I've started stocking up on some of our essentials! Some are non-food items, like soap. Others times I'll buy enough meat to make double-like burgers-and then freeze half. I've also frozen some bread dough, so we can still have home made bread. I'm hoping that my grocery shopping will be minimal after Adara is first born-then it will be easy for me, or anyone picking up a few things for me. I'm hoping to fill my freezer up before Adara is born! That shouldn't be too difficult, considering it's already pretty full (it's a top freezer and isn't very big).
I've read that it's good to freeze meals, but so many of them are casseroles that have some kind of dairy involved. Dairy makes us feel sick, so I'm trying to just buy staples for our simple meals. Does anyone have good freezer/simple meals that don't have any dairy in them? What worked best for making meals with a new baby in the house?
I have an 18 quart cooker and twice a month I make one of four things in it, eat on it for a day or two, then put the rest in 2.5 cup Ziploc square bowls in the freezer--I usually get about 18 or 20 bowls for the freezer. It is the perfect size for one person to just take out and pop in the microwave. I do beef stew, chicken stew, chili and potato soup--but the potato soup is FULL of dairy, so you might not want to do that. The chili and stews are good though.
ReplyDeleteSoups are always a good choice. You could freeze some cooked taco meat, chicken, beans.Instead of focusing on a whole meal, focus on the main dish then throw some easy sides together and it's a pretty quick meal. You can freeze rice.
ReplyDeleteSoups are always a good choice. You could freeze some cooked taco meat, chicken, beans.Instead of focusing on a whole meal, focus on the main dish then throw some easy sides together and it's a pretty quick meal. You can freeze rice.
ReplyDeletei made a lot of banana bread and zucchini bread. i know that's not a meal, but if you are breast feeding, you'll probably crave a lot of carbs!
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