Meal Prep Monday Podcast™

By Allison Schaaf

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Episodes: 221

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Meal Prep Monday Podcast™ brings you 10 minutes of actionable meal prep advice, helping you answer the dreaded "What's for Dinner?" question with ease. Host Allison Schaaf is a personal chef, dietitian, mom and founder of meal planning website PrepDish.com. Listen along as she teaches you how to save time, money & energy through meal prep. Her healthy gluten free, paleo & keto meal plans have helped thousands! And in this podcast, she's sharing all of her time saving tips and tricks with you! Tune in every Monday to up your mealplan and mealprep game!

Episode Date
Best Small Kitchen Appliances: Instant Pot vs. Crock Pot | EP#221
May 06, 2024
High Protein - Is It Worth the Hype? | EP#220
Apr 29, 2024
Kitchen Questions: Blender or Food Processor? | EP#219
Apr 22, 2024
Kitchen Skills: Keeping Your Knives Sharp | EP#218
Apr 15, 2024
Healthy Flavorful Meals w/ Michelle Dudash | EP#217
Apr 08, 2024
Working from Home Clothes: My “Uniform” | EP#216
Apr 01, 2024
Clothing Management: My Rent the Runway Review | EP#215
Mar 25, 2024
Home Habits for Simple Management | EP#214
Mar 18, 2024
Home Routine Tips for House Management | EP#213
Mar 11, 2024
House Management with Kim Brenneman | EP#212
Mar 04, 2024
Best Digital Planner Apps for Household Planning | EP#211
Feb 26, 2024
Allison’s Favorite Classic Planners | EP#210
Feb 19, 2024
Planning Strategies w/ Sarah Hart-Unger | EP#209
Feb 12, 2024
Schaaf Family Update! Plus, What’s Next for Easy High Protein Recipes at Prep Dish | EP#208
Feb 05, 2024
Easy High Protein Lunch Ideas | EP#207
Jan 29, 2024
Protein Rich Breakfast Ideas | EP#206
Jan 22, 2024
Health Metrics to Track Other Than Weight with RD Laura Ligos | EP#205
Jan 15, 2024
How Eating MORE Could Help You Lose Weight with Nutritionist Aimee Gallo | EP#204
Jan 08, 2024
Special Bonus Menus: Introducing High Protein Diet Recipes with Prep Dish | EP#203
Jan 01, 2024
Merry Christmas! What’s Ahead for the Meal Prep Monday Podcast in 2024 | EP#202
Dec 25, 2023
Pet Update at Our House - Could the New Guy Be the Best Family Pet? | EP#201
Dec 18, 2023
Journaling Items Gift Idea - My One Line a Day Practice | EP#200
Dec 11, 2023
Simple Prep Tips - Preparing for the Holidays | EP#199
Dec 04, 2023
Mealtime Blessing (Special Guest!) | EP#198
Nov 23, 2023
Happy Thanksgiving - How to Practice Gratitude Daily | EP#197
Nov 20, 2023
Healthy Screen Time - How We Navigate a Limited-Screen Lifestyle | EP#196
Nov 13, 2023
Evening Hours and Morning Hours - Making a Daily Routine that Works for You | EP#195
Nov 06, 2023
Advantages of Meal Planning: Tips to Add Variety to Your Meal Prep | EP#194
Oct 30, 2023
Allison’s Top Tips for Flying with Kids | EP#193
Oct 23, 2023
Gluten Free Foods and Drinks I’m Currently Loving | EP#192
Oct 16, 2023
Task Batching Healthy Habits - Should You Reevaluate? | EP#191
Oct 09, 2023
Be Our Podcast Guest, Miscarriage Hope Desk, and Memoirs to Read | EP#190
Oct 02, 2023
Easy Vacation Meals for Family | EP#189
Sep 25, 2023
A Peek Behind the Scenes - Testing Recipes from Prep Dish Meal Plans | EP#188
Sep 18, 2023
Revising Grocery and Meal Prep Schedules in Your Current Season | EP#187
Sep 11, 2023
Consistency, Forming a New Habit, and Teaching the Kids to Swim l EP#186
Sep 04, 2023
Make Ahead Party Food - My Menu for Hosting a Half Birthday Party l EP#185
Aug 28, 2023
Summer Favorites: Dipping Your Face in Ice Water & Cold Showers l EP#184
Aug 21, 2023
How to Make the BEST Homemade Iced Tea l EP#183
Aug 14, 2023
We’re Hiring! Marketing Position at Prep Dish l EP#182
Aug 07, 2023
Kitchen Gadgets that are Worth it (and Those that Aren’t) l EP#181
Jul 31, 2023
The Importance of Lab Work - PSA l EP#180
Jul 24, 2023
5 Tips on How to Simplify Life and Actively Fight Complexity l EP#179
Jul 17, 2023
3 Tips for How to Eat Seasonally l EP#178
Jul 10, 2023
Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way - Giving Up TV for 1 Week l EP#177
Jul 03, 2023
Daily Journaling l EP#176
Jun 26, 2023
8 Ways to Avoid Toxins in Your Home and Create a Safer Home Environment l EP#175
Jun 19, 2023
Our New Family Habit - Teaching Kids Spanish l EP#174
Jun 12, 2023
Road Trip Snacks for Kids l EP#173
Jun 05, 2023
Road Trip Meals with Kids l EP#172
May 29, 2023
Tips for Road Tripping with Kids l EP#171
May 22, 2023
Save Money at the Grocery Store - 11 Grocery Swaps l Ep#170
May 15, 2023
A Rich Life - Mother’s Day Treats! l Ep#169
May 08, 2023
Cooking with Salt - What You Need to Know l EP#168
May 01, 2023
Personal Update from Allison Schaaf - Our Animals! l Ep#167
Apr 24, 2023
5 Simple Food Waste Solutions - Earth Day 2023! l EP#166
Apr 17, 2023
Super Easy Veggie Sides (No-Prep Veggies!) l Ep#165
Apr 10, 2023
Why I Don’t Use an Air Fryer (Disadvantages of Air Fryer Cooking) l Ep#164
Apr 03, 2023
4 Tips for Quick Meal Prep l EP#163
Mar 27, 2023
Tips for Going Dairy Free (for Kids or Adults) l Ep#162
Mar 20, 2023
5 Small Kitchen Upgrades I’m Loving (AKA Stainless Steel Kitchen Tools) l Ep#161
Mar 13, 2023
Choosing Quality Kitchen Knives l EP#160
Mar 06, 2023
10 Portable Healthy Snacks for Kids & Adults l EP#159
Feb 27, 2023
Reading is My New Healthy Eating (How to Watch Less TV) l Ep#158
Feb 20, 2023
Easy Kids Lunch Ideas l Ep#157
Feb 13, 2023
168 Hours - A Mindset Shift in How You View Time l Ep#156
Feb 06, 2023
Tracking Your Time - 5 Things I’ve Learned from Time Tracking l Ep#155
Jan 30, 2023
Miscarriage Hope Desk - Miscarriage Support & Resources l Ep#154
Jan 23, 2023
40 Countries Before 40 - Writing Down Your Goals l Ep#153
Jan 16, 2023
Meal Planning Tips - How I Edit the Weekly Prep Dish Meal Plans for My Family l Ep#152
Jan 09, 2023
Subscriber Meal Prep Tips - Making Prep Dish Meal Plans Your Own! l Ep#151
Jan 02, 2023
Using Time as a Foundation for New Year Goal Setting in 2023 l Ep#150
Dec 26, 2022
Setting Up a Temporary Kitchen for Cooking Meals When You Have No Kitchen l Ep#149
Dec 19, 2022
Is the Oura ring worth it? My Experience l Ep#148
Dec 12, 2022
Best Food Gifts to Send by Mail - 4 gifts I love to give & receive l EP#147
Dec 05, 2022
My Recent Kitchen Renovation - Kitchen Remodel Tips, Ideas & Lessons Learned l EP#146
Nov 28, 2022
Leverage vs Productivity (Using Leverage for Meal Prep & Cooking) l EP#145
Nov 21, 2022
5 Fall Beverages I’m Loving l EP#144
Nov 14, 2022
Welcome Back! Upcoming Meal Prep Monday Topics l Ep#143
Nov 07, 2022
Our Podcast is on a Break - Back in November 2022! l Ep#142
Aug 01, 2022
Batching is Freedom - How to Create More Time in Your Day l Ep#141
Jul 25, 2022
10 Years of Prep Dish! 10 Lessons Learned l Ep#140
Jul 18, 2022
Becoming a Caregiver - Part 2 (Caring for Aging Parents) l Ep#139
Jul 11, 2022
Becoming a Caregiver for Parents - Part 1 (Preparing for the Future) l Ep#138
Jul 04, 2022
Strength Training (My Experience with Barbell Logic) l EP#137
Jun 27, 2022
Best Cooking Blogs Round 2 l EP#136
Jun 20, 2022
More Costco Favorites - Part 2 l EP#135
Jun 13, 2022
More Costco Favorites - Part 1 l EP#134
Jun 06, 2022
Bonus! Prep Dish Picky Eating Challenge! (Helping Picky Eaters) | EP#133
May 31, 2022
“I didn’t think they would go for it.” (How to prevent picky eating) | EP#132
May 30, 2022
Party Dinners (Fun Kid Dinner Ideas!) l EP#131
May 23, 2022
My Dream Kitchen Ideas - Wish List from a Chef! l EP#130
May 16, 2022
What can you cook in a rice cooker? 3 Ways to Use Your Rice Cooker! l EP#129
May 09, 2022
Miscarriage Hope Desk l EP#128
May 02, 2022
24 Hours of Me Time (Perfect for Mother’s Day!) l EP#127
Apr 25, 2022
5 Homemade Food Gift Ideas - Perfect for Mother’s Day! l EP#126
Apr 18, 2022
Kids in the Kitchen - Montessori Kitchen Tools l EP#125
Apr 11, 2022
5 Budget Protein Options l EP#124
Apr 04, 2022
The 5 Best Recipes Without an Oven l EP#123
Mar 28, 2022
The Best Way to Organize Photos Part 2 l EP#122
Mar 21, 2022
How to Organize Photos Part 1 l EP#121
Mar 14, 2022
The Best Recipe Blogs l EP#120
Mar 07, 2022
Easy & Healthy Travel Food l EP#119
Feb 28, 2022
3 Surprising Foods My Toddler Loves (Healthy Toddler Food!) l EP#118
Feb 21, 2022
Grocery Budget, Part 2 - Reframing How You Think About Food Costs Rising l EP#117
Feb 14, 2022
Grocery Budget Part 1: 7 Money Saving Grocery Tips l EP#116
Feb 07, 2022
Meal Time & Nutrition Exercise - What do you want to change? l EP#115
Jan 31, 2022
Healthy Hotel Room Food Ideas (My Recent Hotel Grocery Order!) l EP#114
Jan 24, 2022
Tips from a Chef & RD on How to Salt Food l EP#113
Jan 17, 2022
3 Ways to Use Prep Dish Meal Plans l EP#112
Jan 10, 2022
What is Prep Dish? l EP#111
Jan 03, 2022
Our Surprise Baby Goat! l EP#110
Dec 27, 2021
The Only 2 Pans I Use (Safe Pans and How to Clean Them!) l EP#109
Dec 20, 2021
3 Tips to Increase Efficiency and Maximize Your Time l EP#108
Dec 13, 2021
Using Batching to Boost Efficiency l EP#107
Dec 06, 2021
How to Make Meal Prep More Efficient l EP#106
Nov 29, 2021
Daily Gratitude Practice l EP#105
Nov 22, 2021
How We Got Our Pet Goat l EP#104
Nov 15, 2021
10 Healthy Prep-Ahead Snacks (w/ Protein & Fat) l EP#103
Nov 08, 2021
The Best Food Storage Containers (& Creative Options) l EP#102
Nov 01, 2021
5 Items in My Freezer RIGHT Now (Freezer Meal Prep) l EP#101
Oct 25, 2021
10 fun ideas for halloween l EP#100
Oct 18, 2021
Mini Prep Sessions - Simple Meal Prepping in Small Pockets of Time l EP#99
Oct 11, 2021
How to Start Beekeeping - 10 Considerations l EP#98
Oct 04, 2021
Our Experience with the Lettuce Grow Farmstand l EP#97
Sep 27, 2021
5 Things to Prep for a Road Trip with Kids (No Screens!) l EP#96
Sep 20, 2021
Using Meal Prep for Healthy Travel Meals l EP#95
Sep 13, 2021
Meal Prep Hack - Freezer Marinades! l EP #94
Sep 06, 2021
How to Defrost Your Freezer l EP #93
Aug 30, 2021
How I started Prep Dish - 5 Tips From An Entrepreneur l EP #92
Aug 23, 2021
5 Minute Exercise to Help You Start Meal Planning Today l EP #91
Aug 16, 2021
3 Healthy Meal Prep Lunch Ideas l EP #90
Aug 09, 2021
How to Hire an Au Pair l EP #89
Aug 02, 2021
Using Meal Plans with an Au Pair l EP #88
Jul 26, 2021
Childcare Options: Au Pair vs Nanny vs Daycare l EP #87
Jul 19, 2021
Keep it Simple with Salt & Pepper l EP #86
Jul 12, 2021
Behind The Scenes - How Allison’s Eating (and Drinking!) While Breastfeeding l EP #85
Jul 05, 2021
Tiny Habits - 10 Tiny Meal Prep Habits You Can Start Today l EP #84
Jun 28, 2021
Tiny Habits - “Super Fridge” l EP #83
Jun 21, 2021
Tiny Habits - How Do You Break a Bad Habit? l EP #82
Jun 14, 2021
Tiny Habits - How do we change together? l EP #81
Jun 07, 2021
Fastest Meal Plan Ever l EP #80
May 31, 2021
Tiny Habits - From Tiny to Transformative l EP #79
May 24, 2021
Tiny Habits - Celebrating Your Wins l EP #78
May 17, 2021
Tiny Habits - Creating Prompts for New Habits l EP #77
May 10, 2021
Tiny Habits - How can you make a behavior easier? l EP #76
May 03, 2021
Tiny Habits - Motivation and its Limitations l EP #75
Apr 26, 2021
Tiny Habits - BJ Fogg’s Behavioral Model for Habit Change l EP# 74
Apr 19, 2021
Tiny Habits - A New Approach to Habit Formation l EP #73
Apr 12, 2021
How I Use Imperfect Foods Delivery with Prep Dish l EP #72
Apr 05, 2021
3 Items to Keep Toddlers Busy in the Kitchen l EP #71
Mar 29, 2021
3 Items I Buy in Bulk to Save Money l EP #70
Mar 22, 2021
Reflections on Postpartum Freezer Meals l EP #69
Mar 15, 2021
3 Kitchen Maintenance Tasks that Make a Differencel EP #68
Mar 08, 2021
My First Costco Trip & Costco Meal Prep l EP #67
Mar 01, 2021
3 Ways to Get Help with Meal Prep l EP #66
Feb 22, 2021
Hiring a Personal Chef - 3 Things to Consider l EP #65
Feb 15, 2021
Outsourcing Meals - Meal Planning Services & Other Options l EP #64
Feb 08, 2021
3 Tips for Super Fast Meal Prep l EP #63
Feb 01, 2021
How I Meal Prep with a Newborn (or when you’re super busy!) l EP #62
Jan 25, 2021
3 Ways to Get Kids Involved in Meal Prep l EP #61
Jan 18, 2021
6 Practices to Help You Meal Prep Consistently l EP #60
Jan 11, 2021
My Experience with Whole30 l EP #59
Jan 04, 2021
Reflections on 2020 - Are you happy with your meal planning? l EP #58
Dec 28, 2020
How to Cook with Wine (and what wine I use!) l EP #57
Dec 21, 2020
Fruit Based Desserts for Winter l EP #56
Dec 14, 2020
Stress Free Holiday Entertaining (no, really!) l EP #55
Dec 07, 2020
How to Make Homemade Salad Dressings l EP #54
Nov 30, 2020
6 Ways to Add Dates to Your Diet l EP #53
Nov 23, 2020
Streamline Your Morning w/ Freezer Breakfasts l EP #52
Nov 16, 2020
4 Lessons I Learned in Culinary School l EP #51
Nov 09, 2020
6 Prep Ahead Holiday Brunch Ideas l EP #50
Nov 02, 2020
3-Ingredient Marinades l EP #49
Oct 26, 2020
How to Make Bone Broth l EP #48
Oct 19, 2020
My Journey from Vegetarian to Paleo(ish) l EP #47
Oct 12, 2020
5 Lessons for Enjoying Mealtime with Toddlers | EP #46
Oct 05, 2020
3 Types of Meal Prep - It’s Not All or Nothing! l EP #45
Sep 28, 2020
Finding Motivation to Meal Prep l EP #44
Sep 21, 2020
5 Tips to Eat More Veggies! l EP #43
Sep 14, 2020
Third Trimester Tips - What I’m Doing to (Meal) Prep Before Baby l EP #42
Sep 07, 2020
My Top 3 Considerations for Making a Meal Plan l EP #41
Aug 31, 2020
Add Variety to Your Meal Plan & Avoid Getting in a Rut! l EP #40
Aug 24, 2020
Overcome Your Fear! 3 Seafood Items You Should Not Be Intimidated By l EP #39
Aug 17, 2020
Does batching have to be boring? l EP #38
Aug 10, 2020
Culinary Lessons Learned from Puerto Rico l EP #37
Aug 03, 2020
4 Overlooked Items to Batch l EP #36
Jul 27, 2020
5 Healthy Fruit-based Summer Desserts l EP #35
Jul 20, 2020
Lessons from a Personal Chef l EP #34
Jul 13, 2020
How to Create the Perfect One Bowl Meal l EP #33
Jul 06, 2020
How to Make Energy Bites / Energy Balls for Healthy Snacking l EP #32
Jun 29, 2020
Ease Dinnertime with Sheet Pan Meals l EP #31
Jun 22, 2020
How to Use the Grill for Meal Prep l EP #30
Jun 15, 2020
Baby Led Weaning and Meal Prep for Kids l EP #29
Jun 08, 2020
Backyard Chickens - Why I love them and how to get started! l EP #28
Jun 01, 2020
Gazpacho - My Favorite Recipes & Why I Love Cold Soup l EP #27
May 25, 2020
Healthy Snacks for Kids (and Kids at Heart!) l EP #26
May 18, 2020
How I’m Meal Planning Right Now l EP #25
May 11, 2020
Boosting Your Immune System During COVID-19 l EP #24
May 04, 2020
How to cook with canned seafood l EP #23
Apr 27, 2020
What to do with all those beans! l EP #22
Apr 20, 2020
Kids in the Kitchen - Practical Tips for Cooking with Kids l EP #21
Apr 13, 2020
Stocking for COVID-19: 3 Must Have Freezer Items (and 3 I skip!) l Ep #20
Apr 06, 2020
Stocking for COVID-19 3 Must Have Pantry Items (and 3 I skip!) l Ep #19
Mar 30, 2020
Creative Ways to Reduce Food Waste and Use What You Buy l Ep #18
Mar 23, 2020
6 Prep Ahead Brunch Ideas l Ep #17
Mar 16, 2020
Cooking with the Seasons l Ep #16
Mar 09, 2020
3 Foods From Scratch / 3 Foods Not l Ep #15
Mar 02, 2020
3 Tips for Picky Eaters l Ep #14
Feb 24, 2020
10 Water Alternatives l Ep #13
Feb 17, 2020
My Favorite Kitchen Tool (That You Probably Don’t Own!) l Ep #12
Feb 10, 2020
5 Ways to Add Flavor to Your Food l Ep #11
Feb 03, 2020
Top Sources for High Quality Ingredients l Ep #10
Jan 27, 2020
3 Meal Prep Breakfast Ideas l Ep #9
Jan 20, 2020
Meal Prep Basics: Options for Re-Heating Foods l Ep #8
Jan 13, 2020
$10 Hack to Organize Your Meals l Ep #7
Jan 06, 2020
Keystone Habits & How to Establish the Habit of Meal Prep l Ep #6
Dec 30, 2019
Meal Prep Salad for the Week (How & Why) l Ep #5
Dec 23, 2019
Batching Beyond the Kitchen l Ep #4
Dec 16, 2019
Can I Meal Prep Meat? l Ep #3
Dec 09, 2019
3 Tips to Cut Meal Prep Time in Half l Ep #2
Dec 02, 2019
Eliminate Decision Fatigue with Meal Prep l Ep #1
Nov 20, 2019