Food is the most important basic need that each and every one of us needs. Without it, we will not survive. It is not only our source of strength, it is also one of our most basic sustenance. But in many parts of the world, especially in poor third-world countries, there is always a food shortage, and many families, including young children go on for days without eating any kind of food. For those of us who are lucky enough to eat a complete set of meal a day (breakfast, lunch, dinner), many of us are too picky to eat a healthy selection of food. Other times, we waste a lot of food that can feed a hungry child or two just because we did not like the taste, or how it was prepared. So, how then can we avoid wasting food because we didn’t prepare it the right way, and save those extra bucks we spend every time we dine out because we are too tired or too lazy to cook our dinner? We need to be smarter about our food choices. Starting a healthy lifestyle begins with choosing healthy foods for our meals. And we can have healthy foods by prepping meals in advance. Meal prepping will not only give us those much-needed extra time in a day for gym workouts, bonding with the kids or just pure relaxation, it will also help us choose menus and recipes that are healthy. What is Meal Prepping? Meal prepping is basically preparing some of your meals ahead of time. It’s like having a ready-to-eat meal that you can just re-heat in the oven, but it is healthier and to your liking, because