Beginners Guide to Meal Prep (MEAL PREP IDEAS!) | V SHRED

Meal prepping is the single most important aspect for any fitness goal.. whether you're trying to lose weight, build muscle or maybe do both.. you HAVE to meal prep. So in this video, I take you through the basic steps to follow if you're confused exactly how to go about it.

Step 1: Get your foods.
I typically stick to a list of very basic foods because I don't need variety in my meals. As long as it's ready, I eat it. But you want to make sure you have all three macronutrients included. Healthy fats, simple and complex carbs, and protein.

Step 2: Get your appliances.
The best thing to remember here is the bigger the better. If you're cooking multiple meals for multiple days, obviously you'll be cooking in volume. So a large pan for the meat, a large pot for the rice and large trays for the potatoes is highly recommended.

Also, when getting out your appliances, this is when you should take the time to start heating up your oven. If you're cooking potatoes, turn it to 425 degrees and then move on to preparing the food to cook.

Step 3: Prep your potatoes.
When meal prepping, to be as efficient as possible, you want to start with whatever is going to take the longest. In this case, it will be the potatoes. They typically take 40-60 minutes in the oven so they will usually be what you should start with.

A tip for cooking potatoes is you want to be avoid them getting stuck to your cooking tray. You can lather the potatoes in olive oil or you can simply spray your tray with some kind of non-stick spray.

Step 4: Prep your proteins.
After potatoes, your protein will typically take the next longest to prepare. Usually, I only cook chicken because I don't care too much about variety.. (I'm not picky).. but I do like making my chicken taste good. So I would recommend, first, cleaning the chicken off with water. Then sprinkle some type of seasoning on the chicken and let it sit for about 5-10 minutes so it can absorb the flavor.

Then melt down your cooking oil, I use coconut oil, in your cooking pan.. turn it to medium heat and once the pan is hot. Lay the chicken out on the pan and begin cooking it. Tip: you should hear an immediate sizzle when laying the chicken on the pan, otherwise it's not hot enough. Then every 5 or so minutes, flip the chicken to ensure you cook each side evenly.

Step 6: Prep your rice.
Rice will take the least amount of time to prepare, hence why we're doing it last. All this takes is about 1.5 cups of water for every cup of rice that you plan to cook. Put the water in the pot, add a table spoon of olive oil and a pinch of salt for taste (optional), put the pot on the burner and bring to a boil.

After the water is boiling, turn the heat to "Low", pour the rice in and stir once. Then cover the pot with your lid and set a timer for 15 minutes.

Step 7: Get your containers ready.
While the food finishes up (keep flipping your chicken, checking your potatoes, checking your rice, and also cutting up your avocados), get your storage containers out and a food scale if you have one (highly recommended).

Once all food is done, measure it out to the portion sizes that fit your current diet, put it in the fridge and wallah! Food is prepped!

Hope this video helps out anybody who is confused about meal prepping and more importantly, helps you realize it really isn't very tough at all. It's more about just getting into the habit of doing it.

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[hannahnugent]

I'm a microbiologist and fun fact, frozen vegetables are much much safer than fresh vegetables. They are snap frozen straight after harvest, therefore little to no nutrient degradation occurs and virtually no pathogenic bacteria can survive freezing, meaning there is a lot less risk of infection which is especially important in meal prep as microwave often don't heat food sufficiently to eliminate bacteria.

[aquamarine]

This is easy to watch, not just because he is good looking, but because of the way he goes about things. His image is of a regular person, one we'd see every day outside. Although he seemed a bit uncomfortable filming this video, he did it to help the people who needed it. And that's something I can appreciate.

[suellenst.]

Brazilian tip: heat oil with garlic and add the rice before you add boiling water 😁

[gilmoua]

Nice meal prep. Everything looks soo yummy. I do recommend washing your rice before you add to your water. This helps get rid of the natural starch from the rice grains. When the rice is cooked, it will be more fluffy vs. It being clumpy and wet-sticky texture.

[alexwolf]

Vince is funniest when he simply makes honest comments, "Then you don't have to clean this".

[PenCapsandBandAids]

I *LOVE* that he says things like, “I don’t like cooking vegetables” and “I use tin foil because then you don’t have to clean the baking sheet”. This is gold to me, it’s so realistic, I love it. These are things I say and think all the time. Very nice, much appreciated!

[ekehernandez]

Use a spoon to get all the avocado! Source: I'm Mexican

[deborahsaunders]

I am an Endomorph. I am 59 this June, 5’ 9” and 201 lbs. Used to be super athletic and lean. I want that back. Watching your video’s got me motivated. My 26 year old Marine son, prepares all his meals for the week and is disciplined, I know I can as well. I’m going to Hawaii to my 40th Class Reunion in August and want to be down to 145lbs, a weight I felt healthiest.

[wendymiller]

Love love this!! Meal prepping has always seemed overwhelming to me and I had no idea what to buy to start with. This was honest and easy to follow. I think I can do this now! Thanks, Vince!!

[AshMcFarlane]

great video. thanks for taking the time to do it. Eating and meal planning is my biggest weakness right now. getting to the gym and putting in the work is the easy bit, eating correctly not so much

[StefanDimitrovBG]

Yes! This is exactly the video I needed. Meal prep and sticking to a good, sustainable eating regime is the hardest thing for me. Thank you!

[castlesaphiro]

His teachings on body type is the reason i got the body i wanted, saw his ad on fb first and the rest is history. Thanks Vince! Keep making vids dude!

[ocean]

I got a v shred ad while watching this v shred video

[celinahaynes]

hmm a very instructive video i must say. At the moment, im observing how healthy people eat and how they cook. My diet is horrifying to say the least as I always eat out and always the same stuff. Thanks to my fast metabolism, I weigh less than what I should be but I dont want that to be an excuse. TIme to start learning and basically get familiar with eating home food, and acknowledging healthy items at the supermarket. I signed up to VSHRED two days ago and no regrets so far. MAKE IT OR BREAK IT TIME.

[deandrawilliams]

Vince! You are my go to guy for workouts! So with that being said, I'm going to need you to find a better way to put holes in your potatoes. I literally freaked out watching you do your potatoes. Awesome video! 🤗🙌

[tempestbess]

That's so cool! He breaks down what we should do in the kitchen for meal preping to give us a taste of what he is trying to sale in his video at the end. People get mad at him for doing that (especially when it's money involved) but let's get real, This is his life's work, he has to make a living some how. Some people who try to sale stuff like this don't even share this much. It's like a free trial!😄

[PizzaLover]

I like how Vince has some natural laziness. Definitely makes me feel more comfortable. Thanks for the tips!

[tarshamicolavonfurstenrech]

I appreciate your devotion to trying to help people improve their lives, you're gold man

[zejjkjs]

6:45 love the way he threw the knife 🔪 into the sink 😂😂😂

[dicuzino]

Thank you, Vince, for sharing this meal prep video. I am just starting one of your programs and was wondering how I could follow the meal plan. This was an amazing idea that I hadn't thought of. Thank you again.