“We Plan – You Dish”! What a great concept! If you follow me on instagram, you may have seen a few posts of mouth watering meals in which I referenced a prep/meal plan — well, here’s the scoop on my week using Prep Dish! Keep reading on so you too, can give this plan a try for $4, for a whole month 🙂
I’m not gonna lie – when Allison approached me and asked if I would like to try her plan, I thought ‘Hmmmm….I already prep, I already eat paleo/gluten free and I like to create my own dishes. How could this possibly be any different than what I already do? And how could I be of help to her with a review?’ Well my friends! Let me tell you……
First of all, I absolutely love the concept behind her prep planning. Grocery shopping was a breeze because the meals/ingredients were listed in categories (fruits/veggies, frozen, herbs, dairy….etc) so I was able to go to each department and grab what I needed for the meals. So often when I prepare my own grocery list, I’m heading back over to a department that I’d already been in because I realized I needed/forgot something for another meal. It made it nice knowing what meal I was buying for (it lists the meals your buying that particular item for….so, 2 lbs of carrots = 1 lb for one meal, 1/2 lb for another & 1/2 lb for another….) Which takes me to the prep part of the program — I prepped one particular food item for a handful of meals – not ‘per meal’ – if that makes sense. Ex: if carrots were used in several meals, you prepped all the carrots at once and divvy’d up, so to speak. As I said, I’m used to prepping on the weekend to gear up for the week so it wasn’t at all a big task to prep, in fact it was much easier with her plans sitting in front of me. I just followed it line by line, which was so much nicer than me having to figure out what I was making and how much I need of this or that! It totally took the guess work out of it and it made it so much easier with the Prep Dish’s outline!
What you get is this: 4 weekly entrees, a salad, a breakfast and a snack/dessert. I found that my entrees were enough to have leftovers to take for lunch….even after the family ate. The meals are nutritious, grain free, gluten free and delicious! I got lots of praise for the meals I made from Prep Dish – which was great in one respect but I also thought, ‘Heyyyy…..I don’t hear this much praise with my own recipes!’ (Kidding! I do — from time to time 🙂 )
I made ‘Mexican Pork Stew’, ‘Cilantro-Lime Chicken over Mixed Greens w/Jicama & Avocado’ and ‘Jalapeno Shrimp w/Green Curried Sweet Potato Noodles’ and OMG, they were amazingly good!
Another thing I loved about her prepping/meals was that the Cilantro-Lime sauce was very much the same as the sauce you use for the ‘Jalapeno Shrimp’ with just a few tweaks so (as she mentions in the directions) no need to clean out your blender to make the next sauce which is a huge plus in my book! I think Allison thought of everything!!!
You get your Prep Dish meal plan for the week, delivered to your inbox each Friday. You can shop on Saturday and prep for a couple of hours on Sunday morning and you’re are good-to-go for the week! It was so easy to get the meals going on the day of and it was ready in minutes. I love this on hectic work days but I also think about summer and the fact that I don’t work in the summer months so I will be using this plan quite a bit……… I won’t have to stop my fun in the sun to get home and cook a healthy meal — all will be ready to go when I get home from enjoying my day!
Whether or not you have a prep day already, this plan is honestly so well thought out and easy to follow. As I said, I do prep and I do like creating my own meals but I will be using this plan to make a couple/few dishes per week because it is convenient and the meals are so good! Anyone would benefit from trying this out – especially if you’re not a “prepper” already but want to be. I have had several emails asking about how and what I do to prep for the week. I give a little advice as to how I go about it but here you go! You asked for it…..this is the answer! I could never get as in depth as Prep Dish gets.
I really enjoyed the meals. The ease and convenience of serving a healthy meal the day of, was a relief after long, busy days! I’m happy to be able to incorporate this plan in my own life, I know you’ll love the benefits too! You’ve got nothing to lose but lots to gain. Enjoy!!! $4 month trial! Click here –> Prep Dish/Coco
