I am normally very serious about cooking a healthy meal at night. It is my only real meal during the day. I normally have a protein shake for breakfast and lunch. But some days after work I am beat. Just had it. Now the tricky thing is I live 10 miles from the nearest restaurant and it is greasy fast food. So I have to be ready to prepare something. UGH!!!
So I stock some things as go to meals in the freezer and pantry. Things that don't expire or require alot of drama to whip up.
My favorites?
Frozen Turkey burgers. Lean meat and quick to pan cook. You can jazz them up with what you have handy
Frozen veggies. Add them to the burger and you have a meal. They keep forever.
Frozen rice. If you have a Trader Joe's, stock up. The rice comes in packages and you just nuke them. Nothing added. Awesome. If you don't have a Trader Joe's look for frozen rice in your grocery store. But buy the kind without salt and seasoning. IF your grocery doesn't stock this, look for a pre-cooked rice in a package that has nothing added. It will make your life easier.
Tuna in the package. I prefer while albacore. Can be whipped into a salad quickly.
Pita/wraps - I keep a couple packages in the freezer. Take any of the above and stuff it in a pita or wrap and you have dinner. Add side or fruit or yogurt and life is truly good.
Canned beans - I always buy my faves in reduced sodium/vegetarian. A turkey burger over black beans is awesome. Make sure and rinse them so you get rid of extra salt, etc.
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