Meal Prep Bingo: Make Planning Your Weekly Meals Fun
It's Wednesday night, you're tired, and the fridge has half an onion and some ketchup. Sound familiar? Takeout it is. Again.
Meal prep is one of those things that sounds great but is hard to stick with. So we made it a game. Our Meal Prep & Weekly Meals bingo card is full of small, doable steps that help you plan, prep and eat well all week.
How it works
- Open the Meal Prep & Weekly Meals card and play online, or print it and stick it on the fridge.
- Each time you do something on your card, tap that square.
- Five in a row is a bingo. Keep the card going all week and see if you can get a blackout.
You don't have to spend your whole Sunday in the kitchen. Even a few squares make the week easier.
What's on the card
Plan it
- Plan the week's meals
- Write a grocery list
- Stick to the grocery list
- Clean out the fridge before shopping
Prep it
- Batch cook grains
- Prep protein for the week
- Wash and chop veggies
- Overnight oats
- Hard-boil a dozen eggs
- Portion out snacks
- Label your containers
Cook it
- Sheet-pan dinner
- Slow cooker meal
- Cook a big pot of soup
- Cook once, eat twice
- Freeze a meal for later
Fun nights
- Taco night
- Pasta night
- Breakfast for dinner
- Homemade pizza
- Meatless Monday
Healthy habits
- Veggies at every meal
- Fruit with breakfast
- Water with every meal
- No takeout day
Tips to make meal prep stick
Start small. You don't need to prep every meal. Try just breakfast or just lunches for one week.
Cook once, eat twice. Make a double batch of dinner and pack the leftovers for lunch. It's one of the easiest squares on the card.
Get help. Cooking with a friend, partner or the kids makes it more fun, and it goes faster. Both are squares!
Move while you cook. This is Social Fit Challenge, so of course there's a Squats while the water boils square. Or try Dance while you cook.
Why it works
A grocery list tells you what to buy. A bingo card shows you what you've done. Every square is a small win, and those wins add up to less stress, less takeout and more home-cooked meals.
Ready to get prepping?
Grab the Meal Prep & Weekly Meals bingo card, pick a square, and make this the week you finally have a plan. What's your go-to meal prep recipe? Share it in the comments!
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