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Re: Meal Planning -- Looking for Help Getting Started
DIR By: ricksterps
Date: August 26, 2021, 9:48 am
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--- Quote from: Chicagogirl22 link ---
>
> 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.
>
--- End 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
DIR 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
DIR By: Queenie
Date: August 26, 2021, 10:19 am
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--- Quote from: rickroll link ---
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> 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.
>
--- End Quote ---
And you really can't pre-prep them.
#Post#: 7470--------------------------------------------------
Re: Meal Planning -- Looking for Help Getting Started
DIR By: Chicagogirl22
Date: August 26, 2021, 12:12 pm
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--- Quote from: rickroll link ---
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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.
>
--- End 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.
#Post#: 7529--------------------------------------------------
Re: Meal Planning -- Looking for Help Getting Started
DIR By: MinArlington
Date: August 26, 2021, 1:18 pm
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--- Quote from: Chicagogirl22 link ---
>
> 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.
>
--- End Quote ---
All excellent, thanks! And I just threw out an eggplant so that
cracked me up 🤣
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