If you can meal prep in advance at less busy times, you'll thank yourself later.

They also documented the healthy foods they said they ate and their meal prep and exercise regimes, as well as before and after photos as they trained for fitness competitions.

Meal prepping may sound like a chore but it can save hundreds of pounds a year.

Stores also offered alternatives including grab-and-go of pre-assembled meal preparations, call-ahead-curbside pickup of store-assembled meal preps, and a fundraising-sales program.