Competitor - August 2017

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FUEL

1. Make a Date
   Harried lives make it easy for meal
   prep to slide through the cracks.
   Instead of putting your batch cooking
   on the back burner for a Netfl ix binge,
   make sure to write down your kitchen
   appointment in advance and treat it
   like a one-on-one with the boss—not
   something to brush off. Try to set
   aside at least one hour each week that
   will be devoted to prepping meals and
   snacks to be enjoyed at a later date.


2. Browse Food Porn
   Always prepping
   the same meals and
   snacks is a recipe for
   diet burnout. Who
   wants to eat chicken,
   brown rice and broc-
   coli everyday? Hint:
   Nobody! For recipe
   inspiration, surf visual
   potluck sites like
   Tastespotting.com or

Foodgawker.com, where you’ll fi nd a

feast for your eyes and plenty of ideas

for nutritious, palate-pleasing dishes.

From this, consider creating a recipe

Pinterest board.

3. Write It Down
   Once you know what you want to
   rustle up in the kitchen, be sure to
   arm yourself with a detailed grocery
   list of the items you need, so you’re
   not eating into your prepping time by
   needlessly driving back to the grocery
   store for a crucial item. Try organiz-
   ing your grocery list by aisle
   so that you don’t waste time
   back-tracking in the store.
   The more you walk, the more
   opportunity there is to fall
   prey to impulse buys.
   4. Tap an App
   Use apps like Paprika and
   Pepperplate that help make
   meal prepping a breeze.

Functions include creating recipe

databases, organizing daily menus and

developing grocery lists as items you

need run out.

5. Divide
   and
   Conquer
   Successful
   meal prep-
   pers swear
   by having
   several iden-
   tical pre-portioned meals doled out
   among reusable containers to stay well
   fed throughout the week. California
   Home Goods 3 Compartment Food
   Containers ($12.95 for a 10-pack) let
   you prepare big batches of items like
   whole grains, meats, dressings and
   chopped veggies in advance and then
   divvy them up among diff erent com-
   partments. Once full, the BPA-free
   microwave safe bento-style containers
   stack neatly in your fridge or freezer.

AHEAD OF

THE GAME

These 10 meal-prep tips will

fi ght your run hunger in the

healthiest fashion.

BY MATTHEW KADEY

People who are obsessed with their

mason jars, bento boxes and slow

cookers are onto something. As a hun-

gry runner, prepping meals and snacks

ahead of time instead of working on a

meal-by-meal basis is one of the best

things you can do to set yourself up

for dietary success. A task that almost

guarantees you’ll eat better, stress less

come mealtime and save a bunch of

cash by eating out less. Here’s how to

meal prep like a home-economics wiz.

store for a crucial item. Try organiz-

back-tracking in the store.

PHOTOS, CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: ISTOCKPHOTO.COM(3), CALIFORNIA HOME GOODS

More

fueling tips

and recipes for

before, during and

after a workout

here.

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