The 5 Best Healthy Convenience Foods to Stock Up On Now
In a fantasy world, we’d all have time to prepare and cook our meals from scratch, seven days a week, eating in pure bliss. But in reality, life is busy when you factor in work and training commitments, let alone hours of Insta scrolling, leaving you with little time—and absolutely no energy—to consistently prepare elaborate six-course dinner night after night. Sometimes you just need convenience foods that doesn’t involve a trip to the drive-thru.
In these times a smart move can be to rely on so-called convenience foods as a way to press the easy button. But while convenience means gaining back some precious time, it often means sacrificing something else, be it nutrition or flavor. Frozen fish sticks and Hungry Man dinners come to mind. The words “processed” and “convenience” are usually shorthand for foods of less-than-ideal nutritional value.
But not all of these packaged foods are nutritional bombs. An elite group of healthy ready-to-go convenience foods from the supermarket can help you get a nutritious, tasty, muscle-sculpting meal on the table with minimal effort. Just because a food isn’t home-cooked from scratch, doesn’t mean you should immediately pass on adding it to your daily menu.
To get in and out of the kitchen lickety-split, here are the better-for-you convenient foods you should stock up on and why.
5 Healthy Convenience Foods and Recipes Better Health and More Muscle

1. Rotisserie Chicken
The ubiquitous supermarket roasted chicken feels like a home-cooked meal without being, well, home-cooked. Perfect for kitchen lazoids (c’mon, we’ve all been in this camp after a long day), the bird perched under the heat lamps is your answer to budget-friendly and delicious protein that can anchor a range of nutritious meals.