Last week, I gave a few tips for with the promise to bring more kitchen time saving tips in the future. Today’s idea is not my own but was originally found in by Rachel Albert-Matesz.
She coined the phrase”The Pemmican Principle” as a tribute to the wisdom of Native Americans who would prepare large amounts of food at one time for the days ahead, like pemmican (a combination of dried meat, fat and berries-the original protein bar!).
Rachel has this to say
” Cooking every meal from scratch, sun up to sun down is impractical. And why cook for a single meal when you can make enough for 2 or 3 meals at a time? What’s the biggest stumbling block that stops you from eating healthy meals after you’ve resolved to change your way? Not having healthy food on hand when hunger strikes. “
For those of you who do once a week freezer meals (or monthly), you are already using this principle. I myself used to enjoy making freezer meals. However, I found that as my diet started to center more on fresh vegetables and when we took dairy out of our diet, many of the dishes that work best for freezing were no longer in our diet. This transitioned me to making my meals daily with only occasional freezer meals.
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