{"id":1380,"date":"2019-01-23T01:14:00","date_gmt":"2019-01-23T01:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nickiong.com\/wp\/?p=1380"},"modified":"2021-04-18T14:14:10","modified_gmt":"2021-04-18T14:14:10","slug":"8-healthyish-freezer-dump-no-pre-cook-full-meals-for-maternity-leave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nickiong.com\/wp\/blog\/2019\/01\/23\/8-healthyish-freezer-dump-no-pre-cook-full-meals-for-maternity-leave\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Healthy(ish) Freezer Dump\/No Pre-Cook FULL Meals for Maternity Leave"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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I already know one of the biggest woes of\u00a0being a new mom<\/a>\u00a0is having the time to cook and prepare healthy meals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So one of my biggest third trimester goals was to get some meals stocked in our freezer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Freezer Meals vs. Freezer Dump Meals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It turns out a lot of \u201cfreezer meals\u201d are actually pre-cooked, then<\/em> frozen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But that\u2019s not what I was looking for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I wanted to prep a ton<\/em> of food by throwing raw ingredients into a freezer bag, then into the freezer. Boom, done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That way, the day we\u2019re ready to make it, I can thaw (if necessary), dump in the Crockpot or Instant Pot<\/a>, and VOILA!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Turns out, if you\u2019re Pinteresting or Googling, you want to look for \u201cfreezer dump\u201d or \u201cno pre-cook freezer meals\u201d instead of just plain \u201cfreezer meals.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finding a complete<\/em> frozen meal<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I was also looking for full meals<\/em>, rather than one part of a meal. In other words, I wanted to be able to cook an entire meal in my Instant Pot<\/a> (or Crockpot) and not have to worry about having the protein done, but still have to cook some veggies in the oven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is also a big ask, apparently. (That seemed to be less of a keyword issue and more of a searching through tons of recipes issue!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n