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Leftovers?

Pearsquared
Pearsquared Posts: 1,656 Member
edited January 26 in Food and Nutrition
I had this tonight:

http://abullseyeview.com/target-recipe-gina-homolka-skinnytaste-grilled-thai-sweet-spicy-shrimp-pizza/

It was delicious. Should have halved the recipe, 'cause now I have 7 servings to eat all by my lonesome. Om nom nom.

Do you find you have a lot more leftovers since making changes to your diet? I used to never have leftovers for more than a day or so because I'd always eat them, even when I was still living by myself!

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  • adairbrum
    adairbrum Posts: 68
    Can you freeze it for another day? I always try it makes things easy when I don't have time to cook.
  • Pearsquared
    Pearsquared Posts: 1,656 Member
    Well, it might freeze well. I'll freeze a few of them for later in the week and refrigerate the rest - that way, if they don't turn out, only a few were sacrificed. I only make one meal a week, and just eat leftovers, but usually there's only a couple extra servings. xD
  • jmbond06
    jmbond06 Posts: 90 Member
    Yes and no.
    Now that I actually know what a portion size is I try to make only enough for 2 meals or so. Before I would just make a huge amount of something and eat 2-3 serving sizes at a time. I would have a lot of leftovers but I would also eat them quickly because I had a complete disregard for what I was putting into my body.
  • BeachGingerOnTheRocks
    BeachGingerOnTheRocks Posts: 3,927 Member
    It depends. Most of the time I portion out the food before cooking then plate the food in the kitchen before serving. When I do that, there are no leftovers.

    Other times I use the recipe feature and do the math to determine the gram or ounce weight of a serving of the dish I cooked (generally determine pre-cooked weight to determine portions, then weigh the dish after it is cooked and divide the cooked weight by the number of servings determined from the pre-cooked weight. Takes an extra couple minutes, but it makes things accurate. I have an 11 pound capacity digital scale). In that case, there are lots of leftovers, and I weigh the food each time I eat it.

    I love leftovers, and the extra steps make me not afraid of cooking big meals and eating leftovers while trying to lose or maintain.
  • TheDarlingOne
    TheDarlingOne Posts: 255 Member
    I tend to buy quick fix microwave stuff for sides that come in single servings - then i just make the meat count that i want at time of dinner.
    like uncle ben's ready rice bowls - and steam veg bags - etc.
    only time i tried the make a batch and freeze some for later method - i did hamburger helper, and the noodles were NASTAY upon thaw out lol. like - i salt and peppered 'em - but i couldn't choke it down. NASTAY blech. so either i jacked something up, or i don't know what - but i never tried the freeze for later method again lol.
    since you're just cooking for you (like me) - maybe single serving bags of stuff would help on the leftover quota. :)
  • Annerk1
    Annerk1 Posts: 372 Member
    I always cook extra, as my son likes to forage for a second dinner most nights. He's 5'11" and weighs 135, so I encourage him to eat as much healthy food as he wants. Generally speaking, I've never been a big fan of leftovers, so I tend to not cook excess of one or two extra portions for him, unless it's something that freezes really nicely.
  • recipe4success
    recipe4success Posts: 469 Member
    i cook for myself and my husband, and yes there are normally leftovers. with two people I don't find it too bad usually - after we have the meal, I judge how much is left. If there is enough for another meal that week I will do that, or else we may just take the extras for lunches. I actually try to cook for 4-6 portions on purpose so I have leftovers :)
  • shinesunfish
    shinesunfish Posts: 93 Member
    I typically plan on leftovers for lunches - I rarely buy anything specifically for lunch anymore! :)
  • morticia16
    morticia16 Posts: 230 Member
    I don't have more leftovers then before. But that's because I measure when I cook. If there were leftovers, my discipline would deflate and, knowing myself, I'd be munching on whatever was left over if not packed and safely put away to freezer asap. So, I rather measure when cooking so as not to have leftovers.
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