Welcome to Meal Prep School!

On this page you’ll find all videos from my free online cooking school for beginner vegan meal prep. This website is a place to learn basic home cooking skills for a plant based diet from a professional chef.

Getting started

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Note: All tutorials are for educational and entertainment purposes. There is no formal registration for this meal prep school. This blog and my YouTube channel is where I share fun cooking videos to help you learn home cooking skills. Follow my directions at your own personal risk. 

What is weekly vegan meal prep?

• Vegan meals is a term used to describe recipes which do not contain animal products such as meat, eggs, dairy, seafood or shellfish. Vegan meals considered a plant based diet.
• Meal prep is a term used to describe the process of preparing foods and cooking some or all of your meals for a specific time period.
• Weekly refers to meal prep which is performed daily, biweekly, weekly or even monthly.

Why meal prep vegan meals?

Meal prep is basically another term for home cooking.

Cooking at home is economical and fun! Preparing meals at home is helpful for sticking to a food budget, and it’s also a way of caring for others.

If you’re trying to stick to a plant based diet, preparing your meals at home is a great way to do this. You can prepare healthy and delicious meals from scratch at home with just a few simple ingredients and kitchen tools.

Vegan Meal Prep School Tutorials

Visit the Dailey Foods Meal Prep School YouTube Playlist to view all beginner vegan meal prep tutorials.

Beginner vegan meal prep guide

Let’s meal prep! Here’s a big list of beginner video tutorials of basic chef skills for home cooking, along with weekly meal planning tips.

Weekly vegan meal prep

Ideally, vegan meals are prepared weekly. I like to meal prep 1-3x per week to help me stick to my plant based diet.

Free plant based meal plan

Daniel Fasting is a popular way to start a plant based diet. I’ve created a free printable meal plan of easy vegan meals for beginners for 7 days.

• Check out my free Daniel Fast plant based meal plan.

Beginners 7-day plant based meal plan

Here’s an overview of the 7-day plant based menu for beginners.

Download a Free Daniel Fast plant based meal plan. Before making any changes to your diet based on this meal plan, please consult your physician.

Here’s the overview of this weekly plant based menu:

Menu days 1, 2, 3 & 4

1. 1. 1. Daniel Fast smoothie
      2. Daniel Fast hot cacao drink
      3. Daniel Fast easy oatmeal or Daniel Fast oatmeal bars
      4. Fruit, Berries, & Nuts or Brazil nut milk
      5. Easy everyday lunch meal prep for Daniel Fast
      6. Daniel Fast queso sauce with Beans, Greens & Rice

Menu days 5, 6 & 7

1. 1. 1. Daniel Fast smoothie
      2. Daniel Fast hot cacao drink
      3. Daniel Fast breakfast scramble
      4. Fruit, Berries, & Nuts or Brazil nut milk
      5. Easy everyday lunch meal prep for Daniel Fast
      6. Roasted Potatoes and Vegetables

Weekly vegan meal prep overview

In this video I share Day 1 meal prep of the Free Daniel Fast plant based meal plan. This video shows what I eat in a day, ideas for serving, and recipes. I took about 3 hours to meal prep: 7 breakfasts 4 lunches 3 dinners.

What I eat in a day on a vegan diet

In this video I walk you through Day 1 of the Free Daniel Fast plant based meal plan. This is what typical meals looks like for me on a plant based diet.

Vegan lunch meal prep

Ready to meal prep your lunches? In this video I share recipes and how to do lunch meal prep for a vegan diet in Bentgo meal prep containers. This is the simple, everyday lunch I meal prep each week to enjoy everyday.

• Easy everyday lunch meal prep

Best equipment for weekly meal prep

In this video I share the 10 kitchen tools I use every week for meal prep.

• 10 best kitchen tools for weekly meal prep

How to chop vegetables

Here’s tutorials for how to chop a variety of vegetables including onions, mushrooms, bell peppers, cabbage, cauliflower, avocados, celery and more.

How to wash vegetables quickly

Here’s my easy way of washing produce using Grapefruit Seed Extract in a bowl with water.

Onions

Here’s a quick tutorial on how to chop and mince onions.

Bell peppers

Here’s a quick tutorial for how to meal prep bell peppers.

Mushrooms

Here’s a quick tutorial for how to prepare mushrooms for several dishes.

Cabbage

Here’s a quick tutorial for how to meal prep cabbage. Watch how to chop and shred cabbage to it’s easy to add to meals. This is a great cruciferous vegetable that makes super cheap vegan meals!

Avocado

Here’s how to open, slice, dice and mash avocados.

Celery

Here’s a quick tutorial for how to meal prep celery. Learn how to sort, chop and wash celery for crudite vegetables and more.

Cauliflower

Learn how to prepare, chop, slice and break cauliflower into florets to make a variety of cauliflower dishes.

Basic vegan recipes

Here’s videos showing how to prepare basic plant based recipes.

Affordable vegan meal prep

Looking for cheap easy plant based meals? In this video I share how I made 15 affordable meals for just $25 using Trader Joe’s ingredients. Each meal averages about $1.65 each!

• 15 cheap easy plant based meals for $25 from Trader Joe’s

How to cook tofu in a pan

Here’s the easiest way to cook tofu on the stove in just 10 minutes:

Refried beans from scratch

Here’s my simple way to make refried pinto beans from scratch using just a few simple ingredients.

How to cook brown rice on stovetop

Here’s how to make brown rice in a pot:

Easy homemade bread without yeast

Looking for a quick and easy homemade bread without yeast recipe? In this video I share how to bake my favorite bread recipe at home with just four simple ingredients in less than 30 minutes from start to finish.

• Easy homemade bread without yeast recipe

Homemade pasta dough

Learn how to make vegan homemade whole wheat pasta dough without eggs.

• Homemade whole wheat pasta dough recipe (egg-free)

Easy freezable tomato sauce

In this video I share how I prepare my favorite homemade tomato sauce for the freezer. This spaghetti sauce is sugar free and made with delicious San Marzano tomatoes.

Air fryer roasted cauliflower

In this video I share how I make my favorite easy roasted cauliflower in the air fryer! An air fryer is a great small kitchen appliance for roasting vegetables in half the time a big oven takes.

Tofu scramble

Here’s how to make the best tofu scramble!

• Breakfast scramble recipe