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Re: Meal Planning -- Looking for Help Getting Started
By: ricksterps Date: August 26, 2021, 9:48 am
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[quote author=Chicagogirl22 link=topic=157.msg7294#msg7294
date=1629954420]
Not the exact same thing, but I just went from a large suburban
kitchen with 2 refrigerators to a city kitchen with 1 I loathe
shopping more than once a week. A few things that help:
(1) be really honest about what you actually eat, not what you
think you should eat. I have to remind myself of this every
single time I want to buy eggplant.
(2) for a month, write down every meal you make that you enjoy.
See if there are any common elements that make sense for you to
keep in your pantry.
(3) when I get my groceries delivered, I prep all my produce
that day. Most fruit is washed in a vinegar solution.
Raspberries, blackberries, and greens are washed in cold water.
I use Oxo Greenworks to store produce and they work extremely
well at both preserving produce and making it easier to see what
you have.
(4) find some recipes that use up odd and end leftovers every
week. I use all leftover fruit for smoothies. Vegetables are
turned into: quiche, soup, quesadilla filling, strata, or pasta.
[/quote]I do the same with produce prep. If I don't cut up the
fruit for easy grazing, we won't eat them. And those damn
avocados are such a pain. They are ripe for about 10
minutes...so frustrating.
#Post#: 7390--------------------------------------------------
Re: Meal Planning -- Looking for Help Getting Started
By: HeddyL2627 Date: August 26, 2021, 10:07 am
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With storage at a premium, I'd lean toward meals based around
dry storage foods. Things like rice, lentils, beans, risotto,
butler's soy curls, nuts, pasta, polenta, eggs, tetra pak milk,
and shelf-stable/dried fruits/vegetables. From there, you can
supplements with fresh vegetables, proteins, etc.
#Post#: 7401--------------------------------------------------
Re: Meal Planning -- Looking for Help Getting Started
By: Queenie Date: August 26, 2021, 10:19 am
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[quote author=rickroll link=topic=157.msg7374#msg7374
date=1629989326]
I do the same with produce prep. If I don't cut up the fruit
for easy grazing, we won't eat them. And those damn avocados
are such a pain. They are ripe for about 10 minutes...so
frustrating.
[/quote]
And you really can't pre-prep them.
#Post#: 7470--------------------------------------------------
Re: Meal Planning -- Looking for Help Getting Started
By: Chicagogirl22 Date: August 26, 2021, 12:12 pm
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[quote author=rickroll link=topic=157.msg7374#msg7374
date=1629989326]
[quote author=Chicagogirl22 link=topic=157.msg7294#msg7294
date=1629954420]
Not the exact same thing, but I just went from a large suburban
kitchen with 2 refrigerators to a city kitchen with 1 I loathe
shopping more than once a week. A few things that help:
(1) be really honest about what you actually eat, not what you
think you should eat. I have to remind myself of this every
single time I want to buy eggplant.
(2) for a month, write down every meal you make that you enjoy.
See if there are any common elements that make sense for you to
keep in your pantry.
(3) when I get my groceries delivered, I prep all my produce
that day. Most fruit is washed in a vinegar solution.
Raspberries, blackberries, and greens are washed in cold water.
I use Oxo Greenworks to store produce and they work extremely
well at both preserving produce and making it easier to see what
you have.
(4) find some recipes that use up odd and end leftovers every
week. I use all leftover fruit for smoothies. Vegetables are
turned into: quiche, soup, quesadilla filling, strata, or pasta.
[/quote]I do the same with produce prep. If I don't cut up the
fruit for easy grazing, we won't eat them. And those damn
avocados are such a pain. They are ripe for about 10
minutes...so frustrating.
[/quote]
Totally agreed. I’m eating avocado toast right this instant
because I noticed some were about to go earlier today.
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Re: Meal Planning -- Looking for Help Getting Started
By: MinArlington Date: August 26, 2021, 1:18 pm
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[quote author=Chicagogirl22 link=topic=157.msg7294#msg7294
date=1629954420]
Not the exact same thing, but I just went from a large suburban
kitchen with 2 refrigerators to a city kitchen with 1 I loathe
shopping more than once a week. A few things that help:
(1) be really honest about what you actually eat, not what you
think you should eat. I have to remind myself of this every
single time I want to buy eggplant.
(2) for a month, write down every meal you make that you enjoy.
See if there are any common elements that make sense for you to
keep in your pantry.
(3) when I get my groceries delivered, I prep all my produce
that day. Most fruit is washed in a vinegar solution.
Raspberries, blackberries, and greens are washed in cold water.
I use Oxo Greenworks to store produce and they work extremely
well at both preserving produce and making it easier to see what
you have.
(4) find some recipes that use up odd and end leftovers every
week. I use all leftover fruit for smoothies. Vegetables are
turned into: quiche, soup, quesadilla filling, strata, or pasta.
[/quote]
All excellent, thanks! And I just threw out an eggplant so that
cracked me up 🤣
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