40 Sunday Meal-Prep Ideas to Help You Hit Your Weight-Loss Goals by the End of the Week

Fajita vegan bowls made with portobellos, peppers, black beans, and rice.

Blueberry protein sheet pancakes.

Pulled pork with tomatoes, corn, and sweet potato.

Roasted veggies and tofu.

Egg muffins.

Honey lemon salmon with broccolini and rice.

Marinated chicken (or tofu) to keep in the freezer for slow-cooker meals.

Mason jar salads made with kidney beans, corn, quinoa, spinach, and beets. Here are some helpful tips for packing salads in mason jars that will certainly help.

Sweet potato toast with sliced hard-boiled eggs.

Protein banana bread.

Taco-seasoned chicken with cilantro lime cauliflower rice.

Cinnamon roll protein bars make the perfect snack.

Pita bread with chicken, tzatziki, and Greek salad.

Cranberry apple baked oatmeal breakfast muffins.

Barbecue tofu with grilled pineapple, veggies, and couscous.

Freezer smoothie packs. These are made with coconut milk ice cubes.

Fresh fruit with yogurt dip makes a great snack.

Make a big batch of energy balls and store them in the fridge to snack on throughout the week.

Make two different recipes so you don't have to eat the same lunch all week. These are burrito bowls, some made with black beans and sweet potato, some made with chicken and greens.

Chia pudding with fresh fruit and granola.

Mediterranean mason jar salads made with hummus, quinoa, onions, chickpeas, tomatoes, peppers, falafel, and kale.

Roasted veggies with balsamic tempeh.

If you devote a few hours on Sunday, look how much you can get done! Shown here is stuffed bell peppers for dinner, pulled pork lunch bowls, blueberry muffins for snack or breakfast, Thai chicken mason jar salads for lunch or dinner, baked strawberry oatmeal for breakfast, Instant Pot pulled pork for dinner, and washed green apples to snack on with cheese or nut butter. Wow!

Big pan of roasted veggies to use for lunch or dinner prep.

Spicy chicken with edamame, zoodles, and rice.

Soba noodle salad and quinoa edamame salad with peanut sauce.

Dairy-free mac and cheese!

Sesame chicken with roasted asparagus, broccoli, and rice.

Salted chocolate quinoa snack bars.

Vegetarian crustless quiche can be made in a big pan, as shown, or in a muffin tin.

Slow-cooker black bean soup.

Turkey meatballs (or sub in Trader Joe's Meatless Meatballs) with cauliflower rice.

Baked sweet potato with roasted chickpeas, carrots, broccoli, and quinoa.

Zucchini apple fritters for breakfast.

Meatloaf with broccoli and cauliflower mash.

Slow-cooker curry with rice. You can use chicken or tofu and mix up the veggies.

One-pot black beans and veggies with quinoa.

Sausage, portobello mushrooms, onions, asparagus, and zucchini. Eat them for breakfast or lunch.

Prep a week of overnight oats all at once, then add the milk the night before.

Southwestern lentils with corn, sweet potato, and red pepper.