Easy bulk meals?

[Teasel]

What is taco meat? @LuckiLee

 

[Mee]

Re low carb -

Is it low carb or low gi you need?

This has saved my sanity at times Reheating Your Pasta Makes It Significantly Better For You

 

[Teasel]

Low carb, but low gi carbs are better than high. Basically am trying to avoid large amounts of bread pasta rice potatoes flour n sugar.

Am still eating small portions of oats as they seem really great for my guts. And for sure sometimes I turn to comfort foods which are not good for my blood sugar levels. Is better if I just have one or two biscuits with a meal but yeah. Muddling through best I can.

When I'm hungry and have nothing I can grab easily I tend to just grab anything I can eg a sandwich.

In meals that usually go with pasta or rice I'm subbing veg as much as poss.

 

[Friday]

When I'm hungry and have nothing I can grab easily I tend to just grab anything I can eg a sandwich

I could live on sandwiches for the rest of forever perfectly happy :happy:

But as -different problem- it’s hard for me to get bread? I’ve been delighted to find certain things work amazing as substitutes.

- Butter Lettuce wraps, for many if not most.
- Green bell pepper “wrap” (slice 2 sides off for happy happy crunch, or slice all sides off and fire roast for softer but a bit messier) for things like roast beef, shredded beef, Philly cheesesteak. Or fire roasted poblano or Anaheim for anything needing a bit of a kick.
- Softened cabbage leaf wrap for corned beef, or fish tacos
- Meat roll ups / inside out sandwiches

Still Carb, but less than bread
- Rice Noodle wrapper / Rice paper round
- Soft corn tortillas

 

[Teasel]

Yeah I love sandwiches too. Too much carbs though. Is fine to have one occasionally if the rest of my diet is low carb and I shall continue to enjoy the odd sandwich.

Just seem to be having too many with current (depression?)

I might look for rice paper wraps, couldn't find anything on searching rice noodle wraps, not sure if they are the same thing? or ask Mr to - he goes to Asian shops often enough.

I've enjoyed using little gem lettuce as a boat for prawn cocktail in the past and have hot romaine lettuce in. Should be able to use some that way.

 

[LuckiLee]

Here's a bunch of different taco styles. Most of the time I just use ground beef or chicken. I'll cook a few pounds of it and freeze in small batches.

You can use flour or corn tortillas or tortilla chips for quick cooking nachos.

 

[MrMoonlight]

I like taco meat for burritos too...I make a lot of beef taco meat with onion lots of Cholula hot sauce. I freeze most and make tacos through the months but also roll a bunch of burritos. I just use the meat/onion mix with some grated cheddar and freeze those too though it's been some time since I've done that. I used to roll 30 some burritos a month just to have on hand. The last beef batch I made with some chorizo...I'll thaw some in the next few days, kinda forgot I had lb's in the freezer right now.

Other than that I make chili with ground beef and freeze. I used to make a mean tomato soup that I used to like at as particular restaurant so I went online and found a recipe very similar using fire-roasted tomatoes. Now that I think of it I lost that recipe last time my computer crashed. Need to find a new recipe.

I like like the idea of chicken taco meat as LukiLee mentioned. Never made that but now it's on my list of things...sounds like it would make a good change or addition for me.

 

[LuckiLee]

I'm trying to figure out why my info didn't post. Please stand by. ???

 

[Teasel]

I didn't see these posts @LuckiLee @MrMoonlight :)

Sounds like you were pretty organised with bulk meal prep MrM :) I've always wanted to get organised like that but have never quite managed it. Though I did have some success with creating a weekly meal plan.

Be cool to see what you wrote / linked @LuckiLee :)

 

[MrMoonlight]

Yeah I was really on a roll, for a couple of years, every month making that taco meat and rolling burritos for the month...usually about 30. I got sick of burritos though...they were decent and carbs amount to about one piece of bread...though white flower does convert to sugar right away.

I was thinking about making a batch of my chili today. It would be good for me to have a quick easy to heat meal. I gathered the ingredients weeks ago just haven't made it.

 

[Teasel]

Chili's good innit. I had some not long ago, really good for having extra meals already prepped.

Have got some mince beef in too, might make some soon too.

 

[MrMoonlight]

I'm making chili tomorrow T. I've got it all prepped on the counter pots and all. It really is a nice dish and can be heated so quickly. In times where your body has no energy to make a competent meal for me chili is king. I've got hamburger thawing and a bunch of onions ready to go. I'm kinda psyched to have a good meal...I've really been slipping and had the energy to make a pb&j...that's not good enough and far from respecting myself.