Allow me to reintroduce myself!

My name is Mary Kirkland, owner of Prepped & Plated. My love language is food! Not just any food, but fresh, healthy, fulfilling, and delicious food. There’s something I love about taking normal, everyday comfort food and transforming it into something that not only tastes good, but is good for you. I’ve always had the desire to use food as medicine and meal prepping allows me to do just that.

My passion for food has always fed my appetite as a culinary professional.  I love food, but I’ve always put a special focus on going beyond the plate and understanding how what you put into your body affects you. In 2018, I obtained my graduate degree from American University in Nutrition Education. My education helped me understand that food is a medicine and we should approach all aspects of it with health and taste at the forefront.

My passion for food and nutrition fueled the birth of my startup, Prepped & Plated, where I give customers fresh, filling, and healthy meal prep anywhere in the DMV area. Prepped & Plated began as FullFILD Meals in 2018. It was something I did as I began my voyage to become a healthier version of myself.  While others may look to a spa day or even a mani-pedi for relaxation, I see meal prep Sunday as my own personal form of self-care.

I pull my hair back, turn on my kitchen playlist, tie my apron into a pretty bow, and get started. There’s something special about grabbing my knife, my cutting board and just zoning out. It’s my “me time” -- something we’re all a little desperate for these days. 

It allows me to grow into my gift while loving myself and learning more about nutrition. It gives me a chance to tap back into my creative culinary realm and challenge myself to try new food lifestyles. It’s even awakened a new passion , food photography, which I must say I’ve gotten better at over the last two years.

My work satisfies my craving to help people develop a healthy relationship with food, and if nothing else, I hope it gives them the confidence to make mouthwatering versions of the meals they enjoy. I will always have a yearning to explore food, health and nutrition in a creative way, but most all I want to challenge myself and treat my body  well from the inside out. Because we all know you are what you eat!

Food is Love,
Mary K. 

“The Camera Eats First"