Today I did some much needed grocery shopping and I think this will do us for the next 2 weeks or so. I bought lots of veggies, some ground meat, and lots of new Indian-inspired spices :) (Curry, Tumeric and Cumin). We get our chicken breasts for $2.49/lb usually from Robert's Boxed Meats here in Kitchener.
When Chris and I first moved in together I found it very hard to eat properly. Chris is against eating whole grains and loves his meat and pasta! So when I would make dinner, I'd end up either spending extra time to cook myself a separate meal or I'd just end up eating whatever I had just made-- pasta, Lipton Sidekicks pasta or rice, etc. On the weekend, after pay day, Chris likes to order in pizza, wings or Chinese food.
I have finally found a system that works for the both of us, because it only requires me to cook one "extra" dish:
For dinner, I eat a protein the size of a deck of cards, 1/2 cup of a rice-based starch and loads of veggies.
I usually start by making us meat-- either chicken breast, meatballs, lean beef, etc.
Then I make him a starch-- either the white pasta he (and I) adore, white rice, or a Sidekick pasta or rice
Then I made us veggies-- either frozen asian style vegetables, a salad, peppers and mushrooms, etc.
Then I make myself my starch-- brown rice or brown rice pasta
Then hopefully we have leftovers to do us over for lunch. I usually do. Chris eats a lot more than I do (he's 6'5", 270lbs) so sometimes I have to make him Kraft dinner or a Sidekick for lunch the next day.
On the days when Chris decides to order in or grab fast food, I get to have my salmon :) I buy an 8-pack of frozen salmon portions for $10 and use them for my back up ;)
Tonight's dinner: I am making a pot of chili for dinner made with 1lb of lean ground beef and 1lb of ground chicken. Then I will add tomato paste, some frozen mixed veggies, canned mushrooms, chili flakes and cayenne pepper. I will eat my "deck of cards" of chili, some brown rice and a salad. Then I will set a "deck of cards" of chili to eat for lunch tomorrow and Chris can eat the rest of the chili today and tomorrow. It's alllll about planning :)
Here is a photo of our fridge after grocery shopping.
Look at all those veggies! Tomatoes and broccoli were on sale, yay! I also bought baby bok choy for the first time.
