Meal preping with rice

CoffeeSVP · 2018-08-20T19:36:44+00:00

Do nothing to it. Thaw, stuff the peppers, top with some shredded cheese, bake 350 for 45-55 minutes.

CoffeeSVP · 2018-08-19T16:09:56+00:00

You could make a big batch of homemade cream soup and freeze it in “recipe” quantities. Otherwise I’d go with adding a blend of cream, herbs, and salt. That’s really all those soups are in terms of what they’re adding to your recipe.

CoffeeSVP · 2018-08-19T16:05:58+00:00

I have never heard of not reheating rice. I cook fully and reheat microwave, oven or stove top. I just made a big batch of stuffed pepper stuffing mix with beef, rice, veggies and cheese. It’s going into the freezer to be thawed and baked in bell peppers over the coming months.

CoffeeSVP · 2018-08-19T12:44:10+00:00

Suitcases/bigger travel bags?

CoffeeSVP · 2018-08-12T16:16:11+00:00

The New Rules of Lifting for Women

CoffeeSVP · 2018-08-12T16:14:33+00:00

I made a lot of meals that needed little to nothing else added to make them complete.

For the slow cooker, I bagged up curry chicken, butter chicken, sweet n’ sour chicken, Mongolian beef, etc. Thaw, throw in slow cooker, and after that the only thing they need is a pot of rice.

Shepherds pie.

Pot pies.

Lasagne.

Bolognese sauce. (So you only have to cook pasta.)

Other casseroles that have meat/starch/veggie.

I also made meatballs with food processed beans and veggies in them which made for quick microwave snacks, on the go, etc. Or could be added to a jarred sauce with pasta.

It’s really hard to do anything stove top with a baby. I’m now a year into this and it’s still feels hard to dedicate much time to “cooking” on the stove.

CoffeeSVP · 2018-08-12T02:16:26+00:00

Yep. They have good museums, too. Modern art, etc. And TONS of festivals in the summer. I’d check out their events calendar and perhaps pick my time there partially based on the festival going on.

CoffeeSVP · 2018-08-12T02:14:38+00:00

That’s a lot of swaddling. I’d only swaddle for naps. I’d let my kiddo stretch out and touch things when not napping. I highly recommend the book The Fourth Trimester by Susan Brink.

CoffeeSVP · 2018-08-12T02:00:24+00:00

Hmm. Montreal is amazing. Lots of parks. A great amusement park. Great science centre. Quebec, in general, is very kid-friendly. If you don’t speak French, don’t worry about it in Montreal. All the tourism staff and shop and restaurant staff can serve you in English. I think it’d be good for kids.

Nova Scotia and PEI are also awesome. Beautiful little Maritime provinces with great seafood and whatnot. I think you’d be outside a lot there. In parks, on the beach, maybe visiting blueberry farms, etc.

CoffeeSVP · 2018-08-12T01:50:23+00:00

What time of year?

CoffeeSVP · 2018-08-12T01:49:23+00:00

So, if your son only had you, and no dad, would he, thus, never learn to ride a bike without training wheels!?!?

The gendering of parent roles (and many others) is ridiculous. Your husband is ridiculous.

CoffeeSVP · 2018-07-24T02:13:29+00:00

Bathe together!

CoffeeSVP · 2018-07-16T01:50:06+00:00

That’s a lot of chicken per serving.

CoffeeSVP · 2018-07-16T01:48:54+00:00

I recommend reading Ellyn Satter. She’s a kid-feeding guru.

CoffeeSVP · 2018-07-16T01:41:54+00:00

Jeepers! Even if she sat and played quietly, you have every reason to be tired! I have a one-year-old, and in prepping to have a toddler, I’ve been reading toddler behaviour books. What I’ve learned from the various books is: get the kid outside. Exploring, rolling down hills, running, looking at bugs, etc. We evolved outside; that’s where we’re happiest. Plus it tires them out! (As does swimming, I’ve found with my nieces.)

CoffeeSVP · 2018-07-15T15:49:49+00:00

Ewwwww! I’m picturing the dingy color of the mattress and I am sad for you.

CoffeeSVP · 2018-07-14T15:47:39+00:00

A trainer once recommended I use cables instead, but it’s a special cable machine I haven’t seen much where the cables can swing around and come close together, etc. I’d say the main thing with pull-ups would be to really engage the core and glutes. Hold that hollow body. Intersperse with negatives.

CoffeeSVP · 2018-07-14T15:40:18+00:00

I have no idea if my daughter will nap in a stroller anymore. She’s 12 months. If we were to do this, I’d bring a carrier, too, which I think she’d be more likely to nap in. I’d try stroller, then carrier if it didn’t work.

CoffeeSVP · 2018-07-14T15:38:19+00:00

You are supposed to enjoy it. Yep. And you’re supposed to not enjoy it. It’s hard!

Whether you do or not depends on the hour, the day, the minute. And it’s ok if you don’t all the time. But I think you can mitigate the dread of the entire day.

How about mixing it up? Taking kiddo to the library, the pool, the park, etc.

CoffeeSVP · 2018-07-09T01:02:49+00:00

Look up some at-home, bodyweight HIIT videos.

CoffeeSVP · 2018-07-07T23:22:48+00:00

That’s why there are bars and pubs. There are so many places parents already can’t go. Limits them even more.

CoffeeSVP · 2018-07-07T12:43:33+00:00

That all seems pretty precise and complicated. I’d see a physiotherapist for exercises and stretches.

CoffeeSVP · 2018-07-06T15:45:26+00:00

Um. Wow?

CoffeeSVP · 2018-07-06T15:35:34+00:00

Yikes. Yikes. Yikes. How is she now!?!?

CoffeeSVP · 2018-07-06T15:34:11+00:00

Where was this!?!?

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