H&F Fresh 20 Check-In

[boston340]

Does anyone here participate in Fresh 20?  I just signed up and this is my first week.  I'd love to discuss if others are using this meal planning resource.

[bostonmichelle]

I've been using this one for a few months and it has been really awesome. Some of the winter things get monotonous since there aren't many vegetables to pick from but that's fine by me.

[hellonurse]

I do! I also highly recommend the Fresh 20 cookbook. Similar format as online, with a year worth of menus set up by season.

[joenali]

Jan 27, 2014 18:18:36 GMT -5 hellonurse said:

I do! I also highly recommend the Fresh 20 cookbook. Similar format as online, with a year worth of menus set up by season.

I have e cookbook and have found a few favorites that I make all of the time. The food in the cookbook has been pretty good so far and easy to make!

[mollyrunner]

I signed up in the middle of December but this is the first week I've actually done it.  The first meal was really good and I think the next couple of days look even better.

[emsumm]

Me! I love it. It's changed the way our house runs.

[gt7301b]

I signed up, but I've been using the archives recently. The winter veggies are blah.

[boston340]

I made the chicken, squash, and rice dinner last night (this week's meal #1). We really liked it. The rice was a little blah, but other than that it was delicious. The chicken was very moist and seasoned just right.

[itsme]

I have been doing this for a few months. For the most part I like it. There are some meals that are pretty bad but usually they are good.

[SuziSaysDa]

I started using it in November, but can usually make the week last almost two weeks - since we are out or I work late often. I have enjoyed the meals I have made - I am not much of a chef, but after a successful dinner I tell DH I feel like a culinary genius and I am amazed by what I made. I do often get overwhelmed by getting everything cut and ready and then all the dirty dishes.

I have trouble getting started most weeks - I print the menu but don't make it to the store or get all the ingredients and then find myself working late or lazy - so I don't cook. I am working on getting better at this - we have really liked most of the meals.

[water*drop]

We've been doing it since August, and we've really enjoyed it. Since there are only 2.5 of us, we take the leftovers for lunch, which has really cut down on the temptation to just go out. Lately we've been doubling recipes for leftovers for the next day (so making 3 of the recipes instead of 5) because our work schedules have been kind of crazy, so that's been a little boring. It's easier right now, though, so I think we're going to keep doing it that way for a while.