Teach me about Meal Prepping!?!

Question

Is there any Meal Preppers out there?
I’m fed up of being in the kitchen for 2hrs+ every damn night cooking dinners and washing dishes, making lunches etc. 
I wanna meal prep for a week ahead at a time on a Sunday. 
I need ideas and recipes and tips please 
Do you literally microwave the container of food each night and that’s it? 
Also how long are certain foods good for once cooked? 
Do you re use containers? 
Will be for a 15 month old and 3 adults

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I tend to use casserole dishes, foil pans, or if it's slow cooker type thing gallon ziplock bags. 
Most of my meal prepping gets frozen.
I use oven to reheat things as I'm just not a fan of microwaves.

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I try to make something that can be repurposed or later turned into soup, like a whole chicken, a pork shoulder, a pot roast, a large bath of beans, a large pot of rice, a loaf of bread. These things become tacos, enchiladas, sandwiches, soup, burrito bowls, salad toppings later in the week. I often prep vegetables on Sunday so they are clean and chopped so I can either roast them or turn them into something later in the week too. I’m not a huge fan of microwaving (it just turns food into dried out or mushy bits, gross), so I don’t usually meal prep where you stuff a bunch of food in a container and then just reheat it. Instead, I prep for the week by getting things ready so it takes me 30 minutes or less to have food on the table.

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I use my instant pot and make larger portions to divide for a few days. what is nice is you can make the meal from frozen and have it done in some cases under an hour.

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Following! I want to know too!

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Look into a good cookbook or meal prep service. Book: from freezer to table. Service: prep dish. 
I fill my sink with hot soapy water while I’m cooking and throw things in as I go so that cleanup is faster. I also start with a clean kitchen and empty dishwasher as often as I can. It helps a lot.

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I followed Jillian Michaels post partum meal plan. I plan the menu to have leftovers. So I eat the same things 2 days in a row. Also Tasty has some easy dinners. Look up sheet pan meals, dump dinners in the crock pot, frozen meals etc. I did a sheet pan dinner with a seasoned flank steak, broccoli and onions. It cooked for 15 minutes and it’s done. Ate that for two days. 
Breakfast is easy like yogurt and fruit, healthy cereal, eggs and toast, etc. lunch is a frozen burrito or sandwich. 
Tonight I’m making salmon with asparagus and popping it in the oven. Easy peasy.

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I usually just cook meat enough for a few days and then cook the veggies as I need them. I find that fresh cooked veggies are way better. Except for sweet potatoes. I do meal prep those.

Teach me about Meal Prepping!?!

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