Benefits of Meal Prepping

Benefits of Meal Prepping

As you may imagine, we’re really high on meal prep here at Meals of Steel. But can you blame us? Over the years, we have personally witnessed repeatedly how meal prep helps our clients have more time and energy to pursue their passions, as well as keeping their nutrition on track while doing it.

Meal Prep Helps You Save Time

Let’s face it, we’re all busy people. Many of us are juggling careers, family duties, relationships, and numerous obligations. And if there’s one benefit I most want to emphasize with meal prepping, it would be the fact that it will save you time. Afterall, think about how much time it takes for shopping, cooking and cleaning; and how much more time you can have if all you need to do instead is plop a meal in the microwave for 2 minutes. That means more time to pursue that next promotion, take care of our parents, or work on our passion projects.

Meal Prep Saves You Energy

Speaking of being busy people, life can be draining. There are just so many things that drain away our energy each day. For many of us, one of those things is our daily meals. It’s difficult to find energy to cook and clean after a long day at the office, or after getting home from a tough workout. That’s where meal prep can come in. If your meals are already prepared, the only thing you need to worry about is finding the next show on Netflix you want to binge on before chilling with a healthy meal.

Meal Prep Helps You Stay Consistent

Whatever a person’s nutritional goals may be, we have found through numerous dietary consultations that consistency is the biggest determinant of success. After all, the best diet is the one you can stick to. However, the daily grind of remaining discipline while dieting can have numerous obstacles. But meal prep removes some of those obstacles to help you remain consistent. Whether it’s because you are too tired to cook or because you have cravings for something unhealthy, having a convenient healthy meal that only takes 2 minutes in the microwave to prepare will help keep you on track when you feel like you’re about to go off the rails.

Over and over again, we have seen how health promoting meal prep has been in the lives of our clients. And that has only further steeled our resolve to keep providing the best meal prep possible. So if you are finally to give it a try for yourself, check out this week’s offers. You won’t be disappointed!

Written by: Vinh Pham

Vinh holds a degree in Nutritional Science. Having learned the importance of maintaining a healthy diet, Vinh’s goal is to educate others on proper health and nutrition. When he’s not working for MOS, Vinh likes trying new foods, hitting the gym, and eating his vegetables like a good boy.

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Frequently Asked Questions

We’re so confident you’ll LOVE our meals, we’ll put all the risk on us, offering you a full 7-day money-back guarantee. That means, if you’re not 100% satisfied with your food, simply reach out to us within 7 days of your first delivery and we will fully or partially refund your money.

Your meals are delivered over ice packs so they stay fresh. Please refrigerate them immediately. When you’re ready to eat, all you have to do is heat them up for 2 minutes and enjoy! Depending on the power of your microwave, your meals may require more heating time. Start with 2 minutes and go from there.

Our food is preservative-free, so each meal offers maximum nutrition and optimal taste if enjoyed within 5 days of delivery. Seafood dishes are most delicious when consumed within 3 days of delivery.

Yes! Macros are listed on each meal container. You can also view a full ingredient list, and FDA-Compliant nutritional label for each meal on our website.

You will receive all of the meals you order on Sunday May 5, 2024.

To receive your meals by Sunday, you must place your order before 11:59 PM on Wednesday of the previous week.

Each meal contains a full-serving for one adult.

Our chefs cook your meals fresh in our local kitchen every week. They are highly-trained and have worked in restaurants like Wolfgang Puck’s, Ruth’s Chris, and Morton’s.

We change our menu every week and have 200+ rotating meals that we choose from. You’ll never get bored with your food!

Yes, absolutely! We have extensive menus for both paleo and vegan lifestyles. When you go to order your meals, simply choose from the appropriate menu type and order your meals from those menus.

You can change your meal plan at any time up until the order deadline which is Tuesday at 11:59pm. If you’re not sure which tasty meal you’d like to enjoy, no biggie – you’ll automatically get an email to change what meals you choose before the Sunday it is delivered, you can also change these meals via your account while logged in. 

Once you sign up, you’ll receive deliveries each week on Sundays. You’ll be charged weekly too, but you’ll have total control of your subscription: 

❌ Cancel at anytime, hassle-free.

⏸ Pause whenever you need to, also hassle-free.  

After your initial order, you’ll be charged weekly on Wednesdays. We’ll charge the default payment method on your subscription, but you can update bank-issued debit or credit cards.

You won’t be charged if:

  • You pause your subscription before a Wednesday (since you won’t be receiving meals).
  • You cancel your subscription before a Wednesday. If you reactivate, you’d be charged for orders again.