Help with freezable meals please :)

Emmi31_2

Thanks so much for your help you've given me some great ideas I'm going to get some foil dishes and bags so I can freeze some things
I don't have a slow cooker I'm not really sure what one is ?
My little boy has autism global development delays ( learning difficulties ) hypermobility and hypotonia he starts at special school part time in September he can only eat pur!ed food he chokes easily and his autism makes him funny with textures too he's under a dietician and school are going to help with some strategies to try and develop his eating he's non verbal so it's difficult you can't explain or encourage him really
Yes I will be breastfeeding baby love the loaf cake idea I didn't know you could freeZe stuff like that

I usually get low iron levels when pregnant so I try and stick green veg in everything lol
Will definatley try some of these ideas think I need a few more pans and a casserole dish I don't seem to have many

Thanks

Emma

JustThisOnce

Some really good ideas here! My tips are:

* Soup - I found lunch harder to sort out than dinner when my baby was tiny. Being able to grab a tub of something was a godsend.

* If you're going to be reheating in a microwave (or are you more organised than me?;)), plastic freezer containers are a better bet than foil dishes.

* If your freezer space is limited, put things into freezer bags, seal and then smooth out as flat as you can. You can stack loads into a drawer that way (this is how I coped with a massive family Christmas one year). It works best with zip-close bags and it's especially useful if you find you're not quite filling a container.

* Quiches and pies also freeze brilliantly, if your cooking from scratch is coming on well!

*Re green veg, I keep frozen leaf spinach in the freezer, too - brilliant for curries, soups, etc, and much cheaper than fresh.

Hope that helps - and well done for getting started so soon! I'm due in December and haven't even started thinking about stocking up...

~Beanie~

Emmi31 wrote: »

I don't have a slow cooker I'm not really sure what one is ?

Its a fabulous thing!! Chuck all the ingredients in, switch on, tea ready in 8 hours or so (depending whether you are cooking in low or high).

Makes brilliant casseroles, stews, bolognaise, chilli, soups and loads more things, which you can then freeze. No stirring, no checking it every 5 minutes, just put everything in and away you go.

Don't get a casserole dish, get one of these!! You can get one for £15-20.