What recipes do you guys use?
Due to my schedule, I can't really cook every night and I think I'm going to take this approach, preferably for about 2 meals per day.
I know chicken can be cooked and frozen, but what do you all do for side dishes? Or any recipes in general would be helpful.
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09-09-2008, 08:30 AM #1
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Preparing meals for an entire week on Sunday?
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09-09-2008, 08:54 AM #2
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Only really prepare chicken for the whole week. Just marinate and grill it.
The rest of the stuff I ate is damn quick and easy to assemble really, except omelets, wish I could make those quicker and easier, but oh well they're awesome and fresh.Fitness Journal:
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09-09-2008, 08:54 AM #3
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This is my Sunday meal preparation, the same every week lol:
I get 5 tupperware containers and portion into each:
1/2 cup Oats
1 scoop whey
1 tbsp flax
1 small red apple diced
top with cinnamon
These are my pre-workout meals.
5 more tupperware containers with:
6oz of chicken
1 cup brown rice
chopped green onions / mushrooms
this all work as lunch, i just douse them in franks red hot sauce after i microwave them, great chicken/brown rice mixture. I also put garlic in the rice.
15oz of Tuna with about 3tbsp of FF mayo, chopped pickle & onion in it too and I portion it out into 5 tuna sandwiches on wheat for a snack.
Other than this, I buy a pack of string cheese and a bag of almonds and take those too. So everyday at work I have:
1st snack:
tuna sandwich
oz of almonds
2oz string cheese
lunch:
brown rice / chicken
pre-workout:
oats/whey/apple mixtureMTS Nutrition Houston rep.
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09-09-2008, 11:05 AM #4
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09-09-2008, 12:26 PM #6
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I generally cook about 8-10 pounds of chicken on sundays. Then get out 15 tupperwares (5 days x 3 meals) and in goes 6 oz chicken, 1/3 cup brown rice, 4-6 oz of broccoli or green beans, may varry depending on the day. They sit in the fridge and I grab 3 on the way out the door every morning. Saves a ton of time.
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09-09-2008, 12:39 PM #7
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I cook everything on Sunday...
- All my protein shakes (PWO) are prapared = WPI + Cytomax + other stuff in individual bottles.
- All my lunches for school are prepared in tupperware containers = 6-7oz meat, 1c green veggies, salad on the side.
- I cook enough ground meat for the rest of the week (other meals) for when I'm at home.
- "Special recipes" are usually simple : chicken+veggies+rice or I cook some chili with meat+red kidney beans+ tomatoes/onions/spices.Government is for slaves
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09-09-2008, 12:46 PM #8
So far I've been just marinating/grilling the chicken each day, but I think I'm going to do it in bulk and just put it into Tupperware, it seems a lot easier. Before I do this though, I wanted to ask, if I grill the chicken and then put it into tupperware, do I just put it into the fridge and when I want to eat it, just microwave it? The chicken will still be free of bacteria/germs right?
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09-09-2008, 01:17 PM #9
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You should be fine eating it out of the tupperware, I've been doing it forever.
Yea it only takes maybe 2 hours once you have the routine down, easy! Frozen chicken bags, you'd be suprised how much chicken 6oz actually is, I started using a scale and it takes about 8 breasts to make 6oz portions when you cut it all up.
I just mix it up in the container, whenever I'm ready to eat it I just add water and microwave for 3 minutes then stir in a bit of milk if I have some, if not it's ok. As for eating the same thing, I guess you just get used to it, you know what you'll be shelling out each week for groceries and what sort of macros and calorie intake your getting. Though I do vary my breakfast between 2 different meals.
Either a 10 Egg white omelet with mushrooms/bell peppers/green onions & non fat cheddar cheese & 2 pieces of WW Bread (half omelet sandwich other half plain):
or a protein french toast recipe topped off with sliced fruit:
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09-09-2008, 05:13 PM #12
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recipes? Really I just cook a couple of protein sources (chicken, steak, salmon, shrimp) and a couple of carb sources (WW pasta, brown rice, beans). Then every night, I will through some combination of the above with some veggies and olive oil into a few tupperware containers and I am set to go. Maybe I'll go with some almonds instead of the olive oil. If I am really short on time, i'll make a sandwich with some almonds or something like that
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09-09-2008, 05:14 PM #13
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Sure, here's the ingredients you need:
-2 Egg Whites
-1 Scoop Whey
-Cinnamon
-2 Pieces of Whole Wheat or Ezekiel Bread (Any bread will do though)
-SF Maple Syrup
-Fruit (Optional)
1.) In a bowl, put a scoop of whey and top it off with cinnamon.
2.) Slowly pour 2 egg whites (I just do half a cup of liquid whites) over it.
3.) Mix it with a fork until it's a batter like substance.
4.) Dip each side of the bread in the mixture for 10 seconds per side or until it's soaked in the bread nicely.
5.) Put the bread in a skillet with non-stick spray, cook until golden brown, about 2-3 minutes per side.
6.) Top it off with fresh fruit, SF maple syrup, can also add SF cool whip to it, whatever you want.
Really only takes about 10 minutes to make, Walden Farms makes an awesome calorie free blueberry syrup that I like to use on it too.
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09-09-2008, 05:25 PM #14
Only thing I prepair for the week, or really have to is my Chicken breasts & my hardboiled eggs.
Rest of diet is quick & easy to make prepair....
Almonds
Cottage Cheese
Whey Protein Shake
Peanut Butter-Banana Sandwhiches
Tuna (open can, drain water, eat)
Raw Carrots & Broccoli
Protein Bar
Oatmeal (Add milk, then microwave)Bodybuilding is much like any other sport. To be successful, you must dedicate yourself 100% to your training, diet and mental approach
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09-10-2008, 04:57 AM #15
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09-10-2008, 08:03 AM #17
I can't cook either. Get a large crock pot! Anyone can cook in that. Every saturday night before bed I put 4-5 chicken breasts and as much veggies as I can fit in there with a little chicken stock and maybe a splash of rice vinegar, soy or terryaki sauce (or all three in small amounts). Maybe a dash of garlic salt and pepper. Maybe some red pepper flakes. Whatever sounds good. Just lots of veggies!
That makes me 5 lunches for the week in tupperwares that I dish out sunday morning when I wake up. I usually freeze 3 of them to keep fresher and put the other 2 in the fridge. Everytime I take on from the fridge I move one from freezer to fridge.
Been doing that for months on end and I can't get sick of it because it tastes so darn good!!!
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09-12-2008, 09:39 AM #19
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Here's what I did today : tuna (canned), arabbiata (spicy) sauce, stalks of celery and instand white rice... Just put everything in a big pan then I divided everything in plastic containers. Took me 10-12 min to do this.
Then I cooked 3 chicken breasts, stired my PB and I'm about to cut my cucumbers.
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09-12-2008, 11:30 AM #20
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How much PB is that? You combine it with one of the other things you made?
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09-12-2008, 11:37 AM #21
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12-07-2021, 10:13 AM #23
I've been doing Sunday meal preps for a while now and usually keep it simple.
~10 pounds of chicken (50/50 breasts and thighs): season with Tony's and throw on the grill.
5 pounds of ground beef: cook in a large pot and season with taco seasoning and adobo.
I have both of these going at the same time and can finish an entire week's worth of meals, 3 meals a day each, for myself and my wife in 2-3 hours, including all prep, packing, and clean up time.
I'm low carb right now so I just throw a good amount of frozen broccoli in with my protein.
If I'm doing more carbs, I'll put some rice in a rice cooker while I'm cooking the protein. I usually like to add a couple Tbsp of coconut oil and chicken bullion flavoring to it when I do.
Being able to cook everything simultaneously is what makes it go so quick. If I'm wanting anything different like more veggies or something, that can add time.
It shouldn't be necessary to freeze it for 1 week. I pack all of my meals through Friday and will usually still be eating some of the leftovers Sat/Sun as well. 7 days is my personal cut off on things in the fridge. I've done this for years and haven't once had an issue.Misc Firearms Crew
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