One of the pillars of Paleo University is the idea of setting yourself up for success, and that happens through prep day.

We always say it’s important to just take the time, and make it a non-negotiable.

Go to the grocery store, come home, and spend an hour to get your prep done. It might even take less time, depending on your kitchen skills. You’ll get faster as you get a little bit more efficient with chopping and everything else.

Here are a couple of simple tools you need to make prepping better, beyond a knife and cutting board:

Containers

You need the containers to put your food in after you’ve prepped it. There are lots of options, like hard plastic containers, glass containers, or plastic bags.

In the very beginning, we recommend using plastic bags a lot, which might seem wasteful but, you can actually wash and reuse them! It gives you one less thing you have to do — using plastic bags means fewer dishes to wash. They also take up less space in the fridge. It’s worth considering, especially if you loathe washing dishes!

Labels

The other thing that you want to do is label the containers. We like washi tape, but you can use whatever you want. Label your stuff so that you know exactly what dish it’s for, like “broccoli-poultry dish.” That just makes your life a lot easier when you are reaching in the fridge to grab what you need.

Take that one hour on Sunday (or whatever day works for you), get all of it done then, and that’s it for the week. Really, it’s that simple! And then you’re all set up for success!

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