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100% thats the plan. I've been getting tired of just sandwiches for lunch at work daily, so I was gonna start meal prepping stuff in the freezer, but buying everything myself so I can get an idea of the cost
Awesome! I've definitely been there before haha, there's only so much pizzaz you can add to a sandwich :)
FWIW, my main concern with cooking was time. Meal prep is good, but I personally prefer more variety. I've found that this book has a great approach - you do one meal prep cook, and get 3 different meals that use the same core ingredients. During the weekday, since all your proteins and vegetables are prepped, it typically just needs to be thrown together and put into the oven. 10 minutes max of human time, and maybe 20 minutes in the oven.
She has a few free recipes that follow the same format so you can try a cycle of meals before buying the book.
If you're still honing your cooking skills, there are a ton of helpful youtube channels to learn from. J Kenji Lopez Alt is great, but some other good ones are Chef John/Food Wishes, Ethan Chlebowski/Cook Well, Brian Lagerstrom, Adam Ragusea, Matty Matheson, Pailin's Kitchen, Internet Shaquille, Rick Martinez, and many more.
Internet Shaquille is probably one of my favorite content producers period. He's just so....real with all of his content haha.