lunch prep
/lʌntʃ prɛp/
CommonPreparing lunches in advance, usually for the week, to save time on busy days.
Real-world examples3 examples
| # | Example | What it means | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | did my lunch prep sunday and now i don't have to think about food all week | Prepping in advance removed a daily decision and source of stress. | tiktok, 2024 |
| 02 | lunch prep for the kids this week: pb&j cut into shapes, apple slices, pretzels, done | A simple breakdown of what was prepared for school lunches. | instagram, 2024 |
| 03 | i keep watching lunch prep videos even though i never actually do it | She consumes the content aspirationally without following through on the habit. | tiktok, 2024 |
Use it when
- Describing the act of preparing lunches in advance for the week.
- Talking about parenting routines around school lunch preparation.
- Referring to the online content genre of showing batch lunch preparation.
Do not use it when
- You mean meal prepping in general (all meals, not just lunch).Use “meal prep” instead.
Lunch prep vs meal prep
lunch prep
Lunch prep specifically covers midday meals, often for kids or work.
VS
meal prep
Meal prep covers all meals and is more commonly associated with fitness and diet culture.
Origin and context
Lunch prep as a term grew from the broader meal prep culture popularized in fitness communities around 2015 and later adopted by parenting content creators.
- First seen
- mid-2010s
- Confidence
- medium
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