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One morning earlier this month, I woke up to freezing weather and feeling under the weather. It was the perfect day to stay cozy in pajamas\u2014and in that moment, I felt so grateful for the couple of hours I\u2019d spent the day before focused on my weekly meal prep. Our fridge was stocked with the building blocks of some delicious meals: a comforting chicken and rice soup<\/a>, fresh greens and chopped veggies, creamy hummus<\/a>, and a batch of morning glory muffins<\/a> just waiting to be slathered with butter. My weekly meal prep had turned what could have been a stressful, unmotivated day into one filled with nourishing, effortless meals.<\/p>\n One of my friends recently told me that, for him, happiness is a fridge full of food. It true\u2014there\u2019s a certain comfort that comes from knowing you have the makings of a delicious meal. But of course, the busyness of modern life means that most of us don\u2019t have hours to spend on preparing complex meals.<\/p>\n When I get home at the end of a long day, I want to have some healthy food options ready, and I promise that once you\u2019ve stocked your kitchen, you can make nourishing meals easier than ordering takeout. For me, prepping ingredients ahead is the only way that I\u2019m going to stick to healthy eating with a busy schedule<\/a>. Enter: my weekly meal prep ritual.<\/p>\n \n