I was lucky! Before I moved out, my dad would take the leftovers from the meals he and my mom had for dinner and put them in a little Tupperware container for me to take as much lunch the next day to work.
Leftovers! Yum!
Since I’ve moved out, I’m obviously in charge of everything for myself now. I knew it would be a struggle and I hope it gets easier. I don’t have time to cook a dinner every night. I’m usually up by 7:00 a.m. and don’t get home until 8:00 p.m. every day, some times later. I go to the gym right after work and sometimes I hit the gym before work to make sure I get all of my workouts in.
Plus, add on top of that, I’m cooking for just me. It’s hard to cook for just one person. I did hear of a website called eMeals though. I believe it’s $7 a month and they provide you with meals just for how many people you need. To me, that would be a great investment, but I looked at a weeks worth of the recipes they provide and they just seem very time consuming recipes. I don’t have the time!!! Eeeeek!!!
What are some of your favorite recipes or foods to make? How do you find time to cook for yourself?
I have heard about emeals, thats a nice option! Buy a bag of frozen tilapia, frozen veggies, things you can store away to get out and cook. I eat tilapia just about every other night because it’s so freakin’ easy. Also I make pastas like orzo and throw veggies like fresh kale and spinach in there. I love goat cheese too and I will crumble it on top of the pasta. I try to keep those staples in the house though like a protein, some quinoa and/or whole wheat pasta, always veggies, and fruits like bananas and oranges for snacks.
Crap! That’s what I forgot to buy at the store today…fish.
Maybe later this week I can go buy some fish at the store.
I like to pour cream of mushroom soup over pasta. That’s really good. Then on the side I just have a salad. Something like that.
That sounds really good!
I have the same problem! I will try to make one good size meal a week and then take the leftovers for lunch. And then I just keep easy to make stuff on hand. Stuff for salads, sandwiches, breakfast items like breakfast burritos. etc. You will figure it out!
It’s tough, huh? I went grocery shopping today & tried to plan some meals and use some of them for leftovers. We’ll see how it goes.
I personally don’t do recipes.. I whip up a tub of wild rice, a bunch of veggies, and then mix them throughout the week. Recipes can be easy, but I feel overwhelmed by them. Whatever you do, keep it simple, that way you actually do it.
I’ll have to make some rice on Sunday & mix in a bunch of veggies & call it good. What can I use as a protein? Beans?