what do you prepare in bulk?

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CeleryStalker
CeleryStalker Posts: 665 Member
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Every Sunday, I make up a huge pot of irish oatmeal and portion it in single serving tupperware so I can just grab and go.

I also like to make a batch of 'something', this week it was the whole wheat blueberry banana muffins I shared the recipe for earlier today. LOL I also cook for my dog, so I make him his meat twinkies while I'm cooking for myself and my fiance.

I'm looking for other ideas to prepare in bulk for the week, preferably something that isn't a breakfast item. I've got being ready for breakfast down to a science, but prepping a daily salad is getting to be a drag. I can easily add salad to dinners in order to get the bulk of leafy greens in for the day, so having a salad for lunch isn't necessary, it's just the routine I fell into.

Suggestions?
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  • Angela4Health
    Angela4Health Posts: 1,319 Member
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  • SarahWrittenThin
    SarahWrittenThin Posts: 595 Member
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    soups are good to make in bulk, I just made 2 gallons of a broccoli cheddar veggie soup and froze half for later and have it in the fridge for this week.
  • kleists
    kleists Posts: 2
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    I have found that by cutting and washing all my vegetables (make you allow to dry completely before you store) and prepacking them in little snack on the go bags works beautifully. The upfront time investment is well worth it!
  • knelson422
    knelson422 Posts: 308
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    I posted some soups on my blog - http://kristen-foodismyfriend.blogpsot.com . They are really filling, very nutritious, and my husband and kids even like them. I just don't let them know about all of the veggies I have pureed and added to them. Good luck.
  • shadow3829
    shadow3829 Posts: 103 Member
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    I fire up the grill and do my turkey chops on the grill, measure out all my chips, measure out everything else that I need and seal in individual sandwich bags. Everything than is just kind of like a grab and go. :)
  • emariec78
    emariec78 Posts: 530 Member
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    I often make a big batch of someting I can take for lunch and reheat. A stif fry, a cous cous dish, or something with quinoa. They keep well and it seems like most recipes make 4 servings so it works good for that.
  • slieber
    slieber Posts: 765 Member
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    I do a roast every two weeks and portion it into 2 and 3 ounce sizes. I also do turkey breast taco meat with brown and wild rice mixed and do the same thing - I portion it according to WW points, as I have a scale. This all gets frozen.

    I buy a pre-cooked turkey breast, as well, and cut that up and freeze it, as well. And I use the prepacked chicken breasts (perdue) which are already apportioned in around 3 point sizes.

    On Sunday evenings, for work, I make up five salads and put them in the back of the fridge. Because I cut everything fresh, they last the whole week, and I use canned chicken to supplement it - the pull-tab smaller size.

    Personally, I hate cooking, so this works really well for me. I can't eat pre-packaged, ready-meals due to food intolerances and allergies.
  • HartJames
    HartJames Posts: 789 Member
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    Chicken breast, brown rice, cut bell peppers, hummus, veggie burgers
  • ladybugss
    ladybugss Posts: 135 Member
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  • bmfrazie
    bmfrazie Posts: 2,391 Member
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    bump. I really would like to get better at doing this.
  • kevin2406
    kevin2406 Posts: 38 Member
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    Just finished up some crockpot chicken salsa for this weeks lunch ad tomorrow I'm doing Greek chicken for the weeks dinners.
  • MelanieP_TX
    MelanieP_TX Posts: 159 Member
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    I do a 99% fat free, low carb turkey Chili!! So satisfying and healthy, and 2 minutes to heat up.
  • e1lindsay
    e1lindsay Posts: 230
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    my dogs want to know what "meat twinkies" are and if i can have the recipe??...
  • abyt42
    abyt42 Posts: 1,358 Member
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    This week, I'm making chile verde in bulk. I've also made crockpot curried lentils and chicken, soups, stew, black beans and barley. I take a big container of prewashed spinach, an apple for each day of the week, blue cheese crumbles and dressing to work and make salad each day. (But I have access to a fridge.)

    Another great bulk item: baked potatoes. I bake six, then cut them in half and scoop out the flesh. I mash that, then add 2 ounces of grated sharp cheddar and sauted vegetables. I saute an onion in 2 tsp oil, add a grated carrot, chopped broccoli, a chopped red bell pepper, and five or six halved and sliced mushroom. Then I restuff the potatoes. Each half potato is fairly low cal and very filling as lunch or dinner with a side salad.
  • julesandrich
    julesandrich Posts: 188 Member
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    Today I made a batch of granola and pudding (for my son's lunches). My BF also made a pot of split pea soup for our lunches this coming week. We typically make soup on the weekends or a batch red sauce. Not sure if that helps, but I find soups to be pretty quick and we usually double the batch and freeze some for quick weekday meals or lunches when we really don't feel like cooking.
  • julesandrich
    julesandrich Posts: 188 Member
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    Another great bulk item: baked potatoes. I bake six, then cut them in half and scoop out the flesh. I mash that, then add 2 ounces of grated sharp cheddar and sauted vegetables. I saute an onion in 2 tsp oil, add a grated carrot, chopped broccoli, a chopped red bell pepper, and five or six halved and sliced mushroom. Then I restuff the potatoes. Each half potato is fairly low cal and very filling as lunch or dinner with a side salad.

    The potatoes sound yummy!! I usually just add salsa and cheese for a quick lunch but I will have to try this recipe!! Thanks for sharing.
  • elliecolorado
    elliecolorado Posts: 1,040
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    I always get the biggest package of chicken breasts that I can and cook them all at once. I freeze some, I cut some in thin slices to use instead of lunch meats on sandwiches. If I always have cooked chicken available it's easy to add to salads, make sandwiches or have for dinner. I also try to separate veggies like celery and carrots into single serving bags so that when I just need to grab something quick they are ready, it keeps me from wanting to grab an unhealthy snack. Also when I get ground turkey I use some of it to make turkey burger patties so that if I am in a hurry or want to cook something easy I have that as an option.
  • Diet_Hell
    Diet_Hell Posts: 34
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    Bump :o)
  • joanneeee
    joanneeee Posts: 311 Member
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    http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/chocolate-covered-recipes/all-things-oatmeal/oatmeal-cake-flavors/
    these oat bars. i add different things to them each time - either berries, prunes, chia seeds, etc. i make 2 batches (6 bars total) for 100 cals each, freeze them and pop them in my bag when i need one.
  • macnupe
    macnupe Posts: 19
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    On Sundays, I grill a bunch of chicken breats and turkey burgers.

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