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All great suggestions ladies ! But my biggest issue is that I am single, and do not have a family to cook for so making meals each night and using the leftovers isn't really feasible for me. I cook dinner for only myself each night, and they are definitely not kid friendly meals. I just really want to avoid using any of my off time for cooking, and want to get it done during daycare hours.
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I make different food for my family/daycare.
I cut up fruit/veggies for the week when I buy/store them, as much as possible.
I make LARGE batches of certain items, like meatballs (which are on a 2 week rotating menu with meatball subs one week, spaghetti and meatballs the next). So I will make 5lbs or so of meatballs, cook them, divide them up, put one in the fridge with sauce, put the other in a freezer bag with sauce.
So when I make meatballs subs from frozen, I only have to defrost them the day before and warm them in a pot on the stove. When I make spaghetti and meatballs, same thing and cook the pasta as they heat up.
I do tossed salad as an option with every lunch to substitute their other veggie. I have 4 GREAT salad eaters, so I always have salad cut up/ready to serve.
Whole chickens in the crock pot with veggies can be served over rice one day, and the remainder frozen to serve over noodles next week or made into home made chicken pot pies (I make mini ones with biscuits in a muffin tin) or homemade chicken noodle soup, etc.
I always double baked ziti with meat sauce, lasagna, etc.
On Mondays I have been doing wraps with various meats, like grilled chicken is tomorrow and Tuesday we are having chicken salad pitas. So today I baked the chicken and diced it in advance for the wraps and already made the chicken salad. Wednesday we are having meatball subs (have to pull that out to defrost Tuesday). Thursday we are having meatloaf, and there is already one in the freezer, if there wasn't, I would have made one and put it in there today... just have to defrost/bake it and add sides (rolls, salad, fruit). Friday we are having homemade calzones, and those I will prep during Thursdays lunch and just have to pop in the oven Friday.Comment
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everything is in the recycling bin as far as food labels go, I have never been asked. You could always toss a grocery bag under the daycare kitchen sink to toss your food labels in and write the date on them.Comment
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Lol then I guess I'm answering posts in reverse... So here we are again... Lol
I bought two extra crock pots to go with my home crock pot. When I out something in for my family (if husband is home), then I out things in the other two for daycare related.
For instance, I'm doing red beans with sausage for my family right now. In another crock pot I'm doing a whole chicken that will be deboned to make chicken spaghetti for the daycare. And in yet another crock pot, I have some deer meat (thanks husband
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I love crock pot cooking just because its easy and I don't "feel" like I'm cooking
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