august meal prep plan

what to buy, prep, & make this month! a complete 4-week meal prep guide

Happy almost-August!! We’re soaking up the last of summer with a brand new breakfast and lunch meal prep plan. It’s the 20th(!!) edition of monthly meal prep plans here on the newsletter, full of new, seasonal recipes to make your life easier.

This post will walk you through everything you need—the recipes, grocery lists, prep day plans, storage instructions, and much more—to efficiently prep your way through August.

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These prep plans aren’t just random meals put together each week. They’re intentionally developed and paired to maximize your time in the kitchen and save money with the help of overlapping ingredients and varied cooking methods. Like the balsamic vin we use in week one—you’ll use it for a peach-balsamic dressing later in the month! Same goes for staples like rolled oats, chia seeds, milk, and maple syrup.

It’s all about saving time and energy. The weekly prep day plans are built like a puzzle, written step-by-step to prep everything for the week in less than two hours. We lean on no- or low-bake, slow cooker, and one-pan dishes throughout the month.

In week one, you’ll start with putting on the slow cooker chicken thighs, then get everything else for the week done while it cooks—a no-bake breakfast, a freezer-friendly egg casserole, and a quick-prepped orzo pasta salad. Peak efficiency!!

The prep plan makes breakfast and lunch for one person for the entire month. Scale up the lists and recipe measurements as needed to fit your needs: 2x for two people, 3x for three, and so on! All recipes are gluten-free and include swaps to suit your needs. Need more swaps? Just ask me in the comments, and I’ll get back to you!

✅ Every week includes a color-coded grocery list, prep day plan, and recipe PDFs.

✅ Each recipe includes storage instructions for refrigerating/freezing (& reheating!)

✅ Macros are included for all recipes; just click the “macros” link.

✅ Follow the plan to use up all the meals throughout the month! Some weeks the food you prep all goes right to the freezer. Check the full calendar for when you’ll pull it out later in the month. Looking for other plan options? Here head.

✅ You’ll get dinner plans to complete the month for the next 3 weeks. For this week, I’m recommending this one! Or check out the index of 55+ dinner plans.

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Let’s prep!

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Here’s everything you need for the next four weeks of prep. If you want all four weeks at once, keep scrolling for the all-in-one PDF.