Is anyone this organised or could I just be crazy?

[Arimeh]

Just now, cleaning out my pantry (thanks for the idea from another BB member) I was thinking about how its so hard during the week getting the meals prepared when I usually have 1 or 2 children at my feet, whinging and complaining that they wanted to be picked up.

So.. it got me thinking. I already meal plan - but what if I go that one step further and prepare all the vegies in the one night as well - so put them in little bags and write whats in them, and pop them in the fridge, so all I have to do is grab the bags with what I need and throw it all together at the end of the day...

Apart from the really bad environmental factor of the wastage of the little glad bags - is there anyone out there that actually does this?

[luna moth]

You could use re-sealable containers instead of bags. Officeworks, of all places, sell a really good pink set, stackable, good size, airtight, 5 for $12.

I don;t go that far ahead, but since little miss, I do prepare vegies at 8am for a 6pm dinner.

[CinderToriella]

Yeah i do this I use containers ,i chop all my vegies and pop them in the fridge
Sometimes if i have left overs i pop them in the freezer

[CrazyLady]

You could use re-sealable containers instead of bags. Officeworks, of all places, sell a really good pink set, stackable, good size, airtight, 5 for $12.

I don;t go that far ahead, but since little miss, I do prepare vegies at 8am for a 6pm dinner.

I use the resealable containers with the clip on label things. I've found it saves wastage because if they are already prepped then I am less likely to go "well i might just make an easy meal tonight" and forget something cut up.

[Indadhanu]

Stupid question, but if you prepared and cut the vegies a week beforehand and stored them out of water and in the fridge, wouldn't they go brown?

[MrsFabuloso]

I sometimes chop up extra to freeze, like if I am doing onions or carrots or similar and somehow have spare time, I chop up 1-2 extra to use in the SC or whatever it is. I just throw it in frozen.

[Tinks]

I think potato would Leash, pumpkin, onion, carrot, brocolli etc wouldn't

[CrazyLady]

I meant to add I add water to stuff like pumpkin and potatoes and all other stuff is prepped 3 days in advance because the dry climate here makes stuff wilt fast. All the broccoli is trimmed

[Indadhanu]

Carrot and pumpkin goes brown for me! And onions go very dry very quickly! Must be my black thumb touching it when I peel it!