{"id":1038,"date":"2017-09-29T11:47:06","date_gmt":"2017-09-29T17:47:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.makeaheadmealmom.com\/?p=1038"},"modified":"2023-08-02T00:24:50","modified_gmt":"2023-08-02T06:24:50","slug":"getting-started-with-freezer-meals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.makeaheadmealmom.com\/getting-started-with-freezer-meals\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction to Freezer Meals"},"content":{"rendered":"
Freezer cooking, also known as freezer meals, dump meals, batch cooking, or even sometimes referred to as OAMC or “once-a-month cooking”, is a great way to save time and money in the kitchen. It can be a lifesaver for those days when time is short and tummies are hungry! I’ve been doing freezer meals for nearly 14 years – let me share with you what I’ve learned so you can do them too!<\/p>\n
In general, the idea behind freezer cooking is to make meals, or parts of meals, ahead of time and then store them in the freezer for later use. Now, that by itself, might be semi-helpful to some. But you might be wondering why go to all that trouble just to make something in advance? Doesn’t it take the same amount of time to make it fresh from scratch as it does to make it for the freezer? And you’d be right – it does.<\/p>\n
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HOWEVER, the benefits come when you combine that cooking ahead with: 1) making multiples of the same meal or similar meals, and 2) taking advantage of grocery items when they are on sale.<\/p>\n
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