Winter Convenience: Healthy Freezer Meals

I love frozen dinners. They’ve come a long way since I was a kid, and they’re a really easy, fast way to eat consistent portion sizes and diet-friendly food.  That is, if I make them at home with ingredients I can control.  I am not saying that store bought frozen meals can’t be healthy… but many of the “healthy” ones have tons of added ingredients that I can’t pronounce!  The healthiest ones, like the ones I can find at Whole Foods, are expensive!  For the cost of two-three individual single meals I can make my own large pot that will feed my family dinner and I will have several servings of leftovers!

I’ve mentioned here, here and here that since I’ve begun my MOMables™ challenge I’ve lost weight, I feel good about what I feed my family, and I’ve become more educated on what it’s in my food.  So, how can I eat healthy foods without going overboard and eating too much, or spending too much money when Christmas is right around the corner?

I’ve discovered the answer: make my own. I can make a big batch of a healthy meal and freeze or refrigerate portions that are quick to heat up when I need them. It’s so much cheaper, and I know exactly what ingredients are  going into them.

Some of my favorites are chicken chili, MOMables™ chicken and rice soup (from the subscription meal plan), homemade macaroni and cheese, or cheese ravioli with a broccoli alfredo sauce (one of my favorite store-bought freezer meals, made at home).