa and pasta before I started filming this video.
This video shows me prepping kale, eggs, broccoli, peppers, purple cabbage, onion, zucchini, eggplant, sweet potato, frozen chicken, and making my own homemade almond milk!
Let me know if you have any suggestions for how I can optimize this process, and let me know.
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[@Nina-rv4sz]

Haha, you really treat your kale well! I absolutely love meal prepping, super nice to get some inspiration. :) My favourite thing is that setting aside some time once a week makes life SO MUCH easier the whole week and then I'll be pleased with myself from some days ago every time I open the fridge, haha! Loved the vid. :) Appreciated the different tones for the pop ups haha 😂 Could you next time finish the whole tone ladder though, haha?

[@luciebfink]

Gotta give that kale a NIICCCEEEEE swedish massage! lol

[@Nina-rv4sz]

@@luciebfink Rub out that shoulder tension ahaha

[@ashley522]

I would love to see more food videos, especially a weekly dinner meal plan with quick and easy recipes! 😋

[@luciebfink]

Love this!! More coming soon!!!

[@ashley522]

@@luciebfink Awesome!

[@maggiec1889]

this is sad lucie. i binged every episode of try living with lucie thinking you dropped off of the face of the earth after 2018 but know i have found you and i have rejoiced. thank you for not dropping off of the face of the earth lucie. i missed your positivity 💕

[@luciebfink]

omg i'm so happy you're here and found me!!!!!!

[@zairazaira_]

I did NOT expect it when you started singing Peace! taylor's been killing it lately

[@luciebfink]

I'm obsessed!!!

[@v.nevetha1613]

I started watching your episodes on refinery29. And now found your channel and love your vlogs/videos

[@luciebfink]

Yayyyyy thanks for coming by 😍😇

[@chanelpasquier158]

LUCIE ! YOU CAN EAT THE STALKS OF THE KALE (cavolo nero to be more precise) ! Once you have removed the leaves, chop the stalks into 2cm pieces and fry in a pan with little oil and cover until they have become a little soft and then chop the leaves into pieces and add them to the pan to wilt. Add salt and pepper and voila! This is so delicious trust me!

[@luciebfink]

Ooo I will have to try!

[@postcard9889]

"please get it for me" "yes master" part is soo sweet!

[@luciebfink]

LOL!!

[@beautynerd5918]

Thanks for sharing! Just a suggestion... you could also freezer meal prep all of that into freezer meals or frozen ingredients to use later ie lasagna, chicken stir fry, muffins, soup, smoothies, chili, cookies, gf bread, etc. You could also add edamame, beans, peas, and lentils as added protein to your meal prep. Then you have heat and serve meals when you are short on time or not feeling well and frozen ingredients you can turn into a meal when time/ energy permit. Thanks 🙂

[@luciebfink]

LOVE THIS!

[@lolabo8264]

Why is that almond cow the best thing I've ever seen in my life?

[@luciebfink]

RIGHT.

[@samarsaiyed7250]

Would love to see more cooking videos for sure!!!

[@alinabauza464]

Loved the video. Thank you Lucie!! 😍

[@jessicacurtis5637]

Awesome inspiration for meal prepping ingredients I don't usually work with. Thanks! Also rice cooks well in a crock pot for meal prep, too, and doesn't take space on the stove. It also freezes well (when done correctly) if you need to make big batches ☺️

[@lilitb.4475]

I love meal prepping as well! Really happy to see how your channel has been growing steadily in the last year :) Sending you a lot of love and appreciation! Greetings from Germany :D

[@heidiharris_]

Yaaasss! Def want to see more cooking! The wrap looks so yummy. How do you cook your rice?

[@passiveaggressive6175]

Braised cabbage with stock, apples, brown sugar, kosher salt, ground black pepper and a dash cumin is a great pre side dish that lasts a few days. Great with a pork chop🥰

[@ij643]

it's interesting how you cut the peppers 😅 you could cut in half (top to bottom) and use it all (apart from the white) instead of (I guess) throwing away the part around the stamp 😀 greetings from Germany (where peppers are really expensive in winter)

[@luciebfink]

oh, i don't throw away that part at the top...that's my snack to eat during the meal prep haha!!!

[@emmatwiston-davies9692]

This was a really satisfying video to watch. Very enjoyable!

[@luciebfink]

So happy to hear!!! Xoxo

[@morgancampbell7619]

Love all of your videos. I’ve been eyeing the almond cow for a little bit now and I think you have me sold!

[@luciebfink]

YAY!! It's really amazing I LOVE IT!

[@xileny]

I really loved the almond milk maker! I definitely going to gift my mom with one since she loves almond milk. Thank you! 🌸

[@amandiux7]

So real question: how long do cut veggies last you without going soggy? Especially more watery veggies like the peppers? Also if you use the stems of the kale for your green juice you get a lot of fiber and you get to use it all! Same with spinach

[@luciebfink]

the veggies tend to last about 6 days!!! by the 7th I'm like 'ehhhh'

[@kharris424]

With soggy things like greens or the peppers, they don't get quite so wet if you leave a paper towel in the container with them.

[@kelsqi-books4835]

Almond cow is so cool! 🤩 looks like it'd be a great gift 🎁

[@user-vv6cb9vo7d]

Love your videos!

[@kelsqi-books4835]

"Tiny mini coffee" *holds up normal sized coffee* 😅🤣❤

[@ncka92]

Love this kind of contents 💕 thank you!

[@luciebfink]

So glad! Thanks for coming to my channel!! xx

[@isabellabig-herrera4822]

Lucie, all of this meal prepping looks delicious! It has inspired me to keep cooking and in fact, I'm about to roast some food and veggies in my oven for dinner tonight. :)

[@luciebfink]

I love this!!! Enjoy your din!!!

[@marymikel9193]

Definitely inspired me to begin ingredient prepping.

[@courtneygranger3624]

Absolutely love meal prep and cooking vids please keep it up! Also its really nice to add dates and/or shredded coconut to your protein balls for extra flavour and a nice sticky consistency (especially if you want to roll it in something after). ❤️

[@luciebfink]

YESSSSSS! I can't believe I forgot to add my dates. I typically do.

[@polocub1429]

I’d love to see what meals you make from a week of prep! I get tired of eating the same thing more than a couple times in a week so I can use some inspiration

[@sarahisamazing]

Just here to say I really appreciate your intentional separation of olive oil bottles for cooking vs dressing

[@llgarciar3096]

Lol I was thinking omg I should do this, then Lucie says: I hope this inspires you

[@luciebfink]

hahaha!!

[@mariaalejandrasuarezvargas5797]

Love this so muuuuuuuch

[@luciebfink]

🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@fionam5879]

Since you're trying to be more eco-conscious, maybe consider buying re-usable baking mats (silpats) when you get to the end of your roll of baking parchment paper?

[@luciebfink]

Omg I’ve never heard of these! Great idea. Do you have a link?

[@camilled8234]

@@luciebfink I found compostable parchment paper at the grocery store and sili mat at the department store :) Amazon probably has some

[@viviankaldahl4546]

@@luciebfink I love these mats www.amazon.com/dp/B08329T1JS/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_HE6XRAW1R0QWM20QDMKX?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1 Hopefully, you'll look into these! It's also super great because when you use them you don't have to wash the pans lol!

[@luciebfink]

@@viviankaldahl4546 Someone messaged me on Instagram saying not to use the silicone linings since they're dangerous when heated. Have you heard anything about this?

[@viviankaldahl4546]

@@luciebfink The description does say “FOOD SAFE/NON-TOXIC: These silicone baking mats are made of premium quality materials fiberglass and high quality silicone, BPA Free, safe from bitter cold to intense heat (-40°F up to 480°F) . Oven, Microwave, Dishwasher and Freezer Safe.” Obviously take it and do research, but no I have never heard anything about that. I have also never had any issues with my mats. There are higher end mats like this by a different brand that lots of restaurants and schools use, you could look into those!

[@elisapetrovich4186]

That salad spinner ‘lock’ locks the plunger in the down position for easier storage 😊 Just found you through IG Reels after missing you since your R29 content!

[@mythapernito]

That almond cow is a must haveeee 😫

[@emotionthabane1777]

Thank you so much this helped

[@toliver0711]

Lucie love the video! I am definitely going to check out Almond Cow. Is the cute glass jar for sale on their website also?

[@luciebfink]

YES! It might come with the machine!! Look into that!!

[@xime.tinilifemoves]

Hi! I loved your video and the almond milk machine is amazing! I recently started using red cabbage and I was wondering how do you eat it? Thank you so much great inspiration!

[@luciebfink]

I like it cold on the side of meals!! Like a salad type. Would be good sautéed too!

[@caitlinallmaier7586]

Ahahah I thought I was the only one who stored my cast iron in the oven! love this video :)

[@luciebfink]

hahaha nope!!!

[@gracechikezie5685]

Wahoooo this cool

[@anskuaaaak]

A sundried tomato pesto (with a bit of almond milk with chicken is 😍👌🏼

[@dee_x3965]

Strange request, but can you link your oven? I'm moving soon and will need to get one! 😅

[@hramsden1697]

Just caught this, Lucie - do you have to add any lemon juice to the glass jars to keep the veggies fresh all week??

[@milililie]

This is a nice concept but can meat, rice and sliced zucchini last more than 3-4 days in the fridge? Do you add something fresh during the week?

[@fionam5879]

Where is your herb garden from? Been looking for one just like it!

[@luciebfink]

Aero garden!!!

[@Savingmomma]

Pressure cooker for all those grains would only take you 4 minutes! Cut down some prep time 😉

[@kathrybsisto2694]

Can you tell us where your rings are from!?

[@fwheeler6805]

Do you compost at home? I would love to see a video about how to compost!

[@cravingkaradise]

I wonder if you could do oat/cashew milk in the machine too?

[@brishtipal3489]

Thinking a heart from our cute girl

[@ashley522]

What is the recipe for your produce wash, or do you purchase it and just decant it to keep in a small bottle in the fridge? Also, I just have to say I am loving all the new food and health content so so much, keep it up 🥑💕🥦

[@luciebfink]

equal parts filtered water and distilled white vinegar!! DIY!

[@ashley522]

@@luciebfink Awesome, thanks so much!

[@havvabcak5037]

i have food intolerance for beans and a lot of things that I love. It is really difficult for me we live with a big family and I have to make my own food :(

[@drivethrutours1916]

Do you have an Instant Pot for cooking...?

[@estherdecker9043]

Have you tried or heard of reusable silicone baking sheets instead of parchment paper?

[@35ishcookiemonster]

Where did you get the spice jars?

[@jassielrodriguez2613]

@Lucie! Love the video! But where can I find your phone case! Obsessed!

[@luciebfink]

it's from nulla!!

[@Jsween876]

How has digestion been for you since your gallbladder removal surgery luv?

[@barneaandreea8806]

The cabbage is so beautiful!! Btw, I dont know how to introduce the LUCIE Code, can someone help?

[@luciebfink]

I think when you go to check out there should be a section to enter a promo code or something?! Do you see it? If not, please email [e-mail] and I'll help ya out!

[@adhithirao3500]

I love your show!!! How long does this whole process usually take( hour wise) ?

[@luciebfink]

Usually a couple hours!!! Less if I’m not doing the grains!!

[@drivethrutours1916]

Where did you get your kitchen appliances from?

[@luciebfink]

Which one?!?

[@drivethrutours1916]

@@luciebfink The blender and toaster in the background...

[@mq6536]

The sounds are giving me Stardew Valley

[@zahrabrissett4060]

What do u use edit your videos

[@luciebfink]

Adobe premiere!

[@mollieelisabeth960]

What does Michael do for work?

[@sofiamartinezanaya3746]

💛💛💛

[@upensadhana]

Hi lucie ....Great video ....just one suggestion...Please don't cut only onions beforehand coz its scientifically proved that onions are best freshly cut and if it's left longer it even becomes harmful...so please be careful

[@evie5570]

Would it be enough if I could never give you peace ❤❤❤

[@luciebfink]

lol i can't stop with folklore!!!!

[@evie5570]

@@luciebfink girl same

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I'm first one to whach0

[@brishtipal3489]

First view

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Hi I'm first liker

[@raniaatshani7188]

Please continue hip hop🙏

[@DmakProductionsTempe]

You talk about a lot of good tips in the video production space! We love what you talk about, keep it up. Anytime you're in Scottsdale hit us up. If you'd like, DM us @dmakproductions on IG and we can chat. You do really great work.

[@elenaadler4633]

It's impossible to see your videos anymore because an ad shows up every 3 minutes. Why is this? It goes against pace and narrative and everything. So annoying! Anyone has any idea why this happens?

[@drivethrutours1916]

Just use an Ad Blocker in your browser. No need to deal with any ad interruptions in KZbin videos anymore then!

[@havvabcak5037]

this machine is too expensive