Does anyone have any advice on reducing the time I spend in the kitchen? Can I cook several meals in advance entirely and freeze them or will that destroy some of the macro/micronutrients in the foods?
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Thread: Preparing Food in Advance
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05-03-2008, 01:01 PM #1Registered User
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Preparing Food in Advance
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05-03-2008, 01:09 PM #2un scronnying
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i cook about 5 days worth of rice, chicken, turkey, quinoa, and beans all at once and keep it in the frdge. then i always have oats on hand, eggs, pb, and bread.
most of the week i hardly spend anytime in the kitchen, just maybe once a week.
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05-03-2008, 01:56 PM #3Registered User
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This week I made four portions of pasta I took one jar of organic pasta sauce, 1lb of wheat pasta, bout 1 1/2 lb of ground turkey mean, and maybe 1/4 cup of FF cheese. After I prepared all the stuff I layered the cheese and meat on top of the pasta and put them in Tupperware. The whole thing prob only took me 15 mins to complete and the rest of the week I had 4 meals that took about 2 mins in the microwave.
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05-03-2008, 01:58 PM #4Registered User
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You can pre cook and leave in the fridge for several days no prob! Microwave em upppp!
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05-03-2008, 02:01 PM #5Registered User
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I cook my burgers (from ground beef) and freeze them afterwards, so I can eat them whenever I feel like it.
And because I just got a new freezer (used only to have a tiny compartiment in the fridge - damn old stylish european fridges
) I will start buying bulk and freeze or cook bulk and freeze afterwards
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05-03-2008, 02:10 PM #6Chief Executive Gangsta
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This is the OCD side of me coming out but...
I weigh out all my "powders" in about 1-2 month supplies so I dont have to bother with it every day. I also get all my meals for the next day ready for the most part before I go to bed.
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05-03-2008, 02:32 PM #7Registered User
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Yeah I got a little OCD too, but I control it with food (I sometimes tend to weigh everything, but usually stop the madnessOriginally Posted by Dave P
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05-03-2008, 04:52 PM #8Registered User
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Does food lose any nutritional value if its in the refrigerator for, say 4 days?
I'm particularly concerned w/ protein like chicken, salmon, beef, etc.
COOKEDThat's not how it is. That's not how it is at all.
) I will start buying bulk and freeze or cook bulk and freeze afterwards
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