The 1-Hour Meal Prep That's Changing My Life
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🔑 KEY MOMENTS
00:00 Why I don't like most meal preps
00:28 How a 1-hour meal prep Works
00:57 Advantages of a 1-hour meal prep
01:29 Fully Prepped Components (Creamy Herb Sauce)
02:44 Pickled Chiles and Onions
03:42 Crunchy Nutty Seed Mix
05:10 Simple Lemon Dressing
05:46 Partially Prepped Components (Farro)
06:14 Cabbage-Carrot Slaw
06:35 Tofu Cubes
07:00 Canned Beans
07:25 Finishing the Farro
08:01 Monday's Dinner
10:18 Tuesday's Dinner
11:14 Wednesday's Dinner
14:20 Thursday's Dinner
15:50 Where to get these recipes - Розваги
Hi friends, what is your best meal prep tip?
When I cook I often make double or triple portions of some of the meal elements and save them in the fridge, so I can use them in the next coming days. Also if I'm firing up the oven and there is space left, I will add whatever veggies I have lying around that roughly fit the temperature and cooking time, to use them in later meals. An example could be making roasted potatoes and adding some carrots with some oil and thyme on the side.
Something I can personally find time-consuming is measuring out spices. When I get the opportunity to, I like to measure out all of the spices required for the meals I plan to cook the coming week in one go and store them in small jars until they're required. Often I'll be using a similar assortment of spices across the different meals, so measuring out all of the spices at once saves getting the jar out multiple times during the week.
There were some fantastic ideas in this video and I can't wait to try them once our baby arrives-the food safety guidelines in my country (Australia) advise pregnant women to avoid salad greens, tahini, sesame seeds, and leftovers older than 24-48 hours old, which sadly rules a lot of the options out at the moment.
Make extra rice the night before. Cook too much. Let the extra cool off then refrigerate. Now you have the makings of a good fried rice the next day
Storing veg and herbs the right way in the fridge, much less food waste and more inviting produce to inspire ideas 💡
Watching you! x
you re seriously one of the BEST vegan food content creators out here. the amount of thought you put in your recipes is just incredible, like this meal prep is so realistic and adaptable based on where one lives, the rest of the grocery shopping like lavash, noodles are all so doable
shes the best food content creator period. imho
Absolutely agree with all this but the biggest reason Nisha is the GOAT is because every. Single. Dish. Actually tastes good. I have a 14 month old and a picky eater spouse and they both inhale every meal I make from RPL.
@@ViCT0RiA6 🥰 thank you thank you, consider me flattered
i’m so glad you appreciate the recipes and effort and find it realistic! Thank you for your sweet words ❤
@@sarahlazzaro4070haha thank you! The GOAT 🐐 title made me smile and I’m so delighted your family is enjoying my recipes!
More prep videos like this! I love this method. Been doing it for a few years now and it's fantastic. I learned it from basically how chefs prep their kitchen for dinner service. I prep the parts and then pull together quick meals throughout the week. ... I also add frozen parts that can be defrosted overnight for more ready to go items at the end of the week since most fresh ingredients only last 3-4 days.
Love it! Such a useful method for organizing meals and life!
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more prep video like this !
I'd like to second this comment!
this makes so much sense!
Definitely more videos like this please! Made this meal prep plan last week and it was so good, even my meat eating partner loved it too 😋☺️
This is what I do. I ingredient prep. Make a pot of potatoes, chop up veggies, cook mushrooms, cook a grain like rice, cook any beans or lentils, make sauces. Then when it's time to cook most of my ingredients are ready to toss into a bowl. I'll slice up some cooked potatoes and throw them in the air fryer for 5 minutes, fill a bowl with greens and veggies, maybe heat up a grain like rice or barley. Drizzle with a tasty sauce and done!
Who wants to eat the same food more than twice in the same week? I always wondered why would UA-camrs want to advocate that silly habit? I am glad you have realised that.
When I was a student I used to meal prep a lot more (now my bf does the cooking). There is clearly an advantage in that you don't have to think about what to eat. But indeed it's sometimes very boring and things go bad sometimes. Then I switched to big batches of food twice a week and more fun stuff on the week end, that's a more sustainable way even when you eat a lot of chickpeas (those go bad so quickly)
My friend has a coworker that for like 3 years, 5 days a week has a tuna sandwich for lunch. Exactly made the same way! Some people are build differently. Even if I were made to eat my favorite dish everyday I would be suicidal by week two. 😂 first world problems, really! Food is food! But we are spoiled. I always buy my lunch and always buy from different places. It is my luxury in life. I don’t smoke, drink or really wear expensive clothing, so i don’t feel that bad! 😊
To anyone reading this comment: take this as your sign to try this!! I have done all the recipes this week and it was incredible. I have been meal prepping for years and I grew so incredibly bored of it.... then I found this plan! The flavours are so beautifull and balanced, I started the week with the "Grain Bowl" and holy sh*t I was mindblowned by how bright it was. I am french and turns out, my mom was right, a good sauce can turn anything into a feast! Thank you for putting this great meal plan out there and to anyone else: DO IT!
Love this! And it’s helpful for me in that I’m a lone vegan that has 2 carnivores in same house. I only cook for myself, thankfully, as I’m smiling at 70. Thank you for organizing this in a way that works for me, and in smaller amounts.
🥰 so happy I could bring a smile to your face and provide some useful meal ideas!
The meal prep took me a bit more than an hour but it was time well spent. Each meal has incredible flavor and they are all different from each other so it doesn't feel like you are eating the same thing all week. This was the best! More please!
Nisha - doctor here and your meals are so wonderful and complete. Your research into not only the culinary prep but also the macro/micronutrient content is so clear and thoughtful. Please keep more videos with this method coming. Love your content always!
These videos are so helpful. One suggestion can you possibly add a list of ingredients needed at the store to the PDF? This will save me so much time in the future and help with grocery shopping. Thank you. Great videos. I love them.
I’m sure I’m speaking for a lot of us when I say THANK YOU for the link to the pdf recipe document. We appreciate the fact that you do these videos and also hook us up with the actual recipe. ❤
Now that's a common sense meal prep. I love it. Everything looked sooooo delicious. Thanks much. ❤
I’m so glad to hear it!❤
Brilliant!! More videos like this please. This semi meal prep on Sunday is much appreciated. Excellent job!
Notes! Hope you’ll find it useful and delicious!
yess yess more more please 👍🙏🙏🙏🥰🥰🥰
You made becoming Vegan so easy and a lot tastier for me 🙏 love meal prep content ❤
This is the ultimate reward for me! Thank you for sharing that with me ❤
Your meal prep videos are my FAVORITE! Please more 🤍
Noted 😉
Pls! More one hour healthy variety meal prep meals. This is fantastic! Thanks a million. 🎉This busy mom appreciates it!
Get out of my head, Nisha!🤣I have at least 30 years of cooking professionally and, frankly, this is what I do (as far as meal prep) with ,maybe, one more elaborate component(casserole or stew) which I freeze in small portions so I can pull them out every 3 weeks or so. You are so ahead of the game (teaching people to eat vegan) ,so talented. Honestly, I feel a little jelous of your parents... I hope they know how precious and amazing you are. And your part of making this a better planet. Much Love and Peace from Upstate NY
I can’t tell you how much I adore this quick prep concept. Batch cooking a week’s worth of meals and then eating leftovers all week is not my cup of tea, so this is PERFECT! Looking forward to more quick prep ideas. Thanks so much!!
Absolutely love this!! This is the kind of meal prep content that’s actually helpful. Especially on a budget. I hate when a recipe says “use half an onion” or something and then I’m left trying to figure out what to do with the extra half for a meal. It seems like all the stuff here gets used, and any additional things like seasonings or a sauce to add are staples that won’t go quickly.
I would honestly love a months worth of this type of meal prep content. Especially if it hopped around between different kinds of cuisines, so it stays feeling fresh. Anyways! Great video
I would pay good money for meal prep plans from you! So practical, healthy, and delicious!
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Anyone else out there feel the same way? 👀
Yes, please!!! A meal planner from you is the dream!!! Thank you Nisha for this video & meal plan!
@Rainbowplantlife I think you should do it. A lot of us don’t have the first clue on how to create a meal plan and provide proper nutrition, so meal plans definitely helps
You should do this, I made my own menus with shopping lists and recipes and it has changed my life and I don't know why there aren't more paid products like this. We don't need hello fresh or microwave meals, we need prepared shopping lists and instructions!
Awesome meal prep! Please, we want more of those videos.
I'm loving these meal preps! They're getting me excited about eating vegan again!
For me personally, I think I'll start doing a combination of fully-prepared meals that I freeze, along with these awesome meal preps that are fresher. I think this will give me lots of variety!
Yes, love that! Freezer meals are a godsend on those busy days.
I like this style of meal prep way better because like you said - fresher and cuts down time and versatility. Can't stand eating the same thing on the 3rd day. Please share more of this style of meal prep!
Love this! It would be amazing as a series!
This meal prep to make different dishes throughout the week was a grand slam! Thank you!
I am so doing this today! Having a newborn at home means you never know how long her nap is gonna be so I love the idea of splitting up the prepping and cooking into shorter time intervals ❤️
Petition for a part 2 🌻
This video was delightful ❤ I make a weekly hummus- I switch it up weekly so I alternate between beet hummus, pea hummus, sweet potato hummus etc always something different. I roast up some seasonal veg twice a week, make a homemade dukkah and a simple dressing. I’m definitely going to try your green sauce it looks like a great way to make use of herbs on hand.
Nisha, your recipes have become the staple meals of our home. I love the way you combine culinary artistry with practicality. You’ve taught me how to fall in love with cooking again, and it’s always exciting to see what dish you will teach us about next. The amount of thought and practice you put into each step, ingredient, and dish never ceases to teach me something new. Your recipes are to be treasured. As far as I’m concerned you are the Ina Garten of my life. Thank you. Will be trying everything of course, I definitely need these crispy beans in my life. ❤
what a sweet comment! Thank you for making my day. I’m so honored my content has helped you love cooking. The Ina Garten line had me 🥹🥹🥹
this meal plan service changed my life! I signed up for the trial to get a feel for it and, now, I can't imagine my life without it
On Sundays I make a pot of rice and bake tofu on a sheet pan while roasting an assortment of veggies in a baking dish. Then I combine them with various sauces/condiments throughout the week. Saves a ton of time and thought, and only takes about an hour out of my weekends.
This is the way I cook… it is a lifesaver when the family is growing.
Par cooking, sauces and veggies ready to go
Thank you thank you! This is really helping me revamp my thinking about meal prep (which I suck at). I would love more meal prep meal plans!
The seed mixture is so good - A couple of tablespoons of crunch on my salad makes it so special. I use anything I have in the fridge, hemp seeds, sunflower, pepitas, sesame, it all tastes great,
Nice. It feels like the kind of prep a restaurant kitchen would do for some of their dishes.
Prep what you can in advance to speed up final cook times for fast service for the customers :)
I like that you don’t edit out the goofs. Makes you very relatable, and fun!
Love this! This is the exact kind of meal prep I like to do and there is so little content about it online, and only a fraction of the content there is out there is vegan. I would LOVE to see more of this style of meal prep video in the future because I'm always looking for ideas.
This is what is called a perfect meal prep!!! Saves Time ✅ fresh meals ✅ tasty ✅ not boring ✅ healthy ✅ colorful ♥️
What i hated about mealprep was having stale food at the end of the week (which i do not consider healthy) . Your tips are so helpful😍 thank you
Aaaaaaahhhhh, love this! The more content like this I see, the better 😊
This is exactly what I was looking for❤
This is amazing! Can you please, please, please make another one with different meals?
This is great. Meal prepping is always a struggle because I find it difficult to plan meals with common ingredients. If you published an extended version of the free PDF I would buy it in a heartbeat.
starting my new year of school and work next monday, i can not wait to start meal prepping with these tips & recipes 💖💖
I tried the pickled onions and peppers recipe and it was amazing...Mild but spicy, and adds amazing flavor to sauteed cabbage....it's a keeper! I forgot to add, I bought fermentation weights to keep the veggies submerged. I'm hoping it lasts longer.
Thank you! Meal prep- tried it and promptly stopped for the very reason you stated- I woul get bored of the same meals and ended up wasting food because I would throw out the prepped food towards the end of the week. All of these dishes you've presented look delicious, I love the spicy ingredients! I am impressed by how versatile the components are, and the potential for a variety of meals has me sold. You are great to offer the PDF- SO helpful!!
I always thought you had to store tofu in water until you used it, it would be so helpful to prep it and cube it Ahead of time. Definitely anxious to try this!
I had half a block of tofu without the liquid stored in the fridge for some time. After a while it changed texture and color a little on one side. Still edible then, but I wouldn‘t store it much longer from then. It didn‘t happen so soon though. Storing a few days should be totally fine.
Hi! It will be fine for several days at least. I have some in my fridge right now that’s four days old and still good.
I was going to ask this exact question!
Please take this off UA-cam and SELL IT! This is too good to be free! 👏😍 Nisha, you're simply the best - there's nothing else I can say... Oh, and I hope you got the cookbook I sent you! 😊
Girl this is FANTASTIC! I want to try it ALL!!!
Yes please more of these videos!
My best tip is to chop salad for 3-4 days but only mix the dressing in the portion you're about to eat. Total game changer for me.
This all looks amazing!!! So beautiful, so delicious-looking, and so delightful to watch! Loved it.
You are amazing!!! So much to digest I can’t keep up, but then I am old!
This is amazing! Saving, doing. Please make more like this as I just don’t have the creativity
this meal prep video is so practical. for us the people who have watched TONS of meal prep videos but never really get into it because of some (to me) are common sense and I have no idea how people rely on meal preps. this video is the answer
This is a game changer! I am so bored of eating the same meal daily and you're absolutely right, by day 3 it does not taste good 😝
You are an angel sent from heaven, thank you! 👼😍
Wow, honestly Nisha, UA-cam hasn't shown me your videos for a week or two, so I was delighted to catch this one. I'd almost forgotten how packed with flavour (and colour) your food always is! What a treat for the eyes just to watch - but I can't leave it there. I'll be making some of these myself!
Thank you for this sweet comment! I’m honored you think so ❤❤
TYYY!! Classes are starting tmrw and my fridge is empty! I rlly needed this!!
The cord realization look.priceless! Good recipes. Thanks.
❤❤❤ LOVE YOUR MEAL PREP VIDEOS ... or should I say YOUR INGREDIENT PREP VIDEOS with recipes ❤❤❤ Thank you so much 😚😚😚
Honestly, you’re recipes and ideas are legendary. LOVEEEE your content.
This is just exacty the kind of meal prep that works for me! Even though meal prep has so many advantages, i alwayd give up quickly because i get overwhelmed with preparation, planning, and I CAN'T predict what my future self wil want to eat. This method is just so so great cause it gives me a just enough help during the week and l don't get overwhelmed.
I made this all almost exactly for this week and I am obsessed with the wrap! This was so great and I so appreciate the work you put into it! It saved me loads of time and it is flipping delicious!
Amazing timing once again! I will be playing in the Superbowl of Volleyball tournament from Sept 5 to 10, and will be living out of my camper for that week. As a vegan I will have to be making all my own meals (the campground caters to carnivores only) but I will be playing volleyball all afternoon, so spending an hour or more preparing meals isn’t a viable option. I was really stressing about what to do for food, but after watching this amazing video I see I can do much of the prep the night before I leave, and then quickly assemble my meals each evening after volleyball is finished. Your suggested menu looks scrumptious and I will probably make all those dishes as shown, and I also plan to pre-prepare your lentil ‘bolognese’ pasta sauce for a super-easy pasta meal the night I arrive, and I think your “Creamy coconut rice with 5-spice tofu” will work well with the tofu pre-prepared as shown in this video, and I’ll also make a batch of your vegan chili ahead of time for something I can just reheat when I’m too tired to do anything more.
Your recipes are a mainstay of my cooking, and your uncanny timing with videos showing recipes and techniques just when I need them is amazing. Thank you for all your excellent content!
Always nice to hear from you! I’m honored that my recipes are a staple in your cooking. I think the bolognese sauce is such a great one to make ahead! Good luck with your volleyball tournament!
Love the mini meal prep steps laid out here, Nisha. So simple but brilliant 👏
This is amazing!!!!!’ You’re so innovative with food! Very helpful for busy people
🥰 thanks for your kind words!
Thank you so much for this video! Meal prep videos like this are incredibly helpful for someone who is new to cooking and plant based meal prepping! I love all your content and would love if you were able to do a weekly meal prep series as it’s difficult to find plant based meal prep videos.
This is how I've been "meal prepping" for 20 years! It works lol
Yay! I always love your meal prep videos. And I love your method!
This is such a brilliant video! It makes total sense to break up the process into two. That way you have fresh, diverse and vibrant food all week! And I love these recipes. I look forward to your videos every week. ❤
This is how I meal prep too! It's so much better than 5 day old meals!!
Keep making these meal prep videos! This makes my week so much easier❤
Please do this exact topic again with new things to prep and make! Loved this so much
Thank you for making these guides! They are so helpful
I really like your meal prep videos and method. So helpful! I can always use more of these.
Love your onion pickle recipe. Btw Your thumbnails are supercute 🙂
Absolutely love this style of meal prepping!! Amazing videos,thank you Nisha 😊😊
Thank you SO MUCH for this meal prep, Nisha! I definitely don’t feel overwhelmed to meal prep now, and I love how I basically have all of these ingredients at home. The meals look INCREDIBLE and I cannot wait to make them all!
This is something I do sometimes and I love the ideas you shared in this video, sometimes prepping individual ingredients and mixing and matching is superior to regular meal prepping. ❤
Thank you for your helpful tips ❤
AMAZING ! Please more of this ❤️❤️
best prep meal video I have watched so far ❤
Another 3 videos exactly like this would be anazing! (With different ‘recipes’)
This is game changing. Thank you so much for sharing this meal prep method!
I love this video. This is exactly what I needed for my life style. Please do more videos like this.
Its interesting to me how similar this meal prep is to what I do with my job at a small meal kit company. Doing some of the steps again of time streamlines the cooking process and makes it easier to actually make the meal when your motivation is low and you are feeling hangry. Love this.
More meal prep videos please! Really useful, thanks Nisha! Love love love it ❤
We just finished making all of the meals in the pdf (and I made the wrap for three consecutive lunches, switching up between tofu and crispy beans because it was INSANELY delicious!). Everything was so good!!! Thank you for coming up with this style of meal planning - it’s exactly what I was looking for! My husband and I are hooked and are sooo glad you’re offering the meal planning service now - I just subscribed! We are not strictly vegan, but we love to eat plant based when we can and are so excited to have three nights (and some days) of plant based deliciousness without needing to think too much! Thank you, Nisha!!
This makes me so excited to cook this week. Amazing!
Love your recipes!❤ love your energy!❤ These preps should be your next cookbook! Vegan Batch Meal Prepping 😊
This should be a weekly video!!! Seriously awesome!!
Thank you very much for this step-by-step! It's just in time for me as I'm trying to reconfigure some daily planning with the younger kid starting high school next week and the older one having moved out over the summer. It's like a whole new household. Having new ideas like this one here will hopefully inspire easier dinner/lunchbox times throughout the week.
Every single tip, advice, and recipe I picked up from you has been 10/10. The only creator to whose recipes I stick without adapting, because I know your version is thought through and just the best.
You are not just amazing at what you do, you are also funny and witty. Thanks ❤
I used so many of your meal preps and recipes and my improved health is all the results I need, not to mention so much flavor, texture, and nutrition! Thank you!
I was just thinking I needed a video like this and this popped up! THANK YOU!
Everything looks fabulous and you even made us a PDF❤ Thank you!
Amazing! Finally, a healthy meal prep that was exactly what I have been looking for.
Thank you SO MUCH!!!!
thank you for those time saved Info, very helpful!
Just in time what I need. Thanks so much please more Videos like this please 🙏 😊
Your enthusiasm is sooooo contagious😍
Thanks so much for this! I LOVE this concept of 1 hr prep with some other stuff to do later - hope you do more of these!