SO loves to cook and really enjoys trying out new recipes. During the school year SO and I do a lot of "once a week" cooking, where we whip up a big salad or soup on the weekend after grocery shopping and rely on those meals to make lunches for the week.
Pros:
-one less thing to think about each day (what am I going to eat for lunch?)
-easy lunch packing
-healthy (we choose recipes with lots of veggies and good stuff)
-tasty
-way cheaper than buying lunch
-cooking together on the weekends is fun (most of the time!)
Cons:
-by Friday you can get a little tired of the same meal
The Pros outweigh the Cons, so it's a keeper! We switch up the fruit or side dish so we don't get too bored. And we are grown ups, so if we get tired of the same meal, well, next week it will be something different, suck it up, buttercup.
I need to get better at taking the meal and whipping it up into something new. Kind of hard to do with soups or salads but I know that with entrees some cooks are really good at getting several different meals out of a "starter" meal.
Once a Week Cooking
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What are some of the meals you've made with lots of veggies?
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cheese (cheddar, feta w/olives,...)
tuna
chicken
taco meat
ham
Use nuts some days, seeds some days and fruit some days.
Same goes when you make up soup. Rotate chicken & beef base. Change up the veggies and seasonings.
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Jerry