How to Become a Meal Prep Pro this Year | The Beginner's Guide to Meal Prep

2024 is the year of meal prep. Take the information from this video and use it to help you take your meal prep game to the next level. Time to get shredded and jacked and rich from all the money you'll save.
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[@jpting_]

As someone with ADHD who procrastinates on getting food until I forget, having meals pre-prepped in advance is a great way to ensure I’m eating consistently

[@MidnightIam]

So true. Also helps avoid high sugars, chemicals and e-numbers by doing meal prep

[@berobero686]

Thinking about making food right before you need it throws my ADHD brain in panic mode and I end up with fastfood or ramen. Idk how mom or anybody else does that.

[@DuckLordz]

@@MidnightIam as well as it's easier to skip on processed ingredients since you choose what to cook with :)

[@mmr1137]

Bruh everyone who is lazy nowdays use ADHD card. If you don't have diagnosed ADHD please do not use that card

[@MidnightIam]

@@mmr1137 why u assuming people are lying and fishing for sympathy? It's lame to want to have ADHD, it sucks.

[@TheUbernaga]

Been using your recipes for about 3-4 months now. I used to only do broccoli, rice, chicken because it was easy. Your recipes make it much better for only putting in a little bit more money, time, but with easy directions and simple cooking, it pays off. It's no longer boring food! Thanks so much!

[@TheMealPrepManual]

Let’s gooooooo 😎

[@jordanschmidt9772]

To anyone on the fence: this site has made meal prep for me a breeze. A big reason I always had trouble was that my meals always tasted like ass and I didn’t look forward to them. Now they all taste good and I genuinely look forward to them, boosting my adherence.

[@TheMealPrepManual]

Whoop whoop thanks for your support 😎

[@JC-Alan]

His advice here is spot on. Certain people try to meal prep recipes that are a no go for storage, then their experience is soured. Or they relate the thought of meal prep to thought of eating leftovers all the time, rather than eating meals that were specifically designed for storage and nutrition.

[@New_Wrench]

I second this. Started with the snack city double chocolate bars. Absolutely floored my expectations. If healthy tastes delicious (except that nasty veggie shake) then it's something I look forward to. There's also that long line aspect to those office lunch places. Factor in that time and meal prep is looking better and better.

[@darthdad160]

Thank you. My big take away. It is so refreshing to have a young adult that is articulate, well prepared, and organized in his presentation. Not to mention on point about meal prepping.

[@BeardFaceSuper]

If you absolutely hate having the same thing everyday you could make a meal with a carb you like, veggies you like, and a protein you like with basic salt and pepper. Then use different sauces or toppings to change the meal. Like Chicken and rice would easily be bbq chicken, spicy chicken, honey mustard, etc.

[@pinay478]

Watching this in 2024 😂

[@tasia1428]

Lol, same! 😅

[@jasonadams1679]

Legit found your channel by chance a year ago and used your meal prep site to help me drop some weight. Even after my dieting, I found myself still attracted to using your methods and recipes because you made food easy and healthy. Thank you bro! Can’t wait to see what tasty recipes you put out next!

[@arcticfoam5480]

Much love for you my man. I don’t find myself following your recipes exactly but I definitely use them as a guide for my own meals (I’m pretty much just doing much more basic/simple stuff) and your videos have been a huge help in breaking that wall for me and making meal prep a part of my day to day life. And most importantly helps me eat well and gives me more time in the day to do what I want/need to get done

[@DeeMcCurdy]

I love that I found your content. I do meal prep, but this past year I wasn’t always consistent. You give so many interesting ideas for meal prep. Thank you!! I look forward to trying many of your recipes this year. I’m excited to save money and make healthier choices.

[@c0untryst0pGamer]

I've been watching your channel for about a year now and have learned a bunch from your videos. I'm excited to see what you come up with in the future! Also, if you end up producing a meal prep container, I'll buy it to show my appreciation for you teaching me so much. Give respect where it's due. Thank you again!

[@Elemmiire098]

I've been watching your content for about a year and I really enjoy your videos. I meal prep my breakfast and lunches because I am not a real person until 10am and I can't be bothered to think about food until after that time. Your recipes are easy to follow and to alter to my particular taste. You also convinced me to get a rice cooker. I only have two pots and it's nice to have the extra cooker to free up space.

[@reagreen5447]

Can’t thank you enough for this, man. You really seem to care about people who watch you and that means a whole ton about the effort you REALLY put in. God bless you

[@julezf.5513]

Also a way to freeze your food, is to vacuum seal it in a bag. Especially soups work perfect. Once the bag is sealed, lay it flat into your freezer and then you get a frozen plate. I store my soups in the freezer this way, like in a record shelf. So when people come over you just pull out a pumpkin soup like a DJ

[@and_I_am_Life_the_fixer_of_all]

How does the plastic of the bag deal with such temperatures and food? Sounds tempting.

[@angelamendez1032]

Hello from Houston, TX! I signed up for TMPM in June 2022, meal prep and working out have helped me loose 45 lbs since June. I'm truly happy for I came across your channel! I really appreciate thoroughness of each recipe and the nutrition information. I'm on a calorie deficit and it's hard for me to find recipes that break down the macros of the meal. Thank you do much, I look forward to more recipes!

[@RealNickCoplien]

Starting my meel prep and fitness journey again. Fell off for a while but finally in a place I can give it the focus and attention it deserves. This video was a great refresher and perfect for anyone who is brand new or just getting started. Great job and subscribed!

[@ceclay1]

This is by far the best comprehensive introduction to meal prepping video I’ve seen hands down. You’ve provided an extreme amount of perspective to the subject. Thanks very much for your video.

[@parthbhatt2377]

I am a big believer of meal prepping but lately watching people make low cal pizza and fried chicken had me occupied in kitchen every day but the first 5 mins of this video has convinced me to go back to meal prep. Thanks a ton. Youre doing a great job.

[@ApocalypseGuy1]

Been meal prepping & eating almost exclusively homecooked food for a year now. This channel helped me a lot (the protein waffles & oatmeal breakfasts are mainstays for me now). Keep up the great work.

[@JkennGG]

Josh you are a lifesaver for real, I look forward to my lunches at work whenever I meal prep one of your recipes. I know its cost efficient, healthy, and tasty as hell. Thank you!!!

[@ngc6027]

Thanks for the overview! I'm working on building up my kitchen supplies to start meal prepping this year, so the information on what kind of cookware and meal prep containers I need is great!

[@TheVeryAngryShrimp]

Dude you're a lifesaver. I've been trying to change my eating habits and exercising for the last ten years and always ended up back in the obese range. This year I just decided to do ONE THING (lose weight) and STICK TO IT until I reached my goal (110 lbs). I've always known about you and your website but decided to bite the bullet and purchase a monthly sub to get your recipes. It's been three weeks (started with Buffalo Chicken bowl one week. Last week was Beef Stew. This week is your Hamburger helper) and I lost 10 lbs. I did practice fasting this week (Mon-Wed) so that contributed to the weight loss but I started seeing real results, and I'm finally sticking to it! It's great!

[@Cremah123]

Been using your website and videos for a couple months. None of your recipes have left me hanging. The hidden vegetable butter chicken is my favorite. Keep killing it man

[@alysonmarie]

This was so incredibly helpful and informative. As someone who doesn’t like to cook (and isn’t good at it) a lot of meal prep videos just jump right in assuming you know a lot already. This was perfect, and thank you!

[@09Hermanator]

This is such a well articulated and accessible approach to support goals associated to meal prepping!! Keep killing it 🔥🔥 Thank you!!

[@SamPriorClarke]

This guy knows. All these tips are things I've picked up from working in professional kitchen environments. Keep up the good work!

[@ttaylor4043]

@Josh I’ve been using your meal prep recipes for about 5 months and I’ve lost 15 lbs. I just bought your gold annual subscription and looking forward to more meal prepping. I’m now training for a marathon and the nutritional benefits from your recipes has been a game changer for me. Keep up the good work and Happy 2023!

[@TheMealPrepManual]

Thank you for your support 😎

[@Briguy1717]

Good luck on your marathon! You’ll kill it!

[@Mo-P]

Just signed up! I started doing some of your recipes in the summer and had great success with my weight loss goal. Worth the money to have access to your recipes and support this channel!!

[@RUmlas]

Great video. I started meal preping and working out with a trainer in late June of this year. Meal prep in early September was stating to get "boring" but then all of a sudden started seeing youtube videos of people like Josh meal prepping giving me some great ideas and product codes/links for meal prep containers. I'd say now with confidence that future meal preps will be more rich in flavour and have more variety. Super excited.

[@huff9347]

omg thank you SO much for this! There is way too much info and videos about this topic and your video is the best by far. I haven't even started prepping but I'm excited. Thank you!

[@KatM272]

Also, freezing a few meals here and there helps to give an extra variety for me (I also make Patties of all kinds salmon fish beef chicken turkey you name it and I’ll freeze them, I’ll make legumes and store in big containers freeze or fridge and I can literally just mix and match or make some things fresh the day of) There’s so many ways to mix and match and make this work for us, you got this peeps!!!

[@mitchellkovall4048]

Awesome Video! Thanks for all your help. Your rice bowl recipe helped me become more confident with meal prep and keeping me consistent.

[@imtherapycat]

Thank you for a great introductory video on meal prepping! I am an older woman with a fair amount of time on my hands for cooking, but even so, sometimes I would like to have easy to eat meals that are healthy. This sounds like a great idea! I'm also sharing this with my son who struggles to find the time to cook. I hope this will help him also! Thanks again!

[@ravenwargaming5612]

Thanks for all your videos. The quick videos, tight editing, and easy recipes are so easy to follow, and makes bulk cooking accessible.

[@TheMealPrepManual]

Thank you for watching 😎

[@patrickscott8218]

Thanks for your content man(and for the sale!). I've casually subbed for some time-just signed up on your website. What you have done is fantastic and absolutely will help so many people for years to come.

[@jaredsparks3904]

holy fuck, the gift that keeps on giving. thank you for making quality recipes & relatable/funny videos. we appreciate you! happy new year

[@theomon2170]

Most realistic and down to earth truth talk on meal prep!

[@tonywoodsDIY]

Fantastic. Not one moment waisted! I appreciate this video so much. Thank you.

[@cofesq]

Wow! So glad that someone on Reddit referred me to you, Josh. What great information! I’m excited to start and looking forward to your future content. Great job!

[@M1ll3rH1ghL1f3]

Great video! First I've seen from you, will be checking out more. I'm a big fan of making 4-5 meals that end up being lunch and dinner for the next couple of days. I'll usually try and do a higher effort meal on Sunday, and then something quicker when I run out halfway through the week.

[@toml7775]

Very clear, straight forward cooking prep info ! Well spoken. So thanks for taking this time to make this video. great job.

[@ElBandito1992]

Love how you give tips on what to do AFTER prep meals! A lot of people on here don’t say what to do after!

[@Yoshi23in]

Hey, I just logged in to say THANK YOU!! I’m on a muscle gain journey and found some recipes on your meal prep manual website . I tried two recipes so far. Both were simply amazing. Honestly it’s a game changer - I can easy track the nutrition intake in each meal and don’t need to stress about what to eat after work ☕️ My personal favorite is the Korean Spicy Chicken recipe! (Yes I’m Korean) - the taste is really on point and it’s so easy to make. Thank you 🙏

[@radstar09]

You are jammed packed with knowledge!!!! ❤

[@ho_ol]

I'm started to get busy in my final uni year and come across ur video. Thank you for the guidelines, they are very detailed and helpful.

[@TheCrandellous333]

Just found your channel. Great videos; short and informative. Subbed and looking for even more! Keep up the awesome work!

[@michaelbartlebaugh754]

Dude. You are spot on. Great content creation. Fast and efficient. Just the way I roll

[@RationalMorality]

16 minute video and not a single wasted word

[@JustinKoenigSilica]

My family has used exclusively wooden cutting boards for everything for the last 25+ years. Vegetables, spices, fish, beef, pork, chicken... never gotten sick a single time from that food. Just wash with a bit of soap and hot water.

[@lwandilehlalukana4020]

i'm in college and I cannot tell you how much these meal prep videos have helped me!!!

[@RoseRipslinger]

Hey Go Hawks! Been using your website for over a year and it has dramatically changed my husbands and I's nutrition and diet. Thank you! We use the Rubbermaid brilliance glass version and we love them!

[@mikeb.4597]

Been a member of the site for a few months. You’ve taken out the headache of endless scouring the internet for meal ideas. I log on the website, choose a random recipe and go with that for the week! Plus, I love how you’re just down to earth and straight to the point. None of that extra fluff. Thank you!

[@crystalfunky]

Can't agree more

[@chloeanddiego]

That was incredibly helpful for a newbie like me! Thank you! ❤👏🏼

[@stevenbrandt5410]

The best! Love the style of presenting the facts. Down to the point and just no fuzz around it.

[@WairimuMurigi]

I just decided to start meal prepping and this video was so so helpful!! Thank you

[@boraworrld]

Your explanations are SO easy to understand and useful to convince people to start meal prep, thank you so much

[@GameEsthetics]

Happy New Year and thanks for all the great recipes... I lost 20 pounds meal prepping some of your stuff over a few months 💪

[@JC-Alan]

Not me sitting here eating your PB&J baked oatmeal prep recipe for breakfast... Thanks to you and some other chef YT channels, I'm down 35 lbs from this time last year. Exercise has certainly been a factor, but these meal preps have been the ace in my sleeve. When people say "how did you do it?", they are bewildered when I tell them that it was mostly just a change in diet :)

[@iwantanappleable]

Thank you so much. This is the most detailed meal prep knowledge I've received freely from the internet. Very practical, and well organized, helps many aspects of personal life.

[@GIMRaphael]

Thanks for this vid. I found it really interesting and helpful. I'll make sure to apply some of this !

[@Alex-Defatte]

The biggest benefit to meal prep is the healthy lifestyle that comes with the planned cooking. You got me into it with your frozen mini tacos video. Meal prepping is a rabbit hole. Thanks Josh!

[@randomwolfplaysminecraftan9067]

I love this full tutorial I’m a college student who does college full time so I’m on a budget that my dad provides me each week and so this is so much easier to start trying to do as I have a TERRIBLE relationship with food and want to eat better and eat in general. I’d love to prep on Sundays but I don’t get my weekly allowance till Monday 😅 so my plan for me and my bf’s prep is to prep Mondays and maybe Thursdays or something like that because I’m a bit of a picky eater ESPECIALLY when it comes to leftover foods.

[@XNAdam]

Biting the bullet and really making an effort to meal prep this year. Don't even want to talk about how much I spend on food a month eating out. Just picked up a TMPM sub and am looking forward to getting into it. Thanks for all the content man, here's to 2023!

[@and_I_am_Life_the_fixer_of_all]

Same here, I spend too much money on food because I don't enjoy cooking. I'm going to change that!

[@weilianlow]

Thank you, Josh. I've been subscribed to your channel for a while but I had only started out meal prepping about 2 months ago. Lost 6% bodyfat ever since and have never looked back.

[@and_I_am_Life_the_fixer_of_all]

Thank you for this. I've had a really bad financial hygiene and I'm doing my best to improve it. All of these insights are priceless for me.

[@haeke69]

Great content with lots of takeaways . I look forward to implementing these strategies. Cheers from australia

[@RacingVagabond]

I've been doing meal prep since July using mostly your recipes and took advantage of the sale, should be worth every penny. Still need to get around to building a snack city in my freezer and giving baked oatmeal another try though.

[@negevasaf5606]

You are great! All my meal preps in the last few months were from your videos' recipients

[@TheSnuggleyBug]

Hey Josh, your content is incredible, you are an absolute legend thank you so much mate.

[@Bazookatone1]

My wife and I are tryig to do meal prep, and our last set of Ikea storage boxes had been used util they were worn out (8 years, not bad) and although we didn't love the clippy lids, we bought those Ikea ones (thought eh lastic not hte glass, they are breakable and we have a young child), so I@m glad to hear you think highly of them. You can certainly tell they are made more robustly made than others.

[@Mrxcrazeeman3]

Awesome content, man! I'm loving seeing this channel explode as far as viewers/sub count goes!!

[@salsadeanguila4040]

Wow, just wow. The information here is pure gold. Thanks!

[@slyborgl]

Super informative, and straight forward. Love it. Thanks for the tips! 😊👍

[@tdc720]

The most complete tutorial on meal prep I have seen. I'm definitely going to do some of your preps. Thank you, sir!

[@TheMealPrepManual]

Glad it was helpful!

[@TheMotorcycleBoss]

Excellent video. Tons of great information. I just started meal prepping for the first time and one thing I learned was to make sure to keep everything bite-size. I ended up not cutting up a chicken thigh and that really sucked trying to cut it in those containers every day.

[@tennebee]

Thank you for this video. It is great. I started "meal prepping" some days ago. And now i got some extra motivation from your video. Good Job, keep going =) Greetings from Germany.

[@DavidDavid888]

Excellent video!!! Best meal prep video I've seen yet. Thank you.

[@angelwolvesincorporated3582]

My buddy recommended me this video cuz he's always encouraging me to be healthy he's my work out buddy and my friend thank you Nate & thank you josh

[@seth5212]

So glad you extended the deadline I totally forgot yesterday! 😅

[@GoogleUser-wx8mw]

Just found your channel and I need this advice. Am going to go check out some of your other videos. Thanks for posting.

[@kingdrew5083]

Great video this is def the ultimate guide for mealpreps!

[@Elena-jz9ct]

Thank you a lot for the good tips from this guide, i hope you manage to start designing your own containers because you look like you got the experience and overall ideas. Keep up the good work!

[@mohamedhussein1759]

This is Gold Material, with very simple but also detailed explaination. Thank you for this content.

[@mckenziev]

Straight to the point, definitely appreciate that.

[@Frenchy123]

Loving this channel so far and I am excited to try some of your recipes I also have a recommendation for meal prepping salads ☺️ When storing salads in the fridge I always recommend using paper towels. But the mistake that most people make is putting the paper towels down into your meal prep container before your lettuce. Using paper towels for meal prepping salads has been a game changer for me !! It is best to put your paper towels on top of your salads not underneath!! For example, first put your lettuce in your meal prep bowl and add your veggies as you normally would .With this hack you're able to use a wider range of wet vegetables, like tomatoes an cucumber. After you put your toppings on your lettuce fold a paper towel and lay it on top of your salad then put your container lid on, and store your salad upside down. So that when the water from your vegetables sweat it is not draining downwards causing your lettuce to wilt but directly onto your paper towel. Simply remove paper towel when ready to eat and you are left with a nice crispy salad to enjoy. You can make up to three to four days worth of salads by doing this . I hope you all try it ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@raghu812]

Watching this in 2024 .. such a high quality, no BS, professional video! I’m glad I found this channel. Subscribed and recommended!

[@aminakay8]

This video was very informative! Just subbed and hoping to learn more about meal prep from you. Thank you :)

[@fricky172]

Great video! I need to browse this channel for sure! I didn't realize until a few minutes in that there won't actually be any recipes it doesn't look like.

[@donnasullivan588]

I’m new to your channel and I’m loving it!! Thank you for all the great info.

[@chelseazamecnik]

Love your videos! I'm excited to keep meal prepping in 2023!

[@TheMealPrepManual]

Thanks Chelsea 😎

[@paigehemmen2251]

Living for this content

[@AlanAlves1993]

Subscribed! Great video. Thank you. Learned alot and also confirmed alot what I already do.

[@randyc7351]

Great video. Eating out in Canada is very expensive and I am on a work out regime and this is motivating ! Thanks

[@melblacke5726]

This is a really excellent primer video on the nuts and bolts of eating better. I know many, many couples who have kids and order carry out about 5 times a week (and I see lots of overweight kids). The parents are really overwhelmed by trying to keep up with all their responsibilities.....jobs, housekeeping, after-school activities, laundry, finances, etc. Its alot to stay on top of.

[@ellag8068]

Josh, this is an amazing video if someone is beginning to consider meal prepping or just unorganized.

[@gk6993]

You my man are a lifesaver. Been looking for a good instruction video.

[@brassyjazzful]

Signed up for the year on the site, and am excited to revamp my meal prep. Bought a food processor to grind some chicken, some new mixing bowls and meal prep containers. Just made Firecracker Beef n Brussels, Citrus Chipotle chicken and Banana Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal...... Love not having to cook for the rest of the week...Now searching the site to see how I can use all the other stuff in my pantry that I already have.

[@matthiassventoest6800]

As always excellent presentation. I also use your meal prep to just cook for my kids.., and I just eat the leftovers, as long as they last. Buck Montana, keep this guy on the payroll, he is great

[@MikeNielsenN4S7M4]

Oh my FREAKIN whatever! I am going to say Sir! You did an AWESOME video here. The amount and range of info, the clear delivery, the honesty and direction to valid other information i.e. .GOV is impressive and trustworthy. As someone new to these thoughts and looking for direction....... I don't have to go anywhere else but this channel. (but obviously, I will, as you suggested we each have to figure out what works for me). I can't even imagine how to say properly, and sincerely "Thank you very, very much for doing this and sharing your words". Mikey!

[@Dsmithustream]

Always great to listen to your advice. I certainly like the convenience, but mostly the macros! I’ve liked all the recipes I’ve tried so far. Keep it up, Josh! Signed, a forever fan!

[@TheMealPrepManual]

Thanks David 😎

[@Dsmithustream]

@@TheMealPrepManual You’re welcome. Happy New Years!

[@lp3143]

Thanks for your videos! I appreciate them all!

[@TheMealPrepManual]

Thanks for watching 😎