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Used to think meal prep was just for fitness influencers trying to sell something
For like 3 years I was convinced meal prepping on Sunday was a weird flex people did for Instagram clout. I figured cooking fresh every day was the only way to eat decent food. Then I started a new job at a warehouse near Atlanta where my lunch break is literally 20 minutes. After spending $11 a day on sad gas station sandwiches for 2 weeks straight I finally caved. I spent 2 hours one Sunday making 5 containers of roasted chicken, rice, and broccoli. Not gonna lie the first day I felt like a clown eating lukewarm rice at 11am. But by Friday I had saved $55 and actually ate better than usual. Now I meal prep every week and I feel dumb for waiting so long. Has anyone else stubbornly avoided something basic for years?
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jessica1306d ago
And the same people who balk at meal prepping will drop forty bucks on takeout in one night without blinking, like that's somehow more reasonable than spending two hours on a Sunday to save a hundred dollars for the week.
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jade_jenkins6d ago
Why do we do that thing where we think something is just for show until we're the ones who need it? I see this pattern everywhere now. People refuse to buy a decent trash can because they think it's bougie until their cheap one breaks for the third time. Same with buying a fire extinguisher or keeping a first aid kit in your car. Everybody acts like being prepared is "extra" until they're stuck eating gas station food or can't find a basic tool when something goes wrong. It's like we'd rather suffer quietly than admit something practical actually works.
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wadew516d ago
I heard someone say once that we treat being prepared like it's a personality flaw, like buying the right thing somehow means we've given up on being spontaneous or something. @jade_jenkins I think you nailed it with the trash can example, that's literally me two months ago.
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