We all have our personalmeal prepnightmares.

For some, it’s forgetting one or two critical ingredients from the store.

For others, it’s forgetting to defrost the meat you intended to cook.

woman using microwave

You also need to remember that each item needs a different time to thaw.

Even vegetables need to be monitored, otherwise some parts will cook while others defrost (viaEpicurious).

Meat thawing on a plate