Learn how to meal plan effortlessly with these five simple steps! Whether you're a beginner or a busy bee, discover how to eat healthy and save time.
March 16, 2024
How to Meal Plan: A Guide to Eat Healthy & Save Time
Are you curious about meal planning but unsure of what it requires? Here are five easy steps for beginner’s meal planning.
One essential characteristic of those who successfully adopt a healthy diet and experience long term benefits is that they know a thing or two about meal planning.
You might be wondering:
“Meal plan sounds like a great idea, but it seems so complicated and scary”.
Whether you’re a healthy eater or a beginner, fear not… We can guide you. You can also check out our ready-to-eat meal plans. Freshly Delivered.
Follow below five simple steps, and you can enjoy delicious, nutritious meals whenever you like.
Step 1: Plan your Meal
Firstly, choose when you would like to cook your meals.
Now if you are super busy with work, family commitment, and chores you can have a meal plan ordered. Choose a time that suits you, and schedule it accordingly. Making it a priority will increase the likelihood that it will become ingrained in your routine and have long-lasting effects.
Step 2: Decide the number of meals per week
If it’s cooking or ordering, you need to figure out the number of meal portions you need for the week. The decision will ultimately come down to your lifestyle and personal preferences.
Step 3: Choose your macros portions
Now that you have decided on the number of meals per week, portioning becomes easy. Before you start cooking or ordering, consider your macros portion to ensure that your meals are nutritionally balanced. Make sure to incorporate good sources of protein, healthy fats, and carbs in it.
Step 4: Craft your recipes
You've laid the groundwork and finished the planning; now it's time to pick your recipes and get going! You could cook your favourite recipes and portion it in batches or get a guided meal plan from a meal plan provider if you want to eat healthy and stay on track during busy schedules.
Step 5: Pack & Store
With your mouth watering meals prepared, now it’s time to pack them away so they’re ready to consume whenever you need them. Meals can be evenly portioned into containers and kept in the refrigerator or freezer for later use.
Fitlab is the UAE’s well-known meal delivery service. Our tasty, chef-prepared cuisine is always fresh and never frozen, and we offer different convenient meal plans. Choose Fitlab for affordable nutrition, delivered to your doorstep.
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Questions you might ask
Fitlab offers a wide variety of meal plans to make sure we cover the needs of almost everyone from athletes to busy professionals, moms, kids and individuals who wish to lose weight or simply maintain a healthier lifestyle. Fitlab also caters to some medical conditions such as Diabetes, Hypertension, PCOS, and Metabolic Syndrome.
In such a situation, reaching out to our sales team is the solution. They'll provide expert advice to help you select the most suitable option. You can also book a consultation with our nutritionist for further assessment and assistance. If your requirements can be accommodated by Fitlab then one of the listed meal plans will definitely align with your needs.
Yes. We try our best to accommodate food modification requests whenever possible, but certain ingredients are integral to the dish and we will be unable to remove them. In the event we can’t remove a certain ingredient from a dish, you can choose another meal or double up on a single meal on that day. You can view the ingredient list while choosing your meals, so you can avoid a meal with any dislikes or allergens. We currently do not provide gluten-free, dairy-free or keto meal plans.
The menu is updated every 2 weeks and new meals are added to our meal list every month. You can always choose and change your meals as many times as you wish easily from your dashboard 48 hrs prior to the desired change date. Our cut-off time is 5:00 pm.
You can do that by taking a quiz. You can also use our calorie calculator to calculate your daily caloric needs, this will help you choose the right meal plan variation. And if you think you need further assistance, our Nutritionist is a click away, you can easily book a consultation through our website or app.
We cannot build our meals according to certain macros provided by the client. However, our lunch and dinner come in three different sizes already to cover the needs of everyone, and for the snacks, breakfast, and side salads it’s one size. But you can always customize your plan to add, remove or replace any meal you think is out of range for your fitness goal.
Yes, the energy in Calories and macros in grams of protein, fat and carbohydrates for each meal are provided on both the website and the label on the meal.
It is generally safe to consume ready-to-eat food within 3 days if it has been properly stored. We recommend that you consume the meal within 2 days to ensure the best quality and freshness.
The label includes serving instructions, where we suggest the optimal way to enjoy the meal. However, feel free to consume the meal the way you like it. For heating, you can either choose a microwave or a stovetop. The average heating time for the microwave would be 60-90 seconds.
If you decide to cancel your plan, we're here to help. An exit fee applies, and any refund will be based on the remaining days of your plan. Reach out to our support team for assistance.
Refunds typically take 5 to 7 business days to appear on your original payment method. If you haven't received it after this time and you've received a refund email from us, contact your bank for assistance.
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