As the title suggests, I would like to discuss Meal Prep (or MealPrep for the searchable options).
I did not find anything very specific on B&B but I'm thinking that we may have a few meal preppers around here.
A bit of background, I enjoy cooking and I have time to cook most days. Sometimes I have less time (like anyone), that's where meal prep would be useful. I've never really meal prepped in my life so this is a new concept and I'm having issues integrating it.
I'm not after a specific recipe. I'm after ideas on what to cook and how to make it work. I will still cook as I go most of the time but I would like to meal prep here and there.
I would not say that I'm an expert by any means, I don't have any professional training in a kitchen but I can get around and make something work without much trouble(I press my tortillas, I don't buy pre-marinated meat, I do my own mixes, etc.) . I used an InstantPot before and recently got a Ninja foodi (9 in 1 or 10 in 1, I forget).
Let me give you a few examples of what I mean.
I recently read in the Meathead bbq cookbook that I should cook 2 pork shoulders when I make one. That way, I have some when I don't have time to bbq. I did that and he's right. I can easily make a pull pork sandwich or even a few tortillas with pull pork. That works! However, my rotation is bad as I still have some from May 2022 (3 portions maybe, I had 5 to start with). I don't have the reflex to get some of that pulled pork out of the freezer once a week let's say.
I then discovered overnight oats. I eat these 3 times a week. I started prepping them on Sunday night. I love having a ready-to-go breakfast in the morning. I make an egg sandwich when I'm not eating oats, it takes me around 10 minutes to make it. The sandwich is not impossible to prep but wouldn't be best.
You will ask at this point, what's the issue? Well, when I look at meal prep videos or websites, it's meal prep for the week. Meaning I would eat chicken and broccoli all week. I don't really want that. I could freeze some portions, yes but then, I would run out of freezer space very quickly(It's already crowded in there).
I try to have a different protein every day without eating the same protein two days in a row. Unless it's a leftover from the previous day.
I don't have roommates to share meals with, I have a family (which comes back to the same, thinking about it). I have some picky eaters on top of it, not all of them but at least 1.
I'm not following a specific diet either but I follow everything using MyFitnessPal in order to be healthier.
So, for breakfast during the week, I'm mostly on my own(first one up, I work from home but usually start working before I see another living soul!). Other than overnight oats and eggs, any suggestions? I know that cereals (museli+milk) are a no-brainer, but maybe something else? Maybe a few lunches too? I'm eating a lot of salad but there might be a twist that I haven't thought of.
I saw this week an overnight oat recipe to make huevos rancheros(more savory than sweet). I will try that this Saturday but then, other than prepping the oats, I will possibly cook everything else fresh since I have more time during the weekend.
I did not find anything very specific on B&B but I'm thinking that we may have a few meal preppers around here.
A bit of background, I enjoy cooking and I have time to cook most days. Sometimes I have less time (like anyone), that's where meal prep would be useful. I've never really meal prepped in my life so this is a new concept and I'm having issues integrating it.
I'm not after a specific recipe. I'm after ideas on what to cook and how to make it work. I will still cook as I go most of the time but I would like to meal prep here and there.
I would not say that I'm an expert by any means, I don't have any professional training in a kitchen but I can get around and make something work without much trouble(I press my tortillas, I don't buy pre-marinated meat, I do my own mixes, etc.) . I used an InstantPot before and recently got a Ninja foodi (9 in 1 or 10 in 1, I forget).
Let me give you a few examples of what I mean.
I recently read in the Meathead bbq cookbook that I should cook 2 pork shoulders when I make one. That way, I have some when I don't have time to bbq. I did that and he's right. I can easily make a pull pork sandwich or even a few tortillas with pull pork. That works! However, my rotation is bad as I still have some from May 2022 (3 portions maybe, I had 5 to start with). I don't have the reflex to get some of that pulled pork out of the freezer once a week let's say.
I then discovered overnight oats. I eat these 3 times a week. I started prepping them on Sunday night. I love having a ready-to-go breakfast in the morning. I make an egg sandwich when I'm not eating oats, it takes me around 10 minutes to make it. The sandwich is not impossible to prep but wouldn't be best.
You will ask at this point, what's the issue? Well, when I look at meal prep videos or websites, it's meal prep for the week. Meaning I would eat chicken and broccoli all week. I don't really want that. I could freeze some portions, yes but then, I would run out of freezer space very quickly(It's already crowded in there).
I try to have a different protein every day without eating the same protein two days in a row. Unless it's a leftover from the previous day.
I don't have roommates to share meals with, I have a family (which comes back to the same, thinking about it). I have some picky eaters on top of it, not all of them but at least 1.
I'm not following a specific diet either but I follow everything using MyFitnessPal in order to be healthier.
So, for breakfast during the week, I'm mostly on my own(first one up, I work from home but usually start working before I see another living soul!). Other than overnight oats and eggs, any suggestions? I know that cereals (museli+milk) are a no-brainer, but maybe something else? Maybe a few lunches too? I'm eating a lot of salad but there might be a twist that I haven't thought of.
I saw this week an overnight oat recipe to make huevos rancheros(more savory than sweet). I will try that this Saturday but then, other than prepping the oats, I will possibly cook everything else fresh since I have more time during the weekend.