Post by applecrisp1 on Oct 9, 2018 19:24:51 GMT -5
I was wondering do you all meal prep in advance (perhaps just certain things) to save time when puling a meal together -- whether for the next day or week? I know some people that are huge fans (and have seen videos etc from some bloggers I follow) of people spending some time during the weekend getting things together, which in turn, saves lots of time during the week.
I haven't really done much meal prep -- the last few weeks I've trying to up my game to save time during the week. I cooked some quinoa for 2-3 lunches/dinners. Washed and cut some veggies in advance (after thinking I'm peeling carrots etc every day, hmmm). Made a small batch of salad dressing while doing the meal prep. Baked some oat muffins for breakfast (rest went in the freezer). Roasted a bit more veggies than I normally would, and used them in a few lunches/dinners etc. I often cook two or three pieces of chicken at a time, and typically make pasta etc for two meals, but nothing really planned. I would like to do more meal prep since a definite time saver and less clean up too.
Any favorite things to meal prep?
Do you freeze things in advance to save time? I mainly just freeze soup in individual containers for a quick meal (and I couldn't eat all the soup if I didn't freeze), pasta sauce, chili, brown rice. But I would love to expand that since such a great convenience to just pull something out of the freezer especially if a main part of the dinner. Not only does it save time but also less temptation to buy something to eat after a long day.
I haven't really done much meal prep -- the last few weeks I've trying to up my game to save time during the week. I cooked some quinoa for 2-3 lunches/dinners. Washed and cut some veggies in advance (after thinking I'm peeling carrots etc every day, hmmm). Made a small batch of salad dressing while doing the meal prep. Baked some oat muffins for breakfast (rest went in the freezer). Roasted a bit more veggies than I normally would, and used them in a few lunches/dinners etc. I often cook two or three pieces of chicken at a time, and typically make pasta etc for two meals, but nothing really planned. I would like to do more meal prep since a definite time saver and less clean up too.
Any favorite things to meal prep?
Do you freeze things in advance to save time? I mainly just freeze soup in individual containers for a quick meal (and I couldn't eat all the soup if I didn't freeze), pasta sauce, chili, brown rice. But I would love to expand that since such a great convenience to just pull something out of the freezer especially if a main part of the dinner. Not only does it save time but also less temptation to buy something to eat after a long day.
