This will be an ongoing post.  I'll be adding to it, so check back.

Topics include:

-Trying something out and tweaking it.

-Meal prep, meal prep, meal prep.

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-Getting it down to a science.

-My favorite recipes (See below):

-This has saved me time, money, and I feel good after eating it

-Meat Lasagna Cream of Mushroom Soup
(Haven't made this in a while, but very easy to make.  Video coming soon...)

-Dirt Cup (Beasts need this too...)

-Etc...

-My personal tips:

-Get a bunch of containers

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-Get a bunch of things to cook on

-Get some freezer containers

-Get a standup freezer

-Get a big cutting board

-Make a plan

-Keep it simple

-How to save money

-Macros... What is it?  I don't know... Time to hit the books.

-Grab'n'go

-Muffins

-Morning food

-Lunch

Beast Mode Recipes:

Chicken, Rice, Sweet Potato, & Asparagus:
(This has been my go to lunch for the last year+.  It's super simple, easy to make a big batch, and tastes great.

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Here's my process:

Grocery List:

-Get a Family pack of chicken tenderloins (I get a few and freeze the ones I'm not using.). Tried Chicken breast... That might be the new one...?
-Asparagus (Grab a bundle.)
-A few sweet potatoes
-Rice (I usually have some on hand)

Cooking:

Air Fryer
-A very wise investment...
-I also got some extra cooking pans and wire baskets... This makes prepping a lot easier (rather than cooking on one... waiting to make another pan... Just get it all ready to go, usually using about three pans total.)

So, I spread out the chicken on the basket, add salt and pepper and cook it up (About 400° for 10 min., take it out, flip it, and cook for another 8-10min.)  Cook until 165°F.  When thats done, I chop the chicken up into fork sized chunks... and set aside.

With the asparagus, I usually chop it into several 1.5"-2" pieces.  Mix it in a bowl of avocado oil, add some salt and pepper...  Spread it out on a wire basket to cook.

Sweet potato, I cut about 1/2 inch slices, then quarter those...  Maybe mix them in the same bowl as the asparagus, possibly add a tiny bit of salt and pepper, spread that out on a basket and set aside to cook.

Pop both of these into the air fryer... Usually takes two rounds due to the batch size.

Cook each for about 10-15 min. at 400°F... Take them out and see if they're a little bit burnt...  If so, they're good to go.

Rice Cooker
-I make 10cups of white rice and portion it out.  Freeze some of it and use some for the week.

Next, (this is somewhat of a work in progress to get the quantity right.  I think I got a good amount down.)

I set out 5 Luncheaze containers (another super wise investment)... This lasts the whole week (Mon. - Fri.), I usually make Mon. - Wed., then make some more for Thursday and Friday, Thursday morning...  Don't know if making 5 is good, or if it gets kinda bad after a few days...  Anyway.

I take my big metal spoon (the best one we have... like a big military serving spoon).  Scoop maybe a spoonful of chicken into each container, then add a little bit on top.  Next, add about a scoop of asparagus and a scoop of sweet potatoes...

Lastly, I put a spoonful of rice on top... This is important... If you put the rice in first... It burns it, turns the rice rock hard, and you almost break your teeth on the first bite.  So, put the rice on top and don't spread it around, don't touch it to any of the metal... Just a big spoonful right on top of everything else.  I guess it steams it?  (I've seen where people put shrink wrap, then a spoonful of rice on that and cook it that way... Might try it sometime...?)

Ready to go for the next couple of days...

Almost forgot... If I have it, I mix in Jamaican Jerk Sauce to the asparagus and potatoes before cooking and stir it all around... (Ran out on the last batch.)

So, thats it for the week... For the left overs... What I've been doing, is this.  I get a big Ziploc bag, mix everything up, minus the rice, and lay the bag flat, kind of squish it out, then freeze it that way... Takes up little space in the freezer, and is actually easier to break apart when taking out a week or two later... Otherwise, you end up with this big frozen chunk of chicken that you have to basically chisel away to break it up...

For the rice, I put it in these freezer containers... and microwave for 5min. x 2, when the time comes... I keep the rest in the fridge (lasts about a week, or so).

So far, this has made three weeks worth of lunches.  It's a little work but saves a ton of time and money.

Oh, almost forgot...

So, I keep the ready to go ones in the fridge... Then charge the Luncheaze overnight, and put a container in, in the morning.  Set to eat for 9am, it starts cooking at 7am, and steaming hot when I'm ready to eat it.

Pretty easy.  Hope you can try this...

I've used this at work, during long car trips, for various courses, really good.

I'll try to post a budget of all of this, but all in all, it seems to save money.  I was spending at least $15-30/day on meals prior to this, so it saves between $75-$150 a week.