Healthier probably (pulled pork sandwiches and tenderloins), but I don't worry about the health content of what i am eating. I eat what I think tastes good, life's to short to pass up good tasting unhealthy food.
Does anyone meal prep?
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Healthier probably (pulled pork sandwiches and tenderloins), but I don't worry about the health content of what i am eating. I eat what I think tastes good, life's to short to pass up good tasting unhealthy food.
what kind of crockpot recipes do you like? I have a pot roast one I like and we've done chicken tortilla soup a couple times - though that's better on the stove we found. It's an underutilized item in our house for sure.
Crock pots are great. One really easy recipe. Fit as much chicken as you can in your crockpot, dump buffalo sauce all over it, come back from work and have pulled buffalo chicken. Use it for sandwiches, wraps, salads and I even throw it in eggs. Easy, tasty and multiple uses.
I've changed the way I eat (sure - call it a diet) over the last year and for ME, a huge key to success has been meal planning and pre-prep. I'm a keto guy, and last year we found half-dozen or so recipes that are tasty, easy and with minimal prep time. Once a week we'll prepare over-size batch and assemble in individual bowls. Also really helps to always have some prepared protein on hand.
I also admire Pizza Hut's delivery.
I will grill a bunch of chicken, steak and burgers on Sunday which we take for lunches during the week. In the winter, we put chicken and roast in the crockpot and then divide into containers. We have three crockpots going at once. Usually grab some veggies (carrots, celery, broccoli, or cauliflower) to take along.
Also keep fruit, nuts, and beef jerky in my office for snacks. Used to keep string cheese in there too but gave up dairy recently.
Also keep fruit, nuts, and beef jerky in my office for snacks. Used to keep string cheese in there too but gave up dairy recently.
I have done the HyVee meal prep a few times. You need 8 to 12 people. Then you choose a set amount of meals. It's best to do 6 to 8. They warn a minimum of $100 is the basic cost.
The cost depends on the recipes that are chosen. Are you doing a lot of beef,fish, honey, or jam type ingredients. I had the opportunity to sign up for one tonight that was given 100-140. So I didn't opt in this time.
HyVee preps the recipes one to a table and your group puts them into bags or makes the burger patties and bags them.
HyVee prep part 2:
After all the food is bagged, you gather one from each table And there is usually a paper bag for items that you do not freeze which also has the recipes in it. Any left over ingredients are split up. Any unused gets taken off the bill.
It's fun. The time I chose for my group, we did one meatless meal, one fish, and honey as my expensive ingredient. I attempted to choose similar ingredient recipes. We ended up approx $86 per person.
After all the food is bagged, you gather one from each table And there is usually a paper bag for items that you do not freeze which also has the recipes in it. Any left over ingredients are split up. Any unused gets taken off the bill.
It's fun. The time I chose for my group, we did one meatless meal, one fish, and honey as my expensive ingredient. I attempted to choose similar ingredient recipes. We ended up approx $86 per person.
