Okay, while I'm on the road the next 2 days, you ladies (and gents) have plenty of time to chime in and all about freezer meal planning/once-a-month meals and anything along that theme. **Squee! I can't wait to check back in and see the responses!*
I've seen an outfit at a few conventions offering membership to a freezer meal club, but I've never had time to stop and ask questions. I've seen blurbs here and there for once-a-month meal prep and, while it looks neat, I'm just not sure I'm ready to pay for this. (I know I can't cough up the dough for Hello Fresh and other fresh-ingredients-delivered-to-your-door services!) Here is some helpful info to consider:
1. I use my crock pot religiously but I do not own an Insta-Pot
2. I purchase most of my meat through Azure Standard and pick it up at my drop once a month
3. I purchase most of my produce at my local farmer's stand and/or at the grocery store (but could easily arrange for bulk produce pickup through Azure to save $$ if I can prep it all at once to freeze)
4. I have a decent amount of freezer space
5. We spend about half the year (combined) fasting - eating basically vegan meals for religious purposes
Here are some questions I have:
1. How varied are the menu options?
2. Do the recipes really feed a family of 4/5? I mean, until they're actually full?
3. Can you really prep a month's worth of meals in one day?
4. How easy are they to prepare once you pull them from the freezer?
5. Do I need an Insta Pot?
6. Once you join and you feel you have a good repertoire of recipes, can you quit? Or are you locked in for a certain amount of time?
7. Do you find this is really a time/sanity saver? Or does it take just as much thought/time to prepare as a normal meal? (That is, am I going to smack my head when I see that it's yet again 4:30pm and I've forgotten to take the meal from the freezer to thaw?)
8. Do I really need to do a service or should I just make a few trays of lasagna and such to freeze on my own?
TIA for your thoughts!
I've seen an outfit at a few conventions offering membership to a freezer meal club, but I've never had time to stop and ask questions. I've seen blurbs here and there for once-a-month meal prep and, while it looks neat, I'm just not sure I'm ready to pay for this. (I know I can't cough up the dough for Hello Fresh and other fresh-ingredients-delivered-to-your-door services!) Here is some helpful info to consider:
1. I use my crock pot religiously but I do not own an Insta-Pot
2. I purchase most of my meat through Azure Standard and pick it up at my drop once a month
3. I purchase most of my produce at my local farmer's stand and/or at the grocery store (but could easily arrange for bulk produce pickup through Azure to save $$ if I can prep it all at once to freeze)
4. I have a decent amount of freezer space
5. We spend about half the year (combined) fasting - eating basically vegan meals for religious purposes
Here are some questions I have:
1. How varied are the menu options?
2. Do the recipes really feed a family of 4/5? I mean, until they're actually full?
3. Can you really prep a month's worth of meals in one day?
4. How easy are they to prepare once you pull them from the freezer?
5. Do I need an Insta Pot?
6. Once you join and you feel you have a good repertoire of recipes, can you quit? Or are you locked in for a certain amount of time?
7. Do you find this is really a time/sanity saver? Or does it take just as much thought/time to prepare as a normal meal? (That is, am I going to smack my head when I see that it's yet again 4:30pm and I've forgotten to take the meal from the freezer to thaw?)
8. Do I really need to do a service or should I just make a few trays of lasagna and such to freeze on my own?
TIA for your thoughts!
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