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Good morning FSF 💙 Meal prep is probably one of the hardest things for me to do. But I am DETERMINED to get better at it, for my budget's sake and my proactive peace of mind. Here's just some ideas...of course, everyone's dietary regimen looks different. It snowed here in the PNW yesterday and the forecast calls for more this week. Just a dusting really, but the overnight temps are in the teens. How unfortunate that this cold snap came just when my bare root tree starts arrived from the Arbor Day Foundation 😨 That really throws a monkey 🔧 into things! 😂 Hope your day is blessed, successful & safe 💙🤗🌞
View Diet Calendar, 23 February 2022:
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1191 kcal
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Fat: 25.04g | Prot: 58.20g | Carbs: 203.02g.
Breakfast: Del Monte Yellow Cling Peach Chunks (No Sugar Added), Maple Grove Farms Sugar Free Maple Syrup, Splenda Brown Sugar Blend, Quick Oatmeal (1 or 3 Minutes), Bananas, Dannon Light & Fit Greek Yogurt - Vanilla (150g), Coffee with Skim Milk, Coffee with Skim Milk. Lunch: Dave's Killer Bread Thin-Sliced Organic Sprouted Whole Grains , Bean soup, Dairy Queen Vanilla Cone (Small). Dinner: Trader Joe's Everything But The Bagel Sesame Seasoning Blend, Cottage Cheese (Lowfat 2% Milkfat), Orville Redenbacher's Smart Pop! 94% Fat Free Butter 100 Calorie Mini Bags, Dannon Light & Fit Greek Yogurt - Vanilla (150g). Snacks/Other: Hershey's Milk Chocolate Kisses (1), Berkley & Jensen Animal Crackers, Hershey's Milk Chocolate Kisses (1), Hershey's Milk Chocolate Kisses (1). more...
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@ShakeThosePounds...I like your idea about preparing individual items before hand, but then having the options of how to combine them at each meal. Thanks for your comments!! 💙
24 Feb 22 by member: CrystalJo74
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@Alfonso...thank you so much for visiting my page and for your wisdom & encouragement. I visited your profile page and started following you because I was so inspired by your attitude. Blessings to you! 🙏💙
24 Feb 22 by member: CrystalJo74
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@crboyer...thank you for your kind words! Helping each other is what it's all about, right?? 💙🌺
24 Feb 22 by member: CrystalJo74
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It took me a while to work into a sustainable pattern. And I finally settled in with batch cooking. I'll cook 2-3 meats in 4-6 different methods & seasonings so lots of variety. I always have salad fixings on hand. And I batch cook a variety of vegetables. At mealtime, all I have to do is plate my choices from all I have cooked and microwave. Then I have days that all I crave is eggs! I cook eggs fresh though, and I always keep batch cooked bacon, ham, or sausage in the fridge for eggs meals. I plan meals, then shop. I buy groceries only 1 time a month now.
24 Feb 22 by member: nancyhill13
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Wow Nancy!! Thanks for sharing your success! I will definitely use some of these ideas 💡 (p.s...how do you make your salad fixins last so long? That's what I have to run to the store for every few days....ugh)
25 Feb 22 by member: CrystalJo74
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Hi Crystaljo! I'm glad something I said might help someone in this journey! As for how I get my salad fixins to last a month...I buy 3 types of lettuce (green leaf, romaine, iceberg), wash & spin each in my salad spinner, then store each in a big container that allows all water to drain beneath. And I check regularly for any bits going brown and tear them off or remove a leaf now and again. Green onions...in a glass or jar on the table with just enough water to cover the roots. I haven't yet bought groceries this month but I still have fresh lettuce and green onions.
25 Feb 22 by member: nancyhill13
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Other things for Salads I wash & store. Celery gets double bagged (just in plastic bags, air squeezed out, lasts 2 months for me). Broccoli, cauliflower, pretty much the same. Cabbage lasts forever if you pick a really green one. And since I'm keto, I always add deli meats/Cheeses, make my own salad dressings, add boiled eggs sometimes plus pepperoncinis or some other Pickled thing or another. Took me a while to get to this...I tossed loads of lettuce and other veggies before I worked it out how to get them to stay fresh longer!
25 Feb 22 by member: nancyhill13
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nancyhill13...THANK YOU! Yes this helps👍👍
25 Feb 22 by member: CrystalJo74
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