Freezing foods!

Hj723

Anyone have any freezing tips? I have to start making large batches of stuff and freezing it for easy access. I'm having problems sticking to my "diet" when I can't just grab something and take it to work. I'll be freezing stuff in single servings also. Something has got to work!

Things I shouldn't freeze?

Containers/bags I should or shouldn't use?

rileamoyer

As long as it is for short term (less than a month) any zip lock freezer back or the plastic tubs with lids work just fine!

PS: some things like burritos you can wrap in saranwrap and then foil.

dls06

I grill a ton of chicken on an indoor grill pan, slice it up and freeze it in single servings to use in salads, soups, spaghetti sauce instead of meatballs, pitas or with veggies in a stir fry.
You can make any of the above, soups, sauces, pasta, stir frys and freeze them in single servings. The things that are more liquid I would freeze them flat in a plastic container and then you can stand them up after so they don't take up so much space.
Cooked pasta and whole grain freezes well. I put it is 1 oz bags and then cook it with a ton of veggies and chopped tomatoes salt free.

effiek

I freeze blueberries all the time--the trick is not to rinse them before you put them in the ziplock. They freeze beautifully and with no clumps! Take them out of the bag, run them under water, and they're perfect. Great for snacks at work

jrogersworld

I've started making protien shakes in a blender with ice and frozen strawberrys and a banana. I put them in the freezer at night and then I can take it to work the next day and it's like having ice cream. It's good and quick. I use a powder shake, mixed with 2% milk. The trick is to blend ice in so that it whipped almost solid so when you freeze it, all the powder doesn't sink back to the bottom.

blueimp

I cook on the weekends and sometimes for a couple weeks at a time. I couldn't live without my plastic storage tubs, however, I also keep microwave safe dishes at work because I don't like to heat foods even in "microwave safe" storage containers. Blueberries straight into plastic bags work amazingly well -- other fruits you can freeze on a cookie sheet then put in bags after they are hard frozen.

nkziv

Just don't reheat in the plastic, if that's what you're freezing the food in. There are chemicals that can leech in n stuff. Just be careful with that, but I'm sure freezing in Tupperware or bags is just fine!