Sunday Meal Prep | Week of September 1
Sunday Meal Prep | Week of September 1
Human connection, family-style salads, LDW sales. So many sales.
Hello friends, welcome to your Sunday Meal Prep! If you’re new here and want make your weeknight meals easier, healthier, and more delicious, get yourself a subscription. For the price of an almond milk matcha, you get a week’s worth of dinner recipes and a shopping list in your inbox every Sunday.
Happy Labor Day weekend, friends! From a nutrition perspective, holiday weekends can seem tough. And I get it: hot dogs, ice cream, chips, so many chips. It’s really easy to get consumed by trying to make the right choices, but being social has it’s benefits too. Connecting with other people actually releases oxytocin and dopamine which come with a range of health benefits, like decreased stress, immune health, improved mood, pain relief, and more. There have even been studies linking social connections to longevity. So, this is your reminder to enjoy that extra day off (if you have it) and have fun in a way that doesn’t make you feel like crap. Fill that darn cup.
I thought about sending this email tomorrow (Monday), but I’m sending it today with a family-style salad you might want to consider making for your holiday BBQ today or tomorrow. If you’ve been here a while you might already know this, but I love a family-style salad. It’s abundant, a show-stopper, and packs in so many flavors and nutrients on one plate. If you want to wow your friends and offer a healthy addition to the typical holiday spread, make this! You won’t regret it.
Okay, happy holiday weekend and happy cooking! Thanks for reading and being here. xx
A few meal prep-adjacent things I’m loving right now:
LDW Sales
So many of my favorite things on sale right now—a great time to stock up and take advantage of these offers:
Beast Blender: up to 20% off, including the mini.
Sold Out tees: up to 40% off, including my favorite classic tee and racerback.
Material Kitchen: extra 10% off sale items, which include the knife/stand sets.
goop beauty: use the code SUMMERBEAUTY for 25% off goop beauty products, including the microderm exfoliator (I love this product!) and their haircare products (I use this shampoo, conditioner, and mask).
Frame: Extra 30% off sale items, which include a few that I own, like Le Baggy Palazzo (originally $278, now $97) and The Easy Short (originally $188, now $91)
Atelier Saucier: 30% off the best cloth napkins. Female founded and made in LA.
Book Club Options
Thank you to everyone who joined our last book club! A recording of our chat is posted in the subscriber chat. Would love your input for the next one. Here are the options: Fast Like a Girl by Dr. Mindy Pelz or Ultra Processed People by Chris van Tulleken. Let me know which you would like to read in the poll below!
Alright friends, let’s cook!!
The week starts with the most epic family-style salad and is followed by a series of simple meals with maximum flavor. Because of the holiday, we have 4 instead of our normal 5 recipes this week. I get that cooking after the “unofficial last weekend of summer” can feel extra tough, so let’s lighten up the load with some delicious and satisfying meals that hit the spot in 30 minutes (or less).