Planning to succeed...

[MsCupcake]

Or at least trying to minimise the excuses.

What would you recommend as store cupboard/freezer essentials for WW.

I am a lapsed member with a huge amount to lose (think half my current weight!) and I really would like to try and stock up with enough options so I can avoid that awful moment of gazing at a fridge full of ingredients and having nothing to actually eat.

I like cooking from scratch and like the idea of batch cooking for lunches during the week and quick evening meals on nights that I am in a hurry. So, what do you recommend.

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As someone who has lost half their body weight through WW I would suggest the following
*Build up a good stock of herbs and spices. Flavour makes a difference
*Always have chicken in your freezer! Take out whatever you need in the morning to defrost and you can cook it at night.
*On a Sunday evening I batch cook boiled eggs and wrap 4 chicken breasts in foil and bake in the oven. Then I chop up and use for salads and stir fry or just to munch on.
*Build up a freezer full of meals in a week by cooking a huge portion of something every night. Lasagne (I use courgette slices instead of lasagne sheets), curry, ratatouille style pasta sauce, casserole, chunky soup etc. Freeze in foil containers.
*I buy the uncle bens pits of microwave rice so that I have a pre portioned amount. I am terrible at adding in an extra handful just in case and won’t want to waste any extra so taking that option away by having it portioned for me is what I need.

I keep lots of cook from frozen chicken and fish in my freezer along with vegetable steam bags. Asda also do frozen bags of cauliflower rice. So I can whip something up for zero points quickly enough. I like using the nandos marinades for a few points.

I do make loads when I'm making something like bolognese or chilli and chuck that in the freezer for an emergency.

Thank you, will stock up in readiness.

How long did it take before the new meals became normal to you?