I am getting a month's worth of groceries all at once.

Lightbeamer

I know that I will have to take a number of days to make things, but first is breakfast burritos, High Protein Breakfast Burritos, Sheet Pan Burritos, and Breakfast Muffins.

Each of the Breakfast items makes 10 servings each. I am focusing on that for now. I pick up my groceries today between 1 and 2 pm from Wally World. My mom will be in shock as to what I am getting. She is used to having things for a week, but I want to save money, so I am going to do this, to make things easier.

Any ideas on how I could break this down? I will do the Burritos first. To get them out of the way. I was hoping to get some more tortillas, but I forgot to get more than 2 packs. I may only be able to do 16 burritos. It'll be OK though.

I only use 6 burritos during the week. I am feeling pretty good about it. All the extra servings are going to be placed in the freezer. I'm going according to macros, so that's why the order is so big. No protein shakes, since I am now going to replace my protein with collagen. I need to figure out how to do all this. I was figuring breakfast first, and then lunch (which will be the hardest part), and then dinner. This is going to be eventful.

My mom told me that I need to allow my brother and her to have some space for them to cook also. I am going to cook as quickly as possible, and still get everything done. Like I said, 5 days. 60 meals, and breakfast burritos tomorrow.

totameafox

You just need to plan your meals out on paper and then meal prep. I usually do salads for one meal right after I go to the grocery store. I usually use tuna with salads because they come in 5 oz cans and don't spoil. Though this time around I made turkey and rice stuffed peppers and tuna casserole. I use the stuffed peppers with in the salad. and the tuna casserole is dinner. The stuffed peppers give me 12 servings and the tuna casserole 8.

for breakfast I eat 2 eggs and 1/2 cup of cottage cheese. These items can last a month in the fridge without needing to be frozen.

I do freeze chicken that i can thaw later and I have rice that i can make. I also eat a lot of cheese. Canned vegetables also keep well. though I prefer frozen.

I am not sure what you mean by replacing your protein with collagen but a quick google suggests that only a 10-20% of your protein intake should be collagen.

fresh produce is better for you, especially if you are diabetic. I would recommend at least shopping every two weeks, if not every week.

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/147555-speak-friend-and-enter

neanderthin

I bet you like burritos.

AnnPT77

I know this isn't what you asked, but I'd encourage you to reconsider replacing your protein powder with collagen, if it's just collagen, and if you're talking about more than a small fraction of your protein intake.

This issue isn't usually one omnivores need to concern themselves about, but collagen isn't a complete protein in terms of essential amino acids, EAAs. Ideally, we want to be getting most of our protein intake from EAA-complete and bioavailable sources. Collagen is low in tryptophan, one of the EAAs, though it does have other potential benefits.

If most of your protein comes from EAA complete sources, or you're eating commensurate amounts of foods high in tryptophan alongside the collagen, you're probably OK. If you're relying on the collagen for a higher fraction of your total protein intake, maybe not a great idea.

PAV8888

I guess it's been covered above. Plus I'm fairly sure that by the sounds of your breakfast burritos that you probably aren't even close to being low on protein. But, in general, whey protein would be considered better than collagen as a source of protein. Depending on prices you may want to consider refrigerated egg whites for longer term uncooked storage. I guess you're doing frozen or canned or root type veggies mostly? Have fun planning and prepping everything! Also: the more times you do all this, the more experienced you will get and the easier it will be to plan future shopping trips! I wouldn't worry too much about getting everything perfect the first time you try such a big expedition!

Lightbeamer

neanderthin wrote: »

I bet you like burritos.

Loooool! I just finished making my sausage chipotle muffins. Gotta keep on going!

Lightbeamer

AnnPT77 wrote: »

I know this isn't what you asked, but I'd encourage you to reconsider replacing your protein powder with collagen, if it's just collagen, and if you're talking about more than a small fraction of your protein intake.

This issue isn't usually one omnivores need to concern themselves about, but collagen isn't a complete protein in terms of essential amino acids, EAAs. Ideally, we want to be getting most of our protein intake from EAA-complete and bioavailable sources. Collagen is low in tryptophan, one of the EAAs, though it does have other potential benefits.

If most of your protein comes from EAA complete sources, or you're eating commensurate amounts of foods high in tryptophan alongside the collagen, you're probably OK. If you're relying on the collagen for a higher fraction of your total protein intake, maybe not a great idea.

I figure that the collagen is cheaper, because I am only riding the stationary bike about 6-7 minutes. (It'll be longer as time goes on. I haven't exercised since 2003-4, and so I need to start slow again. I am just learning how to feed myself appropriately. The macros will keep me from eating so much. It'll be good when I start eating regular. THe salads sound fanstatic! I am working on getting everything made, and put into the deep freezer. It took me an hour and a half to do the Egg Mcmuffin things.

I've gotta keep workin! bbl! I'll answer more when I come back!

springlering62

A you please explain the “when I start eating regular” part?


That’s confusing, concerning, or potentially both.

totameafox

chicken, turkey, hamburger, cheese, eggs all contain protein. I am not well versed in plant proteins but these are things you easily obtain to get enough protein. Since I am actually controlling the portions of food that I eat my grocery bill has dropped now that i am eating better. I'm not getting organic products but I'm not taking the cheapest options either.