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As a mom of four kids I can honestly say that sometimes I forget to eat. I get so caught up in my daily to do list and taking care of my kids that I forget about ME. I’m sure any mom can relate to how busy your day gets when taking care of four little ones. For lunch I let my kids pick an easy meal usually along the lines of mac & cheese, pizza or grilled cheese. Something simple that they like. For dinner I make a meal from scratch that we sit around the table as a family to enjoy. Lunch needs to be simple so I don’t spend half my day making it and cleaning up afterwards. While my kids love the easy prep meal choices I often get sick of eating grilled cheese or chicken soup. I have started stocking up my freezer with easy meals for one that I can enjoy while my kids dish on their favorite cheese pizza.
This week I’m giving you a peak at what is stocked in my freezer. Inside you will find an assortment of various foods frozen in time. I make freezer meals and freeze them for easy dinners for our family so you will find those along with a lot of beef and pork. We buy half a cow and half a pig from local farmers which is an excellent way to buy organic meat at a crazy low price. Along with all of that you will find my go to lunches that I can grab whenever hunger strikes! What I love about having a large chest freezer is that I can take fresh foods and freeze them in time to enjoy at a later date. Freezing is an excellent way to lock in nature’s freshness, flavor and nutrients and preserve foods at their peak of freshness and flavor so you can enjoy them anytime. When it comes to fresh vs frozen the nutritional benefits can be equal.
Here are some of my easy lunches for this week. ConAgra Cafe Steamers. The DuoTray Steamcooker makes for a tasty dish that has bright, crisp veggies and juicy chicken. The best part? The pasta is cooked al dente and is not the soggy, overcooked pasta of the past. You know it’s good when it’s a Top Chef recipe! Heinz Chicken Strips and Fries are my favorite dish to indulge in while gaining only 8 weight watcher’s points! The crisper tray means you get crispy chicken and seasoned french fries without all the prep of making it in the oven! The Baja Black Bean single serve pizzas are a step up from the cheese variety my kids go for. Loaded with black beans, tomatoes, fire-roasted corn, cheese and a spicy Baja chile sauces on a whole grain crust, they are an excellent meatless choice.
Not only do I often skip out on a delicious lunch when I don’t have easy freezer options on hand, but I also turn to freezer options to spice up my breakfast options. While I’m a cereal lover at heart, even the biggest cereal lover can tire of eating it each morning. I like to keep Toaster Strudels, Jimmy Dean Croissant Sandwiches and Eggo Waffles on hand for those mornings when I need a change in routine. My kids will devour them too so it makes for a great change of menu.
You can learn more about the benefits of frozen foods and see why we choose Frozen. How Fresh Stays Fresh to change up our menu routine!
What are your favorite go-to frozen foods?
These are great ideas. Even though we are a family of 3, we aren’t usually home at the same time to eat together so we eat like 3 different ONEs! 🙂
Ha, ha, ha! So true… so many times I will make a really great lunch for the kids, filled with protein, veggies, and fruit then get totally side-tracked putting groceries away or doing laundry that I forget to eat myself.
Moms are often the ones that forget to eat. We get so busy with kids and working that time just gets away from us! These are some great ideas.
I actually have many of those same things in my freezer. My kids LOVE Eggos!
These are great! With baby two almost here, I am stocking the fridge with foods that are easy to make for everyone!
We keep those eggo waffles in our freezer all the time! I love frozen foods that I can stock up on. It really helps with meal planning.
This Fall I won’t have any kids home during the day {YAY!}, and I know that I’m going to be skipping a lot of meals and most likely get that 3pm slump. Thanks for the ideas!
I need to stock up on more freezer meals (or make some). It’s so nice just to have a few things in fridge for when I just run out of time. I find the bigger meal from Costco that I can freeze work well but a meal for one might be kind of nice too!
I love how you stock your freezer! Mine looks similar. 🙂 My favorite frozen go-to is the alfredo and penne by Lean Cuisine.
We keep a lot of frozen food on hand for when I am traveling and my husband is in charge of dinner. If he doesn’t have something he can make easily, he and my son would just eat sandwiches for a week straight!
I love hash browns, and frozen waffles! Vegetables are really tasty too! I even have an extra freezer for all my goodies.
Your freezer looks very similar to mine..haha I always have to have different things for the kids and of course not everyone eats at the same time or wants the same thing…thanks for sharing
My freezer is stocked with frozen meals right now. It’s been way too hot to cook!
We buy frozen veggies and a select few other frozen items. I also like to freeze my own meals for later enjoyment!
My kids love the toaster pastires. They are quick and great for on the go!
Some of those I haven’t seen, like the chicken tenders and fries! I always thought they were like super healthy options, but that’s a total comfort food indulge!
I love freezer meals! Such an easy way to eat delicious food without the prep!
These are perfect for my lunch. I think I will stock my son up on some of these, the next time I visit him.
I love to keep freezer meals for my husband for when im out of town
It is so nice to be able to take the easy route once in awhile!
Ice cream…lol. I like morning star.
When our schedules get crazy we tend to eat frozen meals. They’re just so quick and easy.
Smart Ones are my favorite meals to stock up on. I don’t always have the time to cook a big meal so sometimes I send the kids to freezer and tell them to pick one that they want.
I love freezer foods! I really need to get a deep freezer, we don’t have enough room right now.