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How are you able to cook while working full time through the week? Do you have some kind of strategy? How do you plan your food? (beehaw.org)
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We want to break out of this cycle of ordering delivery but at the same time, cooking everyday has been a challenge. We also have been trying to develop some sort of routine where we meal prep on the weekends but we live in an apartment with a really small kitchen so cooking and storing food for 5 days doesn't seem doable. Maybe cook for 3 days and then prepare the ingredients to cook again on Wednesday?

I'd appreciate if you could share your strategies and experience. The goal here is to eat healthy and good food.

Edit: Thank you everyone for all your contributions! I am a little overwhelmed by the number of replies so I if I do not reply to you please do now feel bad!!

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[–] leetnewb@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

I think prior posts cover things pretty well, but I wanted to add a couple of ideas/thoughts:

  1. Single pot meals can be very convenient and save prep and cleaning space. The instant pot is great because it can sauté, steam, slow cook, pressure cook.
  2. Sheet pan meals. Foil over the pan, maybe a bowl for mixing - easy, single pan, space efficient, minimal clean up.