I Get Paid To Meal Prep Professionally

[@laurenconrad1799]

This concept as a business idea is genius. It’s something some people love to do and something some people can’t stand but want done for them.

[@swicheroo1]

I live in LA. I have friends who do this. They're usually very highly trained and completely in tune with the foodie inner circles...but they opt out of traditional restaurant work because they are pursuing something else, like art. If it weren't for the fact that I find a lot of pleasure in cooking, I'd use their services. They save you in the long run because they do the shopping and know where all the good deals are. I mean what normal person will travel to the next county just to pick up lobter at $5 per pound?

[@iceyyy47]

Lauren Conrad it’s such a great concept

[@savannahhachey2897]

Lauren Conrad it’s my business and I’m happy to say it’s going so well. And I get so much joy nourishing people’s bodies for them so they can focus on their mind and soul ❤️

[@AJ-xi4hb]

this is not genius. just work from 1 location make multiple batches and supply your clients. you can do more clients with less time

[@AustenSummers]

You were great on the Eric Andre show

[@imablank9701]

Being disabled, I could use a meal prep service. Never thought about that before.

[@lydiaford6200]

Paranormal Seeker that’s such a great idea!

[@lucya3359]

It would be great for me too. But for the quality of the food she is making I wouldn't be able to afford it. As I don't work because I can't! Anything I eat in the day has to be microwavable as I sometimes forget I left the oven on with food in it 🤦(part of my illness). Everything she makes looks so fresh though 🙂

[@imablank9701]

@@lucya3359 I understand that. Sometimes I can't leave my bed because my legs won't work. But it would be nice to have so I'd actually eat during the day. Plus Proper nutrition is a huge thing for helping manage the bodys pain and the mind. I feel the best when I have proper nutrition. Also dinners would be nice for my fam on days I can't stand long enough to cook and the hubby is working 16hrs a day 6 days a week. I use to meal prep dinners for the freezer with my mom and sis in law. We would get together and cook all day.. I'd make 3 different meals for 3 family's and they'd each do 3 different meals for 3 family's, then we'd swap. It worked out nicely. I just can't do all day cooking anymore.

[@lucya3359]

@@imablank9701 I completely understand, I hardly leave my bed (chronic pain) and am in a wheelchair. Proper nutrition is so important

[@SimplyCanadian]

Or just use skip the dishes or any other food delivery service, order from healthy places, for sure it's cheaper then having a private chef.

[@bellabiddle2902]

this might actually be my dream job

[@celestehotzler2837]

Bella Biddle go for it!

[@timowthie]

You can start next week.

[@VirginiaStockwell]

Yes, I encourage you to get into it if you enjoy cooking! It doesn't have to be a dream. You just have to learn how to obtain clients.

[@billieismylife3914]

If she can afford airpods she's doing something right

[@archiej6386]

Yeah that s what I thought

[@Meradiwth]

Billie is my life stealing isn’t that hard 🤭

[@leighsutherland6222]

Mine were free with my phone. So were my daughter’s. Neither of us use them!

[@powerpuff4ever]

If you have literally any job, you can save $100

[@WutsAyt]

@@powerpuff4ever I need six figures before I can try to convince myself to pay someone $100 to snip the wires off some earbuds

[@lydiaford6200]

I wish someone would pay me to meal prep for myself. Then mayebe I’d actually do it 😂

[@crazybeire]

AMEN

[@Sarahr98998]

Girl. Same.

[@janani1826]

I would do it if someone bought me the groceries

[@skyraider37]

You are hired!

[@ECSizemore]

Yea ….? You’d be paying yourself. How much money you’d be saving every week

[@gryffindore7]

My meal prep is boiling a 12 pack of eggs so i have something to eat when im running out of the apartment to catch the bus.

[@lunanegra6253]

Egg farts on the bus are so wrong 🤣🤣🤣

[@crisnieochavo4602]

lol

[@priscillajimenez27]

That's smart! 2 eggs a day

[@traceyt4580]

What a terrific idea for a business, not just making money but you get to do something you like and provide something so worthwhile to people! I'd recommend doing this for seniors but then again they might pay you in Werther's haha

[@VirginiaStockwell]

There's a whole business in cooking for seniors actually! This is a luxury service, so luxury prices are recommended. Not all seniors are living off low incomes.

[@sunflower7829]

**coMpLetELy oFf ToPic** but HER HAIR IS GORGEOUS😍

[@frankieffbaby]

it should be in a hairnet though

[@ChuppyDuh]

I’m honestly so impressed omg! Her dishes look aesthetically pleasing and very delicious. Like damn, my perception of meal prepping had been thrown out the window because this is a whole new level! Also, very cute cat :)

[@sabrinatatalias4277]

I wonder how much she charges, or how she charges etc. This was very interesting!

[@1029blue]

Yeah, I was wondering the same. She seems to have a nice place, so it must pay decently.

[@lara_xy]

Wondering the same, also because she doesn't have prices on her website (Checked because I was curious)

[@naritruwireve1381]

I guess it depends on dietary needs, portions, and such

[@natasha0599]

its probably pretty expensive, you have to count the money spent on grocerys too, and groceries are not cheap to start off

[@KD-dr3gy]

so I basically do this for the family I nanny for. Except I cook dinner. Instagram aesthetic, restaurant/casual/healthy stuff but indulgent. Tonight I did lettuce cups with half ground turkey, half Smart Ground some popcorn shrimp and made potstickers with various sauces I made. If I had to charge for the cooking dinner alone it'd be at least $100 a night plus groceries. So I guess I'd charge the same for 5 days of meal Prep. (I don't recommend more cause the food gets kind ehh by day 5 in my opinion) The wife is pescatarian and the husband is a major carnivore but he has gout and really shouldn't eat a lot of meat. That's why I used smart ground for the wife's lettuce cups and ground turkey mixed with Smart ground for the husband and child! I typically spend $20-50 per meal to feed 3* adults and a child (*they encourage me to add a portion for myself and take any leftovers, though I've gotten better and usually only make enough for one portion of leftovers which the wife likes to eat for lunch the next day). Cost is not an issue for this family so I get to play with fun ingredients and basically have no restrictions so sometimes I spend $60 on Sea Bass alone or get Lobster just 'cause. However, I usually try to see what they have in the fridge and add on from there. I always photograph the food because I think I'd like to eventually like to make an instagram for it and do it like this girl. It's awesome!

[@sabrinatracy7541]

This is honestly SO COOL and has definitely reignited my meal prepping flame.

[@Kalikoded]

This has done the opposite and made me want to hire a meal prepper or maid lol

[@cuebitt]

she probably charges a fortune for this but honestly? I support that. get them coinz girl

[@xSarahFun]

I thought about doing this before i knew this was a thing and people laughed at me and said nobody would pay for that. You show there is a demand for this. Thank you.

[@mopbuckets4734]

i want to know the history. like, how did she even come up with the idea and actually got clients

[@tipsycat27]

i would definitely use this service. I work crazy long hours and I only get about 3 hours in the evening before sleep. It would be nice to not have to spend one of those hours figuring out food.

[@timowthie]

Can't you meal prep during the weekend.

[@tipsycat27]

​@@timowthie i get almost no free time during the working week, I even have to work a lot during the weekend, so every minute of free time I get i want to spend enjoying myself or socialising.

[@timowthie]

@@tipsycat27 let me guess you live in America?

[@tipsycat27]

@@timowthie i live in the UK

[@timowthie]

@@tipsycat27 why do you have to work so much? Do you live in London?

[@KG-qm4wl]

I thought meal prep was getting things ready to cook later on. She is fully planning, cooking and making each meal. Kinda like hellowfresh but made and clean kitchen. Good work girl!

[@sherry4914]

She cooked things, so all the client has to do is simply reheat the dish.

[@saraangel6696]

I guess the two things apply to meal prep, but i would call the "preparing the ingredients for cooking later on" action "mise en place" more than meal prep.

[@zouLworm]

@@saraangel6696 mise en place is prepairing a workplace in gastronomy.

[@bhuvaneshwarij1326]

Same i thot she wil just prep it

[@girlyak909]

I do this since I am pregnant, its so fun, I have made so many new recipes, my client loves low carb foods. I honestly love this job more than any other jobs I have had

[@Snow_falls443]

Girly AK could u let me help get a job in this????

[@artemisrain]

So cool :)

[@girlyak909]

@Maria Barrera If your good at cooking, I did allot of keto and low carb meals, I started at $11.50 an hour and after 3 months she loved my service, cooking, doing laundry and cleaning she gave me a raise to $12. Talk to a potential customer and hash out your skills and what is expected and be timely. I used the website care.com to find clients but there are many websites you can use

[@nomeatnodairy5036]

I was also meal prepping professionally. At one point I had a lot of clients and started to cook in my kitchen and deliver. It was so much easier to organize ;)

[@myne5689]

the music is incredibly annoying sounds like a phone call or alarm going off

[@yadirapena8119]

@South I will give a tip whenever you are watching a cooking video and there is annoying music,but they are not talking just open another tab and listen to your own music

[@lisamj]

Agreed!

[@rossanalopes3114]

Saekoa ikr

[@valmapettinen2595]

Yoir user name is so true tho

[@sohanpatro]

Yah

[@hopezhang8278]

I love cooking and it's great to see how respectable the job is in the US. In China, when someone cooks for you and takes out the trash, it's called "ayi," and no parent would allow their kids, if ever educated in college, to do that when they graduate. Part of the reason is pay, but also this profession is generally not considered part of the decent middle class life.

[@sxyveggie]

Interesting how your culture varies, in the US someone who meal preps and cooks for a client like that is usually revered, if not slightly famous in their circles. However, cleaning people are still looked down upon, because it is a low paying job, and thought of as low skill.

[@persia2188]

Yeah same in India

[@naritruwireve1381]

0:15 Anyone else think that side angle is weird?... Side angles are usually only a bit off the to side, not completely _at_ the side.

[@doomestee]

or her nose.

[@theycallmethequeen]

Ha! I thought the same thing lol

[@victorvictoriano9211]

Working in the food industry as a line cook for many years , I can say this is a great. Not only do you get to be creative, but you get paid to do what you love.

[@Ellie-vc5ow]

I work in a neighbor's garage which they turned part into an industrial kitchen to do basically this but in bulk and then people come to her house to pick up their food, delivery is an extra fee, I think this is also awesome.

[@purplebugdede]

Thats awesome, i used to work in meal prep to be sent out by delivery for pregnant women. Its nice to see someone vlogging in my neighborhood in BK. Looks Yum!

[@imjustwolf]

I need a service like this in my area. Being disabled makes cooking hard, as well as just getting stuff from the store.

[@imablank9701]

It's very hard to prepare and cook when disabled. I completly understand. I'm looking into my areas technical career school for students to come prep meals for me and my fam.

[@DiGi377]

"I'm blowing too much $$ on takeout. I really need to eat at home more and take lunch to work." Next day: hires someone else to make the brown bag lunches.

[@shaytaylor1371]

I started doing this as a side biz specifically for peeps who are gluten free. I have Celiac Disease, & love to cook, & figures lots of GF peeps either don’t cook or don’t want to cook & have constraints around finding safe, GF food. It’s now becoming my primary business (& currently only 1 of my clients actually lives a gf lifestyle)!

[@powerpuff4ever]

She does so much work and saves so many hours of work for these people. From menu plans to grocery shopping to taking out the trash at the end. I completely understand why someone would want to hire someone like her

[@cristinat.9924]

Girrrrl your hair is booomb, also you’re so sweet and CONSIDERATE, loved this video ❤️

[@crammingcat1273]

I’m a fan of your videos during the pandemic lock down, and now I am taking Nutrition-Dietetics degree for college. I aspire to have the same job as you to help and provide nutritious meal 😊 thank you for the inspiration! 💘

[@rachellebrown6457]

I'm a personal chef and I can relate to this. Cooking for private families to dinner parties to large events. Except when I'm in the home I'm in charge of everything. From the meal plan,prep,serving, and all of the cleaning at the end. In all I'm there for an average of 5 hours. But nothing is more rewarding then making them happy.

[@burekmali6704]

I ain't gonna lie. I'm more dazed by her natural beauty than anything else 🥰

[@renrenlives]

I’m one of those people who used to pay someone else to meal prep. I’m on a budget now but man it was AWESOME to have someone else do it.

[@mewmew2985]

plot twist: she breaks into ppls homes and makes them meals cause shes a frickin stalker

[@jl8805]

I needed this after my surgery. To be honest I still need this. This is great for people that want to eat healthy and can't cook for whatever reason..and have money lol

[@alisonedwards1691]

This is something I would love to do , definitely a need for it out there

[@ame31100]

Alison Edwards ok my name is allison edwards and it just freaked me out because i thought i commented! 😂😂

[@melisa6609]

Didn’t even know this was a job but now I respect people who do this so much☺️

[@bumblybird]

This is actually already pretty common amongst indian-americans in areas like DC, New Jersey, and New York for busy families/single people!

[@nicolerobinson6294]

This would be great to advertise at a gym, college campus, daycare anywhere people are either too busy or out of ideas for cooking. There's a HelloFresh in my town making a killing. She's giving me so many ideas.

[@reginaldlovegood6500]

Seeing people in markets without masks in this video (I know we didn't have to back then) makes my jaw drop

[@umbreoneyes]

I wonder if the client pays her in full before she starts working? Menu suggestion fee? How do you ensure that clients reimburse you for groceries you bought and othed things like that? Would love to hear a skeleton business model

[@ItsWhoIAmItsHowILive]

Usually you calculate out total acquisition cost, and then you have to decide what rate/percent you think is fair to be payed. Something similar to a florist.

[@MKultrapro]

@@ItsWhoIAmItsHowILive acquisition as in purchasing the required ingredients? i assume most of the cost comes from the labor aspect so you'd be charging quite a bit if this was a big part of your income... sounds hard to find clients

[@KD-dr3gy]

also how tf does she get into their houses?

[@shawneeherendeen]

@@KD-dr3gy she probably has a key 🤷 like a nanny or housekeeper would. Especially if it's a regular client, it just makes it more convenient.

[@KD-dr3gy]

@@shawneeherendeen haha yes I figured. I am a nanny and didn't have keys till about a year in and they were loose family friends. I guess there are a lot of apps and services now that require home access so it's not as weird for people to give a kinda stranger access to their house.

[@StoRm-ug1io]

I didn't know this was a possible job. Seems really nice.

[@Caylainez]

This girl is brilliant! What a genius idea.

[@FieryFlamingFajitas]

This is a really good idea and negates the need to pay one of those online businesses that send you food that's heinously overpriced and you have to cook it all

[@hederahelix4600]

Very interesting video. Was not aware that this exits. However - why cook at the client's place? Why not prepare everything at home for several clients and then just deliver the finished product? Also the multiple shopping makes no sense to me at all. Seems very inefficient, especially since she does the meal planning a week ahead, so she knows exactly what she'll need.

[@inspirekathryn]

If you deliver food it needs to be stored at a certain tempature by the time you leave and get there. If you meal prepped in your own home i think it would be ok, but the client probably wants to see the cleanliness. Who knows if you have animal fur or smokers around?

[@sofiacutie4751]

I think she may meal prep at the persons house because using staples ie. salt, spices, oil, flour costs money but how much would she charge them since she’s using a small amount. It’s more convenient price wise to meal prep at the clients house

[@BusinessAcc4me]

At that point it becomes a catering business and you need to get your kitchen certified. That may be hard because if your stove is 1 inch too close to let's say the wall then you will have to move it.

[@Saltysarah32]

I meal prep as a side hustle for 2 coworkers! It’s fun!

[@UchawiAranciaPaka]

Awesome video! I’d love to see more videos with Erica, and this kind of content.

[@mwilson1964]

Using this for a high school Culinary Arts/Entrepreneurship class :)

[@Paminjapan]

When did it become a " thing" to not learn how to cook? We worked and was super busy also raising a family but we had time to cook. What is happening in this world? Your service for those who are disabled in one way or another I totally understand but a healthy individual, it's just pure laziness! The need to have a list of what to cook when to multi task is funny, never needed that, but this generation is full of funny surprises! You have found a great income source, good for you!

[@maibennben3701]

Lemme guess you're a baby boomer?

[@Paminjapan]

@@maibennben3701 little after but an amazing cook, I love it, what are you young people so busy doing you don't have time?

[@vicoyeyemarz6508]

I Will totally pay her. I hate meal prepping lol

[@saraangel6696]

Victoria Marz fucking same

[@lyndak.5152]

Thank you fur sharing! Wish you lived here in Vegas! Would hire you immediately! 😉👍

[@rolypoly1689]

so she’s like personal chef

[@lucyblair8667]

yeah basically

[@ChannelFiend]

I I meal prep for myself & my uncle who's also interested in Vegan Vegetarian Pescatarian eating options. I would love to be able to do this as a side job. Thank you for sharing!!!!

[@jillianreider]

I'm going to culinary school soon and I have been thinking about career options (post-college) and this looks IDEAL! How do you get started (eg. get clients, market your services, etc.).

[@terracottabrown4178]

Nice business at the same time you love what you are doing coz it's your passion 😘😘

[@msevfreak23]

Have they ever answered or been asked how they got this job/created this business? I would personally aspire to do this and I have the degree for it. I just have no culinary background but I’m a decent cook! I love meal prepping and meal modifications for more nutritious , balanced meals.

[@achristine2195]

This girl is killing it. I want to do this

[@raniatoumi6735]

There is that Turkish drama about a chef girl still studying being a personal cooker for that guy and then they become friends ..... and wish you happiness

[@forbidden401]

RESPECT!! She's my new hero!!

[@priscillajimenez27]

I feel like professional meal prepper would be my side hustle to do on weekends plus I'm not a culinary student even though I cook a lot lol

[@sarahshae1543]

I’d love to see some type of composting routine it’s so important for everyone but especially those in the culinary field!!

[@martinc.720]

“I get paid... professionally” Well, yeah.... I mean... that’s what makes it professional

[@YA-st2ye]

LOVE miss KITTY SO ADORABLE :)) I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO BCUS ITS ALSO WHAT I DO, JUST IN A DIFFERENT CITY :))))) great job!!

[@ashleymcgrath2050]

I love this video. I meal prep weekly on my own and now I’ve got my gears turning as to whether I can do this as another side hustle🤔

[@sheelabedag6351]

This girl deserves a series.

[@Nurix21]

I truly love seeing her videos! I need to see more!

[@brianagarza3363]

I wonder if I could do this in my little hometown. That would be so much fun

[@reallyimmature]

Why do you cook at their place instead of making these at home then delivering them? I imagine it's easier cooking with your own appliances / materials.

[@katiaaoox]

It makes it a catering business at that point which means she can’t prepare it in her own kitchen

[@blank3115]

She would have to operate in business space and pay rent as well as register with the health Dept... there was an NPR story about something similar this week lol

[@katherinek2709]

Because then the health department would be up her butt about every little thing she does

[@reallyimmature]

@@blank3115 Hm didn't think about that. Interesting that that wouldn't be allowed but if you use someone else's appliances, then it's fine. Guess it's a legal grey zone.

[@NightmareFuelsYou]

Ah yes good old laws making everything better/safer

[@champagnesylvie-lavieenfra1378]

Wahou! I have never think to put mozzarella on the spaghetti courge. It's a really great idea. I will do it ! Best regards from a frenchie who love to watch after American way of cooking

[@MyHungryVegan]

Omg this video was so amazing!!! Thank you for breaking everything down!!

[@gabicascarani5923]

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[@JesusTheRealSuperman]

Love it keep up the amazing work, bringing healthy and delicious food to people, all while doing something you love! GREAT JOB

[@pamcode5732]

I have never wanted to be a chef or a culinary anything but I am so jealous of this job.

[@leilachowdhury7187]

She is very neat and organized!

[@rowanwoolsey3184]

My mind is blown. I never thought this was a thing! (Meal prep for $$, not meal prep.) This is such a great video. 😋🥑🌰🍞🍅

[@nicoeeek.7181]

I just found this vid and instantly subscribed to you. I looove this video!! I am super inspired to do this with Keto food. I am now keto and I love cooking. You should offer an outline of how you advertise, charge etc, etc, etc and sell it to people interested ( that aren't in your area..? ) and email it to them. I would certainly buy it :)

[@redapplejuuice]

Loved this can we get more day in the life’s very interesting to see how ppl go about their day

[@ginat.8064]

But most people qould proably want their food on a monday to friday basis, right? How can she have several clients, if it would mean having to travel between clients houses and prepping food on mondays ? Would be a lot of work on one day of the week?

[@Esinololly]

Not going to lie, I would ABSOLUTELY pay someone to do my meal prep for my family and I. I didn't know this was a thing!!

[@freyasworld2286]

*Sees her iPhone X and AirPods* Imma be a professional meal preppier when I’m older😉

[@mycupofteagan9245]

I have the same bowl for my cat! But we use the blue and white one for water and the black and white one for food.

[@annabota5490]

The music throughout the video was so annoying.

[@tinlidtoo6615]

Watching this during Covid 19 shut down... sort of depressing how life used to be

[@gabicascarani5923]

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[@thatgirljo2119]

I also meal prepped for money ..one client wanted full 3 meals for a week..I spent 5 hours that day meal prepping. I realised that eve though I love cooking & organizing I rather do it for my life...lol.

[@Chloe-tj4xs]

Her hair is literal goals

[@samanthagouldman5953]

Ohh how I wish you lived near me!! I try to meal prep as much as possible but it gets tricky sometimes.

[@sunprincipe4711]

Hey everybody personal chefs have been doing meal prep for a very long time it's not new. A lot of the comments are surprising because it seems that a lot of folks have never heard of this before. There is probably someone in your area who is qualified to meal prep for you. Make sure that whoever you hire is trained and certified in food safety. For example you would never want them to let a cat jump on a counter where food is going to be prepared because that is incredibly disgusting and dangerous in conveying bacteria.

[@xxmskaosxxii3603]

Well Done... Your one amazing girl.😊

[@IndianMart]

Lots of respect for the hustle!

[@BriaGrowsFood]

I just don't understand why people let their cats on the counter. I am a cat owner and lover...doesn't mean their little litter box paws should make it to my kitchen counter.

[@lauracarolina212]

This is SO millennial. Love it! ❤️

[@KAAKKK]

This isn’t something to be proud of.

[@nadiadb891]

Great video! It gave me real points to follow. Keep them coming ;)

[@hsword7583769]

Professional meal prepper. Now that's a gig. You know hey get that money. Hustle Queen.

[@Wolfmaedchen]

Awesome job to have I guess, but it also makes me feel sad to see that so many people do not cook for themselves anymore (I assume there are many since you can make a living out of it). Cooking does so much for me apart from filling my tummy, it calms me, nourishes my soul, gives me joy... i wouldn´t wanna miss out on that.

[@gracehiebert2492]

Why is no one talking about how satisfying that cat food was

[@PolkaDotApron]

I’ve thought about meal prepping people’s lunches and dinners!

[@VirginiaStockwell]

You should totally do it! What's stopping you? I've been a personal chef myself for 7 years and love it.

[@CuriousCat777]

Virginia Stockwell how do you market yourself?

[@tinesrensen3684]

I love the insight :D Thank you for sharing!

[@ima7333]

Hi, do you do vegan meal prep? I desperately need some inspirations that’s not just roasted veggies & chili

[@SG-wq4rm]

I live in US. We have that in our Indian community long time ago. Problem is sometimes they use too much oil or salt and too little can compromise the taste. Yes, you have to tell them exactly what you want and how you want your food. Still people complain

[@gayatrichodankar]

That horrible terrible music .... like an alarm. Oh god I cudnt watch coz of that. That terrible music ends at 4.07. I watched after that. U r amazing. Meal prep looks lovely!

[@jamesdooling4139]

I'm a cook. No chef. Just a cook. I read cookbooks in bed, in the car, in a courtroom, on the loo, sitting on the porch, at family events where I should be participating. I love food. I worked as a private cook for two years. You know what I found? I keep feeding people every day like it's a royal banquet. I love the expense budget, but I get constantly reprimanded for the calorie content. I can't cook healthy. I cook for taste. 😕