The Shifting Landscape of Home-Made and Meal Management
How to eat well without ordering in!
A COMMON CHALLENGE with MEAL MGT is LACK OF PLANNING SO…
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- Determine what meal planning looks like for you.
- Keep it real factoring in where you are currently at and start with a doable plan.
- Develop the mindset asking yourself – where is my next meal coming from?
- Decide what you are ready to do. Home-made meals, meal-prep services, store-bought conveniences.
- Set up your freezer and pantry with basic supplies (Click here for my list)MEAL PLAN: Keep it doable! For example, some home-made meals, some store-bought, some takeout.
- menu and meal plan then make a grocery list including keeping up with essential staples
- shop or arrange for grocery delivery and/or prepped meal service
- prep: wash and wrap greens like romaine, peel oranges, chop pineapple, wash grapes, cherries
- wash and chop produce – hardy veg like kale, cabbage, carrots, celery (they keep well)
- marinate /cook - meat/tofu/tempeh/beans, etc. and at the same time…
- prepare big batches – roasted veggies, ancient grains (quinoa, farro, teff, millet), snacks…
- make casseroles, soups, stews, curry, chili, meat, nut or bean loaf, burgers or patties
- soak grains beans, nuts/seeds so that they’ll be ready for actual preparation
- advance prep dry ingredients for overnight oats, pancakes, muffins, bars
- make smoothie or soup baggies or mason jars and snack-packs/power-baggies in advance
- big batch prep and freeze foods for 911 meals – hummus, soup, stew, patties
- choose recipes for multi-purpose meals – pasta sauce noodles then pizza | chili then quesadillas or stuffed roasted potatoes | chicken/tofu cutlets and veggie stir fry to Buddha bowls w/ a new sauce or stuffed burritos or roasted squash/peppers…
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