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Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169449) • United States 14 Nov

Last year at about this time I made several kinds of soup and froze them in portions for us. That worked out really well. I have about a third of a gallon of home made turkey bone broth, and then I have been reading about Chicken...

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Freezer Habits That Stop the Takeaway

Diane Foster @DianeScorpio (22) • Nottingham, England 24 Oct

When the “shall we just order in?” mood hits, the only thing that saves me is having a ready-to-go equivalent in the freezer. I’m curious: what do you keep prepped so you actually skip the takeaway? My favorite is a ready-made...

freezer meals

meal prep

takeaway alternatives

weeknight dinners

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What meals did I prep for?

April @thislittlepennyearns (68246) • Defuniak Springs, Florida 31 May 25

I am so glad you asked! Haha. I'm sure I will do a frugal shopping post later after the delivery gets here, buuut I was pretty proud of my self for getting the supplies for fourteen meals, as well as snacks, breakfasts, lunches...

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Wind has slowed to gusts of 60 mph.

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169449) • United States 19 Mar 25

The wind is blowing and the light mist turned to snow. There is not enough to cover anything or accumulate, though. Just sad to see when we have been having sun. I am doing meal prep for back to school. Already. Packing up...

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How often do you cook?

besweet @besweet (9831) • Ireland 2 Apr 24

My mom used to cook 2 times a day when we were kids because my dad didn't like the same food for lunch and dinner. I think that's not sustainable for a family, I prefer to cook large portions of food and freeze them for later. For...

cooking

meal prep

meal planning

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where did the weekend go?

Kelli M @spiderdust (14756) • San Jose, California 5 Mar 23

Here it is, already late Sunday afternoon and I can't figure out where the time has gone. Do I really go back to work again tomorrow? Yesterday I didn't do a whole lot, although I made a Pakistani-inspired curry dish from scratch...

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Keto/Low Carb Meal Ideas for the Week - September 27th

Courtney Dutton @MommyOfEli2013 (89574) • Rupert, Idaho 27 Sep 20

Hey everyone, how are you all doing? Well I hope. I had a carb weekend, as usual.....I know I need to stop those but I am a work in progress. I will continue to work on that the rest of this year; try to lessen how many carb...

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This Girl's Take On Slow Cooker Big Batch

Leiann Lynn Rose Spontaneo @Spontaneo (14699) • United States 7 Jun 20

Out of all big batch tips, I would personally create: #2 Baked Potatoes #3 Homemade Beans #6 Hard-Boiled Eggs #11 Perfect Rice I would prepare #3, #6 and #11 to keep in the freezer to have when needed. I would create #2 for...

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Meal Plan for the Week & Update | March 15th

Courtney Dutton @MommyOfEli2013 (89574) • Rupert, Idaho 15 Mar 20

Hey everyone, how are you all doing? For those interested - I did go up on the scale to 180.4. I may go up again because of what I ate today, but I plan to be back to my low carb eating tomorrow. The latest news here is that...

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Meal Plan for the Week (3/9/20 - 3/15/20)

Courtney Dutton @MommyOfEli2013 (89574) • Rupert, Idaho 9 Mar 20

I don't usually make a plan for each day specifically, but I do like to have things in mind to have throughout the week. So, what am I planning on for the new week? 1. Fried eggs & sausage, can't go wrong with that. 2. Hard...

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Meal Planning & Update | 2020 Health Journey

Courtney Dutton @MommyOfEli2013 (89574) • Rupert, Idaho 2 Mar 20

Hey everyone, how are you all doing? I hope you are all doing great. I am sure you all know by now that I didn't do great this weekend. I never seem to do good on the weekends. I can do pretty good through the week and then...

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Meal Planning & Weekend Update | February 2nd

Courtney Dutton @MommyOfEli2013 (89574) • Rupert, Idaho 2 Feb 20

Hello everyone, how are you all doing? I haven't shared my food/health post for the weekend, but that is because I haven't been on plan. Yesterday I was out of town all day shopping, so had lunch out. Then today I went out of...

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Daily Harvest Meal Kit Review

maezee @maezee (41985) • United States 13 Jan 20

Has anyone heard of this meal subscription kit? I ordered it one time because I had a promo code that still made the order expensive but more reasonable than it would have been without the promo code. Daily Harvest offers "cups",...

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2019 Health Journey -- Meal Planning For The Next Week

Courtney Dutton @MommyOfEli2013 (89574) • Rupert, Idaho 8 Jun 19

I calculated my macros and calorie needs based on my height and weight. For the next few weeks or so, these will be my macros that I will try to hit. 1,535 Calories 20 Net Carbs 77 Protein 127 Fat Then these are some meal...

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Meal Plan/Prep ~ Week 2

Courtney Dutton @MommyOfEli2013 (89574) • Rupert, Idaho 5 May 19

Last week the meals I prepped did not go as I had hoped. Luckily, my husband seemed to like the lasagna casserole, and the BBQ chicken so the meals won't go to waste. So now I am starting to think of meals to prepare for the...

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Meal Plan/Prep ~ Week 1

Courtney Dutton @MommyOfEli2013 (89574) • Rupert, Idaho 29 Apr 19

I finally got myself in the meal plan/prep way of life....I should have started this earlier in the year....but at least I am getting into it now. I really think it will help me stick to low carb. What have I made? 1. Lasagna...

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Working on Meal Plan/Prep Ideas

Courtney Dutton @MommyOfEli2013 (89574) • Rupert, Idaho 26 Apr 19

I know that I need to at least start coming up with a meal plan idea, if not meal prep ideas. I follow a lot of low carb/keto people on YouTube who do this themselves....so I am taking ideas from them that I think I will...

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Really need to start meal prepping

Courtney Dutton @MommyOfEli2013 (89574) • Rupert, Idaho 13 Mar 19

I am the kind of person who will just find something quick and easy to eat if I don't have food prepared....which has been getting me into trouble lately with my diet/way of eating. I really need to get into meal prepping....

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Ramen for dinner

maezee @maezee (41985) • United States 5 Mar 19

My sister and brother in law made some awesome ramen last night, and I just can’t say i have ever had anything like that! They just used Maruchan ramen noodles and made their own veggie broth, topped with bean sprouts, jalapeños,...

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Doing some food prep this afternoon

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (127127) • United States 9 Feb 19

I have some time this afternoon/evening so I've decided to make some meals ahead of time for the upcoming week. That will help out for the nights that I don't get home from the gym until 6:30 pm and then need to get something...

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