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Free meal prep label template

Fill in the dish, ingredients and allergens, pick your label sheet, and print. Every label on the sheet is the same, ready for a batch of containers.

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Contains (Health Canada priority allergens)

Preview: 10 labels per sheet

Your Kitchen
Dal makhani with jeera rice
Ingredients: black lentils, kidney beans, butter, cream, tomato, onion, garlic, ginger, spices, basmati rice, cumin
Contains: Milk
Keep refrigerated. Heat 2–3 min until steaming.
Your Kitchen
Dal makhani with jeera rice
Ingredients: black lentils, kidney beans, butter, cream, tomato, onion, garlic, ginger, spices, basmati rice, cumin
Contains: Milk
Keep refrigerated. Heat 2–3 min until steaming.
Your Kitchen
Dal makhani with jeera rice
Ingredients: black lentils, kidney beans, butter, cream, tomato, onion, garlic, ginger, spices, basmati rice, cumin
Contains: Milk
Keep refrigerated. Heat 2–3 min until steaming.
Your Kitchen
Dal makhani with jeera rice
Ingredients: black lentils, kidney beans, butter, cream, tomato, onion, garlic, ginger, spices, basmati rice, cumin
Contains: Milk
Keep refrigerated. Heat 2–3 min until steaming.
Your Kitchen
Dal makhani with jeera rice
Ingredients: black lentils, kidney beans, butter, cream, tomato, onion, garlic, ginger, spices, basmati rice, cumin
Contains: Milk
Keep refrigerated. Heat 2–3 min until steaming.
Your Kitchen
Dal makhani with jeera rice
Ingredients: black lentils, kidney beans, butter, cream, tomato, onion, garlic, ginger, spices, basmati rice, cumin
Contains: Milk
Keep refrigerated. Heat 2–3 min until steaming.
Your Kitchen
Dal makhani with jeera rice
Ingredients: black lentils, kidney beans, butter, cream, tomato, onion, garlic, ginger, spices, basmati rice, cumin
Contains: Milk
Keep refrigerated. Heat 2–3 min until steaming.
Your Kitchen
Dal makhani with jeera rice
Ingredients: black lentils, kidney beans, butter, cream, tomato, onion, garlic, ginger, spices, basmati rice, cumin
Contains: Milk
Keep refrigerated. Heat 2–3 min until steaming.
Your Kitchen
Dal makhani with jeera rice
Ingredients: black lentils, kidney beans, butter, cream, tomato, onion, garlic, ginger, spices, basmati rice, cumin
Contains: Milk
Keep refrigerated. Heat 2–3 min until steaming.
Your Kitchen
Dal makhani with jeera rice
Ingredients: black lentils, kidney beans, butter, cream, tomato, onion, garlic, ginger, spices, basmati rice, cumin
Contains: Milk
Keep refrigerated. Heat 2–3 min until steaming.

In the print window, set scale to 100% (not "fit to page") and margins to none, so the labels line up with the sheet.

What to put on a meal prep label

A good label answers three questions before the customer opens the lid: what is it, is it safe for me, and is it still good. That means the dish name, ingredients with allergens called out, the date it was made, and a best-before date.

Health Canada's priority food allergens are peanuts, tree nuts, sesame, milk, eggs, fish, crustaceans and molluscs, soy, wheat and triticale, mustard, and sulphites. Gluten sources are listed too. Tick any that are in the dish and they print in bold.

Labels for every customer

This template prints the same label many times, which suits a batch. If every box goes to a different customer with different notes, Tiffinware's labels print one per box from the day's orders, with names, allergies and the stop number.

Questions

What should be on a meal prep label?

The name of the dish, the ingredients, any allergens, the date it was made and a best-before or use-by date, plus reheating instructions. Your province may ask for more, like your business name and address.

Which Avery labels are best for meal prep containers?

Avery 5163 (2" × 4", 10 per sheet) fits most container lids. Avery 5164 (3⅓" × 4") fits a full ingredient list. Avery 5160 is small and suits a name and date only.

Will the labels survive the fridge or freezer?

Standard paper labels can peel when wet. For freezer meals use freezer-grade or removable labels of the same size.

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