I've decide that I'm going to give this "meal prep" idea a go. I've been slacking on eating healthy. I have yet to gain weight but at the rate I'm going it's bound to happen. I order the stuff listed below from Amazon last night in preparation for my return to work next week. I end up drinking only a protein shake at work and then come home at night and want to eat the house. I still don't eat and drink together so when I get my 30 min break its either eat or drink. I think this will be an excellent way to keep full and focused so that I'm not eating junk when I get home. Do you meal prep for the week? What kind of foods do you make? I've found some really good YouTube videos with recipes ect...but I'm wanting to hear from the WLS community. We could even make this a "thing" if anyone else is interested in doing this together. We can take pictures and share ideas. I'm all for it! ☺️

I will have you know that post of mine have 8,800+ views and about 300 post. That's a clear indicator that people would rather see and hear about my cut up bits than about what I want to have for lunch!

@@Elode

A pic of me?

Did you just ask for that??

How presumptuous...

Why not look at the one you downloaded from my profile??

Is that not enough for you?

Now, to get back on topic...

It's lunchtime here but it's the weekend...

So I'm thinking it's chicken wings...

@@KindaFamiliar Lunch time! No it's 10:42 at night!

@@Elode

I'm from the future, remember...

@@KindaFamiliar oh lord.....

@@Elode

You're welcome...

Most of my eats are representative here:

http://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/357500-9-weeks-out-and-loving-lifegrilling-my-back-out-this-weekend/page-17

I don't eat a lot of what is posted due to carb content.....but if you sift among the meats in there you pretty much get an idea what I portion out and take along for meals at work.

@@KindaFamiliar I have never heard of such a dish. I like lentils and I like peas. I don't know about anchovies? I cook everything! Southern food, Korean food, Italian ect..... I like to learn new things!

What happens with anchovies when you cook them in a skillet like this is that they fall apart and just become that "extra something" in the dish. Especially good in anything with tomatoes. One of my current favorites is anything in tomato sauce. Later today I'm going to poach an egg in tomato sauce. With garlic. And anchovies.

I'm sorry I missed this party yesterday, I was at a daylong conference. One thing I'm dealing with is that Huz doesn't eat well if I don't cook, and I'm eating so little (and on soft foods still). One thing I did last weekend was cook a big batch of black Beans, and another of brown rice. I put them in 1/2 cup portions in baggies, then in a big bag in the freezer. We always have shredded cheese, salsa, and sour cream in the house, so he can make himself a burrito bowl any time. This weekend I'm going to make some salsa chicken that we can both eat, and I'll freeze some of that for bowls, too.

I have an Instant Pot, which means the beans took 6 minutes, the rice 22 minutes, and the chicken will be 15 minutes. It's also very handy for cooking Proteins to be soft-foods friendly.

Edited April 23, 201610 yr by 2goldengirl

@@2goldengirl That all sounds good. Does it cook dried beans that fast?

@@Dub Thanks for sharing!

The last two days I've been stuck on this salad. I'm eating it right now. Shredded lettuce, dried cranberries, walnuts & goat cheese with a table spoon of olive oil & vinegar dressing. It's sweet, tangy, creamy.... LOVE IT!!! It has a decent amount of protein with the goat cheese & walnuts.

@@2goldengirl That all sounds good. Does it cook dried beans that fast?

@@Dub Thanks for sharing!

Six minutes is for soaked black beans. I'm not adding the time it takes for the cooker to come up to pressure and cool down, but it's still a whale of a lot faster than any other method I've done. And the beans don't fall apart, either. Pinto beans are ten minutes, though if I'm making refried's I'll cook them a little longer, say 12 minutes.

Edited April 23, 201610 yr by 2goldengirl

Ok. I made beans and cornbread in my crock pot this week and it takes a good 6-8 hours on low.

Also I might add, if you guys don't have a bamboo steamer you NEED one! I've been cooking everything in it. You don't have to use any oils or butters if you don't want and it's fast. Cooks everything perfectly in under 20 mins AND vegetables taste 10x better!!! They only cost @ 25 bucks too. I just love the thing. I have a feeling it's going to make this meal prep faster.

I've just done up 8 serves of Atlantic salmon and broccolini with a garlic, chili, anchovy and mustard sauce...

That will be lunch and dinners for the week...

I'd post a pic but it looks like arse...

I've had to squash it into round containers so it's not good...

I'll do pics once I get some different containers...

The last two days I've been stuck on this salad. I'm eating it right now. Shredded lettuce, dried cranberries, walnuts & goat cheese with a table spoon of olive oil & vinegar dressing. It's sweet, tangy, creamy.... LOVE IT!!! It has a decent amount of Protein with the goat cheese & walnuts.

one of my very favorite salads is leftover grilled chicken breast, baby spinach, feta cheese, dried cherries and walnuts. sometimes I put a tablespoon of a champagne vinaigrette on it, sometimes not.

everytime I have it for lunch some coworker will ask me where I got it, and I just say, it's leftovers

So easy to throw together and so yummy!