So many of you want to get into a meal prep routine this new year and for good reason- meal prep is a game changer for making meals easier, all week long. But one of the biggest mistakes I see people make when they jump into meal prep is going in too hard, too soon and prepping so much they overwhelm themselves and don’t want to prep again- or prepping things that don’t make enough of an impact on their daily life so they don’t WANT to go back and meal prep again- and that’s what I want to talk about today. I'm sharing with you eight specific (as in, I’ll give you the recipe or tell you how to prep them) go-to meal prep ingredients and recipes I use to make meals easier, all week long.  Mentioned in this episode: Free 5-day meal prep email series 25% off Healthy Mama Meal Prep using code NEWYEAR24 10% off the 1-hour meal prep mini course using code PODCAST Episode 349: Mise En Place Episode 341: Freezer Prep Episode 339: The five things I meal prep every week Episode 348: 30+ ways to use rotisserie chicken as a meal starter Episode 329: Sauces and dressings and marinades (oh my!) Episode 356: Exactly how to start meal prepping this new year Episode 338: How I meal prep in just 1 hour a week Episode 340: The three styles of meal prep . Click here for full show notes + recipe links Thanks to our sponsors: Get free breakfast for life with HelloFresh with code HEALTHYMAMAFREE Get 20% off any Aquatru Purifier at aquatru.com using code HEALTHYMAMA Connect with Kris: Healthy Mama Kris Recipes The Healthy Mama Cooking Club (get it free for 7 days) Instagram: Healthy Mama Kitchen Podcast Instagram: Healthy Mama Kris . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices