Meal preps on a budget? It's not impossible. We'll show you our favorites.

We see a lot of conversations online and in social media about cooking healthy meals on a budget. It makes a ton of sense, especially with rising food costs these days. Can we do it for under $3? How about under $5? What about $4? Is it even possible to meal prep on a budget?

Yes! It's both totally possible and doesn't have to cost a lot of money.

Demystifying Fast Food

People believe eating healthy is challenging and expensive, because junk food is readily available seemingly wherever we go, and processed foods are abundant. They seem on the surface to be less expensive than prepping your own meal—fast food is called "fast" for a reason. Sometimes meals on the go seem okay to eat, if we buy them from healthier "fast casual" alternatives. And yes, some of those exist and they're not all horrible places to go. The food landscape is changing, people are looking for better options—that's why you're on this page, right?

This is, however, a limiting belief. There are hidden costs to our health if we subsist on a diet of food other people have made. We don't know what's in it, and we often spend more money than we otherwise would, had we made our meals at home. Granted, we're not saying you have to make ALL our meals at home. That's just not the world that most of us live in these days. And we'd miss out on some amazing take out options now and then, or meals out with friends and family for special occasions or just because.

Ok, that's all. Thank you for coming to my TED talk.

Budget Meal Prep Inspiration

We don't have to struggle to make healthy meal preps on a budget. It can be done. It just takes some time and planning. That's where we come in!

This is our home for meal preps you can make for under $4, which anyone can make and use to improve their health. The less time/equipment it takes to prepare, the better. Think: Fast, efficient, and nourishing. The overall cost, of course, is more than $4, but once you divide the cost across four meals, you'll likely hit around or under $4 per meal.