One way to make sure you’ve got your own great meals prepared when it’s time to eat is to cook all your food for the upcoming day in the morning. We call this the Breakfast Ritual. Since you’ve gotta prepare breakfast anyway, make sure you’ve got a couple of meals going while you’re waiting for your breakfast to cook. Then, Tupperware them up, eat the breakfast, and you’re ready to head out the door.

Of course, this Breakfast Ritual need not be a huge production.

Another option is the Sunday Ritual. This ritual is performed by setting aside 3 hours or so every Sunday (any day of the week will do but Sunday is easiest for most) to write out your menu for the week, shop for the week, and prepare your meals for the week.

First, on your Ritual day, sit down and come up with your meal plan for the week. If you need some help in this area, check out my No Nonsense Nutrition coaching group. We’ll help you come up with the ultimate meal plan for your needs.

Once the meal plan is laid out, add up exactly how much of each food you’ll need over the 7 days and go pick those foods up at the grocery store. For some tips and strategies for the best way to shop, again,  I
walk you through the grocery store in 30 minutes, gathering along the way all necessary groceries for that
week and nothing more.

Finally, once you’ve got all those groceries home, it’s time to start cooking for the week. Cook all your meals for the week, package them up, and refrigerate them until needed.