What is the Lego-system method for meal prep?

The Lego-system is a modular cooking framework where you prepare a set of base components once — proteins, grains, vegetables, sauces — and then assemble them into 9 different meals throughout the week. Each component is a "Lego brick" that combines with others, eliminating repetitive cooking and reducing total time to under 2 hours.

How long do the components for Mealprep 9 stay fresh?

Cooked grains and proteins keep for 4–5 days refrigerated in airtight containers. Dressed salads and sauces last 3–4 days. We recommend completing all meals within the prep window shown in the app.

How many different meals can I make from Mealprep 9?

Mealprep 9 yields 9 different dishes across 3 days for 2 servings each. The components are designed to combine in multiple configurations so no two meals taste the same.

How is parallel cooking different from traditional batch cooking?

Traditional batch cooking runs tasks sequentially. Parallel cooking — the method used in Mealpreper Guide — schedules tasks simultaneously across your stovetop burners and oven. The Gantt-style timeline in the app coordinates every step so you finish a full week of components in the minimum possible time.

Do I need special equipment for this modular meal prep system?

No special equipment is required. The system is designed for a standard home kitchen: 2–3 pots or pans, a cutting board, and basic containers for storage. The Mealpreper Guide app provides the exact shopping list and parallel-cook schedule.

Mealprep 9 — Mealpreper Guide

Mealprep 9

What you’ll eat this week

Day 1 · Mon

442 kcal
Breakfast Scrambled Eggs with Chicken, Salad, and Tahini Sauce
475 kcal
Lunch Roasted Potatoes and Chicken with Greek Salad
770 kcal
Dinner Meatloaf with Bean Stew and Salad

Day 2 · Tue

440 kcal
Breakfast Toasts with Hummus, Mushrooms, Tomatoes, and Egg
538 kcal
Lunch Pasta with Chicken and Vegetables
692 kcal
Dinner Salmon with Bulgur and Tomato Salad

Day 3 · Wed

467 kcal
Breakfast Hummus with Tofu and Vegetable Sticks
524 kcal
Lunch Bulgur with Bean Stew and Chicken
544 kcal
Dinner Baked Potatoes with Tzatziki and Meatloaf

How it cooks

When to start cooking

Start pulled chicken

1:00

1:15

1:30

1:45

30 min

Boil potatoes and carrots

1:00

1:15

1:30

1:45

15 min

Make crispy chickpeas and tofu

1:00

1:15

1:30

1:45

30 min

Preheat the oven

1:00

1:15

1:30

1:45

15 min

Cook bulgur

1:00

1:15

1:30

1:45

15 min

Slice and start frying mushrooms

1:00

1:15

1:30

1:45

15 min

Remove crispy tofu and chickpeas from the oven

1:00

1:15

1:30

1:45

15 min

Drain bulgur

1:00

1:15

1:30

1:45

15 min

Prepare meatloaf mixture

1:00

1:15

1:30

1:45

30 min

Add sauce to pulled chicken

1:00

1:15

1:30

1:45

45 min

Add cherry tomatoes to mushroom prep

1:00

1:15

1:30

1:45

15 min

Prepare vegetables for roasting put into the oven with meatloaf

1:00

1:15

1:30

1:45

30 min

Prepare mushroom-bean stew

1:00

1:15

1:30

1:45

15 min

Marinate chicken fillet

1:00

1:15

1:30

1:45

15 min

Marinate salmon

1:00

1:15

1:30

1:45

15 min

Prepare Greek salad

1:00

1:15

1:30

1:45

15 min

Cut vegetable sticks

1:00

1:15

1:30

1:45

15 min

Shred pulled chicken fillet

1:00

1:15

1:30

1:45

15 min

Tzatziki

1:00

1:15

1:30

1:45

15 min

Prepare tahini dressing

1:00

1:15

1:30

1:45

15 min

Beetroot hummus

1:00

1:15

1:30

1:45

15 min

Prepare basil dressing

1:00

1:15

1:30

1:45

15 min

Full parallel-cook instructions are in the app

Open in Mealpreper Guide

What families say

Ratings

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★★★★★

"I made half the amount of hummus and it was still enough for a few days. I was especially pleased that the plates were colorful and I was really happy while I was eating. I am pleased that I can finally calmly control my diet and calories without cognitive load."

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★★★★★

"taks, I'm more of an advanced eater of milpreps than a cook, but due to the fact that I'm developing an application from time to time. I take on cooking myself, so my personal feedback on the convenience of what we did ourselves. 1) timings, if you're a cooking nerd like me, then a 1:45 menu takes 3 hours, in fact, some users say about the same and say that they spend 2-4 times the stated time, depending on their overall cooking skills. 2) I really missed some UI tricks that users reported, after another menu preparation I understood how to do them correctly, I've already added some, I'm still thinking about how to do some, so wait for update 1.10 and write us letters with what you're missing, we'll think about how to implement it. 3) overall it turned out surprisingly tasty, I only tried one dish, but after mixing it with other preps it all turned out very cool. 4) once again convinced that we are doing a good thing, there is still a lot of work to do and we are on the right track, delicious milpreps to everyone"

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★★★★★

"It's hard to figure out without a video on YouTube, but it's delicious🥰"

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★★★★★

"as always- amazing 🫶"

★★★★★

"I'm cooking for the third time. My favorite meal prep:)"

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★★★★★

"it was super delicious!!! I don't even know which dish was the best. everything complements each other, I will cook this meal prep again ❤️"

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★★★★★

"This was my first experience in milprep and I can say that it was very easy and successful. Everything was very tasty and without a whole day at the stove I prepared food for 4 full days (for 3 days it turned out to be too much for our family)"

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What you’ll eat this week

Day 1 · Mon

Day 2 · Tue

Day 3 · Wed

How it cooks

What families say

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