Does your busy lifestyle make it difficult to find time to meal prep? Or maybe, cooking just doesn’t appeal to you. Whatever the reason, don’t worry there is still hope for you to gain weight and add lean muscle without spending hours in the kitchen. This meal plan will have you in and out of the kitchen in less than an hour. Keep in mind, this meal plan is slightly more expensive, pre-cooked foods generally are. This meal prep is broken down into 3 different parts. If your not quite sure what meal prepping is, check out the Meal Prepping 101: Muscles Are Made In The Kitchen article first.
This meal plan provides 3,095 calories a day for 5 days.
Part 1 Of 3
- Simple 3,000 Calorie Bulking Meal Plan: Grocery List
- Simple 3,000 Calorie Bulking Meal Plan: Prep and Pack
- Simple 3,000 Calorie Bulking Meal Plan: Time to Eat
Grocery List
- Bag Macintosh Apples – $2.99
- 5 Bananas – $1.24
- White Onion – $3.51
- Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal – $1.50
- Old Fashioned Oats – $1.50
- Loaf Sweet Hawaiian Bread – $2.69
- Gallon of water – $0.97
- Kraft Mayo Reduced Fat – $3.49
- Mt. Olive Dill Relish – $2.79
- 5 packages Uncle Ben Ready Rice Jasmine – $8.95
- 5 containers Lite Greek Yogurt – $4.00
- Small Low-Fat Cottage Cheese – $2.00
- Almond Breeze Unsweetened Vanilla Almond/Coconut Milk – $2.99
- 2 packages Pre-Hardboiled Eggs – $4.58
- 8 bags Birdseye Steamfresh vegetables – $13.52
- Wyman Frozen Fruit Blueberries, Strawberries, Mango Chunks – $8.99
- 10 packages Starkist Low Sodium Tuna in Water – $10.00
- 8 lbs. Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts – $15.84
Grand Total $91.55
You’re Ready For Part 2
Go check out the Simple 3,000 Calorie Bulking Meal Plan: Prep and Pack article now. If you would like to share any of your meal prepping experiences or suggestions I would love to hear them! Please leave a comment and be sure to follow WaterJugFitness on Twitter and Instagram for daily fitness tips. Also go check out the Water Jug Fitness YouTube channel for great fitness videos.