One reason some
people have to not cook healthy meals at home is because they would
be wasting food. Singles and couples without a lot of mouths to feed
may not want to cook at home because the leftovers would probably go
in the trash within a week. This is not a valid reason to eat out
often and not a valid reason to not prepare healthy meals. Another
reason people have is that they don't want to deal with a lot of
leftovers because they will get tired of the same thing during the
week. This is understandable because most people don't want to eat
the same thing every day for several days in a row. Both of these
issues can be solved by freezing your leftovers.
Investing in
freezer-friendly plastic containers can help your budget and your
time. You can freeze almost anything! When you cook your meals, let
the leftovers cool completely and then transfer them to the
freezer-friendly containers. Make sure the container you are using is
the appropriate size to reduce how much air is between the food and
the lid. I have a large variety of sizes because I freeze almost
everything. Most plastic containers are sold in sets with different
sizes. My two favorite brands are Glad and Ziploc.
Freezing meals can
actually save time. Whether you have to make double or not, having
meals already prepared is helpful for almost any family. All you have
to do it let it thaw out and then reheat! I have made two casseroles
at once and put one in the freezer for later because I knew that my
family would eat all of the first one, but I knew it would save time
later on to go ahead and make two at once. During my pregnancies, I
cooked extra food at each meal during the last trimester and froze it
for my family to have after I had given birth. Having a new baby is
hard enough and the last thing on my mind was cooking dinner.
You can freeze food
for about 3 months. I try not to go over the 3 month time frame
because the food I make does not contain preservatives. When I am
ready to thaw out the frozen food, I put it in the fridge overnight.
It's not recommended to thaw foods on the kitchen counter because
bacteria can spread and cause food poisoning. Once the food has
thawed, I microwave it on half power for about 3 minutes then check
the temperature. If it still needs to be heated, I microwave it on
full power for 1 minute at a time until it is hot enough.
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