Prepare breakfast, lunch and dinner in advance for the week with these simple recipes. With gut healthy ingredients as raspberries, bananas, beans, and garlic, these meal prep ideas are easy choices that can help support healthy digestion and boost your immune system. Recipes like our Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Oatmeal with Banana and our Crispy Chickpea Cereal Bowl with Lemon Vinaigrette can help you prepare healthy, delicious meals and save you time when cooking. busy days.
Vegan Freezer Breakfast Burritos
Having a stash of tasty bean burritos in your freezer means you’ll always have a satisfying plant-based meal ready for a grab-and-go breakfast on a busy morning or take to the campsite for an easy campfire meal . Our vegan breakfast topping – made with tofu and prepared to mimic scrambled eggs – is topped with beans, veggies and salsa for a delicious and ultra-satisfying meal.
Crispy Chickpea Bean Bowl with Lemon Vinaigrette
Our favorite part of these vegetarian grain bowls is the tangy lemon vinaigrette, which combines a satisfying combo of quinoa, toasted pumpkin seeds, roasted chickpeas and kale. Make them for easy-to-prepare lunches or a healthy, satisfying dinner.
Tuna and white bean salad
The traditional Italian pairing of canned tuna and cannellini beans makes a super simple and satisfying lunch. Serve over green salad, on toasted whole-wheat country bread or in a whole-wheat pita pocket.
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Overnight Oatmeal with Banana
It only takes a few minutes to make these overnight oats and you’ll be set with 4 healthy breakfasts to go throughout the week. Use whatever milk you have on hand for this easy-to-prepare breakfast recipe.
Spicy cabbage soup for weight loss
Based on a popular weight loss plan, this healthy cabbage soup recipe gets tons of flavor and a metabolism-boosting boost from spicy chili peppers.
Cauliflower Rice Bowls with Grilled Asparagus and Chicken Sausage
Stock the fridge with a week’s worth of lunches using a handful of ingredients from your local grocery store. To save on carbs, we substitute regular rice for the riced cauliflower and add pre-grilled asparagus, which bulks up these bowls and adds fiber. At midday, simply reheat with steam then garnish with a little pesto. Try Trader Joe’s for quick shortcut ingredients like these – see the tip (below) for our product recommendations.
Turmeric Rice Bowl with Garam Masala Root Vegetables and Chickpeas
This turmeric-scented rice bowl topped with leftover spicy roasted root vegetables and chickpeas is inspired by the flavors of India for an easy vegetarian dinner.
Cinnamon Overnight Oatmeal
It only takes a few minutes to prepare this healthy no-cook breakfast, and you’ll have ready-made grab-and-go breakfasts on hand for the rest of the week. Top these delicious vegan oats, inspired by classic cinnamon roll flavors, with fresh or frozen fruit and your favorite nuts and seeds.
Chopped Veggie Grain Bowls with Turmeric Dressing
In about 10 minutes, you can prepare a week’s worth of lunches using 4 simple ingredients from your local specialty grocery store. To minimize prep, we take advantage of the pre-chopped fresh vegetable mix and frozen quinoa (which heats in the microwave in less than 5 minutes). These crunchy chopped salad bowls are high in fiber but lower in calories, making them perfect for those following a low-calorie diet.
Baked Oatmeal with Pears
This comforting baked oatmeal is perfect for cozy weekend mornings and also serves as a make-ahead breakfast that you can prepare for healthy meals to go all week long.
Turkey meatballs and feta lunch box
This easy lunch box is inspired by flavors of the Mediterranean, including feta, hummus and cucumber. Turkey meatballs are dipped in a creamy homemade yogurt-dill sauce, but ranch dressing would also work well in its place.
Blueberry and Banana Overnight Oatmeal
Blueberries, sweet banana, and creamy coconut milk combine to transform everyday oats into the best vegan overnight oats! Make up to 4 jars at a time to store in the fridge for quick, on-the-go breakfasts throughout the week.
Garlic hummus
This garlic hummus recipe couldn’t be simpler: just throw a few ingredients into the food processor and whiz!
Black Bean and Quinoa Bowl
This black bean and quinoa bowl has many of the usual features of a taco salad, without the fried bowl. We’ve loaded it with pico de gallo, fresh cilantro, and avocado, plus an easy-to-drizzle hummus dressing.
Powerful Mason Jar Salad with Chickpeas and Tuna
This energizing salad will keep you fueled for hours, thanks to 26 grams of protein and 8 grams of fiber. Tossing the dressing and kale, then letting it sit in the pot, softens it enough that you don’t need to massage it or cook it to make it tender.
Protein Overnight Oatmeal with Peanut Butter
Powdered peanut butter is a convenient pantry staple that makes a great vegan protein booster for oatmeal and smoothies. Double or triple this recipe to make weeknight breakfasts or to make breakfast for the whole family.
Muffin-shaped omelettes with peppers, black beans and Jack cheese
Let your muffin pan help you meal prep for a week’s worth of protein-packed vegetarian muffin eggs with a Southwestern twist to keep in the fridge or freezer for those busy mornings.
Roasted Vegetable Bowls with Pesto for Meal Prep
Your coworkers will be jealous when you make this healthy lunch of roasted vegetables and brown rice. Pack 4 lunches when you have time and you’ll have on-the-go lunches (or ready-to-eat dinners) for several days – just grab a container on your way out the door in the morning.
Brussels sprouts and crunchy chickpea salad
This healthy, fiber-rich salad can be prepared in just 10 minutes. Serve it immediately or pack it in individual portions for four ultra-satisfying fiber-rich lunches for the week ahead. To reduce prep time, we use pre-shredded Brussels sprouts from the produce section and store-bought roasted chickpeas. Look for roasted chickpea snacks along with your grocery store’s healthy snacks or nuts.
Frozen Bean and Cheese Burritos
This copycat version of store-bought frozen burritos is perfect for meal prep. Make a big batch to store in the freezer for healthy on-the-go lunches or a quick meal at the campsite.
Chocolate-Banana Overnight Oatmeal
Chocolate-hazelnut spread adds a touch of luxury to your humble bowl of overnight oatmeal. The banana slices pair perfectly with the spread and add a natural sweetness (no extra sugar needed). A pinch of flaky salt helps keep this quick breakfast from being too sweet.
