Menu Staples - Make Ahead Foods for the Week - Page 3

Linda95926 · 11-10-2002, 06:59 PM

Great ideas & great thread.
I cook just for me but hate to cook all the time. So when I cook i cook a lot and freeze in single servings.
chicken legs
ground beef
muffins
pancakes
soup
I buy salad mix and divided it up when i get home.
I buy precooked bacon at Costco. Its great any time a need a little.
I keep lots of frozen veggies in freezer.
I measure and package nuts in single servings
boiled eggs a dozen at a time
cut cheese blocks into 1 oz pieces
Cans of tuna and samond
Salad dressings and sauces
Pre measuring really helps at meal time

Dreamchaser · 12-04-2002, 11:02 PM

sweetpoison · 12-05-2002, 03:16 AM

O.K. I see some great ideas. One question:

I notice some freeze their scrambled eggs. Do these really freeze that well. What are they like when you defrost????? I have never frozen scrambled eggs, never thought of it, but, breakfast is the worst for me, I hate to cook in the a.m.

Also, when you cook the pound of bacon, do you just keep it in the fridge or freeze it????

Thanks
Vicki

srm · 12-05-2002, 04:36 AM

boiled eggs and a pan o' chicken thighs

12-05-2002, 05:26 AM

Sally · 12-05-2002, 06:20 AM

Also:
* Avocado soup - outrageously good recipe at http://www.avocado.org/recipes/view.php?recipe_id=190 - I use yellow squash instead of eggplant, and only a few drops of sesame oil (thiers must not be nearly as strong as mine!) This recipe will last you and yours all week.

* Red peppers in olive oil: Saute thin strips of red pepper in 1/4 cup or so olive oil. They should be swimming by the time they're done. You can use the peppers, the flavored oil, or both in recipes all week. Throw some in your scrambled eggs, atop your fish, or mix with cream cheese. Or sneak some for a LC snack.

* Count nut servings and put in snack-size Ziplock baggies. Maybe you all have better restraint, but if I don't count, those Costco containers disappear way too fast.

* As you've all noted already, a Beachgirl's cheesecake in the fridge makes low-carbing pretty easy. I feel so decadent having cheesecake and Starbucks for breakfast!

momto2 · 12-05-2002, 06:26 AM

I'm a newbie, and have gotten some great ideas.

One thing I do is make a big batch of spiced walnuts or pecans for snacks. I took them up to my parents for Thanksgiving, and everyone ate them (I hadn't actually meant them to be for everybody else, but was happy to share - well, sort of)

KellyJef · 12-05-2002, 10:47 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Beachgirl
I make a huge batch of meatloaf -

Any chance you would post your meat loaf recipe?

I still haven't found a recipe I like. I used to love my mom's meat loaf but never bothered to "pay attention" and now she's gone

KellyJef · 12-05-2002, 10:55 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by ann s
I make Atkins ribs - 4 slabs at a time - eat them for meals and snacks.

Oooh, what are "Atkins ribs"? Sounds like something I might like

Dreamchaser · 12-05-2002, 08:14 PM

bumping to keep this awesome thread going

Ralphael · 12-05-2002, 11:21 PM

Weekends are for making up things to eat ..... after getting groceries ( usually friday nights) start boiling my dozen eggs to keep in fridge. Saturday - decide what meal plans are for the week...... slice up roasts into steaks or cube for crockpot recipes. If fish on the plan, just slice up servings wrap and put in freezer..... slice and wiegh all veggies out for salads and store in baggies ( mushrooms, salad greens, cabbage, onions, celery, peppers, radishes)... cook up my bacon ( a pound and crumble up) put in sandwich baggie and put in fridge for toppings in salad or add to eggs in omelettes, or quiche. Seperate my "special " veggies like asparagus, califlower, brocoli, blanch them and put them in single servings baggies in freezer. Sunday is sports day, so usually make up some chicken wings, and some meatballs, to snack on for the games and the extras i put in single serving baggies for latter use. Make up my salad dressings and dips for wings for the week, italian/ranch/bluecheese and put them little plastic containers to carry in lunch box( i have different colored containers for the diffrent dressings). Take assorted cheeses and shred up, put in baggies for addings to salad or omelletes/quiche ( the store bought blends of cheese just don't do it for me rather pick my own cheeses). Maybe make a cheese cake or sf jello concoction in small cupcake pans, so i can feeze and use for single servings. Put a list of meals on fridge so i know what to pull out the night before from freezer. And i am good for the week.

Dreamchaser · 12-06-2002, 08:36 PM

Wow, Ralphael, I am impressed. You are BUSY in that kitchen!

Ralphael · 12-06-2002, 10:21 PM

Thanks Dreamchaser ! I have always loved to cook, but as my wife rules the kitchen ( she thinks its her room ! ), and everyone else in house is carberz. I only get to make one "Big Mess" per week. LOL.
Unless my daughter comes to visit us, she likes my cooking better than her moms

Basically i cook my food, my wife cooks everyone elses.

spazcat · 12-07-2002, 02:32 AM

What a fantastic post you all have given me some great ideas!!!!!!!!!!!! All I prep is chix salad and tuna salad Boil eggs that is my lunches for the week I am now motivated to cook more
I always forget about the jello I will be cooking tommorow

Michaela · 12-07-2002, 01:17 PM

I heard somewhere that when you make meatloaf.. to add a can of spam to the meat mixture and its supposed to be awesome...

Sparkys Girl · 12-07-2002, 01:38 PM

What a great thread!!

I do alot of what has already been mentioned..
cooking extra meat
deviled eggs
making muffins and freezing them
etc.

DH and I tried something tonight and I wanted to share. We took a jicama and sliced it very thin. We deep fried them and they were great! Tasted just like a potato chip...just a little different texture. We also grated some up like shoe string "potatoes"..They turned out good too! I'm gonna try making up a batch and putting them in a zip-lock for snacking. These could be addictive!

ReeseLite · 12-08-2002, 05:30 AM

I just wanted to say Thanks for all of the great ideas! I am armed with my print out of this and I am heading to the store...

I see cheesecake in my future.......

12-08-2002, 07:16 AM

4 days into induction and I am trying to find all the tips I can. My 15 year old son and I are doing this together. I am a little envious of all you who plan and cook for an entire week. At first, I thought, this is a great idea. Then reality set in. Cooking ahead would only double (or even more) my grocery bill each week. My husband and oldest son are not on this plan and even after 4 days I have run into a problem. They eat all of our food. They keep saying they don't want to do this and my husband really should, however, all the high carb foods are still in the kitchen and they are eating our low carb foods. So, even if I did cook for an entire week they would have everything consumed in 48 hours.

Going to print this string. Maybe some day I will be able to use all the great tips.

Debi

ellie50s · 12-08-2002, 07:44 AM

I'm going into my kitchen right now and get started!!!!! this thread is great. Ellie

ellie50s · 12-08-2002, 10:41 AM

Bump!!!! This thread should be bumped up to. I think it's very helpful.

12-08-2002, 11:21 AM

this is great getting great ideas gonna get prepared

Dreamchaser · 12-08-2002, 08:59 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Sparkys Girl

DH and I tried something tonight and I wanted to share. We took a jicama and sliced it very thin. We deep fried them and they were great! Tasted just like a potato chip...just a little different texture. We also grated some up like shoe string "potatoes"..They turned out good too! I'm gonna try making up a batch and putting them in a zip-lock for snacking. These could be addictive!

Wow, what a cool idea. Very interesting. I've never tried jicama. Thanks for sharing that.

hockeylover · 01-02-2003, 07:14 AM

I thought this was definitely worthy of bumping up again. This post was so helpful to me. Over the Christmas/New Years I haven't been as diligent with my eating (no cheats, but just eating more than usual).

So, here is this great tool just waiting to be used. Maybe some new posts will be added to this one.

Happy New Year and Happy Atkinsing to all!!

Gail

Sakira22TN · 01-02-2003, 03:08 PM

What is the recipe for beachgirl's cheese cake? Or any other low carb cheese cake??? I am new...only started 3 days ago and bombed out today. I was just so bored!!!! I'll behave tomorrow and all these great Ideas help. [COLOR=orangered]THANK YOU ALL[/COLOR]

DixieDreamer · 01-02-2003, 04:08 PM

You can find Beachgirls cheesecake recipes in the recipe room. I usually just make the basic one - no frills... and lowest carbs.

Sakira22TN · 01-02-2003, 04:20 PM

OK, great. THANK YOU!

marieze · 01-03-2003, 05:03 AM

Bumping this great thread to the first page.
marieze

01-03-2003, 06:09 AM

This is an awesome post! I can't wait to try some of these great ideas!

Thanks to all of you that have contributed (so far)!

hockeylover · 01-03-2003, 06:22 AM

Thanks again to the new "Mrs." Beachgirl for starting this thread.

Gail

trolly · 01-03-2003, 06:48 AM

This is awesome! It's so easy to get stuck in your own food rut that it's good to hear what others are gnoshing.

BUMP!

11-10-2002, 06:59 PM	#61
Linda95926 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Chico CA Posts: 366 Gallery: Linda95926 Stats: 280/261/255 First Goal WOE: Atkins Start Date: Restart May 16, 2006	Great ideas & great thread. I cook just for me but hate to cook all the time. So when I cook i cook a lot and freeze in single servings. chicken legs ground beef muffins pancakes soup I buy salad mix and divided it up when i get home. I buy precooked bacon at Costco. Its great any time a need a little. I keep lots of frozen veggies in freezer. I measure and package nuts in single servings boiled eggs a dozen at a time cut cheese blocks into 1 oz pieces Cans of tuna and samond Salad dressings and sauces Pre measuring really helps at meal time __________________ Life is a journey not a destination, so enjoy the trip, low carb style.

12-05-2002, 11:21 PM	#71
Ralphael Junior LCF Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: st. pete florida Posts: 20 Gallery: Ralphael	Ready Made Meals Weekends are for making up things to eat ..... after getting groceries ( usually friday nights) start boiling my dozen eggs to keep in fridge. Saturday - decide what meal plans are for the week...... slice up roasts into steaks or cube for crockpot recipes. If fish on the plan, just slice up servings wrap and put in freezer..... slice and wiegh all veggies out for salads and store in baggies ( mushrooms, salad greens, cabbage, onions, celery, peppers, radishes)... cook up my bacon ( a pound and crumble up) put in sandwich baggie and put in fridge for toppings in salad or add to eggs in omelettes, or quiche. Seperate my "special " veggies like asparagus, califlower, brocoli, blanch them and put them in single servings baggies in freezer. Sunday is sports day, so usually make up some chicken wings, and some meatballs, to snack on for the games and the extras i put in single serving baggies for latter use. Make up my salad dressings and dips for wings for the week, italian/ranch/bluecheese and put them little plastic containers to carry in lunch box( i have different colored containers for the diffrent dressings). Take assorted cheeses and shred up, put in baggies for addings to salad or omelletes/quiche ( the store bought blends of cheese just don't do it for me rather pick my own cheeses). Maybe make a cheese cake or sf jello concoction in small cupcake pans, so i can feeze and use for single servings. Put a list of meals on fridge so i know what to pull out the night before from freezer. And i am good for the week.

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12-04-2002, 11:02 PM	#62
Dreamchaser Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 11,674 Gallery: Dreamchaser	BUMP

12-05-2002, 03:16 AM	#63
sweetpoison Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 4,151 Gallery: sweetpoison Stats: 238/238/160 (7/5/12 WAS 243 lb & 44" WAIST) WOE: BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY Start Date: 05/14/13	O.K. I see some great ideas. One question: I notice some freeze their scrambled eggs. Do these really freeze that well. What are they like when you defrost????? I have never frozen scrambled eggs, never thought of it, but, breakfast is the worst for me, I hate to cook in the a.m. Also, when you cook the pound of bacon, do you just keep it in the fridge or freeze it???? Thanks Vicki

12-05-2002, 04:36 AM	#64
srm MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,966 Gallery: srm	boiled eggs and a pan o' chicken thighs

12-05-2002, 06:20 AM	#66
Sally Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Seattle Posts: 726 Gallery: Sally	Also: * Avocado soup - outrageously good recipe at http://www.avocado.org/recipes/view.php?recipe_id=190 - I use yellow squash instead of eggplant, and only a few drops of sesame oil (thiers must not be nearly as strong as mine!) This recipe will last you and yours all week. * Red peppers in olive oil: Saute thin strips of red pepper in 1/4 cup or so olive oil. They should be swimming by the time they're done. You can use the peppers, the flavored oil, or both in recipes all week. Throw some in your scrambled eggs, atop your fish, or mix with cream cheese. Or sneak some for a LC snack. * Count nut servings and put in snack-size Ziplock baggies. Maybe you all have better restraint, but if I don't count, those Costco containers disappear way too fast. * As you've all noted already, a Beachgirl's cheesecake in the fridge makes low-carbing pretty easy. I feel so decadent having cheesecake and Starbucks for breakfast!

12-05-2002, 06:26 AM	#67
momto2 MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ft. Worth, TX Posts: 1,243 Gallery: momto2	I'm a newbie, and have gotten some great ideas. One thing I do is make a big batch of spiced walnuts or pecans for snacks. I took them up to my parents for Thanksgiving, and everyone ate them (I hadn't actually meant them to be for everybody else, but was happy to share - well, sort of)

12-05-2002, 08:14 PM	#70
Dreamchaser Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 11,674 Gallery: Dreamchaser	bumping to keep this awesome thread going

12-06-2002, 08:36 PM	#72
Dreamchaser Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 11,674 Gallery: Dreamchaser	Wow, Ralphael, I am impressed. You are BUSY in that kitchen!

12-06-2002, 10:21 PM	#73
Ralphael Junior LCF Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: st. pete florida Posts: 20 Gallery: Ralphael	Thanks Dreamchaser ! I have always loved to cook, but as my wife rules the kitchen ( she thinks its her room ! ), and everyone else in house is carberz. I only get to make one "Big Mess" per week. LOL. Unless my daughter comes to visit us, she likes my cooking better than her moms Basically i cook my food, my wife cooks everyone elses.

12-07-2002, 02:32 AM	#74
spazcat Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: somewhere eating meat! Posts: 12,733 Gallery: spazcat Stats: 220/125!!!/110 WOE: Atkins Start Date: Nov 29 2001	What a fantastic post you all have given me some great ideas!!!!!!!!!!!! All I prep is chix salad and tuna salad Boil eggs that is my lunches for the week I am now motivated to cook more I always forget about the jello I will be cooking tommorow

12-07-2002, 01:17 PM	#75
Michaela Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: in Da Heartland Posts: 5,401 Gallery: Michaela WOE: Zen of Thin	I heard somewhere that when you make meatloaf.. to add a can of spam to the meat mixture and its supposed to be awesome...

12-05-2002, 05:26 AM	#65
Posts: n/a Gallery:	bump

01-02-2003, 04:20 PM	#86
Sakira22TN Guest Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Chattanooga TN Posts: 351 Gallery: Sakira22TN Stats: 24 y/o , 5'7'', sz28	OK, great. THANK YOU!

12-07-2002, 01:38 PM	#76
Sparkys Girl Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Okie born and bred..but not living there Posts: 895 Gallery: Sparkys Girl Stats: 177/132/130 first time, Now 190/187/135 WOE: Atkins Start Date: Nov. 11 2001 and again Nov. 2, 2005	What a great thread!! I do alot of what has already been mentioned.. cooking extra meat deviled eggs making muffins and freezing them etc. DH and I tried something tonight and I wanted to share. We took a jicama and sliced it very thin. We deep fried them and they were great! Tasted just like a potato chip...just a little different texture. We also grated some up like shoe string "potatoes"..They turned out good too! I'm gonna try making up a batch and putting them in a zip-lock for snacking. These could be addictive!

12-08-2002, 05:30 AM	#77
ReeseLite Senior LCF Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Atlanta Posts: 81 Gallery: ReeseLite Stats: 176/173/130 WOE: BFFM Start Date: 2/25/07	I just wanted to say Thanks for all of the great ideas! I am armed with my print out of this and I am heading to the store... I see cheesecake in my future.......

12-08-2002, 07:16 AM	#78
debiwill Posts: n/a Gallery: debiwill	4 days into induction and I am trying to find all the tips I can. My 15 year old son and I are doing this together. I am a little envious of all you who plan and cook for an entire week. At first, I thought, this is a great idea. Then reality set in. Cooking ahead would only double (or even more) my grocery bill each week. My husband and oldest son are not on this plan and even after 4 days I have run into a problem. They eat all of our food. They keep saying they don't want to do this and my husband really should, however, all the high carb foods are still in the kitchen and they are eating our low carb foods. So, even if I did cook for an entire week they would have everything consumed in 48 hours. Going to print this string. Maybe some day I will be able to use all the great tips. Debi

12-08-2002, 07:44 AM	#79
ellie50s Senior LCF Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Wfilliamsburg, Virginia Posts: 286 Gallery: ellie50s	I'm going into my kitchen right now and get started!!!!! this thread is great. Ellie

12-08-2002, 10:41 AM	#80
ellie50s Senior LCF Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Wfilliamsburg, Virginia Posts: 286 Gallery: ellie50s	Bump!!!! This thread should be bumped up to. I think it's very helpful.

12-08-2002, 11:21 AM	#81
becky24 Posts: n/a Gallery: becky24	this is great getting great ideas gonna get prepared

01-02-2003, 07:14 AM	#83
hockeylover MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: on the ice somewhere in California Posts: 1,109 Gallery: hockeylover Stats: Not where I want to be WOE: Low(er) Carb Start Date: 7/23/02...again and again	I thought this was definitely worthy of bumping up again. This post was so helpful to me. Over the Christmas/New Years I haven't been as diligent with my eating (no cheats, but just eating more than usual). So, here is this great tool just waiting to be used. Maybe some new posts will be added to this one. Happy New Year and Happy Atkinsing to all!! Gail

01-02-2003, 03:08 PM	#84
Sakira22TN Guest Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Chattanooga TN Posts: 351 Gallery: Sakira22TN Stats: 24 y/o , 5'7'', sz28	What is the recipe for beachgirl's cheese cake? Or any other low carb cheese cake??? I am new...only started 3 days ago and bombed out today. I was just so bored!!!! I'll behave tomorrow and all these great Ideas help. [COLOR=orangered]THANK YOU ALL[/COLOR]

01-02-2003, 04:08 PM	#85
DixieDreamer Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Olympic Peninsula - Washington State Posts: 5,284 Gallery: DixieDreamer Stats: 180/140/140 WOE: Atkins Maintenance Start Date: July 28, 2002	You can find Beachgirls cheesecake recipes in the recipe room. I usually just make the basic one - no frills... and lowest carbs.

01-03-2003, 05:03 AM	#87
marieze Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Lake Oswego, Oregon Posts: 1,830 Gallery: marieze Stats: 361/225/180 WOE: My way low carb! Start Date: July 11th 2003	Bumping this great thread to the first page. marieze

01-03-2003, 06:09 AM	#88
Simba Posts: n/a Gallery: Simba	This is an awesome post! I can't wait to try some of these great ideas! Thanks to all of you that have contributed (so far)!

01-03-2003, 06:22 AM	#89
hockeylover MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: on the ice somewhere in California Posts: 1,109 Gallery: hockeylover Stats: Not where I want to be WOE: Low(er) Carb Start Date: 7/23/02...again and again	Thanks again to the new "Mrs." Beachgirl for starting this thread. Gail

01-03-2003, 06:48 AM	#90
trolly Guest Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: TX Posts: 1,796 Gallery: trolly Stats: 5'8'' pg/177.5/156 WOE: Atkins Start Date: 1999	This is awesome! It's so easy to get stuck in your own food rut that it's good to hear what others are gnoshing. BUMP!