Batch Cooking on a Budget and Help with Fibromyalgia

Do you batch cook? If not you really should start. Some people think that batch cooking can be expensive or a big hassle, however, there are ways to do it on a budget.

Introduction

Batch cooking on a budget is one way you can save money on food and avoid food waste. However, it can be difficult to actually do it unless you meal plan ahead and you have the right tools and procedures. Learn about how to save money on your food budget with batch cooking and how to do it effectively and save time and money. Keep reading to learn how this strategy can help you stick with healthy eating and how to do it.

Batch Cooking on a Budget Tools

Before begining batch cooking there are a few basic tools you need to have on hand. First I recommend tupperware or other plastic containers. I live to use ones that are stackable and of the same shape to make storage easier. You should also have plenty of quart or half gallon sized plastic bags on hand to put some of your food into the freezer since you will likely need to freeze at least some of your food. You also need to have a list of recipes that work well for batch cooking and that can be frozen or that can be stored in the fridge for up to a week without doing bad.

Batch Cooking on a Budget Basics

The main thing to keep in mind in order for this strategy to work is that you need to make sure you are creating recipes that you enjoy eating and will eat multiple times during a short time frame. You also need to make meals you can easily put together and as mentioned above will not go bad in a short time frame.

Here are a few of my favorite foods and meals that have found work really well:

Brown rice with veggies and chicken or fish. You can either combine all of these into containers or you can batch cook brown rice and chicken or fish and vegetables separately and then combine them right before you eat them or get ready to take them with you to work for lunch.

Quinoa with veggies and chicken or fish. Follow the same idea as above only with quinoa instead of brown rice.

Soups- My favorite soups for this are either a vegetarian chili, a chicken and vegetable soup, a split pea soup, a white bean soup, or a lentil soup. I use my crockpot to make at least 4 servings. Then I eat one serving and put the rest into containers or plastic bags for freezing for laters.

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