r/mealprep

354k members
r/mealprep is a subreddit with 354k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses meal prep, chicken, lunch, struggling, and app, and they frequently recommend/review meal prep containers, containers, and meal subscription.
Help with meal plans, meal prep, advice, submit your plans and meals

Popular Themes in r/mealprep

#1
Advice Requests
: "what’s the easiest way to make canned black beans actually good?"
4 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Does anyone have suggestions for overnight refridgerable lunches?"
1 post
#3
Pain & Anger
: "hard to do meal prep after a breakup but here we are"
1 post

Popular Topics in r/mealprep

#1

Meal Prep

: "First attempt at Meal Prep after moving in with my partner"
32 posts
#2

Chicken

: "Chicken and rice"
6 posts
#3

Lunch

: "Lunch til Wednesday!"
5 posts
#4

Struggling

4 posts
#5

App

4 posts
#6

Weekly

: "3 days Mealprep sunday (Thursday is my Weekly day off)"
4 posts
#7

Tired

3 posts
#8

Eating

3 posts
#9

Cooking

3 posts
#10

Leftovers

3 posts

Products Discussed in r/mealprep

#1
Pyrex
5.0 from 3 reviews
#2
Rubbermaid
4.3 from 3 reviews
#3
Prep Naturals
4.0 from 1 review

Containers

14 reviews
#1
Deli Containers
4.0 from 2 reviews
#2
Souper Cubes
5.0 from 2 reviews
#3
Jars
5.0 from 1 review
#1
Tovala
5.0 from 5 reviews
#2
Trader Joe's
4.0 from 2 reviews
#3
Factor
3.5 from 2 reviews

Flair Used in r/mealprep

#1
prep pics
: "Doing meal prep is healing my mental health"
50 posts
#2
question
: "Anyone else find that batch cooking on Sunday actually saves your mental energy during the week?"
14 posts
#3
lunch
: "First time meal prepping"
8 posts
#4
dinner
: "Made Italian Sausage and Tortellini soup for dinner and meal prep! So rich and flavorful"
6 posts
#5
advice
: "New to meal prep (and adulting)"
6 posts
#6
vegetarian
: "Cook what you have"
5 posts
#7
breakfast
: "Not the usual but so good."
5 posts
#8
recipe
: "Chicken thighs, potatoes, peppers, and broccoli."
4 posts
#9
gluten free
: "Salad Nicoise"
2 posts
#10
vegan
: "Had 24 hours notice that I’m working the next five days"
1 post

Member Growth in r/mealprep

Yearly
+130k members(57.7%)

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Last updated: August 13, 2026