Abigail 06:28 PM 03-19-2012
Does anyone cook meals in bulk for daycare and then freeze them? I'm looking for ideas! I do Home-Made (HM) baked macaroni and cheese which counts the cheese as the meat/protein and the noodles as the grain. I also cooked spaghetti macaroni which the beef counts as the protein, spaghetti sauce as a vegetable and the macaroni noodles as the grain. I use macaroni noodles because all my kids are 25-30 months old.
Please share ideas with me on what I can make in bulk and freeze! I've also made banana bread and also some pasta with lentils and carrots but the kids don't like it. I'm still looking for a dish with lentils in it.
I do beef stew, sloppy joes, vegetable beef soup, waffles, muffins. I've tried to do things with noodles, but they seem mushy and no one eats it. I will cook and shred up a bunch of chicken and freeze it. I use it for chicken wraps, enchiladas, chicken hotdish, etc. I buy the whole chickens from Sam's Club and put them in the crock pot for the day. I also buy my hamburger at Sam's and ground up the 5-6lbs at a time and separate them out in 1lb groups. I'd love to do more freezing, so I'm excited to see what everyone else does!
GretasLittleFriends 08:00 AM 03-20-2012
lil angels 10:24 AM 03-20-2012
I love this thread I do as much as I can on the weekends to so I don't have much to do during the week. My newest favorite is meatloaf. I mix it up raw and don't cook it put it in the freezer and then when I want it throw it in the oven and it is still only cooked once.
Some of my other favorites are
-Making cookie dough pucks and freezing them then having fresh cookie 1 or 10 at a time.
-Making 10 lbs of hamberger at a time the freeze in 1lb bags. Then it is ready for any meal. Spagetti, tator tot hot dish, sloppy joes,ect.
- go to the groc store and purchase celery, onions, carrots, peppers, ect cut up everything so again I always have veggies ready for meals all done and ready.
-other things that cook and freeze well chili, raw apple pies, apple crisp, banana bread, muffins.
Here is a few ideas for you lets hear some more.
SunshineMama 10:44 AM 03-20-2012
Originally Posted by lil angels:
I love this thread I do as much as I can on the weekends to so I don't have much to do during the week. My newest favorite is meatloaf. I mix it up raw and don't cook it put it in the freezer and then when I want it throw it in the oven and it is still only cooked once.
Some of my other favorites are
-Making cookie dough pucks and freezing them then having fresh cookie 1 or 10 at a time.
-Making 10 lbs of hamberger at a time the freeze in 1lb bags. Then it is ready for any meal. Spagetti, tator tot hot dish, sloppy joes,ect.
- go to the groc store and purchase celery, onions, carrots, peppers, ect cut up everything so again I always have veggies ready for meals all done and ready.
-other things that cook and freeze well chili, raw apple pies, apple crisp, banana bread, muffins.
Here is a few ideas for you lets hear some more.
I always double everything that I make so I can freeeze one thing. Also, when the grocery store is having a sale on fruit/veggies, I dice the ones up that will freeze and save them for snacks or cooking.
Frozen grapes are a new favorite treat that fills an ice cream craving!
Abigail 06:55 PM 06-01-2012
Originally Posted by SunshineMama:
I always double everything that I make so I can freeeze one thing. Also, when the grocery store is having a sale on fruit/veggies, I dice the ones up that will freeze and save them for snacks or cooking.
Frozen grapes are a new favorite treat that fills an ice cream craving!
What fresh fruits/veges do you freeze? When you freeze grapes have you ever cut them in half first? I have some young ones and would not feel comfortable giving them frozen whole grapes but I do allow them to eat whole grapes now as I continually say eat one at a time.
I love making things in bulk and freezing them. Now I freeze things in 2 cup portions for 3 toddlers to share. I think the food program recommended 1/4 cup servings of noodles/grains which simply isn't enough so I am making sure I have more on hand. They always eat it all.
Bella99 04:54 AM 06-02-2012
I'm actually in the process of compiling over 50 links with recipes onto 1 blog post, (atleast 200 recipes). I wonder if i'd be allowed to post it here..