{"id":1252,"date":"2019-03-12T11:10:55","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T11:10:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.balancednotbusy.com\/wp\/?p=1252"},"modified":"2020-03-17T22:50:00","modified_gmt":"2020-03-17T22:50:00","slug":"say-bye-bye-to-meal-prep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.balancednotbusy.com\/wp\/say-bye-bye-to-meal-prep\/","title":{"rendered":"Four reasons why you should try Good Measure Meals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221;]<br>\n\t\t[et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221;]<br>\n\t\t\t[et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;]<br>\n\t\t\t\t[et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221;]<\/p>\n\n\n<p>I recently tried 5 days of meals; breakfast, lunch and dinner from Good Measure Meals and I saved a TON of time that I normally dedicate to weekly grocery shopping and meal prep. &nbsp;Oh how I love to save time and the experience was icing on the cake!  Here\u2019s four reasons why you should give them a try!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>First and foremost, 100% of the proceeds from <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Good Measure Meals  (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodmeasuremeals.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Good Measure Meals <\/a>is donated to <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Open Hand Atlanta (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/openhandatlanta.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Open Hand Atlanta<\/a>. So, not only are you getting yummy meals, you are also supporting a nonprofit organization. &nbsp;Two thumbs up!<\/li><li>I loved the personalized customer service both before and after I received my meals. &nbsp;The representatives double checked to ensure that I provided enough information for the driver to place the meals right on our doorstep. And after the deliver was completed they checked in to make sure that I was all set. Just as an FYI, you will need to leave a cooler out so that they can place the meals there until you come home, they also leave ice packs so that everything stays cold.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.balancednotbusy.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/everydaygood_goodmeasure_courtesy.jpg\" alt=\"good-measure-meals-balanced-not-busy\" class=\"wp-image-1254\" width=\"500\"\/><figcaption>photo courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlantamagazine.com\/news-culture-articles\/supporting-good-cause-atlanta-can-easy-drinking-cup-coffee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Atlanta Magazine (opens in a new tab)\">Atlanta Magazine<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>My weekly meal prep includes figuring out the recipes, grocery shopping, preparing\/cooking the meals and placing them in containers in the fridge. &nbsp;It doesn\u2019t really take a long time, but I could definitely appreciate that for a week all I had to do was grab something out of the fridge and heat it up. &nbsp;The packaging was also super convenient for packing my lunch bag for work! An added bonus, the containers don\u2019t take up much room in the fridge so we even had more space than normal.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>All of the packages include a \u201cbest if eaten by\u201d date and I LOVED that there were also instructions for properly freezing your meals for later so that you don\u2019t have to toss out anything if you don\u2019t get around to eating it. &nbsp;This was especially helpful for our household, because we are sometimes on the go in the evenings and often times each out.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.balancednotbusy.com\/wp\/?attachment_id=1268\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.balancednotbusy.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/LRG_DSC08098-1.jpg?fit=1024%2C684&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"good-measures-meals-balanced-not-busy\" class=\"wp-image-1268\" width=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.balancednotbusy.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/LRG_DSC08098-1.jpg 1616w, https:\/\/www.balancednotbusy.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/LRG_DSC08098-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.balancednotbusy.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/LRG_DSC08098-1-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.balancednotbusy.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/LRG_DSC08098-1-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.balancednotbusy.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/LRG_DSC08098-1-1080x722.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.balancednotbusy.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/LRG_DSC08098-1-600x401.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1616px) 100vw, 1616px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>All in all a great experience! &nbsp;Lots of meal options on the website, serving sizes were more than enough and the food was seasoned to perfection. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How do you save time when preparing meals for the week?<\/p>\n\n\n<p>[\/et_pb_text]<br>\n\t\t\t[\/et_pb_column]<br>\n\t\t[\/et_pb_row]<br>\n\t[\/et_pb_section]<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I recently tried 5 days of meals; breakfast, lunch and dinner from Good Measure Meals and I saved a TON of time that I normally dedicate to weekly grocery shopping and meal prep. &nbsp;Oh how I love to save time and the experience was icing on the cake! 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