Does anyone cook on weekends for the week?
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I'm hate to cook in general but it's even worse if I have to do it in the evenings. It's so much easier to stop and get fast food but I'm breaking that habit. What are some things that you make on the weekend and reheat during the week that still taste good?
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Well generally, we save leftover meals form dinner and make frozen lunches for work. Also, I pack my lunch the night before some of the time because I hit the fitness center at 5:00am and work at 6:00am (I have a fitness center at work)
Also, I am lifting weights to build muscle and doing more cardio so I need about 3000 calories a day. In order to do that successfully, you just have to pre cook what you want to eat, or it will be difficult to meet your nutrition goals whether you are losing weight, gaining weight or just trying to eat healthy.
Get various sizes of plastic containers. Find meals that you like and portion them to your desired needs. Freeze and use as needed. Pack small snacks, like nuts, whole fruit, and stuff like that you can eat on the go.
I hate to list a bunch of things because we all like different things. Just use recipes you like and balance your protein, carbs, veggies to your desire.
By the end of the day today, I will have consumed 3500 calories. I roast a whole chicken a lot and so I end up with about 3 extra meals. I throw in a serving of frozen veggies and either wild rice, brown rice, or mashed potatoes. (I actually have chicken in the oven right now)
Best of luck. My diary is open for viewing.0 -
I like to make a big meal on Sunday and I have the leftovers the rest of the week. (or I freeze them) Since my husband is working out of town it's just me so the meals go a long way. I like to make burritos with rice, beans, cheese and freeze them. I also like to make soups, and pastas are always good reheated0
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I love to cook and if I had time, would cook every day. I have found some wonderful recipes that are healthier but are still on my favorites list. I generally cook enough for more than one meal. We eat and then I either freeze some of it or keep it out for left overs the next day or so.0
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If I know I am going to have a really busy week I may make a soup or something I can eat twice during the week, just incase I make it home too late for dinner.
I made some curry-thia-coconut and chicken soup sunday, so last night all I had to do was heat some rice to mix into it.
Or some times I will buy a rotissierre chicken and cut it into 5oz bags so I can add it to tacos or sandwhiches for dinners or luches (they are just grab and go.)
Making a pot full of noodles and measuring them out into single serving bags works too, then just reheat, add some olive oil, spinach, and parmasan cheese, whaa laah.. super quick.0 -
As much as it drives me nuts to do it on Sunday, I do prep and cook several meals for week on Sunday. I am glad I did during week to have good food and done. Also, cut veggies and make huge crockpot oatmeal for mornings. It works good,too busy during week to do, and at night I just want food when get home;-)0
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I cooked a big batch of chicken stir fry last Sunday, and found that it froze really well. I just put my portion size in small containers...easy to just grab and go. Soups are a great go-to as well.0
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Anything in the crock pot is great for weekends AND weekdays. I make large pots of soup that will provide a whole week's worth of lunches. I love being able to throw everything in the pot and leave it alone until it's done. I make all kinds: chicken, veggie, wonton, bean, split pea, etc. I also make chili and stew. Soups, stews, and chilis are also good for packaging as individual servings and freezing them. One of my favorite recipe sites is skinnytaste.com.0
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I personally make oatmeal everyday. I pack it dry with cinnamon (no sugar) and add hot water from the coffee maker at work. So this is easy to do. I personally wouldn't make oatmeal in advance. I would think it would get to "gluey" But I am sure some do this with success.
Another good grain you can easliy precook is barely or quinoa. I just made a weeks worth of barely for my wife last night. Store them in individual containers. A dash of cinnamon. Good stuff.0 -
Yes, or use my slow cooker. If the temperature gets above 50, I'll grill a bunch of chicken breasts and any otther meat like turkey wings and freeze it. I just bought some containers, so now I can portion size my food and know exactly how many calories for each meal.
I don't have a lot of time to cook during the week, but more importantly I don't feel like cleaning up the kitchen, so the weekends give me more time to do both.0 -
I make a big pot of vegetarian chili once a week, and freeze it in individual portions. It makes 8 servings! Just thaw one out each day, and heat it up. It may sound monotonous, but so is junk fast food, night after night, which is what I USED to do before I lost so much weight! The chili is hot, tasty, full of vegetables, and has become my new comfort food!
Back when I was a young working mother, I used to sometimes cook dinner up the night before. So, all I had to do was heat it up when I got home, and everyone was hungry. Then, I made the next night's dinner, AFTER eating. Unfortunately, I was too tired to always do that, even back then. But it worked, some of the time.0 -
Me.
I cook every sunday different types of meat and keep in the refri until Thursday...pack individualy and keep it until use it.
Best ones is the ones you cook in george forman grill.0 -
I totally do! I make lunch for my boyfriend and I. We wraps for lunch (look at my diary) . I cook up one 9-10 oz porksteak, cut it into small cubes, and put in fresh celery (usually 3 stalks) and buffalo sauce 2 -3 tbls, and in the morning when i wake up, (literally takes me 3 minutes) i throw 1 1/2 tbls on a wrap (100 cal) with 1 tbls of light ranch and a handful of spinach and mung bean sprouts. 330 calorie wrap. We have it almost every other week. Very easy, and not a worry. 0
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I literally fill my fridge to the brim with foods that are ready to eat. I even portion them out so I don't have to spoon out a serving each time either. It takes a few hours out of my Sunday, but it is definitely worth it. Here's just the tip of the iceberg of what I make:
Turkey Meatballs
Avocado, Egg, Tuna Salad (for sandwhiches)
Sweet Potato Bites
Peanut Butter Protein Bars
Baked Vegetables (Brussels Sprouts, Asparagus, Zucchini, Carrots)
Potato Wedges
Protein Pancakes
Zucchini Patties
Lentil and Carrot Salad
Spicy Quinoa
Chocolate Protein Muffins
Bison Burgers
Turkey Burgers
Quinoa Tuna
Black Bean Avocado Salad
Oh the list goes on and on and on...................0 -
I usually cook 4 meals for the week on Sunday and sometimes breakfast and snack stuff too. It's a lot of work on Sunday, but totally worth the money it saves and the convenience for during the week. I get a lot of ideas from websites like skinny taste and skinny ms, and just make up my own sometimes.
Here is an example of what I cooked this past Sunday for this week:
Skinny Taste Picadillo and brown rice with a side of steamed broccoli (I just put the picadillo ingredients in the crock pot and put it in the fridge. The morning of the day we intend to eat it, I just put it on. Then that evening, I heat up the rice and broccoli.
Spaghetti Squash casserole with venison sausage, onion, tomato sauce and olives with a side salad of leafy lettuce, carrots, tomatoes and avocado (I just get the salad stuff washed and cut it all up the night we are going to have it).
Skinny Taste baked broccoli mac and cheese with a side salad of spinach and strawberries.
Venison Scotch soup with barley, carrots, celery, onion and venison stew meat with a side of steamed broccoli.
Friday we almost always have leftovers. I also generally get enough leftovers to bring in my lunches.
I also made pigs in a blanket with venison sausage for the kids to eat at breakfast and boiled eggs for everyone.
Finally, I made a batch of granola for snacks and breakfast.0 -
I literally fill my fridge to the brim with foods that are ready to eat. I even portion them out so I don't have to spoon out a serving each time either. It takes a few hours out of my Sunday, but it is definitely worth it. Here's just the tip of the iceberg of what I make:
Turkey Meatballs
Avocado, Egg, Tuna Salad (for sandwhiches)
Sweet Potato Bites
Peanut Butter Protein Bars
Baked Vegetables (Brussels Sprouts, Asparagus, Zucchini, Carrots)
Potato Wedges
Protein Pancakes
Zucchini Patties
Lentil and Carrot Salad
Spicy Quinoa
Chocolate Protein Muffins
Bison Burgers
Turkey Burgers
Quinoa Tuna
Black Bean Avocado Salad
Oh the list goes on and on and on...................
You are one organized person!0 -
I am on a low carb diet and hate cooking.
Every Sunday I roast two joints in the oven (my favourites are gammon and lamb leg), coo, wrap in tin foil and keep in the fridge. While they are roasting I make a big pot of low-GI vegetable soup, which I then liquidise.
Then Monday to Saturday I live on the soup, reheated pint by pint in the microwave, with a tablespoon of heavy cream and some dill mixed in, and slices of cold roasted meat. If it's gammon I cube it and put inside the soup and if it's lamb I have it hot on the side of the soup. Sometimes I have Polish sausage sliced in the soup.
If I need food to take out, I just slice some cold meat and put it into a plastic food box.
Each meal Monday to Saturday takes me about 3 minutes to prepare.
I believe my self-made diet is perfect in terms of nutrition and sustainability. It's delicious, easy, and I've lost 13lb in a month.0 -
I do this.
Every weekend I will george forman some meat from the freezer, usually chicken breast or pork chops.
I cut them up throughout the week for salads and dinners etc.
I will also sometimes make a quinoa salad for the week
And, I find washing and cutting up all your produce the way you like it, will force you to eat it. I wash all my strawberries, cut up my pineapple, cut up my celery into strips, and I am good.0 -
Yes! I cook on Sunday for the week. I make turkey chili, turkey patties, some kind of soup and pre cut vegetables. I have my meals planned for the week, and each night I pack my lunch for the next day, as well as set out things for breakfast so there is no question as to what I'm going to eat. It takes some extra time on Sunday, but sets me up for a good week. I cook veggies the day of. Buy a bunch of tupperware!0
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I slowcook chili on sundays a lot, and that makes 8 servings. i eat that ALL WEEK. also fairly lo cal and warm on these cold winter days 0
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I literally fill my fridge to the brim with foods that are ready to eat. I even portion them out so I don't have to spoon out a serving each time either. It takes a few hours out of my Sunday, but it is definitely worth it. Here's just the tip of the iceberg of what I make:
Turkey Meatballs
Avocado, Egg, Tuna Salad (for sandwhiches)
Sweet Potato Bites
Peanut Butter Protein Bars
Baked Vegetables (Brussels Sprouts, Asparagus, Zucchini, Carrots)
Potato Wedges
Protein Pancakes
Zucchini Patties
Lentil and Carrot Salad
Spicy Quinoa
Chocolate Protein Muffins
Bison Burgers
Turkey Burgers
Quinoa Tuna
Black Bean Avocado Salad
Oh the list goes on and on and on...................
wow i wish i had a bigger fridge0 -
I literally fill my fridge to the brim with foods that are ready to eat. I even portion them out so I don't have to spoon out a serving each time either. It takes a few hours out of my Sunday, but it is definitely worth it. Here's just the tip of the iceberg of what I make:
Turkey Meatballs
Avocado, Egg, Tuna Salad (for sandwhiches)
Sweet Potato Bites
Peanut Butter Protein Bars
Baked Vegetables (Brussels Sprouts, Asparagus, Zucchini, Carrots)
Potato Wedges
Protein Pancakes
Zucchini Patties
Lentil and Carrot Salad
Spicy Quinoa
Chocolate Protein Muffins
Bison Burgers
Turkey Burgers
Quinoa Tuna
Black Bean Avocado Salad
Oh the list goes on and on and on...................
THIS^^ I do the same. The fridge is busting Sunday for the week. It is so worth it.
I would live to know how you make your spicy quinoa and sweet potato bites!0 -
I do chicken and rice, as well as spaghetti.
I portion everything out at the tim, so I can just grab and go in the mornings.0 -
I like to make a big batch of chili and then freeze smaller portions of it for other meals.
Or I make shredded chicken in the crockpot, then freeze smaller portions of it - so I can just defrost some when I need it for a recipe.
Also make a big batch of home made tomato sauce and freeze it - so whenever I want to make pasta I just take it out and heat it up in a pot.0 -
This Sunday I made Italian turkey burgers (make turkey burgers with plenty of chopped veggies, serve on portabello cap top with marinara and Parmesan, serve with broccoli), homemade lara bars, breakfast enchiladas, chicken and blackbean sauce with veggies over riced cauliflower), and homemade doggy treats for pup. Can't leave him out!
Also made some trail mix and granola for the kids snacks. Once you are organized and have a routine, it starts to be super easy to plan. To go further I even saved some of the sauteed veggie mix I used in the burgers (onion, pepper, zucchini), and ground some of the turkey for burrito bowls, and to breakfast bowls (fried egg on top).0 -
Pretty much everything I eat is made on Sunday and eaten throughout the week. I keep it simple, it either requires a quick stir-fry or roasting for a couple hours. I don't like complicated cooking. I've made:
Cocoa-rubbed pork shoulder with pomegranate
Chicken fajitas with tequila-lime guac
Smoked chipotle and cheese chicken soup (kinda like chicken tortilla soup, but no tortilla and super thick broth + ton of veggies)
A mix of different salads: asian seasame kale, cranberry broccoli salad, peach chicken salad, etc
Turkey meatballs with various sauces...marinara, cranberry-orange, thai chili, etc
Chicken larb (thai dish with ground chicken, chili paste, lime, fish sauce, ginger, garlic in a lettuce wrap)
Moroccan chicken with cauliflower puree
Greek stuffed bell peppers (ground lamb, feta, zucchini)
Roasted cow tongue with horseradish cream
Beer-braised lamb shanks with roasted brussel sprouts
All reheat exceptionally well in the microwave.0 -
I get home from work hungry and tired, so the last thing I want to do is cook a meal. On weekends I make at least one thing I can have throughout the week: turkey chili, soup,a lean pork roast or roast chicken. My favorite is to make a big pot of spaghetti sauce, which can be used to top pasta, spaghetti squash (delish this way!), or to top a chicken breast wrapped in foil with vegetables and a sprinkle of grated cheese and baked for 25 minutes. I'll do several packets and they're ready to go for lunch or dinner. Good luck!0
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Sunday is my cooking day! Meal planning has been one of my biggest challenges, but it's absolutely worth the "inconvenience" during the week.
I typically cook 5 - 6 chicken breasts for lunches all week, and then something else to keep it new and fresh- I like making turkey chili or vegetable soup, since it's cold out right now, for either lunch, or dinner when I get home. In warmer weather, I make a huge tub of salad (I have zero patience in cutting up veggies for salad), and eat that all week with my lunches or dinners (add the dressing later, of course!).
I also try to keep some thin frozen tilapia fillets around, and a couple more uncooked chicken breasts, and loads of frozen veggies for quick and easy dinners. I'm typically away from home for 12 hours a day, so the last thing I want to do when I get home is spend 1/2 hour or more cooking dinner- I just want to eat!0 -
Two things I like to do for breakfast - oatmeal in a jar, and omelet bites. The oatmeal is the following in a small mason jar - 1/2 cup oatmeal, almond milk, and whatever you else you like - brown sugar, blueberries, cinnamon, agave syrup...in the jar, and ready to go the next morning. For the omelet bites, partially cook 12 pieces of bacon, and line muffin tins with them. Mix up eggs and whatever omelet-type ingredients you like - chopped tomatoes, mushrooms, spinach...bake for about 30 minutes, and you have 12 portions of breakfast! I eat one with some fresh fruit in the morning, and I'm good to go til lunch!0
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I cook on the weekends for my lunches.
-Chicken pot pie
-Chili or soup
-Meat balls or meat loaf with peas, mashed potatoes, carrots
-Lasagna
-Baked chicken with peppers and onions
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Shepherd's Pie (sort of) with 1/2 Lb turkey to lower the fat and 1/2 lb ground beef so it still tastes good. Sautee some onions (and mushrooms if you want), add the meat, season to taste, and brown. Put some frozen peas/carrots in the bottom of an 8X8 pan, top with the meat. Top with some mashed potatoes, sprinkle with Parmesan. A (sort of) Shepherd's Pie.
Eggplant Rollatini - Bake your eggplant sprayed on both sides in pam on a cookie sheet until it's soft. I fill mine with ricotta, spinach, and mozzarella (and a slice of ham of I feel like it). Roll it up, put sauce on it, and bake it in the oven for an hour. There will be a TON of liquid in the bottom that needs draining when it comes out of the oven.
Chili - YUM
Any type of stew
Roast Beef - Get the meat cooked and any veggies that go with it only take a few minutes to steam in the microwave.
Cook a pack of chicken breasts ahead of time and then reheat to serve with any microwaveable frozen veggie.
Eggplant Lasagna - Cook the eggplant as above for the rollatini then use it as the noodles to layer with meat (or not), mozzarella, and ricotta. (You'll have to drain that too).0
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