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I would love sorted summary lists of their relevant statistics: active time, total time, cost/calorie, etc. Finding fast (=easy) meals is critical for me.

jackvalentine 8y ago
It would be interesting to see. My experience with meal prepping on Sundays has seen an hour of cooking eliminate “food seeking” behaviour and given me back a lot of time. I didn’t realise how much of my day revolved around food until I planned out every meal in advance and eliminated the need to!
Scoundreller 8y ago
Fast+Easy always: stirfries. Soups. Salads. Blended fruits (and some vegetables like cucumber). And since you're only using what you buy on sale, they taste different every time! Learn what doesn't need peeling. Potatoes - don't peel. Cucumber - don't peel. I don't even peel carrots. Just rinse and scrub. Being lazy, I buy frozen vegetables to bulk it up. Don't buy anything if it's not in a clear bag, otherwise you're buying expensive chopped carrots. For things that are canned and "require" rinsing, rinse in the can. Anything that involves an oven takes too long. Find out where you can use the microwave instead. When I make a stirfry, I put the potatoes in the microwave first to mostly cook them, then finish them in the stir fry. Same for carrots if I'm feeling a softer texture. If you're parking for work, invest in a good set of glass Tupperware-style containers that seal well. Don't buy a big set: you won't use 75% of them. I just buy plastic cutlery and keep them in my desk at work and dispose 50/50 (sometimes they'll fit in my container to take home, other times they won't and I don't want to deal with it).
- wyclif 8y ago
  Any recommendations on the specific Pyrex/Tupperware set?
  - Scoundreller 8y ago
    Just did some research, you want this kind with the lock on 4 sides and a rubberized gasket: "Glasslock". Square should be better than round. These are 2 compartment, which sounds even better. This is the style you want: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07CZPZ87F/ https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07CZPZ87F/
    - OneWordSoln 8y ago
      We just got a set of the single-compartment version and they are absolutely fantastic. The flat top allows a small post-it note for the date the food was made and lets them be stacked in the fridge. We got ours at Sam's Club.
      - Scoundreller 8y ago
        Does Sams club have large sets of 1-person lunch sizes? Or can you only get the 38 packs or whatever of different sizes?
        OneWordSoln 8y ago
        I dunno for sure as it was the work of my wife and daughter, but it was a fairly big box of `em. We rarely go out to eat so lots of food goes into them, from olives to butter to thawing blueberries to hummus to leftovers. It looks like they got the 24-piece Glasslock set for $25.
  - Blackthorn 8y ago
    American Pyrex isn't, it's a Chinese knock-off that was deified as the brand. But it's not the original Pyrex and it doesn't stand up to heat.
    - Scoundreller 8y ago
      I know, but it beats plastic. I’m not smashing it with a hammer.
robertAngst 8y ago
These are the three closest things I have to time studies on food: High protein per second foods- https://efficiencyiseverything.com/protein-per-second-fastest-ways-to-eat-protein/ https://efficiencyiseverything.com/protein-per-second-fastes... Cooking protein faster- https://efficiencyiseverything.com/protein-per-second-part-2-cooking-proteins-fast-reducing-effort/ https://efficiencyiseverything.com/protein-per-second-part-2... Foods that can be prepared in under 3 minutes, sorted by calories per dollar- https://efficiencyiseverything.com/3-minutes-of-effort-calories-and-protein-per-dollar/ https://efficiencyiseverything.com/3-minutes-of-effort-calor...

jackvalentine 8y ago

It would be interesting to see. My experience with meal prepping on Sundays has seen an hour of cooking eliminate “food seeking” behaviour and given me back a lot of time. I didn’t realise how much of my day revolved around food until I planned out every meal in advance and eliminated the need to!

Scoundreller 8y ago

Fast+Easy always: stirfries. Soups. Salads. Blended fruits (and some vegetables like cucumber). And since you're only using what you buy on sale, they taste different every time! Learn what doesn't need peeling. Potatoes - don't peel. Cucumber - don't peel. I don't even peel carrots. Just rinse and scrub. Being lazy, I buy frozen vegetables to bulk it up. Don't buy anything if it's not in a clear bag, otherwise you're buying expensive chopped carrots. For things that are canned and "require" rinsing, rinse in the can. Anything that involves an oven takes too long. Find out where you can use the microwave instead. When I make a stirfry, I put the potatoes in the microwave first to mostly cook them, then finish them in the stir fry. Same for carrots if I'm feeling a softer texture. If you're parking for work, invest in a good set of glass Tupperware-style containers that seal well. Don't buy a big set: you won't use 75% of them. I just buy plastic cutlery and keep them in my desk at work and dispose 50/50 (sometimes they'll fit in my container to take home, other times they won't and I don't want to deal with it).

wyclif 8y ago
Any recommendations on the specific Pyrex/Tupperware set?
- Scoundreller 8y ago
  Just did some research, you want this kind with the lock on 4 sides and a rubberized gasket: "Glasslock". Square should be better than round. These are 2 compartment, which sounds even better. This is the style you want: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07CZPZ87F/ https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07CZPZ87F/
  - OneWordSoln 8y ago
    We just got a set of the single-compartment version and they are absolutely fantastic. The flat top allows a small post-it note for the date the food was made and lets them be stacked in the fridge. We got ours at Sam's Club.
    - Scoundreller 8y ago
      Does Sams club have large sets of 1-person lunch sizes? Or can you only get the 38 packs or whatever of different sizes?
      - OneWordSoln 8y ago
        I dunno for sure as it was the work of my wife and daughter, but it was a fairly big box of `em. We rarely go out to eat so lots of food goes into them, from olives to butter to thawing blueberries to hummus to leftovers. It looks like they got the 24-piece Glasslock set for $25.
- Blackthorn 8y ago
  American Pyrex isn't, it's a Chinese knock-off that was deified as the brand. But it's not the original Pyrex and it doesn't stand up to heat.
  - Scoundreller 8y ago
    I know, but it beats plastic. I’m not smashing it with a hammer.

robertAngst 8y ago

These are the three closest things I have to time studies on food: High protein per second foods- https://efficiencyiseverything.com/protein-per-second-fastest-ways-to-eat-protein/ https://efficiencyiseverything.com/protein-per-second-fastes... Cooking protein faster- https://efficiencyiseverything.com/protein-per-second-part-2-cooking-proteins-fast-reducing-effort/ https://efficiencyiseverything.com/protein-per-second-part-2... Foods that can be prepared in under 3 minutes, sorted by calories per dollar- https://efficiencyiseverything.com/3-minutes-of-effort-calories-and-protein-per-dollar/ https://efficiencyiseverything.com/3-minutes-of-effort-calor...