Hello, i just found this sub so if what im asking for has a good previous post that i didnt find please redirect me!
I eat nearly all my food at work so i mealprep on sunday for mo-weds and wed for thu-fri, in weekends theres no real structure. This is for Belgium/western europe. I’ve worked as a cook and love asian style food, curries and the lot would be great if theyre not too pungent for the work microwave!
Most of the times my meals are 1 tub of storebrand skyr at €1.40, 1 pack of rice wafers as snack for like 50cents, free soup at work, 2 hot meals of 200gr carbs 200gr protein 100gr veggies. Fruit or other snacks added from time to time.
For my veggies i get mainly frozen veggies or ‘weird batch’ mushrooms that are discounted because they look strange. For my meat i mainly order this from a fitness website. [musclemeat.nl](https://musclemeat.nl) They sell 2.5kg bags of chicken filet pieces pre-cooked and 10 flavors in the freezer, it ends up at like 12€/kg which is quite a fair price. Most of their other stuff is either dry (because low fat content is their goal) or more expensive (steak etc) so i usually get a few flavors of chicken bits.
I’d like to change this up a bit partially for cost, partially for change and partially because more fiber or less meat isnt necessarily a bad thing i suppose. Veggie sources of protein like beans or lentils would be great, preferably if theyre either quick to make or easy to make in big batches (i got a huge pot that holds chili made with like 3 or 4kg of meat). For onions i’ve changed to frozen minced onions, its like 8€ for a 2.5kg bag and it feels a lot cheaper since theres so much waste to onions + i got lazy and its so handy.
I’ve restarted going to the gym again 4-5 times a week training strongman and will start running again once it stops freezing in a week or 2 so i mainly want enough protein intake and carbs are great since theyre cheap and help a lot with how i feel. If protein content is a bit lower i dont mind eating a tin of tuna as snack a day, i quite like the taste and its still affordable.
If its something that i can prep on sunday and is almost guaranteed to be good on friday if refrigerated that’d be amazing.
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TLDR want protein, cheap and quick to prepare, vegetarian is a plus and a few dish rec’s would be nice!
by cocogate
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I’ve been trying to do basically the same thing. Here’s some things I’ve learned in the last 6 months:
Crock-pot/Dutch oven recipes are super convenient. One-pot meals save time and the leftovers develop better flavor.
When you’re cooking/preparing a meal, make enough for 3 or 4 meals if possible (or just meal prep for the whole week).
Label and date your leftovers/food prep. Since I started doing this I rarely have to throw out leftovers.
Save all of your veg and meat scraps and freeze them. Once you have a fair amount, make stock. Use that stock in your one-pot meals.
Lastly I just want to share a recipe I’ve been enjoying lately. Basically it’s all the same ingredients as ramen, but with oats. You cook oats in soup stock (ramen broth if you have it) and add in any of your usual ramen toppings. I top mine with furikake. Tons of fiber and can be high-protein, it’s been my go-to breakfast lately.
Mushrooms. Make a vegetable lasagna