- To
- Anyone currently meal prepping
- From
- Keith, fourth floor
- Printed
- Tray 2, single-sided
- Re
- Meal prepping
What to do instead of meal prepping
Meal prep is cooking five identical lunches on a Sunday so that by Wednesday you're buying a sandwich anyway. I know about identical. I made four thousand copies of the fire safety notice, and HR asked why they all looked the same.
Five alternatives, in order of escalation. I printed them single-sided, as instructed. Work down from the top. Number five was HR's idea.
Five approved alternatives
- USEFUL-ISHLine up every plastic container and hunt for the matching lids, then stack them by size.
- RABBIT HOLEFind out why the Tupperware lid always vanishes and where the sealed-lid record stands.
- TANGENTOrder a takeaway and review the packaging with a critic's eye.…because portion control.
- NEW LIFEBecome a dinner lady who serves one mystery stew and answers no questions.…because Monday to Friday.
- FULL ABSURDITYHold a cooking show for the freezer and give the peas a speaking part.…because batch.
P.S. I'd print the labels for you in Arial 72, but the tubs won't fit in the tray. I've been asked.
Also avoiding
- Instead of moving houseLabel one box 'miscellaneous' and spend the evening deciding what qualifies.
- Instead of doing the Christmas shoppingBuild a gift list with columns for budget, recipient and regret. Leave every cell empty.
- Instead of cleaning the bathroomLine up every half-used shampoo bottle by height and decide which ones are 'nearly finished'.
- Instead of doing the laundryPair the socks. Give the singles a brief, respectful nod.