Prep Ahead Tips

[mollyrunner]

A couple of weeks ago I bought organic chicken thighs on sale.  I browned them with a seasoning, browned some onions and threw them in a bag with some veggie broth to freeze.  I put them in the slow cooker this morning before work and added a couple frozen veggies (green beans and cauliflower) on the side.  I think I will prep these more often for middle/end of the week easy food.  

Do you have any favorite get ahead tips?

[wambam]

I chop all my vegetables on Sunday.

I also cook one day ahead pretty much all the time, so I'm never hangry and cooking.

[memenee]

How long do your cooked veggies last in the fridge?

The fresh vegetables at my Costco are great but the quantities are enormous.

[wambam]

Feb 26, 2015 18:02:36 GMT -5 memenee said:

How long do your cooked veggies last in the fridge?

The fresh vegetables at my Costco are great but the quantities are enormous.

Cooked, they last about a week IME.

[memenee]

Feb 27, 2015 10:16:11 GMT -5 wambam said:

Feb 26, 2015 18:02:36 GMT -5 memenee said:

How long do your cooked veggies last in the fridge?

The fresh vegetables at my Costco are great but the quantities are enormous.

Cooked, they last about a week IME.

Thank you!

OT: but wondering if you've ever baked/eaten Paleo bread. I got a paleo cook book from the library - Elanas pantry I think it's called. Curious about the bread. Thanks again for your help.

[wambam]

Feb 27, 2015 10:53:51 GMT -5 memenee said:

Feb 27, 2015 10:16:11 GMT -5 wambam said:

Cooked, they last about a week IME.

Thank you!

OT: but wondering if you've ever baked/eaten Paleo bread. I got a paleo cook book from the library - Elanas pantry I think it's called. Curious about the bread. Thanks again for your help.

No I've never really had Paleo bread. It's just not something I'm really interested in. If I want a baked good treat I just get a GF substitute. But that's a treat and not a regular thing.

[tantek]

I'm also planning on doing my cooking the night before most of the time. I'm cooking up several days worth of sausages tonight that I'll eat for some breakfasts.

[tantek]

Feb 27, 2015 10:53:51 GMT -5 memenee said:

Feb 27, 2015 10:16:11 GMT -5 wambam said:

Cooked, they last about a week IME.

Thank you!

OT: but wondering if you've ever baked/eaten Paleo bread. I got a paleo cook book from the library - Elanas pantry I think it's called. Curious about the bread. Thanks again for your help.

I'm not planning on looking for this during my Whole30. Trying to get away from sandwiches in general. I did see a post on a blog somewhere this past week where they made a "sandwich" out of eggs with bacon in the middle. And fillings wrapped in lettuce.

[GracieLouFreebush1]

I try to meal plan on Thurs/Fri and then grocery shop and meal prep over the weekend. For example, I grocery shopped last night after the kids were in bed and today I made white chicken chili (I'm post W30 so eating beans) for some lunches this week, a dozen HB eggs, carnitas in the crock pot to crisp up and eat throughout the week, and have chicken breasts marinating for tomorrow. I also double a lot of the things I make so we're sure to have leftovers. Chicken chili lime burger patties from Trader Joe's are also in my freezer for the nights I try to tell myself I don't want anything I've made and should just pick up a pizza.

[catbus]

Mar 1, 2015 22:19:32 GMT -5 GracieLouFreebush1 said:

I try to meal plan on Thurs/Fri and then grocery shop and meal prep over the weekend. For example, I grocery shopped last night after the kids were in bed and today I made white chicken chili (I'm post W30 so eating beans) for some lunches this week, a dozen HB eggs, carnitas in the crock pot to crisp up and eat throughout the week, and have chicken breasts marinating for tomorrow. I also double a lot of the things I make so we're sure to have leftovers. Chicken chili lime burger patties from Trader Joe's are also in my freezer for the nights I try to tell myself I don't want anything I've made and should just pick up a pizza.

These are the main things I do. H throws the shredded pork on a baking sheet and crisps it under the broiler for carnitas. Delicious.

We also do salsa chicken regularly--couple of chicken breasts in the slow cooker, cover with jarred salsa (the Kirkland Signature organic is good), cook all day. Use for pretty much anything.

[Miel]

I do the meal planning and grocery list on Sunday and then shop on Monday.
During a typical week I will:
Cut and Roast: Broccoli, Sweet potato cubes and Cauli-rice
Bone broth of some kind in the Instapot
1 Soup/Stew/Chili
Mayo, Plain and 1 speciality (Chipotle and roasted garlic are recent favorites) Plus having the mayo ready means that I can make a quick and creamy salad dressing by just adding 1 TBS of mayo + whatever acid + extra oil
Cook a big batch of 2-3 main proteins (This week we made Tikka Masala from The Domestic Man, Orange Chicken and Lamb Kofta)