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Whether you want to eat healthier or are determined to bring lunch to the office instead of eating out every day, meal prepping can make a huge difference. It saves you from defaulting on fast food when you’re short on time and need a quick meal and helps you crank out more home-cooked breakfasts, lunches, and dinners. Spending some extra time in the beginning of the week to plan and prep your meals will make your daily life more efficient and easy. While it can feel a little overwhelming in the beginning, rounding up the right supplies can make all the difference.
To help get you started, we’ve curated bestsellers and highly rated meal-prep essentials, all from Amazon. From food-storage containers to our favorite cooking gadgets to speed up the process, these products have got your back! Take inventory of the pieces you already have and the items you still need to transform your kitchen into a well-oiled food-prepping machine. If you need recipe inspiration, we have everything from mason-jar salads to slow-cooker chicken recipes. Take a look at our top food-prepping must haves and get ready to cook.
— Additional reporting by Angela Elias and Krista Jones