100 Burritos
Feb. 20th, 2008 07:53 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sabrinamariThis weekend I decided to work on 2 mini-projects at the same time:
1. Setting up a food schedule that supports my ramped-up fitness goals. The food must be healthy, calorie-controlled, and quickly available with minimum prep time.
2. Planning meals such that healthy eating is more cost-effective. Lean protein is usually expensive, and while vegetarian alternatives are more cost effective, the varieties I like the most require significant planning and prep work.
I bought multiple bags of mixed dried beans and soaked them, cooked them and made a HUGE pot of chili for lunchtime burritos. At the store, large packs of chicken and fish were on sale, so I bought them, processed them, marinated them and re-bagged them into dinner-sized portions.
My conclusions:
Dried beans make HUGE cooked portions. This kind of pre-work is very labor intensive. It's also time-intensive. I need to consult Karen about pressure cookers.
Looks like I will have made about 100 burritos when I am done and enough chicken for 6 family dinners and 4 fish dinners with leftovers.
The burritos are all high fiber, whole grain, use organic ingredients, have low fat content and are certified yummy.
Add a salad and drink and each burrito replaces a $5-$7 lunch, discouraging excess spending during the work day; they're also fast, healthy and easy vegetarian dinners.
But wow, I am tired! 100 burritos from scratch is alot of work!
1. Setting up a food schedule that supports my ramped-up fitness goals. The food must be healthy, calorie-controlled, and quickly available with minimum prep time.
2. Planning meals such that healthy eating is more cost-effective. Lean protein is usually expensive, and while vegetarian alternatives are more cost effective, the varieties I like the most require significant planning and prep work.
I bought multiple bags of mixed dried beans and soaked them, cooked them and made a HUGE pot of chili for lunchtime burritos. At the store, large packs of chicken and fish were on sale, so I bought them, processed them, marinated them and re-bagged them into dinner-sized portions.
My conclusions:
Dried beans make HUGE cooked portions. This kind of pre-work is very labor intensive. It's also time-intensive. I need to consult Karen about pressure cookers.
Looks like I will have made about 100 burritos when I am done and enough chicken for 6 family dinners and 4 fish dinners with leftovers.
The burritos are all high fiber, whole grain, use organic ingredients, have low fat content and are certified yummy.
Add a salad and drink and each burrito replaces a $5-$7 lunch, discouraging excess spending during the work day; they're also fast, healthy and easy vegetarian dinners.
But wow, I am tired! 100 burritos from scratch is alot of work!
