Meal Prepping Doesn’t Have to Break the Bank, and It Just Makes Sense for Runners to Do Heather Mayer Irvine
The idea of prepping meals spending a few hours once a week to get everything set for several day’s worth of food may seem daunting, but like with running, you have to put in the work upfront to reap the rewards down the road.
“In our busy household, my mantra is always,‘cook once, eat twice,’” Elyse Kopecky, co-author of
Runner’s World.
Meal prepping, Kopecky says, will ultimately save you time, money, and mental stress. Who doesn’t want that? Kopecky, who hosts a virtual cooking class, is all about using runner staples across multiple meals. For example, she’ll cook up a large batch of her signature pulled chicken to use for tacos, in power bowls (grains, protein, and veggies), and on salads.