{"id":315,"date":"2024-05-21T22:16:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-21T22:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jeanpaulrivas.com\/?p=315"},"modified":"2025-07-01T22:21:51","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T22:21:51","slug":"meal-prep-for-the-busy-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jeanpaulrivas.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/21\/meal-prep-for-the-busy-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Meal Prep for the Busy Week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/jeanpaulrivas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/may24.2.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jeanpaulrivas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/may24.2.webp 350w, https:\/\/jeanpaulrivas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/may24.2-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/jeanpaulrivas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/may24.2-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Meal prep has saved me\u2014and my clients\u2014more times than I can count. When life gets busy, having healthy food ready to go makes it so much easier to stay on track. You don\u2019t need to be a chef or spend all Sunday in the kitchen either.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I recommend starting simple: cook a big batch of protein (like grilled chicken or lentils), prep a couple veggies, and portion out a few go-to meals. Store in clear containers so you can see what you\u2019ve got.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Personally, I rotate 2\u20133 meals per week to avoid boredom but keep it manageable. It saves money, cuts down on decision fatigue, and helps you fuel your body with intention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jean Paul Rivas<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meal prep has saved me\u2014and my clients\u2014more times than I can count. When life gets busy, having healthy food ready to go makes it so much easier to stay on track. You don\u2019t need to be a chef or spend all Sunday in the kitchen either. I recommend starting simple: cook a big batch of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[1],"tags":[25],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jeanpaulrivas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/315"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jeanpaulrivas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jeanpaulrivas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jeanpaulrivas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jeanpaulrivas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=315"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jeanpaulrivas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/315\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":322,"href":"https:\/\/jeanpaulrivas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/315\/revisions\/322"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jeanpaulrivas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=315"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jeanpaulrivas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=315"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jeanpaulrivas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=315"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}