Meal Prepping For the Whole Family | Struggle Meals

Summary by Krater

The video provides a meal prep blueprint for a family of four, covering 21 meals and 84 servings for a total cost of $147.93. It demonstrates preparing overnight oats, muffin breakfast alternates, braised brisket, eggs, beans, rice, and repurposing leftovers into chili and veggie burgers.

From the video

Answers: How do I meal prep a week of meals for a family on a budget?

• meal prep
• budget cooking
• leftover transformation
• overnight oats
• veggie burgers

Ingredients

• rolled oats
• milk
• yogurt
• cinnamon
• brown sugar
• strawberry
• banana
• peanut butter banana muffins
• brisket
• onion
• carrot
• potato
• 1 dozen eggs
• beans
• rice
• red cabbage slaw
• bread
• tomato
• lettuce
• breadcrumbs
• cheese

What it concludes

• Planning out ingredients in advance ensures all groceries are used across multiple recipes without waste.
• Braising a brisket for Sunday dinner provides leftovers that can be stretched across two other meals like sandwiches and fajitas.
• Soaking overnight oats in yogurt and milk the night before prevents them from becoming soggy over days.
• Leftover rice acts as a natural sponge and binder when combined with chili, breadcrumbs, egg, and cheese to form veggie burger patties.
• Putting a lettuce leaf on the bottom of a burger bun creates an impermeable barrier to prevent the bun from becoming soggy.