I don't do well with healthy recipes or options

[Zala88]

Hi guys. I'm posting here because I am fed up with myself, my image and the reluctance to tackle my fat self.

I make excuses and eat the wrong foods. I do buy healthy stuff, but it ends up going rotten because I don't fancy it.

What my struggle is, is being inventive with healthy recipes and buying what i need that I can use across lots of recipes that aren't ingredients that are going to end up in the bin.

[SassyRA]

I have a similar problem. I try to buy healthy food & it winds up going bad because I am not a person who cooks. I eat out most of the time which doesn't help with my weight.

[Zest]

Hi Zala88 and SassyRA ,

I don't know if this would be helpful, but maybe pick out a recipe you'd like to try, and buy the ingredients just of that recipe - and then batch cook it - portion and freeze it? That way you'd be buying sufficient for your needs, and hopefully a recipe you like the look of, and feel motivated to make, and you'd then be able to have a stock of nice recipes you enjoy - if you make a few of them and batch cook them for variety?

I know it can sound time-consuming, but it can actually save time in the long-run, and minimise any waste.

Good luck!

Hope you're having a great week.

Zest

[Hidden]

Agree with Zest below. My husband and me eat very differently so if I want to eat a curry then I make a big batch then portion and freeze the rest. Tonight I have decided to have a curry so I have taken it out of the freezer and hey presto, there is my meal.

Also, I do not like cooking meals and I think that is because I eat very differently from my husband so this is definitely the best way to tackle it.

[Zala88 in reply to Hidden]

Yeah I know I do need to do this. Only problem with batch cooking is I don't have space. I have a counter top freezer grr

[Hidden in reply to Zala88]

That's a pain only having a very small freezer, best thing to do then is look for recipes that only serve one rather than 4 as most of them seem to serve.

Best of luck in whatever you do.

[kimmadison1983]

Hi Zala88 .you can make simple meal like brown rice,then pair it with sauteed chicken with thai basil for lunch or wrap you can add grilled or sauteed shrimp,beef ,turkey or chicken breast add greens and salsa. and salad and salmon or chicken breast for dinner ,and at night you can prepare overnight oatmeal for breakfast .