How I Cook 20 Healthy Meals in 1 HOUR
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- Опубликовано: 2 май 2024
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SHOPPING LIST / INGREDIENTS:
PROTEINS:
2lbs/1kg Boneless skinless chicken breast
2lbs/1kg of Skin on Norwegian salmon
VEGGIES - cut into large bite sized pieces
2 heads of broccoli
1lb/.5kg brussel sprouts
1.5lb/1kg thick cut carrots
2 large bunches of kale or chard (leaves cut into pieces with stem end thinly sliced)
CARBS
600g rice (I like medium grain calrose)
1.5lb/1kg potatoes (i’m using red baby potatoes), cut into large bite sized pieces
2 med-lrg sweet potatoes, peel and cut into bite size cubes
PANTRY/FRIDGE ITEMS
Salt
Pepper
Olive oil
Arugula (2-3 clamshells)
Roasted red bell pepper
Pepperoncinis
Marinated olives
Feta cheese
Pickled red onions (RECIPE: • White Pizza 4 Ways (Pr... )
Grainy mustard
Balsamic vinegar
Shredded cabbage (i buy the bagged coleslaw mix or you can slice your own)
Sushi ginger
3 avocados
Roasted seaweed or furikake
Kimchi
Sesame seeds
Corn tortillas (or tortillas of choice)
Pickled jalapenos
Lime
Garlic powder (or garlic)
Onion powder
Chili flakes/red pepper flake
Honey
SAUCES and CONDIMENTS:
Gochujang sauce (RECIPE: • Quick Korean Beef Rice... )
Teriyaki sauce (RECIPE: • Quick Teriyaki Salmon ... )
Sesame ginger salad dressing(RECIPE: • BIG ASS SALAD 3 Ways (... )
Pesto (RECIPE: • My Favorite Way to Eat... )
Chili crisp
Tomatillo salsa (RECIPE: • DELUXE Breakfast Burritos )
1. Boil large pot of water
2. Preheat oven to 425F/220C
3. Lay out chicken onto a parchment lined sheet tray. Season with salt and pepper.
4. Lay the salmon onto a parchment lined sheet tray skin side down. Season with salt and pepper
5. Bake the chicken and salmon at 425F/220C
6. At around the 15 minute mark, check the Salmon. It’s done cooking when the internal temp reaches 130-140F/55-60C.
7. The chicken should be done after cooking for between 20-25 minutes depending on the size of the breasts. They’re done when the internal temperature reaches 150-160F/65-70C
8. Transfer salmon and chicken to wide, flat storage containers in the fridge (lid off) to cool
9. Salt the now-boiling water very well and add in chopped broccoli. Cook for about 90 seconds or until the broccoli has softened, but still has a little bite to it. Transfer the broccoli to a wire rack to drain
10. Add the carrots into the boiling water and cook for 3-4 minutes until just tender, but still a little snappy. Transfer to wire rack to drain
11. Add the kale to the boiling water and cook for about 2 minutes. Transfer to wire rack to drain
12. Add the brussel sprouts to the boiling water and cook for 3-4 minutes. Transfer to wire rack to drain
13. Increase oven temperature to 475F/245C
14. To cook the rice, combine 800g water with 600g rice and a very large pinch of salt in a rice cooker. Stir and set to cook on the white rice setting. Store in a container or two in the fridge until ready to use.
15. Slice potatoes in half. Replace the parchment paper from one of the protein sheet trays with a fresh sheet and add on sliced potatoes. Add a generous squeeze of olive oil and a large pinch of salt. Toss on the sheet tray to coat and arrange potatoes cut side down.
16. Peel and cut sweet potatoes into bite size cubes. Replace parchment paper from the second protein sheet tray with a fresh sheet and add diced sweet potatoes. Drizzle with olive oil and salt and toss to evenly coat.
17. Add both trays of potatoes into the oven to cook at 475F/245C. Cook for about 25 minutes until roasted, tender, and charred around the edges. Transfer potatoes into paper towel lined containers and store in the fridge.
*If you’d like to make your own sauces, i’ve linked to recipes for all of them (except chili crisp) above*
CHAPTERS:
0:00 Intro and goals
0:49 Cooking the proteins
1:49 Prepping the veggies and finishing the proteins
3:26 Cooking the vegetables
5:00 Pouring a bowl of cereal (ad)
5:57 Cooking the carbs
7:52 Let’s talk sauces
9:08 Turning ingredients into composed meals
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i doubt you read this, but i just wanna thank you. i'm a very very depressed and fat person who gave up a long time ago, but as a regular viewer of your videos i decided to go ahead and give this a shot. i''ve lost 50 pounds, and even though i'm still obese, for the first time in years i finally found the urge to try. kinda random, but somehow this video just hit me at the right time, so thank you.
how are things now?
You are not alone. I hope things are getting better. This channel has helped me too.
I’m proud of you! Keep going. And when you hit a bad bout of depression, just say to yourself “this too shall pass” (that helps me with my worst bouts), or “just keep swimming, just keep swimming”, or “there’s a light at the end of the tunnel, and it ain’t a train”. Or whatever works for you.
U got this 🙂
Please do more of these. Great inspiration & ideas
As a European, I definitely appreciate the Celcius temperatures and Grams' measurements. They help a ton to follow along with these recipes!
All we need as well for Europe/UK/Australia is alternatives for USA only ingredients.
As a South African, same
As an Indian, Same..
as a south american, same
Even as an American recipes are easier with a scale and metric rather than so many extra pieces of equipment.
Finally a realistic meal prep made for real actual people. Please do more, theres so little content out there like this. Most meal prep is completely unrealistic, bland or for those with 2 to 3 hours to spare.
literally! I don't know how the algorithm is blessing me today but I'm coming across so much good helpful content! such a godsend
God I hate meal prep sites. "Make an avocado salad! Avocado will totally keep for seven days after being chopped up!" no it fucking won't
This is by far the most straight forward no BS meal prep vid I’ve ever seen. Thanks! 👏🏼
I was thinking the same thing! It didn’t make me feel overwhelmed like usual.
This methodology is honestly eye opening, would definitely be interested in more like this in the future
Thanks DUMPY. Any ideas on how I could elaborate on this idea? I loved making it.
@@BrianLagerstromI'd love some variations, for example - seasonal variations, ideas for pasta instead of rice, maybe some people are interested in veggie or vegan ideas?
I think the concept (preparing sides and mains and throwing together in different variations) is pretty straightforward, but not everyone may find it as easy to find good combinations.
Especially if you don't like or don't/can't eat one of the main components.
Therefore i think variations would be helpful
@@BrianLagerstrom Get an artist or graphic designer to make an infographic flowsheet. You could even sell it as a poster. People want simple and easy to follow which this video is (as are all of your videos). A reference like that would be great. For a bonus, you can add wine/beer/bubbly water pairing suggestions to the final products at the end of the flowsheet.
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Secondly what would be great to elaborate on - in my opinion- is the technicalities of storing the food:
What kinds of food can be cooked,, stored and reheated easily? What foods aren't good with reheating? How long will the food approximately be good after cooking and storing? What are early warning signs for foods that are on the verge of turning bad? What veggies work well with this system, which don't, which ones can be boiled well, or which should be pan fried or oven roasted or whatever.
@@BrianLagerstrom honestly I'd love to see what your budget looks like for a plan like this. I feel like too many people think that healthy eating has to be expensive but it absolutely doesn't have to be if you know what you're doing. Keep up the great work Bri!
This guys content is above and beyond. He keeps it fresh, his production quality and editing is top notch, a real homrun.
Agree 100%. Great chefs can be kinda arrogant, but Bri is down to earth, explains everything clearly, and you can just tell he's a good guy who cares about food as well as his subscribers.
Agree
Agreed!
Yeah, fresh... but you aren't going to make any of this... kinda a waste if your looking for cooking recommendations. His earlier content was so much better before this junk.
@@violetqueen450down to earth with $200 ingredients and multiple $1000's of equipment...
This is genius, easy cleaning & superb method.Period.
This video changes lives, man. I hope you can appreciate how much better your approach is to typical meal prep.
I've said before, but Brian's got the highest value-per-minute of any food channel I've seen. This is just the extreme case.
That's a big goal of mine so I'm glad it comes through for you
Internet Shaquille is still the king for now, but Brian is a close second
FINALLY a realistic, reasonable, actually fast, affordable weeknight dinner prep. thank you.
Definitely would like more meal planning like this. I hate sacrificing half of my Sundays for meal prepping. We always cook the protein in bulk, but fall short on the veggie/fruit sides. Thank you for the concise and clear directions and the reasons why.
This is probably one of the most helpful healthy meal prep videos I've seen (and I've watched lots)! I agree, the sauces are the key!
Wow just tried this today to meal prep for the week. My god the speed I could cook veggies at. Bro you just saved me like 2 hours of meal prep time. I made fish, chicken, kale, carrots, broccoli, Brussel sprouts, sweet potatoes, and red potatoes. IN AN HOUR.
Pleasseeeeeeeee make more videos like this 🙏
Wow! So so stoked you put it into practice! Best of luck with the rest of the meals this week.
Brian, I tried this method word for word today and something in my brain just clicked and was absolutely blown away by how simple and versatile this was. My husband and I just sat eating our dinners together beaming about how happy we are to try this method. Thank you!
Oh my god! Thanks! So so glad it worked for you! My sister just did the same and it took her 1 hour exactly!
@@BrianLagerstrom making healthy, easy and delicious meals while saving marriages. this man is a saint
LOLOLOLOLLLL @@jeffsilvestri4336
Wait, how do you give money?!?! Is there a donate button somewhere I am not seeing?
@@offtomilanI think it’s the “thanks” button
Where have you been all my life! So excited to start following you and not waste food by planning and prepping my food for the week. Thank you!
This was awesome. I came back from traveling and needed a food reset as well. I used this plan for 2 weeks and it made weekday/weeknight eating so much easier and healthy. Prepping food doesn’t have to be complicated all the time.
I love this...can this become a series, please?!? And thank you for keeping the number of dirty dishes in mind when planning this!
You forgot to add pretty please lol so I’ll do so now Pretty Please Brian and wife could this become a series? Maybe once per month?
Amazing content and fantastic idea! Love it!!!
I’m on board with this being a series pretty pretty please!
Make it a series! More ideas to cook like this! Love it! Thanks for the content here Brian!
I love cooking, but struggle with chronic fatigue and usually only have enough energy for cooking a full meal one, maybe two days out of the week. This technique you showed just might enable me to have a healthy, tasty meal every night for dinner. You’re a lifesaver, Bri! Thanks for all the hard work you put into your videos!
Along with Brian's approach I also Highly recommend making bulk meals you can freeze that are quite flavour dense and heavier than your fresh meals. Freezing meals like Spicey lamb curry or stew. Beef bolognese. Thai chicken/ pork curries. These are all nutritionally dense meals that are delicious that can easily be paired with rice or noodles which are quick to make. I find this helps me immensely.
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Like the other person mentioned I cook extra and freeze as my fatigue would have us eating take out too much.
You can break this over 2-3 days. I break them down by cooking method: 1) boil eggs and pasta, 2) cut veggies for salads/sandwiches or for 3) stir fry the next day, 4) roast meats, 5) cook grains. Cook enough to last 1-2 weeks between my husband and I
@yennlow Yes that works well for me. Except usually I cook a big meal that I can freeze once a week when I don't have energy to do several. If I do it every week it keeps us in freezer meals. Especially when I have felt better and do like you said 2 or 3 days. Take care!
All I can say is this is awesome. You made the best affordable Whole Foods into amazing healthy meals. Already made a list and aside from the sauces everything only amounts to abt $45 (with your portions) and that’s only for one person! Only $150-180 a month on food. So affordable if you compare it to my monthly take out expenses (it was like $275, hence why I’m following this asap, healthy gut + more money in the pocket) 😅
Thanks Brian, this is really helpful to evolve from trying to knock out something nearly every night into a plan for a week. I really like the efficiency of getting the three bases prepped and the creativity of how to stretch it different directions with the sauces.
This is game changing. I have been cooking more "over the top" meals pretty frequently and was starting to get burned out on it. I normally do big pots of stew, chili, etc. in the winter, but it's just too hot for that kind of meal every day right now. This is perfect. Thank you!!
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About an hour ago I was making a menu plan for the week... "pizza, casserole, tacos, something with ground beef..." and then this video came out. I just wrote a new grocery list. Looks like we'll be feeling lighter and I'll be in the hot kitchen less; win-win!
Nice!
Same predicament here. Reconsidering my whole grocery list. 😅
As a full time worker and a mother. This is the best meal prep so far. Everytime I cook a dish, I then will see it at least the next 2 days. I will try this method. Thank you for sharing ❤
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I absolutely love your method! Simple, nutritious with a punch of flavor and enough variety! Just swapping the veggies makes the possibilities endless.
This is absolutely a life changing strategy. I first heard about it from Ethan Chlebowski and it completely changed how I approach cooking for myself. The meals are fresher, it costs less, there's variety, and all it costs is a little creativity and the willingness to have a well stocked pantry and buy in bulk.
I hope you give it a try thanks for watching
Love Ethan's food ideas!
Even as a person who enjoys periodically going above and beyond for home-cooked meals, finding ways to minimize and streamline meal prep is an essential skill to have and there is nothing wrong with it, in my opinion. Finding that perfect balance between healthy, tasty, and easy is key and this video helps to give me some new thoughts and perspective to my weekly meal preps for work lunches. Thanks, Bri, your content is top notch!
Exactly! The balance of healthy, tasty, and easy is the key! Thanks for watching.
Love this video. Please continue to make more like this. I've struggled to make healthy meals on the regular post covid/back to the office. This is just what I need.
I needed this. Cooking has been stressing me out. Love the simplicity here.
This was easily THE most helpful and realistic weekly meal prep video I’ve seen. More like this! So many are full of bland recipes or call for eating leftovers, this feels manageable. Love the ideas!
I think your "Weeknight Guac" is emblematic of why I really appreciate your approach to weeknight cooking (and a lot of the other stuff you put out). "It's not authentic, but it tastes damn good." is such a great philosophy for trying to maximize that balance btwn flavor/time-investment. If it gets you *most* of the way there, but took 1/3rd of the time to make - that's perfect. Still tastes great, still approximates the flavors you were aiming for, but doesn't necessarily turn into a big, convoluted thing. On a weekend I'm willing to put in the effort, on a weeknight I just want something to eat before I either fall over or give up and order something.
I agree that a series like this would be amazing!!! Definitely will be following in hopes you make more like this. Will be trying these recipes next week 😊
definitely do more videos like this its so hard to find the energy to cook sometimes and having these options already in the fridge ready to go would help SO much
This has pretty much been my weekly meal prep for work lunches for the last few years. Just chuck a bunch a stuff onto a sheet pan and roast it. It's one of the laziest forms of cooking there is, but still yields decent results. I started doing that back when I had to work 12 hour nights in the summer heat. I was always too tired to cook, and eating fast food every night was expensive and very unhealthy. Chucking a bunch of stuff onto a sheet pan and letting it roast while I did something else helped me get back on track health-wise while saving money.
I've spent HOURS on Sundays doing meal prep so much that I said ENOUGH, and needed my sanity back. I think you've given us the perfect guide to meal prep.
Excellent! Thanks 🙏
I love the concept of meal prep approach when you cook bases and mix & match. Please make more videos on the topic.
I love the method of blanching most vegetables with the big pot of boiling water and so far it's saved me so much time! Thanks so much for sharing!
Thaaaank you. Getting back into the gym has created the need for goal-minded meals, but most meal prep videos online don't itch my desire to still have fun with my food and get creative. This is a great inspiration
I like the direction of the newer videos where you include some store-bought stuff that you like. Sometimes it is difficult to do every single component homemade.
You are a very efficient and a practical person in the kitchen, easy watch and totally doable for just about everybody, all the food looked great, healthy and apetizing. Great job.
Why has it taken me so long to find this guy. The videos are awesome. I love it all: simple multi use and meal prep for the whole week. So realistic, helpful and yummy! Thanks so much!!! Keep it coming.
Love this. This is such an understandable and practical way to do meal prep for a week of varied and interesting meals without breaking the bank or spending a ton of time.
Just when you thought things could not get any better… I'm a single guy, I have a GF, but I live alone-ish. For the past 4 years, I've been on a keto lifestyle and I prepare 99% of all the food I consume myself. I enjoy making food for my gf and myself, as long as it's very simple. I have never mastered any form of meal prepping, but this video just shows me how easy it can be, but best of all it gave me ideas. This guy is good. I put him alongside Helen Rennie, Adam Ragusea, etc, but not for there cooking skills, per say, but for there techniques, philosophies, ideas, etc.
I’ve been wanting someone to do videos like this. Exactly like this. Awesome job filming, narrating and cooking. Love it
You hit it out of the park with this one- total game-changer for me and my husband this past week. Would love more of this!
A big thank you from those of us depressed and overwhelmed with daily care tasks, this lil episode was incredibly helpful
I’m thrilled about this episode. I’m in a program where we eat only what we cook at home. I really liked seeing how you approach it logically so I’m going to prepare more so I don’t have to cook as often. This was really great and I really appreciate the motivation to keep going. Sure we can eat out but we learn it’s much better at home to eat simple and tasty. Thanks again.
Just whipped up your recipe! Except instead of kale and broccoli I substituted for bok choy and cauliflower. Everything came out perfect and delicious. You're the man Brian!!
Your content draws people to want and watch. I love this. I’m subscribing!
This is awesome, Brian - I think my favorite video of yours yet. I love the idea of batch-cooking various proteins and vegetables, and really appreciate the tips about how to store them and the various combinations and condiments used in a week. Keep up the great work!
I did this on Sunday and we are enjoying it right now. It ended up taking me about 1 1/2 hours, but I know that will get faster. Tonight we had salmon with rice and broccoli. The game changer was putting teriyaki sauce and chili crisp on it. That combination of sweet and spicy hit so hard. It was so incredibly good! Bri, please make more content like this…. Preferably by next week lol. It is by far my favorite.
Pls keep making videos like this how to prep meals. I get inspired to eat healthy when I see the simplicity of food preparation
This organized method is so helpful to drop the summer weight without even realizing it. The key is your sauce suggestions and your own great sauce and dressing recipes. The Italian vinaigrette from your Summer Pasta Salad video is the one I always want! More sauce and dressing recipes please. Great video, thanks!
Great video. My partner and I tried this out this week and it works wonderfully. We really struggle with staying interested in what we’ve prepped through the week and having these quick and easy options available to toss together in minutes is a lifesaver when I’m barely awake before a night shift. I do hope you decide to do another version with some different proteins and influences! Keep up the fantastic work.
I super appreciate videos like this. They're great for someone like me who is finding ways to eat healthy. This is really helpful and easy. Super thanks to this video!
This guy actually posts videos with viewers in mind , something which we can actually use. I just ordered all the ingredients shown in the video and ready for some meal prep this Wednesday night.
This might be my favorite video you've ever posted. I've seen other creators try for this style but never has it delivered so fully. The way you showed each ingredient and then showed how you would use them through the course of the week, even including sauces and seasoning was so awesome. Thank you for sharing this!
This is just the video I need for the next few weeks: My brother and his fam are moving to a new house (just down the street!) and I’m going to have so much fridge/freezer space to try out some healthier meals.
Watched this whole genius video and said to myself, "Now, if only there was a shopping list..." Checked out the description and BAM, you not only laid out a sectioned shopping list, but the full instructions as well. And with sauce recommendations which, I agree, is where it's at! Unbelievable. Thank you very much for the concise, helpful, and healthy video!
LOVED your step by step approach that makes planning AND variety easy and affordable! Most sensible approach I have ever seen. . . MANY thank you's❣️
This is the best meal prep video I've see. You make everything look so simple and logical. LOVED IT!!!😍😍😍
I'm struggling to prepare meals while I'm in dental school so this is an extremely timely video! Time to go shopping this weekend! More meal prep/fast recipes would be awesome! Thank you for this
Dang, this is amazing!! You are a rock star for making this video and it will help us conquer our meal planning. Super healthy and super easy! Thanks a bunch!!!
This is just perfect. Thanks for this no BS, straight-to-the-point video!!
Perfect, keep them coming. This is something I can do with my kids as well. Very simplistic and creative
Brian, I love this type of video. I enjoy cooking, but find it hard to dive into an in depth recipe during the weekday, which usually results in eating something quick, easy, and unhealthy. Mixing up the same ingredients into different dishes is something I really like and look forward to trying this stuff out. Thanks for all you do!
What I love about this video is the fact that he gives subtle consideration toward the cooking experience itself, such as mentioning the changing of parchment paper to reduce dishes or the fact that you can add olive oil to your store bought pesto if it’s thick. Obviously these are a given, but it’s rare to see cooking videos where they talk about these things.
Thank you for sharing. My household works full time, and this looks like a good solution to help keep meals healthier, but also give us back our time in the evenings.
That’s the approach of mealprep that changed my whole life, dropped 40lbs in 1 year while learning to cook and enjoy whole food based diet ❤
Super inspiring, Brian! I'd love to see more of this meal prepping content. Switching things up with different sauces is a totally new idea to me. I love it!
This has been so helpful to make easy portion controlled meals that are healthy and inexpensive. I always get overwhelmed with food prep and this was amazingly simple ❤❤
Absolutely life changing! I switched a few things up for my preferences, but overall this video has been so helpful! I’ve shared it with anyone who brings up meal prep.
I actually would love to see more meal prep concepts like this. Where you can make a big batch of something and construct it into different meals through the week. I usually plan out dinners for each week, but make extra for leftovers, and this would help so much. Hopefully you have more ideas catalogued for this type of thing! Plus I can have a little section in the fridge dedicated to grab and dump style meals. I love this!
This is awesome. This is so inspirational and manageable. Please make more of these.Thank you!!
I loved this idea so much. I feel it's easily customisable and the concept is really cool.
Looking forward to seeing a video where you show us how you use the vegetable stock from boiling the veggies!
I followed this plan and we had food for over a week. Thank you!!! Please keep making videos like this.
I think this might be my new favourite of all your vids -- definitely ticked a lot of the boxes in what I find helpful and interesting. Many thnx!
Thanks for all the work you do on the videos bri, we see the effort you put in:)
Finally someone who embraces thinking smarter not harder in the kitchen. They make these pre made sauces for a reason! So many amazing dishes from simple plentiful items
Can confirm - went out today and basically adopted this menu and subbed the proteins for tofu and seitan. I essentially halved my grocery bill (score!) and am hoping to save some time during the week. This is literally the best content ever.
Love this! My daughter and I just watched it and she says "let's do that, mom!" Thank you!
Your 20 healthy meals in 1 hour are a game-changer! Reminds me of my lifecoach Lisa Haisha's retreat in the Philippines, emphasizing efficient and mindful living. Your cooking skills and Lisa's wisdom inspire me on the path to greatness. Cheers to nourishing our bodies with ease!
I’m trying all of that for a week. They are perfect recipes especially when you add the individual flavors. Incredible ideas and yes not too difficult. Thank you!
So grateful for you, so look forward to your videos. Ready for a book.
I love healthy food, and I'm getting much better at cooking over the past year, but I'm finding my main problem is... FOOD STORAGE! I do so well shopping for healthy stuff at the grocery store and avoiding junk, but unless I plan out my week PERFECTLY, a substantial amount of it ends up going bad! Especially as a single person living alone, it can be so difficult. I'm always tossing produce that got moldy way faster than I anticipated, or eating a bunch of green beans for dinner because if I don't get to them *now* then I suspect they are probably going to spoil.
This video definitely helps in that regard by using healthy "building blocks" instead of dedicated meals, so *thank you* for that! But I still have so much to learn. If you would consider in the future discussing your food storage habits, that would be a lifesaver for me and I'm sure many others. I'm surprised to find that's my BIGGEST obstacle in eating healthier... NOT cooking meals and making things taste good.
For instance: What do you put in the fridge vs. what do you leave on the counter? What produce do you buy frozen (or freeze yourself) or canned without a substantial loss in quality? What about freezing meat -- is it good to buy in bulk and freeze some of it for later? (And when I want to use it, do I just move it from the freezer to the fridge the day before to thaw?) Do you vacuum seal things? And when you're storing produce, what do you store together vs. separate? What herbs do you think MUST be fresh vs. what can you get buy with dried? Do you pat leafy greens dry and store them in a ziplock bag with a dry paper towel, or do you use some other method? Could those silica gel packets help keep things dry and thus fresh longer? Does organic food spoil faster? And if so, is it worth it to avoid the preservatives?
I just have a million questions and I get lost in the sauce. There's so much information out there and it can be helpful in bits and pieces, but hearing it from someone like you all summed up would be amazing. And it would be refreshing to hear if you also struggle with food waste, or your journey combating food waste issues. Honestly this could be a whole video series instead of just a single video, there is SO much to go over.
(I suppose instead of just complaining I should also mention that I LOVE this channel and it has helped me SOOO much as a newly-divorced guy living on his own for the first time ever at age 35. Thanks!!)
To avoid food waste try doing a stew or chili at the end of your grocery week 😊. Throw it all in a pot and freeze for a lazy easy cook day. You can also wash and freeze some fresh produce before it goes bad. I sometimes only need half a can of corn or refried beans so I freeze the other half and use when I need it! Goodluck on your journey
Love this! I just cooked it all today and bought all the sauces. Excited for the week ahead!
Thanks! Please keep making more of sheet pan meals! It’s super helpful ❤
I love all your videos but this one couldn’t have come at a better time!Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! We’ve been trying to eat healthier and I’ve been scouring RUclips/internet for meal prep ideas that won’t cost me an arm and a leg and take up my entire Sunday cooking and washing dishes. Definitely a game changer. This is happening this weekend!!
Ditto! I have seen a few videos about this topic, but none were as appealing to me as this one. Many I have seen are for prepping for a family of 4 or more, where this one hit the sweet spot of cooking for 2...which is my scenario. This is all ingredients that I enjoy and the mix/match combos he created all appealed to me. I realize I will do some of my own tweaks, but this approach is perfect for keeping me from having to overthink a meal plan each week as a bunch of individual dishes.
You should try chef Jack ovens too
These are great! Yes, will definitely adopt some of these into my rotations. I'm dad chef for our house of 4 and started preping preportioned foods for our 10 and 13yr old this summer. Buuuut I just spent over an hour making only 6 portions of chicken parm pasta monday night 😂. Love the extensive information and techniques u share in these video, you the GOAT B MAN!
Please make more content like this. It's super helpful and interesting.
I've been trying to "weeknight" and feel like I always run into dead leftovers.. as cheesy as this sounds: this is a kind of creativity that can prevent wasted food. Thanks for your work. Liked and Subscribed.
THIS IS EXACTLY THE VIDEO IVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR. THANK YOU. CAN YOU TELL IM EXCITED.
Absolutely fantastic! I've been meal prepping for 3 or so years now and always look forward to ways to cut down on my weekend cooking time.
This is a really great video! I think it would be good paired with a "quick weekday sauces" supplement so then we can know what to grocery shop for each week!
I second this!!!
Literally just did this, making a few veggie substitutions (but same number of steps). 1 hour 10 minutes. But the last 20min was just the veggies cooking because I didn’t swap my pans as quick as I could have. (Also halved this for 1 person.) Amazing! Would love to see more videos like this!
Thanks for trying!!!!!
What did you choose as veggie alternative?
Thank you! This is brilliant. I am a single mom, school teacher, & started WW. I think I can use a lot of this!
I cannot WAIT to follow these instructions! Thank you for such wonderful detail! Following to see everything else you come up with!! ❤ Wow!
Nice! This is the style of meal prep I prefer. Most everything out there is making one recipe and eating the same thing for 5 days. Mix and match is the way to go!
Excellent point! I don't mind making a big batch of something that I can freeze portions of for later, but this video feels more like what I really want in easy meal prep.
This video is dope, comes at a great time. The wife and I are trying to balance schedules and getting good prep options suggested is always a valuable idea-lending. I struggle with OCD and the kitchen is one of my control spaces, so sometimes structuring recipes to front load effort like this can really unshackle my brain at 7pm on a Wednesday from trying to craft a burre blanc salmon Bordelaise en franc croute mierde de taureau.
So sincerely, thank you 🙏 also for the impeccably cringe worthy wordplay. You got a physical face palm from my wife with the pepperoncin-dogs 👍
This is exactly what I was looking for, my style of cooking completely with all the sauce and mix and matches! Thank you!!!
I absolutely love that I saw you drinking spindrift at the end. I tell all my friends how I swapped soda out for spindrift and I've been feeling so much healthier while still satisfying my fizzy cravings