That one week I tried meal prepping every single breakfast and lunch got weird real fast

I spent $80 on Sunday buying all the containers and ingredients, then by Wednesday I was eating cold quinoa at my desk because the microwave at the office broke, has anyone else had a meal prep plan fall apart due to something totally random like that?

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michael_craig2mo ago

Read somewhere that 30% of meal preppers throw out half the food because they just get sick of eating the same thing every day by Wednesday. Your quinoa disaster sounds about right for that statistic lol.

oliviahenderson2mo ago

Meal prepping is a skill issue honestly. The people throwing out food are just bad at picking stuff that holds up or they're making the same bland chicken and rice five days in a row. Freeze half of it and rotate a couple different recipes and that 30% stat drops a lot.

jones.brooke1mo ago

Honestly, I totally get where you're coming from. It's rough when life gets busy and you're just trying to be smart with your time and money. I've been that person standing in front of the fridge on Thursday morning staring at a container of sad-looking broccoli and rice. It feels like a failure even though you had good intentions. You're right though, a little variety and some freezing goes a long way.