Make Your Own Freezer Meals

By: Sadie Foster, MA

On a visit with a friend, I was reminded of what meal time on a super busy day in a non food allergy family can look like.  My friend who has four young girls with different tastes, and I sat in the kitchen chatting at the kitchen table after I fed my little ones their latest scheduled, planned meal, packed and transported from home.  One of her little ones walked in and said, Mommy I want something to eat, my friend calmly said what do you want – cookies and peanut butter she replied.  My friend compromised with peanut butter, grapes and a few slices of lunch meat.  Time went on, we chatted more before the next daughter came in – this one opted for a sweet potato.  The next two girls meal choices really got me thinking – they asked for chicken and rice, and the other meatloaf.  Ok, my friend replied – it’ll be ready in a minute.  Then she whipped out 2 tv dinners from the freezer.  I remember those from my childhood I thought.  No fuss, quick, relatively inexpensive meal with very little cleanup.  Hmm – wish I had that option sometimes. 

Wishes move quickly in my head.  The wheels began to turn as I remembered stocking my freezer with healthy frozen lunches and dinners for my husband during my pregnancy for the birth of our daughter.   Why not make them allergy free I thought!  Surely there must be containers that are divided, oven, and freezer safe. 

Please find a few tips for creating your own freezer meals at home.

Leftovers are great!  That one serving will be great on a one person tray.

Use ceramic, glass, or foil containers with tight fitting lids.

Be sure to allow the food to cool down before placing in the freezer.

Slightly undercooked vegetables are less likely to turn mushy when reheated (they will finish cooking)

Label, label, label!

Consider keeping a list or inventory of meals.

While the chemical laden store bought ones may not be best for our health – they can serve as inspiration.

Do you make your own tv dinner/ freezer meals?

Love and blessings,

Sadie

Sadie Foster, MA

Sadie Foster specializes in taking the mystery out of enjoying health, family relationships and life. Her systems teach the skills most  people were never taught, to overcome challenges and get extra-ordinary results quickly.  Making it simple to enjoy health, enjoy your marriage, enjoy children, and enjoy your life with actionable step by step yet flexible processes.  She has been serving families through counseling and nutritional psychology for the last 14 years.

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