What can I cook and put away?

MVY_
MVY_ Posts: 253 Member
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What can I cook on Sunday and put away for the rest of week in portion size? I've tried salad this week.
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  • hauer01
    hauer01 Posts: 516 Member
    Almost anything!

    I cook a lot on Sunday's and portion things out for the week, both for lunch and dinner, with work, sports and working out, I don't have much time during the week (as I am sure with most people)

    I make a lot of soups and I freeze a few portions that I can pull one of them out in a few weeks (a bit of variety so I am not eating the same thing all week). I also make mini lasagnas, mini turkey meatloafs, casseroles, I also make one or two chicken breasts each week to heat up at some point. You can put those on salads, or make a quasedilla (spelling?) or a chicken taco.

    For soups, right now in the freezer I have chicken wild rice, chili, turkey noodle soup, cream of broccoli. After a couple of weeks of freezing a few portions, you will have a big variety to choose from and not a lot of work.

    I also cut up or prepare a bunch of fruit and veggies for snacks on Sunday night. Then I grab a container of them to take to work each morning so that I know if I get hungry, I will have something heathly to choose.

    Good Luck!
  • grecogab90
    grecogab90 Posts: 77 Member
    bump
  • danmiller87
    danmiller87 Posts: 6 Member
    I do a lot of brown rice. I have a rice cooker and I will cook a huge pot of brown rice and just scoop a measured out cup of rice each day for my lunches. I usually marinate a handful of boneless skinless chicken tenders/breasts and grill them Saturday or Sunday and throw 4-6 oz of chicken into the same tupperware as my rice! If I have extra time I have a big thing of cooked broccoli to go with it. I personally don't like steamed broccoli so I use Alton Brown's recipe for oven baked broccoli which is super tasty!!! http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/good-eats/oven-roasted-broccoli-recipe/index.html

    That was my go to lunch each week when I lost all my weight. :-)
  • hauer01
    hauer01 Posts: 516 Member
    I do a lot of brown rice. I have a rice cooker and I will cook a huge pot of brown rice and just scoop a measured out cup of rice each day for my lunches. I usually marinate a handful of boneless skinless chicken tenders/breasts and grill them Saturday or Sunday and throw 4-6 oz of chicken into the same tupperware as my rice! If I have extra time I have a big thing of cooked broccoli to go with it. I personally don't like steamed broccoli so I use Alton Brown's recipe for oven baked broccoli which is super tasty!!! http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/good-eats/oven-roasted-broccoli-recipe/index.html

    That was my go to lunch each week when I lost all my weight. :-)

    Sounds Yummy!! I am going to have try this!
  • secretlobster
    secretlobster Posts: 3,566 Member
    Soup, chili and stir fry are my go-to meals that I can make a lot of and save for the week. Soup/chili often tastes better the next day.
  • LeenaRuns
    LeenaRuns Posts: 1,309 Member
    Soups, chili, and lasagna all get better when reheated, IMO.
  • LeenaRuns
    LeenaRuns Posts: 1,309 Member
    Soup, chili and stir fry are my go-to meals that I can make a lot of and save for the week. Soup/chili often tastes better the next day.

    Get out of my head! LOL
  • secretlobster
    secretlobster Posts: 3,566 Member
    Get out of my head! LOL

    Only if you promise to share that lasagna!!
  • OspreyVista
    OspreyVista Posts: 464 Member
    I do a lot of crock-pot recipes. Most of them are great, and low calorie.
  • PLUMSGRL
    PLUMSGRL Posts: 1,134 Member
    Oh yeah, time to make chilli and a fabulous pork, sweet potato, and apple stew! nom, nom, nom!
  • _granola
    _granola Posts: 326
    Yep, soup and chili are great. Fajita filling can be refrigerated or frozen pretty well. Pasta is good too. I made these for this week and they are yummy: http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/video-jamie-eason-turkey-meatloaf-muffins.htm
  • _Wits_
    _Wits_ Posts: 1,286 Member
    Just about everything.

    All of the mentioned above...mini egg quiches, meatloaf, spaghetti, rice/stirfry... Possibilities are endless~!
  • Jenn728
    Jenn728 Posts: 683 Member
    Turkey chili is good after being frozen, so is gumbo :happy:
  • love4fitnesslove4food_wechange
    love4fitnesslove4food_wechange Posts: 6,897 Member
    I'm confused. I think.

    So a box of pasta is 8 servings (1 pound box) so cook the entire thing..divide into tupperware. into each tupperware measure out 1 serving pasta sauce--top with a can of tuna or portion of chicken--put the lid on. Now you have 8 meals already made and divided. Something like that is ~330-400 calories.

    You can do the same thing with brown rice, quinoa, or couscous.

    You can make 2 boxes of annie's shells and cheddar (1300 calories total) --add a pound of frozen broccoli (120 calories) and a pound of chicken breast (400-500 calories) then divide into 7 servings..less than 300 calories a serving.
  • PRMinx
    PRMinx Posts: 4,585 Member
    Salads actually don't keep very well, but there's a ton of stuff you can make.

    I always have home made tomato sauce on hand. I make a big batch on Sundays, separate it into single portions and freeze. You can do the same with soups, stews, chili and a lot of crockpot recipes.

    I cook for one, so I always have left over fish or meat when I buy it in the store. If this happens to you, you can make a marinade and throw it in a freezer bag with the raw protein and defrost as needed. It saves time because it will marinate as it defrosts so you won't have to wait later.
  • yecatsml
    yecatsml Posts: 180 Member
    I make turkey meatloaf meatballs - just turkey spices and egg whites. I freeze them and take a couple for lunch with cut up veggies. I also make my own protein bars as well as cook up a chicken breast for every day on the weekend, weigh, bag and freeze them and grab them in the morning when assembling my lunch.
  • auroranflash
    auroranflash Posts: 3,569 Member
    Delicious ideas. You guys make me realize how much I suck at planning/cooking ahead of time. :laugh:
  • escloflowneCHANGED
    escloflowneCHANGED Posts: 3,038 Member
    I portion out all my yogurt, Peanut butter, eggs and I cook all my chicken for lunches on Sundays.
  • kmmpink
    kmmpink Posts: 63 Member
    Chicken Breast are great to make ahead of time, the possibilities are endless with chicken.
    I also do eggs that i heat up in the morning and put on an english muffin or sandwich thin. You can also make the whole english muffin ahead of time (Muffin, Cheese, egg and meat of choice) wrap them individually in wax paper and freeze them and microwave whenever. You can cook the eggs in a muffin tin in the oven too so they come out round. I also portion out cottage cheese and almonds at the start of every week. Im also going to try make mini turkey meatloafs!
  • jazee11
    jazee11 Posts: 321
    moussaka, lasagna, burgers, soup, chili, stew, steamed veggies, baked potato wedges, rice pilaf, tamales, enchiladas, bbq steak or chicken, roasted veggies... etc.
  • 2boypeas
    2boypeas Posts: 70
    I do big preps on Sundays.
    Quinoa
    Brown rice
    Chicken breast
    Hard boiled eggs
    Black bean brownies (we have one every night)
    Cut up veggies
    Turkey breast
    Salads in mason jars (they've held up well)
    My favorite is turkey and zucchini lasagna (the longer it sits, the better.)
  • serena569
    serena569 Posts: 427 Member
    bump
  • danmiller87
    danmiller87 Posts: 6 Member
    Oh! I just remembered another one...

    Whenever Fry's (or any other grocery) has a big sale on eggs I buy a TON of them and I buy lots of chicken/turkey/any other protein and make about 5-6 breakfast burritos with them.

    2 eggs, 2-4 oz of meat, any veggies you want, salsa in a whole wheat tortilla. Then when I roll up the burrito, I wrap each one in aluminum foil so all you have to do is grab it and go (hot or cold.) It makes for a healthy fast breakfast, especially when I have to be at work at 630am. :-P
  • LoggingForLife
    LoggingForLife Posts: 504 Member
    I love the website Skinnytaste.com. She has a whole section on easily frozen meals. I do soups on Sunday and freeze them for the week. Her receipies are awesome.
  • danmiller87
    danmiller87 Posts: 6 Member
    Its delish!!! I also cook the rice for breakfast sometimes... Garlic Fried Rice... Its so simple but I ate it almost daily when I went to visit family in the Philippines. Its on my website... (no im not promoting it, I don't make $ off it. Just for fun)

    http://www.foodfornoobs.com/2012/03/sinangag-garlic-fried-rice/
  • MVY_
    MVY_ Posts: 253 Member
    how about anything that can be eaten cold? instead of heating.
  • MVY_
    MVY_ Posts: 253 Member
    Its delish!!! I also cook the rice for breakfast sometimes... Garlic Fried Rice... Its so simple but I ate it almost daily when I went to visit family in the Philippines. Its on my website... (no im not promoting it, I don't make $ off it. Just for fun)

    http://www.foodfornoobs.com/2012/03/sinangag-garlic-fried-rice/

    lmao the foods for noobs gotta laugh.
  • ValerieMartini2Olives
    ValerieMartini2Olives Posts: 3,024 Member
    I usually make like a big batch of some type of meat - ground meat (turkey/pork/beef/chicken), or take a bunch of chicken breasts and cook it all at once. Then I divide them all out and put 1 or 2 in the fridge and freeze the rest. All I gotta do it nuke it for a minute and a half and bam... dinner's ready.

    Cook ground meat once and you've got a ready product for tacos and pasta dishes.

    Cook chicken or steak all at once and just swap out your starch and veg. Have chicken with potatoes and broccoli one night. Then the next night have chicken over pasta with asparagus on the side.
  • bertoliniracing
    bertoliniracing Posts: 20
    I do big preps on Sundays.
    Quinoa
    Brown rice
    Chicken breast
    Hard boiled eggs
    Black bean brownies (we have one every night)
    Cut up veggies
    Turkey breast
    Salads in mason jars (they've held up well)
    My favorite is turkey and zucchini lasagna (the longer it sits, the better.)


    turkey and zucchini lasagna sounds amazing do you have a recipe to share?
  • 2boypeas
    2boypeas Posts: 70
    I do big preps on Sundays.
    Quinoa
    Brown rice
    Chicken breast
    Hard boiled eggs
    Black bean brownies (we have one every night)
    Cut up veggies
    Turkey breast
    Salads in mason jars (they've held up well)
    My favorite is turkey and zucchini lasagna (the longer it sits, the better.)


    turkey and zucchini lasagna sounds amazing do you have a recipe to share?

    It isn't my recipe, but one I found on Pinterest. It's really good and freezes well. I've made it as is and then altered. Both versions were great! Hope the link works. Enjoy!
    http://joandsue.blogspot.ca/2012/06/zucchini-lasagna.html

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