food prep/organization for the week

[calveless wonder]

I've been struggling recently with my meals because of my schedule. Between work and school it seems like i'm never prepared and I can't seem to get organized. i don't have a fridge at work (in the gym), and i have problems making my MRPs beforehand. typically i'll have 4 full meals and 2 shakes with flax and oatmeal.

anyone have a good schedule to make sure i'm prepared for the day?

i try to cook once or twice a week all at once but it's not structured or organized and i often find myself scrambling to pack my meals when i can.

i have a cooler but it only fits like 2 meals and maybe a shake or two. i dont mind eating foods cold so that's not a problem.

i'm curious to see how you guys do it in detail and maybe i can learn since i am very naturally an unorganized person.



any advice appreciated

 

[eat big]

try some yogurt shakes made by yoplait, lots of sugar is the downside although it does have 10 grams protein and 6g fiber. also what i do once a week is get a lot of brown rice, some black beans and some lemmon pepper seasoning and make a huge batch of that, put it in tupperware and im good to go with the yogurt shakes, youve gotta be creative, i know its hard. good luck

 

[chewyxrage]

try some yogurt shakes made by yoplait, lots of sugar is the downside although it does have 10 grams protein and 6g fiber. also what i do once a week is get a lot of brown rice, some black beans and some lemmon pepper seasoning and make a huge batch of that, put it in tupperware and im good to go with the yogurt shakes, youve gotta be creative, i know its hard. good luck

there are carb countdown shakes that have little to no sugar and a decent amount of protein.

 

[wtlftr]

simple..create a plan. Make a grocery list. cook your food twice a week. put them in tupperware. GET A BIGGER COOLER, THERE CHEAP. How hard is it for you to make an MRP, open packet, pour in water, shake then drink. Motivation is key

 

[KillahBee]

simple..create a plan. Make a grocery list. cook your food twice a week. put them in tupperware. GET A BIGGER COOLER, THERE CHEAP. How hard is it for you to make an MRP, open packet, pour in water, shake then drink. Motivation is key

exactly. I was dealing with somewhat of the same shit - being unorganized and in a new work environment and my diet suffered. Now, I spend a few hours every Sunday just cooking and cooking and oh yeah, cooking. Sometimes around Wed I will have to do a little more cooking, but not a big deal. One thing I did was keep my eating simple (boring, but simple). Lots of easy to cook foods i.e. chix breasts, ground turkey, tuna fish, brown rice, broccoli. Lots of tupperware. I actually bring in almost the whole week's food to work and just keep it in the fridge. I also keep 2 separate supplies of all my pills and flax oil - one for work and one for home. It's tough when you don't have a fridge, but buying a larger cooler is key.

 

[Miss24k]

Only you can organize your schedule, so that you're getting your meals in. Really there's no reason why you can't do it, you got to find the best way for you. If you're truely motivated to accomplish your goals, you will.

Personally what I do, is once a week, I clean and spice all of my meats, I separate them into ziplocks then put them in the freezer. I like to cook my meats everyday, while my food is cooking, I prepare the rest of my meals for the next day for when I'm at work. I also cook a big pot of brown rice at the beginning of the week. So it only takes about 15 minutes a night to get my stuff together. I also have a bag full of pills and a bag of protein on my desk at work, and at home.

Once you've figured out a schedule, it will become part of your routine.

 

[ProtienFiend]

if your short on time, have some dried (or just portable) foods you can bring with you:

trail mix
nuts
jerky
can of tuna & can opener (mayo packets)
peanut butter
can of beans & can opener

these things take a second to pack and a couple minutes (or less) to prepare and eat.

 

[beefybull]

there are carb countdown shakes that have little to no sugar and a decent amount of protein.

You can get Carb Countdown at Wal-mart in Half gallons.

 

[AirWolf]

A) Buy lots of tupperware
B) Cook all your meat, rice, veggies, etc for the next few days
C) Put food in separate tupperwares
D) Each night grab the food for the next day out of each tupperware and put it in another tupperware
E) Bring meals for the day tupperware to work
F) Eat food
G) Rinse, wipe hands on pants, repeat

Also keep lots of 'just in case' food around. I have jars of ANPB, tins of tuna, a bag of oats, and a tub of protein sitting on my desk - the tuna and ANPB aren't a major portion of my diet, but if I forget something that day or have to stay late - I'm prepared.

 

[chewyxrage]

You can get Carb Countdown at Wal-mart in Half gallons.

Yeah, that's what I get...the chocolate is soo good.