How many fitness pals meal prep??
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I considered meal prepping, but landed on extensive meal planning instead. I like almost everything, and I'm small, so I need to plan to find room for it all. And prepping certain components - cutting, bagging, freezing, thawing and soaking. That makes my everyday cooking fast and easy. I don't like leftovers; I make an exception: soup or casserole for two dinners, that's okay once per week. Dry goods keep longer and stores cheaper. I don't use a lot of recipes - I never follow them, and if I need one, it's only for general instructions or ideas.0
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Never meal prepped. I never know what I'll want until it's time to cook.
I do eat leftovers most days for lunch, so I guess that's kind of a meal prep.0 -
I meal prep for my long days at work, but I can't everyday. I like to cook and have variety.0
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I meal prep breakfast, lunch, dinner and snack. The only thing I don't prep are the vegetable sides for dinner.0
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kommodevaran wrote: »I considered meal prepping, but landed on extensive meal planning instead. I like almost everything, and I'm small, so I need to plan to find room for it all. And prepping certain components - cutting, bagging, freezing, thawing and soaking. That makes my everyday cooking fast and easy. I don't like leftovers; I make an exception: soup or casserole for two dinners, that's okay once per week. Dry goods keep longer and stores cheaper. I don't use a lot of recipes - I never follow them, and if I need one, it's only for general instructions or ideas.
Meal planning is great
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Need2Exerc1se wrote: »Never meal prepped. I never know what I'll want until it's time to cook.
I do eat leftovers most days for lunch, so I guess that's kind of a meal prep.
Leftovers is like meal prep 1 -
sobriquet01 wrote: »I meal prep for my long days at work, but I can't everyday. I like to cook and have variety.
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We have the routine of meal planning for the week before grocery shopping. I have just now gotten back in the habit of freezing some meals for later but I usually make big batches and eat the leftovers for lunches at work so that is kind of the same thing.0
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I meal plan and cook in batches so the leftovers are in the fridge. Once a month for a week i have "leftovers" week which is easily the best week of eating because it is so easy. I generally meal prep my lunch for the week - soup or a mix of couscous, veggies and meat.0
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karenbeckwith5 wrote: »I meal plan and cook in batches so the leftovers are in the fridge. Once a month for a week i have "leftovers" week which is easily the best week of eating because it is so easy. I generally meal prep my lunch for the week - soup or a mix of couscous, veggies and meat.
That's great
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unigirl143 wrote: »We have the routine of meal planning for the week before grocery shopping. I have just now gotten back in the habit of freezing some meals for later but I usually make big batches and eat the leftovers for lunches at work so that is kind of the same thing.
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I don't. I just don't feel like it's that hard to cook a meal at night after work and I usually just take leftovers for lunch. I don't like spending valuable weekend time making a bunch of food0
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Yes...no...maybe...kinda.
I don't prep a whole weeks worth of food. Lunches are often leftovers from the night before, especially now that we're getting into stew season. I usually grill up a bunch of chicken on Sunday for lunches...mostly for my wife as I like variety and eating chicken everyday for lunch would get old...I take it maybe once or twice per week. I often make a pot of beans on the weekend to have on hand for the week for whoever wants them which is mostly me and my youngest boy. I scramble my eggs usually the night before and reheat when I get to work. Dinner is almost always fresh...I'm the primary cook and cooking is a de-stresser for me, so I like to do it in the evenings.0 -
cwolfman13 wrote: »Yes...no...maybe...kinda.
I don't prep a whole weeks worth of food. Lunches are often leftovers from the night before, especially now that we're getting into stew season. I usually grill up a bunch of chicken on Sunday for lunches...mostly for my wife as I like variety and eating chicken everyday for lunch would get old...I take it maybe once or twice per week. I often make a pot of beans on the weekend to have on hand for the week for whoever wants them which is mostly me and my youngest boy. I scramble my eggs usually the night before and reheat when I get to work. Dinner is almost always fresh...I'm the primary cook and cooking is a de-stresser for me, so I like to do it in the evenings.
Sounds like you've got your routine down. Cooking is a great de-stresser.0 -
I am 100% a meal prepper. Every few months I will stock my freezer with indivdual serving size meals that I can take to work for lunches. Every weekend I will plan all me meals/snacks for the week, and prep and measure any fresh ingredients. (To me it is a valuable use of my time). Meal prep doesn't mean you are not cooking at night. For dinners that I plan on cooking, I will prep the food over the weekend so all I have to do is the actual cooking.0
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magster4isu wrote: »I am 100% a meal prepper. Every few months I will stock my freezer with indivdual serving size meals that I can take to work for lunches. Every weekend I will plan all me meals/snacks for the week, and prep and measure any fresh ingredients. (To me it is a valuable use of my time). Meal prep doesn't mean you are not cooking at night. For dinners that I plan on cooking, I will prep the food over the weekend so all I have to do is the actual cooking.
Yes! Meal prepping is such a useful tool.0 -
I meal prep every single Sunday! I'm a single mom working out 6-7 days per week and getting both kids to gymnastics/soccer/church/basketball, so if I don't prep I get really stressed out and make really bad food decisions.
I make all my breakfasts (2 eggs and either 1 sausage patty or 2 slices of bacon) in smaller containers for the week, lunches for me and the girls to get us to Wednesday (because I don't have room for more lunchbox containers, lol) and I'll bake potatoes/steam or roast veggies and shred a rotisserie chicken to stick in the fridge for dinners throughout the week. I'll do a loaf of banana bread for the girls on Sunday night with any mushy bananas from the week before that didn't make their way into lunchboxes.
I can do a LOT with leftover veggies, grilled/rotisserie/baked chicken leftovers, leftover bacon slices and whatever else is in the house. Frozen shrimp can be thrown in a skillet with leftover veggies, some sesame or olive oil and sesame seeds and it's mmmmmmm.
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I meal prep every single Sunday! I'm a single mom working out 6-7 days per week and getting both kids to gymnastics/soccer/church/basketball, so if I don't prep I get really stressed out and make really bad food decisions.
I make all my breakfasts (2 eggs and either 1 sausage patty or 2 slices of bacon) in smaller containers for the week, lunches for me and the girls to get us to Wednesday (because I don't have room for more lunchbox containers, lol) and I'll bake potatoes/steam or roast veggies and shred a rotisserie chicken to stick in the fridge for dinners throughout the week. I'll do a loaf of banana bread for the girls on Sunday night with any mushy bananas from the week before that didn't make their way into lunchboxes.
I can do a LOT with leftover veggies, grilled/rotisserie/baked chicken leftovers, leftover bacon slices and whatever else is in the house. Frozen shrimp can be thrown in a skillet with leftover veggies, some sesame or olive oil and sesame seeds and it's mmmmmmm.
Wow, you're Super Mom!0 -
Consider using an oven bag to prep your roast!I mostly prep pieces of meals rather than entire recipes. Though now that needs to changes somewhat because of work.
Typically I try to always have pork roast, beef roast, chicken, ground beef, and broccoli in the freezer cooked and portioned. So then I can grab a meat and if I don't have fresh veggies I can grab a broccoli and then mix them with potatoes or noodles or pot stickers or in a tortilla or on a salad.
That's very similar to what I do. I basically prepare my meats in bulk and make different meals off of that. Mmm I've never tried cooking a roast before, but I really want to. I just don't want it to be dry and tough since I would be a newbie lol. I also want to try making a meatloaf. I need to get on the veggie bandwagon! I only like squash, zucchini, and okra. I ate so much of it I got tired of it. I at least try to have a green smoothie with spinach and yogurt every day to get something green in my body. I've never tried making pot stickers either. Thanks for the ideas!
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Consider using an oven bag to prep your roast!I mostly prep pieces of meals rather than entire recipes. Though now that needs to changes somewhat because of work.
Typically I try to always have pork roast, beef roast, chicken, ground beef, and broccoli in the freezer cooked and portioned. So then I can grab a meat and if I don't have fresh veggies I can grab a broccoli and then mix them with potatoes or noodles or pot stickers or in a tortilla or on a salad.
That's very similar to what I do. I basically prepare my meats in bulk and make different meals off of that. Mmm I've never tried cooking a roast before, but I really want to. I just don't want it to be dry and tough since I would be a newbie lol. I also want to try making a meatloaf. I need to get on the veggie bandwagon! I only like squash, zucchini, and okra. I ate so much of it I got tired of it. I at least try to have a green smoothie with spinach and yogurt every day to get something green in my body. I've never tried making pot stickers either. Thanks for the ideas!
Thanks for the tip!0
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