BUDGET MEAL PREP | healthy recipes under $3 (using high-quality ingredients)

Summary by Krater

The video demonstrates how to prepare 11 budget-friendly, high-quality, and organic meal prep items under $3 per meal, including sweet potatoes, broccoli, cassava flour crepes, strawberry chia seed jam, hard-boiled eggs, tuna salad, pickled red onions, balsamic vinaigrette, maple mustard tahini dressing, roasted chickpeas, and various meal assemblies.

From the video

Answers: How do I do budget-friendly healthy meal prep?

• budget meal prep
• healthy meal prep
• meal prep ideas
• cassava flour crepes
• strawberry chia seed jam
• roasted chickpeas
• pickled red onions
• tuna salad
• balsamic vinaigrette
• maple mustard tahini dressing

Ingredients

• sweet potatoes
• large bunch broccoli
• 4-5 cloves minced garlic
• olive oil
• kosher salt
• black pepper
• 1 cup cassava flour
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup full fat coconut milk
• 1 cup water
• 2 tbsp coconut oil
• 2 15-ounce cans canned chickpeas
• smoked paprika
• onion powder
• garlic powder
• 1 pound strawberries
• 2 tbsp maple syrup
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 2 tbsp chia seeds
• 2 drained cans canned tuna
• 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• 1/2 tbsp dijon mustard
• celery
• red onion
• fresh parsley
• 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
• 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
• 1 tbsp honey
• 1/4 cup tahini
• baby spinach
• English cucumber
• roasted red peppers
• goat cheese
• feta cheese
• 2 tsp pumpkin seeds
• chives
• 1/4 tsp everything bagel seasoning

What it concludes

• Healthy eating on a budget does not require sacrificing quality or using filler ingredients.
• Baking sweet potatoes whole is the longest prep step and provides a great carbohydrate energy boost.
• Using a dedicated crepe pan makes making cassava flour crepes significantly easier.
• Putting parchment paper or wax paper between crepes prevents them from sticking together during storage.
• Multi-tasking by cooking items in the oven and on the stove simultaneously saves time during meal prep.