Healthy Meal Planning for the New Year | Actually Delicious Freezer Meals
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The one thing I have changed about any freezer meal that ask for chicken, beef or veggie broth is I add the the broth base and freeze it. The day I use that meal I add the appropriate amount of water.this saves more freezer space. I wanted to add that these meals are so easy to make ahead that my husband has found some of his own combos he likes to make. He will start making them to freeze all on his own. You guys are a good influence on this family.
May I suggest a 70’s song by Three Dog Night….. Joy To The Night.
As organized as you are on freezer meals I can’t imagine either of you frazzled 💜👍
Pro tip for the soup! ( or any recipe really) if you need to leave out broth to save freezer space… leave yourself a note on the broth in the freezer! Mine are usually a post it I tape on that days HEY DONT USE ME! IM FOR HAMBURGER SOUP IN THE FREEZER! this has stopped my teen, tween, and hubs from touching stuff and not telling me!! 😑
My first "in the club" search is going to be for fish sauce! Hahahaha! 😆
My words!!!!! Yes I have 2! For 2023 are ruthless and relentless! ( r&r) if I'm ruthless and relentless in all areas now…..I can enjoy the OTHER r&r later! Ruthless and relentless in decluttering my home, planning meals better, completing my 52 hikes in 52 weeks challenge I have decided to take on! Ruthless and relentless in my better food choices too!!! So I can be ruthless and relentless with taking control back of my health!
Not a "resolutions" gal either. But we do have financial goals for the year. My word of the year is BALANCE.
Canadian here living in Denmark who stumbled onto your channel because I love the thought of meal prepping. With energy prices soaring, being able to pop a freezer meal into the slow cooker during the day when energy rates are cheaper seems like an awesome option. Was thinking about ordering the membership but can’t access many processed grocery items here in Denmark such as onion soup mix, evaporated milk or Campbell’s condensed soup mixes that I’ve noticed are often used in the recipes I’ve seen so far. Does the system you offer allow filtering on recipes that use whole ingredients only? That could help my situation I think. Thanks!
HAPPY NEW YEAR🎉🥂
The club looks great! How many servings are in most recipes? Also, what size crockpot do you need for the crockpot meals? I know the meals can be doubled, etc. but just wanted to know this info for the recipes as they are before adjusting the size. Thank you – enjoy your videos!
I love watching you two, you are light hearted and fun but really hit the mark for quick freezer meals, keep up the great videos!
I have grown to love watching you two. You two are people I can binge on for HOURS while working and doing things..you are soooo inspiring..you help me keep my brain clear and focused
I'm guessing after awhile that you get used to the texture of frozen, but I'm not sure I could adapt to frozen peppers and onions. I had a bountiful year in the garden for peppers and so I sliced some, diced others, and frozen them in amounts I commonly use for meals. They went into vacuum sealed bags, so freezer burn wasn't the issue. Our family is just so used to fresh that cooking with the frozen ruined many meals. In warming up the peppers, they released so much of their liquid into the meal that it would make quesadillas soggy, or casseroles watery. Am I missing something? Those first 2 meals aren't so time consuming that you couldn't whip them up at dinner time. I don't see the advantage of prepping in advance when it loses that crisp tender texture you get when cooking fresh veggies. There are some things that I do prep extra for the freezer… meatloaves (cause who wants to put their hands in meat, egg, and breadcrumbs more than they have to, right?), and things like pulled pork or beef carnitas, where the roast is big enough for multiple meals so it makes sense to divide it up after cooking. Maybe I'm just a stage in my life where carving out 45 minutes to make dinner isn't a big deal 🤷♀ I have found the older I get, the more I want to make from scratch than buying it from the store. Grow tomatoes and make my own sauce, ketchup, and BBQ. Make my own mayo from eggs from our chickens. Homemade breadcrumbs from bread I baked with fresh whole wheat flour I made by grinding wheat berries. If I had a word for this year, it would probably be Eliminate… eliminate preservatives, fillers, pesticides, herbicides, anti-caking agents, GMO ingredients, endocrine disruptors, artificial flavors, and flavor enhancers. But then again, I'm dealing with health issues that have made me look harder at what we're eating and go down the (very deep) rabbit hole of our diseased food industry. Sorry that got so heavy, but that's where my 2023 kicked off. I would love to have some nights where the "convenience" food I grab is from my prior efforts, but I think I need to do it my own way. I still appreciate your sweet personalities and enthusiasm, and sometimes I even find a recipe that I can make work for me. Keep up the great videos!
One Pot Meals for the WIN!
Picking a word is still a thing for some
I just found your channel yesterday . I just love you ladies. I wish we had these videos when I was young and had my children at home . I would have loved preparing meals like this .
Although , I must say I made different soups for a week this fall . I have those frozen so that I don't have to eat the same things all week .
Happy New Year !
For the kids that won't eat vegetables- Amy Miron and I decided to puree some vegetables and then freeze them in an ice cube tray. Then when you make Macaroni and Cheese, or anything with a sauce add a cube or two. Get them used to the flavours then later they may well get over those texture issues. Maybe even start with small cut veggies. You can do anything because it's the New Year and you are a Goddess!
You two are a breath of fresh air in today’s crazy world. Happy new year 🤗
I have the Hearty Hamburger Soup in the freezer now. That is on this months menu plan. We love it! I enjoy the Freezer Meals 101 Club even though I cook for two. I can make one recipe and split it up into 3 or 4 meals. If I get a meat on sale, I get into the Club and look for recipes. Thank you so much!
Happy New Year ladies! I can’t wait to see what up for this year on your channel💕 I paid for my membership in September right away just by not ordering/picking up take-out. It is absolutely worth it, and it’s self care to me; Im not stressed about cooking every night, or feeling guilty for eating out or wasting food.
You are helping me with many resolutions!! I used the nutrition facts in the club to plan 90 dinners/lunches for my family. So I’m getting more fiber/ protein into my family and less fat as well as saving me money and time! I have older kids, but our dinner times have lots of chaos with kids in college and working. My youngest and only daughter has health issues and her nutrition has a large impact on her overall health, where my four sons just want fed. Lol. Thank you as always for inspiration and entertainment!!!
Thank you for the ideas. All look so yummy. Happy New Year ❤