Meal Prep Ideas

We preach meal prep here at Wholefully because it works! Since we love meal prep recipes so much, we have well over 100 healthy meal prep ideas below that you can use in your own kitchen today!

Not sure where to start? We have a full tutorial for meal prep newbies that covers in-depth everything you need to know about getting your prepping started.

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What is meal prep?

Meal prep is carving out a bit of time on the weekend (or whenever you have free time) and pre-making certain dishes and foods to help you cut back on cooking time when you're busier later in the week. You'll never stare at an empty fridge and wonder what to eat again!

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overnight oats

Peanut Butter Overnight Oats

We have over a dozen flavors of our favorite meal prep breakfast: overnight oats! But the fan favorite? It's a close tie between these chocolate peanut butter oats and the strawberry cheesecake flavor. Now this is the way to start your day!

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Whether you want a smoothie for breakfast or a mid-day snack, we'll show you how to get a perfect smoothie, every time.

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Here are well over 100 healthy meal prep ideas to get you started with meal prepping. Enjoy!

A yeast roll split in half next to a butter dish and two whole rolls.

Easy Buttery Yeast Rolls

A baked apple cinnamon muffin next to two cinnamon sticks.

Apple Cinnamon Muffins Recipe

White bowl of oatmeal topped with ghee, raisins, and nuts.

Slow Cooker Steel-Cut Oats

Instant Pot apple butter in a glass jar on top of a dish towel

Instant Pot Apple Butter

Apple cinnamon overnight oats in a glass jar sitting on a striped kitchen towel

Apple Cinnamon Overnight Oats

Whole Wheat Frozen Waffles sit on a white background.

Whole Wheat Waffles (Made Into Freezer Waffles!)

A Whole Wheat Banana Muffin sits by itself

Whole Wheat Banana Muffins with Hemp Seed Streusel

Two types of sweet potato toast - one topped with bacon and eggs, and one topped with avocado, pico de gallo, and cilantro

Four Sweet Potato Toast Ideas You Can Meal Prep

Pumpkin overnight oats in a clear glass jar on a white countertop

Pumpkin Overnight Oats

Pumpkin Sage Blender Soup in a Jar

Pumpkin Sage Blender Soup in a Jar

Overhead shot of Grain-Free Pumpkin Bread cut into slices

Grain-Free Pumpkin Bread

A variety of breakfast egg muffins sit on a gray background.

Meal Prep Breakfast Egg Muffin Cups: 4 Recipes to Try!

Easy-to-Peel Hard Boiled Eggs - Perfect Egg

3 Methods for Perfect, Easy-to-Peel Hard Boiled Eggs

Healthy Instant Oatmeal Cups

8 Healthy Instant Oatmeal Cups You Can Make at Home

Mushroom and Wild Rice Black Bean Burgers

Mushroom and Wild Rice Black Bean Burgers

Top view of a sliced loaf of homemade gluten-free bread.

Quick Gluten-Free Bread

Two black-rimmed bowls filled with sweet potatoes, lime slices, avocado slices, black beans, and rice.

Roasted Veggie and Black Bean Rice Bowls

Easy Spicy Black Bean Soup

Easy Spicy Black Bean Soup

Quinoa in a 9x13 baking pan

How to Cook Perfect Quinoa, No Matter the Amount

Flax Cranberry Breakfast Cookies

Flax Cranberry Breakfast Cookies

Sweet Potato & Chickpea Veggie Burgers

Roasted Sweet Potato and Chickpea Veggie Burgers

A hand dunks a chocolate drizzled cookie snack bite into a small glass of milk.

3 Ingredient Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Snack Bites

Lentil Walnut Veggie Burgers

Lentil Walnut Burgers

Chocolate Chia Pudding Cups

Chocolate Chia Pudding Cups

Baked veggie pizza sliced and sitting on parchment paper.

Healthy Almond Flour Pizza Crust Mix and Dough Recipe (Paleo, Gluten-Free)

Meal Prep Chicken Pad Thai with Sweet Potato Noodles

Meal Prep Chicken Pad Thai with Sweet Potato Noodles

Meal Prep Baked Falafel Lettuce Wraps packed into glass lunch containers with mixed berries

Meal Prep Baked Falafel Lettuce Wraps

Pumpkin Black Bean Burger sits on a white plate.

Pumpkin Black Bean Burgers

Steak Fajita Bowls with Cilantro-Lime Cauliflower Rice in a grey bowl on a white background, with toppings in individual bowls nearby

Steak Fajita Bowls with Cilantro-Lime Cauliflower Rice

Vegan Antipasto Pasta Salad

Vegan Antipasto Pasta Salad

Top view of homemade pizza topped with sauce, cheese, and fresh basil.

Whole Wheat Freezer Pizza Dough

Whole Wheat Apple Raisin Muffins

Whole Wheat Apple Raisin Muffins

How to Roast Garlic

How to Make Roasted Garlic

Overhead of spinach and feta mini quiche on a platter garnished with a fresh parsley sprig.

Spinach and Feta Mini Quiche Recipe

How to Make and Freeze Dried Beans

How to Make and Freeze Dried Beans

A jar of eggnog overnight oats rests on a counter with two cinnamon sticks and a piece of nutmeg beside it.

Eggnog Overnight Oats Recipe

Clear mug of bone broth held in two hands

The Simplest Bone Broth Recipe

Eight glass mason jars stacked, half with salads, and half with soups on a gray background

4 Soup and Salad Mason Jar Lunch Combos

One Bowl Whole Wheat Banana Bread

One Bowl Whole Wheat Banana Bread

Tomatoes, mozzarella balls, basil, and grains are combined in a rectangular glass container. Container and ingredients sit on a brown and white plaid dishtowel.

Meal Prep Caprese Chicken Quinoa Bowls

Side shot of two Meal Prep Breakfast Sandwiches, stacked on top of each other on a white plate

Healthy Meal Prep Breakfast Sandwiches

Stock Your Freezer with These 3 Awesome Veggie Burgers

Stock Your Freezer with These 3 Awesome Veggie Burgers