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Successful meal prepping can mean winning healthy eating<\/a> for the week versus three consecutive nights of “Oops, I guess we’ll have takeout again.” It can save money, reduce food waste<\/a>, and relieve the stress of finding a quick, healthy, budget-friendly meal at the last-minute on a busy day. But of course, anyone who’s prepared a week’s worth of meals<\/a> in a single afternoon knows that meal prepping (especially without a plan!) can cause some damage to your time schedule and stress level. On the other hand, a solid plan of attack and a few essential kitchen tools can score you efficiency and an easy meal prep day. That\u2019s why we asked our favorite preppers which kitchen tools they rely on to get the job done week in and week out. Snag their secret weapons; score some healthy meals<\/a>. Simple as that!<\/p>\n RELATED: <\/strong>21 Meal Prep Pics from the Healthiest People on Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n Meal prep containers<\/a> were a favorite among many of the cooks we spoke to. A matching set stacks neatly in the fridge and helps prevent an avalanche when you open the door. Chungah Rhee of Damn Delicious<\/a> adds, “It just screams meal prep and makes me feel so accomplished on Sundays when all these containers are packed and ready to go for the week!” The true definition of a good-for-you grab-and-go meal<\/a>.<\/p>\n A spiralizer<\/a> makes it quick and easy to swap healthy veggies for pasta in a slew of delicious zoodle recipes<\/a>. Lindsay Livingston, RD, of The Lean Green Bean<\/a> uses her spiralizer to create veggie noodles ahead of time for quicker dinner prep. Slice \u2018em up and stash \u2018em in the fridge for when you\u2019re ready to whip up a low-carb dish<\/a>.<\/p>\n RELATED: <\/strong>9 Genius Uses for Your Spiralizer (Low-Calorie Chips, Fries and More!)<\/a><\/p>\n Talia Koren at Workweek Lunch<\/a> considers a mini food processor<\/a> (often called a “mini prep”) a must for weekly meal prepping. She says, “I use it for pesto, tahini-based sauces and \u00a0avocado-based sauces. It’s useful for prepping energy bites<\/a>, too. I’ve also used it to make black bean burgers and butternut squash soup!”<\/p>\n Sometimes you just don’t need a full-size container for every meal. That\u2019s where mason jars<\/a> come in, thanks to them being inexpensive, durable and eco-friendly. “I love them to make jar salads, parfaits, smoothie packs and homemade instant noodles,” says Denise of Sweet Peas and Saffron. (Watch her video here<\/a> for details on exactly how to meal prep with mason jars.) Look for one pint standard or wide-mouth jars.<\/p>\n Lorena at Green Healthy Cooking<\/a> says, “I’m currently obsessed<\/em> with my Instant Pot<\/a> both for everyday cooking and meal planning.” It’s perfect for quickly making a big batch of rice<\/a> for the week without taking up precious stovetop space. (See Lorena’s guide to failproof Instant Pot rice here<\/a>.) Denise at Sweet Peas and Saffron adds, “I also love making freezer packs with dinners that I can thaw and throw in the Instant Pot on a busy weeknight.”<\/p>\n RELATED: <\/strong>7 Instant Pot Recipes for Healthy, On-the-Go Breakfasts<\/a><\/p>\n According to Layla Atik at Gimme Delicious Food<\/a>, a scale<\/a> is another must-have for meal prep. Some recipes specifically rely on ingredients measured by weight so a scale is a must. Danielle Madden at Project Meal Plan<\/a> adds that a scale is, “necessary for portioning out evenly sized meals and keeping track of calories.”<\/p>\n Overwhelmed by the number of disposable baggies you’re going through now that you meal prep all the time? Madden has the answer: Stasher bags<\/a>. “Stasher bags are plastic-free silicone bags that are great for storing food. They’re microwave-, dishwasher-, freezer- and sous vide-safe,\u201d she says. \u201cI’ll stick any kind of leftovers inside or use them to pack snacks for my husband. I love to use these in place of a Ziploc or other plastic bag!”<\/p>\n Taylor Stinson at The Girl on Bloor<\/a> swears by her muffin tins<\/a> for prepping a week’s worth of meals all at once. “I make a ton of breakfasts all at once for the week using muffin tins<\/a> \u2014 anything from egg cups to oatmeal cups and beyond! There are so many ways you can get creative,” Stinson says.<\/p>\n Read More Our favorite bloggers must-have kitchen tools for effortless meal prep. With these gadgets, you can have a successful cook session that\u2019s nice and quick.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":66119,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,7,11],"tags":[204,322,317,292,71,341,388],"class_list":["post-66102","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diet-nutrition","category-health","category-health-hacks","tag-cooking","tag-gadget","tag-meal-planning","tag-meal-prep","tag-nutrition","tag-tax1living-well","tag-tax2nutrition"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66102","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66102"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66102\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/66119"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66102"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66102"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}8 Kitchen Tools You Need for Easy, Successful Meal Prep<\/h2>\n
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1. Organizational Containers<\/h3>\n
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2. Spiralizer<\/h3>\n
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3. Mini Food Processor<\/h3>\n
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4. Mason Jars<\/h3>\n
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5. Instant Pot<\/h3>\n
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6. Kitchen Scale<\/h3>\n
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7. Stasher Bags<\/h3>\n
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8. Muffin Tins<\/h3>\n
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