April 20, 2026, by Isa de Laat

Stress-free cooking is also self-care: favorite meal prep recipes

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April 20, 2026, by Isa de Laat

Stress-free cooking is also self-care: favorite meal prep recipes

Don't know what we're conjuring up on the table again tonight. Oh, and tomorrow? Day after? Sunday meal prep that it is so that we can live off it for the whole week. And so, in this article, we have gathered a number of great meal prep recipes.

And yet, that meal prep day is secretly quite a hassle. At least, it used to be! Until the Ninja CRISPi PRO XL sat on the counter. Handsome in navy blue (they have other colors too!). And the big deal about this Ninja is that it uses glass bowls. No plastic, no Teflon, no PFAS. And that might sound like a technical detail, but when you're focused on living more consciously—on what you eat, how you prepare it, what goes into your body—that is actually quite a big deal.

Favorite meal prep recipes

Favorite meal prep recipes

There are a number of meal prep recipes that we keep making on repeat. We don't gatekeep, so our favorite recipes are the following:

Naturally in the Ninja CRISPI PRO XL

Naturally in the Ninja CRISPI PRO XL

Because wellbeing is found in a retreat in Portugal, an hour of yoga with a view, or a day at the spa. But sometimes it lies in the small decision to cook better for yourself, without it costing you an hour of your evening or the entire Sunday of your meal prep. The Ninja CRISPi PRO XL gives us exactly that peace of mind in the kitchen, there you go. And so we are hooked.

Secretly, the air fryer, which comes with various baskets such as a very large family-friendly 5,7-liter basket, has been working overtime at home lately. We invite everyone and everything over for a meal, and it has never been this easy. The smaller 2,3-liter version is perfect for crispy salmon on a weeknight when we don't really feel like cooking but still want to eat well.

 

Seven functions, including baking, drying, and proofing. And admittedly: we were skeptical whether you could get the contents of the air fryer crisp with such a tray. Well, within No time!

The dishes go straight into the fridge or freezer. And that is meal prep without extra containers, without hassle, without a cupboard full of Tupperware. And then into the dishwasher. We are fans!

Ninja CRISPi PRO XL, € 249,99 from ninjakitchen.nl

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