Thursday Thrive benefits — Thrive Life is E for Easy. 

The groceries can be pretty easy, too, but in this post I’m focusing on the Simple Plate meals.  I mentioned these yesterday as a Date Night option, and I want to talk a little more about how they work.

Each meal comes in a box — either a couples-size box or a family-size box, which serve roughly 2 and 4, respectively.  (It really depends on your serving sizes.  The nutrition information on this meal right here, for the “2”-person box is actually for 3 servings.  But they want to make sure there’s plenty for a couple, or for a family of 4.)

When you open the box, you’ll see something like this:

What you see sitting right there on top is the recipe card.  (It’s three-hole punched, so you can add this to a binder if you like.)  And underneath it are all the ingredients you need, already portioned out in individual packets.  You might need a pantry staple or two (like oil or salt); if so, it will be listed right on the card so there are no surprises.

The card breaks down the instructions step by step, and they’re indicated by these lovely, bold, color-coded numbers.

The numbers correspond to the pre-portioned packets.  This is what comes in the Thai Style Coconut Beef package:

(By the way, those images are not to scale.  Some of the packets are much larger than others!  Don’t panic thinking the beef and seasoning packets are roughly the same size; they’re not.)

This meal was ready in roughly 15-20 minutes, with very few dirty dishes.  No cutting boards or knives.  Not a handful of measuring spoons and cups.  No raw meat mess to clean up.

Easy!