Less food waste

Meal prep saves time, effort and waste.

If you only eat small portions and don’t like spending time in the kitchen if you can avoid it, you can turn this to your advantage. Simply pick a time to cook a larger amount and store individual portions in the fridge or freezer. This works particularly well with soups, sauces and dishes like ratatouille, for example. Once a common practice known as pre-cooking, it now carries the trendier name “meal prep”. This new old trend offers a host of advantages, allowing you to use produce while it’s still fresh from the market and store it until you want to eat it.

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Home-made is healthier and tastier.

Shopping consciously and choosing seasonal produce means you can cook with fresh produce. It also means avoiding processed ready meals. One advantage of meal prep is the certainty of knowing you have delicious, home-made meals waiting for you for the next few days, or even the entire week. But that’s not all: home-made food can often be healthier and tastier, too. Cooking for yourself means you are in control of all the ingredients, that end up on your plate, or in your resealable containers and lunch boxes.

Meal preppers are aware of what they eat.

Cook once and enjoy it for several days. Meal prepping is an ideal solution, especially when you arrive home exhausted after a day at work and would otherwise mindlessly choose pasta with ready-made sauce or a frozen pizza. This is one way meal prepping can help to eat more healthy. After all, if you’re more aware of your food and portion size, you’ll notice sooner when you’re full.

Meal prep prevents food waste.

So, meal prep helps you to save time and eat more healthily. More than that, though, it allows you to do your bit to fight food waste. If you cook two or three portions in advance, there usually won’t be any half-used ingredients left over. Instead, you might even be able to freeze a little stockpile for those hectic, stressful days.

Meal prep saves money and packaging.

Meal prep is also more cost-effective. If you buy lunch from a café or get it delivered, you’ll end up paying much more. And, if you order a takeaway or opt for convenience food, you’ll also have to contend with far more packaging. The example of meal prep shows that, by taking even small steps, you can live more sustainably and prevent waste from leftover food and packaging.

Become a meal prepper in 8 easy steps.

Stuffed peppers, pepper salad and a stir-fry – the more the ingredients on your weekly meal plan overlap, the better. You can enjoy more variety on your plate as a result. We’ve put together 8 simple steps to help you become a meal prepper.

Make space

Create the storage space you need.

Space is an important factor when it comes to meal prepping. If you’re sharing a small fridge and a tiny freezer compartment with your flatmate and only have a tiny food shelf, you might face some difficulties. Cooking ahead for the entire week? Out of the question! Consider how and where you can store your prepped meals before you make them. For example, a cellar could be a good solution.

Basics

Make sure you have the basic meal prep equipment.

Good preparation includes having a good stock of food in tins, resealable containers or glass jars. We recommend keeping a stock of rice, pasta, millet, porridge oats, cous cous, bulgur, onions, garlic, nuts, quality oils, a range of spices, mustard and soy sauce.

Planning

Organise your week and find recipes.

Something else worth mentioning when it comes to preparation: consider what you want to eat that week before you storm the supermarket. Flick through your cookbooks or browse the internet; check out the Braun recipe library to find some inspiration. Ideally, you should plan your week so that you can make full use of any leftovers. For example, you might plan two rice-based dishes so you only have to cook rice once. Checking your calendar might help, too. Have you agreed to go out for dinner at all this week?

Acquisto

Scegliere il cibo più attentamente

Un altro vantaggio del meal prep è che se ti prendi il tempo per concentrarti sulla pianificazione, sull'acquisto e sulla preparazione delle porzioni, darai al tuo cibo le attenzioni che si merita automaticamente. Invece di prendere le prima cosa che vedi, puoi concentrarti scegliendo in modo più attento ciò che è fresco, biologico e locale. In questo modo comprerai solo ciò di cui hai realmente bisogno, riducendo o addirittura eliminando sprechi di cibo. In più, acquistare così è molto più piacevole di correre per i reparti alla fine della giornata.

Cucinare

Programma una sessione di cottura e preparazione fissa per ogni settimana

Quindi, quanto tempo dovresti prenderti per cucinare le porzioni per più giorni? Non preoccuparti, non dovrebbe impiegarti più di 2-3 ore a settimana. La cosa migliore da fare è riservare un momento fisso al meal prepping nel tuo programma settimanale. Questo rende più facile entrare in una routine che ti potrà piacere o potrai addirittura trovare rilassante. Dover lavare solo una volta, inoltre, ti farà risparmiare altro tempo. Idealmente, dovresti cucinare piatti con step di preparazione in comune. Ad esempio, se hai bisogno delle patate in diversi piatti, potresti cucinarle tutte insieme in una grande pentola. Questo ti farà risparmiare anche energia. Se vuoi usare i pomodori in vari piatti, distribuiscili semplicemente nelle varie vaschette o contenitori per il pranzo.

Ingredienti

Piatti variati : Estremamente benefici

Verdure di stagione. Le opzioni ideali includono : carote (ad esempio come crudité), zucche (cotte con olio e spezie), zucchine (arrostite), pomodori (ciliegini come snack), melanzane (arrostite), broccoli (al vapore), peperoni (crudi o arrostiti) e avocado.

I carboidrati danno energia. Tra le gustose pietanze che li includono ci sono : patate, patate dolci, riso, pasta (idealmente integrale), miglio, quinoa, cous cous e bulgur (grano spezzato).

Le proteine sono una parte importante di ogni pasto, e ti aiuteranno a sentirti sazio. Le trovi nella carne, nel pesce, nel tofu, nei legumi, nella ricotta, nello yogurt e nelle uova cotte.

Salse/sughi per dare ai tuoi ingredienti per il meal prep quel tocco extra di sapore. Ti consigliamo la salsa di pomodoro o il ketchup, la panna acida alle erbe, il pesto, l'hummus e il guacamole.

Vaschette & contenitori

Pratici modi di conservare il tuo "meal prep"

Dopo aver cucinato, devi dividere i piatti in singole porzioni dentro a diverse vaschette richiudibili, contenitori e vasetti di vetro. Se possibile, usa vaschette adatte al microonde in modo da non dover travasare il cibo per riscaldarlo. Se puoi impilare le vaschette e conservarle facilmente nei cassetti del tuo frigo e freezer, sarai a posto. Ci sono anche molti altri modi di trasportare il cibo in sicurezza, da vecchi vasetti in vetro, a contenitori per il pranzo ultra-pratici con sezioni individuali per le porzioni, a Thermos per tenere le tue zuppe al calde.

Condimenti & salse

Stratifica per bene i tuoi ingredienti per non avere nulla di inzuppato

Idealmente, dovresti tenere i condimenti per l'insalata in una vaschetta separata o in un vasetto. Questo ti eviterà di trovare le foglie d'insalata inzuppate per l'ora di pranzo. Anche altre tipologie di salse sono più buone quando vengono aggiunte al resto del piatto appena prima di servirlo. In alternativa, potresti mettere condimenti e salse in fondo alla vaschetta, in modo che non passino attraverso al resto degli ingredienti, inzuppandoli. Frutta fresca, foglie d'insalata e vedure vanno messi al di sopra di tutto.

Meal prep: Look forward to coming home.

It’s easy to cook large amounts of soups and casseroles. They freeze brilliantly, which means you don’t have to eat the same meal all week. Plus, by adding various ingredients and toppings such as croutons, seeds or crème fraîche, you can whip up a few different versions of soups or salads in next to no time. You’ll see the benefit when you come home the following evening and already have a healthy, home-made meal ready and waiting for you. The same goes for your lunch breaks at work.

Our recipe recommendations

Are you looking for tasty meal prep recipes? Check out these three handy ideas from our recipe database.

Cream mushroom pasta with baby spinach & herbs

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Sweet potato biryani with masala spice mix & cucumber raita

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Spice lamb meatballs with Greek slad & minted yoghurt dressing

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Did you know?

Isn’t meal prep just a fancy name for an old idea? After all, our parents and grandparents planned meals in advance and cooked ahead. The new aspect of this food trend, which originated in the USA, is the holistic approach to nutrition and sustainability in relation to food. However, meal prepping originated on the fitness scene. It was created as a means of keeping tracking of exactly what a person was eating and in what quantities.

Avoid food waste by following our recipes

Our recipes and the Braun MQ series makes it all easier.

Want to become a meal prepper? Maybe you’re already experienced with meal prep but are looking for the right recipes? Well, how about a red lentil soup? You can find many more recipes in our recipe database. And, to help make meal prep even more fun and get all the peeling, stirring and mixing done in no time at all, check out the MQ series from Braun. Find out more.

Did you know…

…how to make limp lettuce fresh again?

Don't throw away that limp lettuce just yet! Did you know you can bring it back to life by soaking it in cold water with lemon juice? This simple trick is a real hit for anyone who loves fresh, crisp greens.

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…why you shouldn't put hot food straight into the fridge?

Keep calm and stay cool. Your leftover food should always be allowed to cool to room temperature before placing it in the refrigerator. This way, you can make sure to maintain a secure temperature in your fridge as well as save energy. Have you been aware of that?

…how to deep clean wooden utensils?

If you ever wondered how to properly clean your wooden cutlery, we have a great #kitchenhack for you: soak them into a 1:1 solution of white vinegar and water overnight. This won't damage the wood itself, but removes any annoying stains they might have had. Sounds good? Try it out.

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Good design should be useful and sustainable. The Braun MultiQuick System and our tips can support your meal prepping and, in turn, help you to enjoy a healthier, balanced diet and establish a more sustainable relationship with food.

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Less food waste

Meal prep saves time, effort and waste.

Home-made is healthier and tastier.

Meal preppers are aware of what they eat.

Meal prep prevents food waste.

Meal prep saves money and packaging.