Save Money and Banish Your Sad Desk Lunch | Struggle Meals

Summary by Krater

The video demonstrates how to meal prep two cheap and nutritious lunch options: a Greek yogurt sauce salmon wrap and a noodle jar soup, while explaining the principles of balanced sauce making.

From the video

Answers: How can I meal prep cheap and nutritious lunches for the week?

• meal prep
• budget lunches
• sauce formula
• salmon wrap
• jar noodles
• avocado storage tip

Ingredients

• lemon
• Greek yogurt
• olive oil
• kosher salt
• chives
• cilantro
• tortilla
• romaine lettuce
• salmon
• tomato
• avocado
• chicken
• red cabbage
• shredded carrot
• red bell pepper
• maifun rice noodles
• garlic
• ginger
• sriracha
• soy sauce
• white miso paste
• rice wine vinegar
• sesame oil

What it concludes

• A sauce needs a fat, acid, sweet element, and flavor or seasoning to balance out.
• Keeping lunch components in separate containers prevents them from getting soggy.
• Putting avocado face down in a little water creates an oxygen barrier that prevents browning.
• Placing sturdy ingredients at the bottom and delicate ingredients at the top of meal prep containers keeps them fresh longer.