There was a time when I was very conscientious and I did my meal prep every weekend. Then I got bored with the food.
Then I turned back to this :
This :
This :
and occasionally this :
And then I got bored with those. Haiz.... Besides the chap fan food was not as good as it used to be.
So I decided to get back on the food prep wagon. But not bulk cooking because I admit, freshly cooked food taste best.
This is what I did :
I buy chicken thighs and marinate the whole lot and stick them in the freezer. Yeah, pretty much like what I did here.
I cut the broccoli in big florets so that they don't overcook. That would be 180C for 25 minutes.
About 5 minutes before time, I add French beans.
Looks like a decent meal. Since I am taking this to the office, I use my kitchen scissors to debone the chicken and cut the vegetables smaller.
Besides chicken thighs, I also use marinated pork loin.
Same modus operandi.
Nicely packed to go. Obviously the packed meals you see here were cooked during the weekend (for illustration purposes) since I would not have time to take photos in the morning.
So far, I am quite happy with these home cooked meals. I hope to keep up.
Is it a hassle? Diplomatic answer - no, honest to God answer - yes. It all depends on your attitude.
Is it a hassle? Diplomatic answer - no, honest to God answer - yes. It all depends on your attitude.
I love to cook this for my lunch and dinner too! Easy, simple and delicious :D
ReplyDeleteVery good for weight control too!
DeleteThumb up to your home cook meal... Nowadays, I anyhow eat for lunch, my dinner will be assorted mushroom only, without rice or noodle, etc...
ReplyDeleteI am thinking of adding mushrooms to my food.
DeleteIf that glass container is the same one as I have, then I k now it's not very big in size...and that would mean the portion will not be enough to fill me up especially since there are no carbs like rice or potatoes. I think I may need three portions...haha! ;)
ReplyDeleteYup, those are small containers and true enough they are not quite adequate for a super tanker like me hah...hah.... If I have a heavy breakfast, they fill me up fine.
DeleteI'm eyeing the pork. Oooooo....drooling over that layer of fat! :D
ReplyDeleteThat's the best part hee..hee..
DeleteWhat a cleber lady!
ReplyDeleteYou always make cooking to look easy peasy.
I will definitely do this since I just need to squeeze out my Heinz's BBQ sauce over the chicken and pop it into oven with lots of cauliflowers & carrots! I think I will loose 5 kgs in one week.
This is good for weight management. But I do get hungry and I cheat when I cannot tahan LOL!
DeleteSo your food prep mojo is back but not in bulk! Hehe
ReplyDeleteYup, not so tiring cooking one meal at a time hah...hah...
DeleteThumbs up to you for the effort. Your lunch boxes look so good and healthy - well balanced between meat and vegetables but will you be full after eating this for lunch? If I ever ever suddenly magically turned diligent, I will use lamb, beef, egg or fish for the meat and the same vegetables as yours. So tasty!
ReplyDeleteI can be full if I have a proper breakfast. If not, I get hungry a few short hours later hee..hee....
DeleteYour kitchen scissors is so strong and sharp to cut through all the pork and chicken. Can you please show us a photo of it?
ReplyDeleteI don't cut through the bone, only the flesh. My kitchen scissors are those ordinary ones.
DeleteI'm always so pleased with myself when I've planned my meals in advance. A little effort now pays off big time later.
ReplyDeleteI agree!
DeleteBalanced diet with no carbs... works for me! But then honestly, I am Lazy.. nowadays I take heavy breakfast and then try... I say again... try... to eat just oats with nuts in the evening.. I hope I can do that for at least one week... or two days in a week... hahahaa..
ReplyDeleteIf I take a heavy breakfast, then I can skip lunch. But dinner have to eat lah LOL!
DeleteYou're so hardworking to bring food to the office, dear! Such healthy food! xoxo
ReplyDeleteI am trying to keep my weight in check hee..hee...
DeleteHahaha. Love your answer. Yes and No.
ReplyDeleteYour pre-cooked meal looked delicious. Sometimes I also bored with chap fan as almost same dishes every day.
hah..hah... takes a bit of effort but worth it.
DeleteYou are so diligent especially in the morning! I can prepare this way for dinner but not in the morning.
ReplyDeleteWell, since I can't face chap fan anymore, I have no choice hah..hah..
DeleteI like your food prep with the chicken thigh, broccoli and french beans but I don't think I will be full eating that, I must have rice! Hard to lose weight like that lah
ReplyDeleteYes, very hard to lose weight as you will see in my next post.
DeleteOh everything looks very yummy
ReplyDeletexx
Thank you!
DeleteI wonder why my roasted chicken always release so much juices on the baking tray, yours looked perfectly dry. :(
ReplyDeleteThere was some juice released after I marinated it, maybe that's why it was dryish.
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