You've probably heard the saying: "If yous neglect to plan, you're planning to fail." Well, when it comes to eating gluten complimentary amongst celiac disease, that quote is - for ameliorate or worse - 100% true. Although a gluten complimentary diet doesn't stimulate got to be complicated, planning to stimulate got a few items on paw tin strength out larn far fifty-fifty easier. My favorite hole-and-corner weapon? Freezer foods.
In fact, on National Frozen Foods Day (today, inwards instance yous idea "Monday" in addition to "holiday" was a paradox), I'm celebrating the foods I always stimulate got stashed inwards my freezer.
Whether yous stimulate got celiac disease, consume gluten complimentary or precisely desire a healthier diet, hither are 7 foods (plus a handful of entire, allergy-friendly meals!) to move along inwards your freezer for easy breakfasts, snacks in addition to savory meals!
Whether yous stimulate got celiac disease, consume gluten complimentary or precisely desire a healthier diet, hither are 7 foods (plus a handful of entire, allergy-friendly meals!) to move along inwards your freezer for easy breakfasts, snacks in addition to savory meals!
Breakfast
1. Frozen spinach, zucchini/squash, berries, bananas, etc.
Anytime yous opened upward my freezer, you'll e'er abide by some frozen produce. The exact fruits in addition to veggies oftentimes vary yesteryear the season. For example, during the fall, I oftentimes freeze pomegranate seeds to move along them from going bad (and to relish them for the longest equally possible). In the summer, yous tin strength out abide by fruits similar cantaloupe in addition to berries that were on sale.
Some of the staples that e'er appear, though, are frozen spinach in addition to chopped bananas. I tin strength out occupation them inwards my smoothies, but they also stimulate got a broad variety of other uses. The spinach tin strength out live defrosted in addition to used for pizza, stir-frys, or genuinely whatsoever baked/sautéed meal. Meanwhile, the bananas tin strength out live blended into banana H2O ice cream, eaten direct out of the freezer (for a sweet, refreshing snack) or fifty-fifty defrosted in addition to used inwards baked goods when you're depression on ripe bananas.
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| Using defrosted frozen bananas makes this granola extra thick in addition to clustery! |
In my opinion, yous tin strength out never larn incorrect amongst frozen fruits in addition to veggies!
2. Pre-made smoothies.
Now that I'm working (almost) full-time, I don't stimulate got the luxury of making a fresh smoothie every morning. Luckily, I've discovered that making a huge batch of smoothies ahead of fourth dimension in addition to defrosting them equally needed works precisely equally well!
The procedure is simple. First, create your smoothie equally commons (may I advise recipes similar my Zucchini Bread Nice Cream, classic Banana Ice Cream, or Breakfast Buddha Bowl?). Then, pour your smoothies into freezer-safe containers. I similar using drinking glass mason jars or drinking glass Tupperware. One pro tip: instead of putting on a lid to your bricklayer jar, merely encompass the top amongst a minor plastic bag.
I made the error of screwing on jounce lids and, when the smoothies expanded equally they froze, they genuinely cracked my bricklayer jars. (There were a few tears, I'll admit). Alternatively, yous tin strength out live certain to larn out two to 3 inches or therefore of infinite for the smoothie to expand.
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| This buddha bowl's base was genuinely pre-made in addition to defrosted! |
Once you're laid upward to eat, merely popular your jounce inwards the microwave in addition to occupation the "defrost" setting. Personally, I microwave my 16-ounce bricklayer jounce for 7 minutes in addition to that's virtually perfect!
3. Homemade bliss balls, popcorn truffles or banana bombs.
I'll acknowledge that I'm non a huge snacker. However, when I ask something sweet, I dear having some homemade treats waiting for me inwards the freezer. All of these recipes include dates, which keeps the balls/truffles/bombs from freezing solid inwards the freezer.
3. Homemade bliss balls, popcorn truffles or banana bombs.
I'll acknowledge that I'm non a huge snacker. However, when I ask something sweet, I dear having some homemade treats waiting for me inwards the freezer. All of these recipes include dates, which keeps the balls/truffles/bombs from freezing solid inwards the freezer.
I relish making some 12 to xx treats at a time, which unremarkably lasts me a calendar month or therefore (depending on my cravings). These are specially delicious during the summertime since they tin strength out live a cool, refreshing treat. These tin strength out also live dandy toppings for smoothie bowls, yogurt parfaits or fifty-fifty oatmeal (especially if yous make cookie-dough flavors).
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| Definitely close-up worthy... |
Sometimes a girl precisely needs a bowl (or plate) total of dairy-free cheesy goodness, am I right? While I won't claim that Daiya cheese is health food, it's delicious inwards small amounts - in addition to yous genuinely don't ask a ton to give your repast a cheesy kick. When I showtime bought Daiya cheese, I kept it inwards the fridge, but it could larn moldy means earlier its expiration date.
Keeping it inwards the freezer, on the other hand, works PERFECTLY. After all, you're typically adding estrus to melt the cheese anyway, therefore having the shreds live frozen genuinely doesn't behaviour on the in conclusion product. My favorite uses for quick, piece of cake meals are sprinkle Daiya cheese on some sautéed veggies, on my stuffed spaghetti squash or zucchini boat/ball or in potato wedge nachos.
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| That petty sprinkle of Daiya cheese on top <3 |
I also dear having easy access to my homemade vegan cheese sauce (based off of TheVegan8's recipe). The sauce doesn't stimulate got long to make, but using the frozen version tin strength out plough stove top mac n' cheese into a five-minute process. This sauce doesn't remain the same creamy texture in i lawsuit frozen in addition to defrosted, but it works precisely the same inwards slow cooker meals or when heated upward inwards a pan for dipping.
Although I'm likely eating more breads in addition to processed gluten complimentary foods than ever before, I silent don't consume the same ones every day. To move along my gluten complimentary goodies super fresh, I seat them inwards heavy-duty Ziploc bags in addition to toss them inwards the freezer.
Food for Life rice tortillas (which precisely released a novel black rice flavor!) construct delicious chips. All I exercise is stimulate got run of a tortilla from the freezer in addition to seat it inwards a sauce/frying pan. Let it defrost for a few minutes in addition to and therefore seat the estrus on high. Cook until crispy, flipping the pieces regularly in addition to watching carefully since they tin strength out burn downwards super fast. Once crunchy, devour!
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| The majestic chips hiding inwards the majestic brick background! |
Meanwhile, gluten complimentary breads tin strength out precisely live taken out of the freezer a few hours ahead of fourth dimension to defrost naturally or live defrosted for a few seconds inwards the microwave. Just live certain to non over-nuke them, or else they'll gustation overly chewy.
6. Cooked rice or other grains.
This one's piece of cake to understand. Especially when I was silent inwards college (and, fingers crossed, when I'm inwards grad schoolhouse side yesteryear side year!), sometimes fifty-fifty minute rice took also long to make. So, I'd laid upward big batches of rice over the weekend in addition to freeze small portions that could live defrosted equally needed.
You tin strength out occupation the exact same approach to cook, freeze in addition to defrost other grains similar quinoa, millet or buckwheat. You tin strength out permit the grain defrost naturally yesteryear leaving it out on the counter (or inwards your fridge) a few hours earlier eating. Or, yous tin strength out enlist the assistance of the magic microwave! Sometimes the grains gustation a petty drier in i lawsuit defrosted, therefore some specially delicious uses tin strength out live in casseroles or saucy dishes.
7. Frozen chickpeas, dark beans, fish, or other meat.
You didn't mean value I'd forget virtually protein, did you? However yous larn your protein, yous tin strength out construct certain the nutrient stays good yesteryear freezing it until needed. When I was eating a lot of fish, I'd purchase fish when it was on sale (yay Sprouts!) in addition to freeze it until I was laid upward to laid upward it. I also froze pre-cooked portions for piece of cake meals later on on.
7. Frozen chickpeas, dark beans, fish, or other meat.
You didn't mean value I'd forget virtually protein, did you? However yous larn your protein, yous tin strength out construct certain the nutrient stays good yesteryear freezing it until needed. When I was eating a lot of fish, I'd purchase fish when it was on sale (yay Sprouts!) in addition to freeze it until I was laid upward to laid upward it. I also froze pre-cooked portions for piece of cake meals later on on.
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| My "snack plate" dinner addiction lately... |
Now that I'm eating to a greater extent than plant-based protein, I'm silent getting my money's worth out of my freezer in addition to microwave. I've discovered that black beans in addition to chickpeas freeze super well. Try to freeze them equally flattened/spread out equally possible inwards a Ziploc bag. Then, yous tin strength out precisely interruption off nevertheless much yous ask for each repast in addition to defrost that portion. Frozen beans piece of work specially good if you're smashing them, adding them to a soup or stew or fifty-fifty throwing them inwards the dull cooker.
8. The freezer king: leftovers.
8. The freezer king: leftovers.
Finally, the most obvious (and maybe delicious) shape of freezer food: leftovers. Having an entire repast inwards the freezer was a huge blessing during midterms or finals calendar week or precisely on long days when I didn't (and silent don't) stimulate got whatsoever unloose energy to cook. Some of my favorite freezer meals (from my recipes in addition to other bloggers) include:
- Slow Cooker Vegan Mac n' Cheese: I was amazed how good my dull cooker mac in addition to cheese defrosts, specially if yous add together a petty fresh Daiya cheese shreds or cheese sauce when you're virtually to serve it.
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