How to Make One Month of Meals in Just 1 Day!

[@MealsWithMaria]

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[@ektom90]

Ok, but I feel like the actual first step in any mega meal prep needs to be to send the kids to grandmas house 😂

[@MealsWithMaria]

Hahaha true! I worked after they went to bed and before they woke up 😆

[@Dindasayswhynot]

😂 yes!!

[@ZaitlynMack]

😂😂right❤

[@greenrockgarden2851]

I only shop every three months. Since my kids were in middle school, I posted a monthly meal schedule on the fridge. It was flexible if we wanted to go out or something. 🤣now that my kids are all grown up, I make fully cooked freezer meals and desserts. We just do grab and go.

[@JChan-ru2hf]

Only every three months? You don’t ever eat a fresh fruit or a vegetable?

[@greenrockgarden2851]

@@JChan-ru2hf yes. I grow my own veggies. Other times, my husband will stop at the store on his way home from work if I happen to need something.

[@margaretsmith8999]

Years ago, an elderly spinster neighbour who had been a nurse used to do a prep meals before she went into hospital for surgeries (3 hip replacements, eye surgeries) she would use little plastic plates and make little triangle sandwiches and put on each plate, wrapped in plastic. She would make up some casseroles and put them in single serve containers. She also put a couple of loaves of bread for toast in the morning. She did not have a microwave oven so she took the items out the night before to thaw in the fridge. She would have tins of fruit to cover her fruit requirements and they were served cold anyway. She was fiercely independent woman. She worked her tail off. This was in a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. in the 80s and 90s. She used to take classes at the University of the Third Age (Usually history classes) , maintained a beautiful garden and lived in the original 1946 home. She had a small wood burning stove which she used and cut her own wood to fit. (house was not centrally heated or cooled, just a fan.) She looked after her mother for years, often working three jobs- She worked as a maternal and baby health care nurse, sold Tupperware and took in typing.

[@MealsWithMaria]

Sounds like superwoman!

[@77andsunny]

👏👏👏

[@painiacs83]

Wow! I wanna be her 😮

[@kkbunn]

That woman is my hero.

[@extremesubtlety]

Wow, she sounds awesome!

[@twinnish]

Gosh, it looks like you have recovered from your illness and you look amazing. You look like you just got back from vacation-where you left everybody else at home😊🌴

[@MealsWithMaria]

Hahaha I wish!!!

[@jillgott6567]

I get tired making a week's worth of food in one day , I can not imagine doing a month. I am impressed. I agree Mushrooms are delicious and nutritious yum

[@MealsWithMaria]

It’s almost like the same amount of effort though! Just a few more recipes but since you’re already cooking, might as well do a little more!

[@lisaward3890]

I love mushrooms. They are so full of vitamins and minerals since they are a fungus! Yum! Very good source of vitamin D.

[@KateMoranHere]

The nice thing about doing these all in one day is that you've got variety for the rest of the month. You don't have to eat the same breakfast, snack, and lunch 5 days in a row, which gets reallllllyyyyy boring by day 3.

[@MealsWithMaria]

Yes! It’s funny at first I planned to do a week of a single meal but then I realized we can mix and match!!!

[@WeepingWillow422]

Pillsbury biscuit/crescent dough is like a Jack-in-the-Box. I grit my teeth and close my eyes as I go to open them lol.

[@dunraptoress5126]

This is great, and you're saving so much money by making it from scratch, and it's healthier because there isn't any frankenstein chemicals involved! Thanks for sharing :)

[@MealsWithMaria]

Yah! It’s fun too!!

[@mariaTsounakis1521]

Wow this was incredible. I meal prep every week because I do have medical issues where I can’t cook so I don’t have to rely on processed foods or takeout. I always make a pot of soup so I end up with a variety of soups. They seem to freeze the best! Thank you for your inspiration!❤

[@MealsWithMaria]

Soups are so great! Good for you!!

[@colleenrielly4893]

So great to see a new Englander cooking KZbinr!!! I'm a market basket girl for life!!! Born and raised!

[@MealsWithMaria]

Love to see fellow New Englanders here too! MB for life!!! If only others knew about Artie T!

[@kindragregory9920]

With limited freezer space I have gotten some of those freezer silicone cubes. They’re really nice because then you can put them in either a freezer bag after their frozen solid or use a vacuum sealer. Take up much less space.

[@abbywoody-chicoineau4961]

WOW what a ton of work on the front end but SO MUCH time-saving on the back end! Excellent work Maria! I’ve never thought of Philly cheesesteak as a bowl-definitely trying that!

[@MealsWithMaria]

Yes! I’m basking in my low stress days till I do it again! I’m a real believer now!

[@allyrooh3628]

I’ve mentioned before that I’m disabled & lately I’ve been having a hard time. This is a good reminder of things I can do to make mornings easier sending the hubby off to work. These look so satisfying. The oatmeal cookies look great, but I’m never satisfied with sweet breakfast-it just feels like a breakfast appetizer 😂. I also like toe tumeric in the tofu, makes it look like eggs.

[@pianochicpiano]

Use your kale stems for a blended green sauce

[@heatherjohnson2511]

It's funny that you showed the sheet pan pancakes, I'm horrible at making regular pancakes, so I started making the sheet pan pancakes several years ago, and no one believed me that they are so fluffy!! It's crazy how good they are too! Thank you for sharing all your recipes, I will share this with others who need recipes for batch cooking. ❤❤

[@MealsWithMaria]

Aw thank you so much!

[@katievdbshsh757]

Yes, I love mushrooms. Once my chef brother gave me 5lbs mushrooms to make soup for both us.I found a great recipe. Best soup either had ever had. I still make it today. Dont remember where I got that mushroom soup recipe. Im really happy to get all your meal prep ideas. Thank you- God bless from grandma Katie in Oregon

[@NatachaKemp]

Yaaay! This is so awesome. You cooked from scratch and did a fridge/freezer/pantry clean out. I’m going to try a few of your recipes. ❤🩷

[@MealsWithMaria]

😀😀 yay! I’m already planning the next one!!

[@cherrycreamslushie91]

Real meals for real moms! Love this 💜

[@MealsWithMaria]

Yesss! Exactly!

[@merediths9667]

I understand being sick for a long time. I’ve been sick literally since Christmas night. It took weeks to find out I had E Coli then I got Covid which I still have. To say it’s been a rough last month is an understatement. I’m just trying to survive and looking towards brighter days soon! It’s hard when you have kids and there is still things you have to do whether you feel like it or not. I’m glad your back and feeling better!

[@MealsWithMaria]

I’m so sorry! Feel better!

[@colleenwebster8762]

Love the trick with the blender and pouring into muffin tins, this might be easier and cleaver for a variety of food dishes.

[@ZaitlynMack]

I baked 2 whole chickens then used them in a few meals. Biscuits,1chicken breast, green breans add cream of mushroom. Added green beans casserole to my chicken and my 2 oldest kids loved it. Chicken spaghetti 2 Chicken breasts shredded, cream of chicken & 1/2 of cream of mushroom and a cup in a half of milk to thicken microwave then mix well. In a glass pan add shredded chicken Then cooked spaghetti Then more chicken then pour over cream of chicken & cream of mushroom and mixture all through move around with large spoon so juice can go to the bottom. add shredded cheese on top then milk in oven until cheese is melted. Enjoy add some garlic bread. *tip some people add a can of rotel to their spaghetti be careful with small kids using this because it is a little spicy.

[@frugalcampermama]

Wow! That was some prep! It was a lot of time and work but think about the amount of time you saved from having to cook every day! Bravo Maria!

[@MealsWithMaria]

Thank you! It’s so nice not worrying about breakfast and lunch prep!!!

[@tinadiggs7456]

Hi Maria you did and EXCELLENT Job on the MEAL PREP 😊!!! 💯

[@MealsWithMaria]

Thank you!

[@nicholehelmueller2130]

I am super excited to make these bagel bites! Thank you for sharing.

[@MealsWithMaria]

Yay! Enjoy!

[@anniecampbell6406]

I’m exhausted watching! I’m inspired! Going to try some of the bowls and the sheet pan pancakes soon! And those bagel bites- my kids will love. Thanks Maria!

[@MealsWithMaria]

😀 it’s such peace of mind having everything in the freezer! Enjoy your bowls, pancakes , and bagel bites!!!

[@melindastookey3831]

I love them, my husband can't stand the texture of them but if I mince them for sauces or soups he's good

[@MealsWithMaria]

I like to hide them too!

[@suebarnard1734]

The Buddha bowls you could freeze them and leave out the kale and avocado and do that the day of or the week of 😊

[@MealsWithMaria]

Good idea!!!

[@allyrooh3628]

I’m saving this to my favorites. I might do this for a friend whose husband is having surgery. ❤

[@MealsWithMaria]

Such a great idea! You are a kind friend! ❤️

[@petro3441]

Thanx for the ideas. I am new here on your channel from south africa. I love meal prepping then i can go on with my daily schedule. But new ideas are great

[@MealsWithMaria]

😀😀😀 I’m so glad you’re here!

[@MissyPecas33]

This is the first video I see of yours. I LOVE THIS VID. I recently moved in with my boyfriend and have been struggling to meal prep a whole week for 2 people. These large recipes work PERFECT for me😁

[@MealsWithMaria]

Yay🎉🎉🎉 I’m so glad I can help!!!

[@elizabethkelly9790]

Love this idea. Hope we get to see you doing more of these. ❤

[@MealsWithMaria]

I’m addicted now! Probably once a month!

[@cathyfeigert5660]

Thank you Maria SO MUCH! This is exactly what I was wanting to do.

[@MealsWithMaria]

Oh that’s awesome! So happy to help!

[@thixotropic447]

I think you would like a Swedish dough hook for mixing your batters

[@angelafleming3328]

This is a great idea but my deep freezer is full and my upright freezer is full and my frig. Freezer is full maybe if I canned the 8 gallons of blackberries I would have room to do this. Thank you for all you do take care and stay safe!

[@MealsWithMaria]

Sounds like it’s time for a pantry challenge! I’m doing one for dinners right now, it’s so fun!

[@susanjones8938]

Thank you. This is amazing and appetizing and real food. Not preservative laden. Well done.

[@MealsWithMaria]

Thank you!

[@leewillers4621]

I love mushrooms, but my husband hates them. I don’t cook with them very often due to that. The block cheese is better for you since there isn’t any coating on it like there is on the pre-shredded. You worked very hard on this Maria and I so appreciate it!❤

[@MealsWithMaria]

I’m glad you liked it! Mushrooms are probably one of my favorite foods. I need to eat more of them. I often make some up to put on food after the fact so I don’t make the whole family eat them 😀

[@sarahl.944]

If you like overnight oats, you would probably like chia seed pudding. Very similar ingredients and method, but the texture makes it seem more like a dessert. And chia seeds have alot of good nutrition. We make them more than overnight oats now.

[@MealsWithMaria]

Yes! I need to try that!!

[@sarahl.944]

@MealsWithMaria just like the oats you can flavor them any way you want! I hope you like them.

[@meeganjae72]

​@@MealsWithMaria or add some chia to the overnight oats for more nutrition

[@earlenebrown7181]

Maria, this was a fantastic video. A lot of your dishes hit home for me. I’m having to cook for my mother-in-law and my grandkids. Thank you for all your help.

[@MealsWithMaria]

Thank you! I’m so glad I can help!!!

[@wallashakalla]

Just finished a freezer challenge a few weeks ago so I have room 😉. As for mushrooms, it depends on the type.

[@MealsWithMaria]

Woot woot! It’s time!!!

[@imtime22]

This is game changing for gym goers. I think this is a hurdle I really need to overcome in my adulthood

[@dmmrad54]

Happy New Year to you and your family Maria. Hope you are feeling much better. I missed your videos. ❤

[@MealsWithMaria]

Thank you! You too! I’m back in action 🎉🎉

[@CD-su4yh]

I love the idea of prepping lunches for a week or month. Thank you for the great recipes! I made the Buddha bowls tonight for lunches this week. Delicious!

[@MealsWithMaria]

Yay! Wow that’s amazing! Enjoy!!

[@irmaflores9271]

Aahmazing! Wow what a cooking marathon. I like the variety of meals you used. Plus everything looks delicious and healthy😊. You rock girl!

[@MealsWithMaria]

😊 glad you liked it!!!

[@naomirafferty4515]

Oh I'm definitely going to make the egg bites they look so good 😊

[@MealsWithMaria]

Yay! Enjoy!

[@marjoriejohnson4559]

Hate mushrooms but if they are small and in something with a lot of other ingredients, I pretend they're not there. You are a wonderful cook so I bet everything is delicious.😊

[@MealsWithMaria]

Oh thank you! ❤️❤️❤️

[@christinatareski8882]

I love the Philly steak bowl idea! Bread has gotten to be too big of a part of my diet and I like the option to have the same flavor on rice. Yum.

[@intoalivinghope]

What brand of non-stick pan do you use?

[@ericarandall2692]

Wow, what a fantastic video! Thanks so much! ❤

[@MealsWithMaria]

You’re welcome!!

[@Jayneswoolandbuttons]

could you also use muffin paper cases instead of using oil?

[@MealsWithMaria]

Absolutely!

[@pamking8137]

Yea mushrooms! Love these recipes!

[@MealsWithMaria]

Yay!!

[@hils72]

Wow amazing! Looks absolutely delicious. Have you dinner ideas that can be done like this- im fed up making same thing plus i have a very small freezer compartment

[@MealsWithMaria]

I’m working on it!!

[@sunnyetal1950]

What about dinners? Do you meal prep them separately, or just cook one every night?

[@MealsWithMaria]

Right now, I’m cooking each night! But I am considering a different type of weekly prep where I cook once eat all week type of thing! I the mean time I have a meal plan that comes out weekly. You can sign up here: meals-with-maria.ck.page/063fd7b24f

[@lisapop5219]

Glad you're feeling better

[@MealsWithMaria]

Thank you!!

[@venusgal2706]

I mix all ads into my egg muffins. It's so messy to top with cheese, bacon, sausage, onion, peppers, etc. plus I get more in them that way. Quicker, easier. Is Good Chop economical for budgeting? I'll pay some for convenience and quality but somehow I doubt it fits in with those being budget minded. Great video.

[@MealsWithMaria]

Perfect!!!

[@milagrosgranados1316]

Omg the banana bread, the muffins and the hash brown casserole looks delicious. Do you store everything you cooked in the freezer? How would you reheat the meals to eat them? I only made stews and beans to put in the freezer. I never tried anything else.

[@MealsWithMaria]

Yes, everything in the freezer except what we are eating the first week. I just pull the lunches out of the freezer into the fridge the night before then microwave them for 2-3 minutes day of depending how defrosted they are. The muffins, eggs, oatmeal, and pancakes defrost really well in the fridge. Then just heat for a minute in the microwave 😀. I like to toast the bagel bites.

[@milagrosgranados1316]

@@MealsWithMaria Omg thank you so much 😁

[@sofiabintmuhammad8763]

All the food looks amazing! ❤

[@MealsWithMaria]

Thank you so much!

[@_E_P]

1st video, just subscribed, i freeze peppers, onions and mushrooms :) ... can you (or do you have) unboxing videos of your goodchop box, like which size box you got what each thing was and price. Im intrested but need to feed 6 people and not sure its affordable

[@MealsWithMaria]

I’m so glad you’re here! So they have different options and it varies depending on the deal you get. The box I get is the small box but they have big box options too and if you use my code you’ll get a discount for a while! It’s not all the meat we eat during the month but it certainly helps!!

[@pascaltremblay8043]

you go girl that was fun to see🙂

[@MealsWithMaria]

Thank you! 😀

[@RailinX]

Everything looks so delicious!

[@MealsWithMaria]

😀 thank you!

[@stasiaverret6692]

I LOVE mushrooms, and I will eat sautéed mushrooms cold 😂 Great video! Love your ideas!!

[@MealsWithMaria]

Agree on the cold mushrooms!!!

[@TA-mu4he]

Wow! You really inspire😊❤

[@Annabellemorin08]

Did good chop deliver in Québec??😊

[@Cooking_Through_Time]

My grandmother always hated opening the can biscuits because they always scared her. I'd chase her around the kitchen popping them in front of her. Brought back wonderful memories.

[@MealsWithMaria]

Haha Aw that’s such a funny memory!

[@alicehunsaker7876]

WOW !! Great job !!!

[@MealsWithMaria]

Thank you!

[@juliemoore6957]

Love this! Thank you!

[@MealsWithMaria]

You’re welcome!

[@jessicas.9859]

This is amazing!!! Ty!!

[@MealsWithMaria]

You’re welcome!

[@couponingwithisa]

Fantastic JOB 👏

[@MealsWithMaria]

Thank you!!!

[@christeenprice5637]

Awesome video thanks

[@MealsWithMaria]

You’re welcome!

[@tmydiaz]

OMG I LOVE THIS VIDEO. ❤❤❤❤

[@MealsWithMaria]

Thank you!

[@carolynlineberger1929]

Thank you!❤

[@MealsWithMaria]

You’re welcome!

[@twinnish]

I do not love mushrooms, but I don’t hate them. I just don’t like the texture. I like to get them for my husband, but he can never finish them before they would get bad so I have taken to drying them and then making them into a powder and then I can add them to just about anything for extra flavor. I also do that with celery. I don’t use it that much in cooking because it’s expensive to buy here and I never do finish it so what happens is I use it for the recipe I’m buying it for and then I dry it and powder it and then I can add it to lots of things later for extra flavor, because I love the flavor, but again, hate the texture. this is a recurring theme in my life about texture, but that’s a different issue. The celery started out just drying the leaves so I could use them for flavoring and then I realized I could dry the whole thing. I do not have a dehydrator, but I live in Saudi Arabia so I just stick it on a table in the sunshine and in a day and a half it’s dry. Works great for herbs also.

[@MealsWithMaria]

That’s such a cool idea! Thank you for sharing!!!

[@crh.hedgehogs]

Why did you use two different kinds of oatmeal in the bake?

[@MealsWithMaria]

It’s because it’s what I had, but it turned out so delicious, I think the combo was good!

[@crh.hedgehogs]

@@MealsWithMaria Oh ok. Idk if it had something to do with texture or what have you. Thanks for answering me bc it's something I'm going to try my hand at.

[@terrivelazquez4974]

Lol I loved the footage of you making the thumbnail 😂

[@MealsWithMaria]

😀😀 it all fun!!

[@firemires03]

I love meal prepping. My problem is actually eating the things I prep lol

[@AmySimmonds-luv4Jesus]

This was a great video.

[@MealsWithMaria]

Thank you!

[@jillgott6567]

Love Mushrooms so healthy and delicious

[@MealsWithMaria]

😀😀

[@carafredrick1821]

So you eat the same thing everyday for a week?

[@MealsWithMaria]

For the first week yes but then you can mix and match taking what you’d like to have out of the freezer 😀

[@beckynoel840]

So does your family eat the same thing every day for a week? I would love to do something like this but I have 3 kids between 11-17 and they won't eat the same thing 2 days in a row ever, even leftovers. They say "we just ate that yesterday." Even my husband, once I made him a huge pot of chili to take for lunch all week because it's his favorite and after 2 days he was like " I'm tired of chili. I don't think I can eat it anymore for a while.

[@MealsWithMaria]

Hi Becky! So this meal prep is for breakfasts and lunches for myself and my husband and then I do a little prep for the kids breakfast and snacks. There are 4 different meals and usually the first week is more “fresh” so we will eat that for a week then the other things we can rotate through like chicken bowl one day and chili the next. I also have a video coming out today about that exact problem with kids in the morning! So stay tuned and I’ll walk you though how we keep things routined but not boring 😀

[@beckynoel840]

Thank you for your response! I really do wish I could come up with a meal prep plan like this that will work for us, where my family won't complain! I will be watching for the next video.

[@sreyes2903]

Does cream cheese fights look great but how would you make them in a regular oven we don't all have your super duper air fryer

[@paulinepietila7701]

I love mushrooms

[@MealsWithMaria]

Yes! Team mushroom!!

[@torih5766]

LOVE mushrooms! What is life without them! 😂

[@MealsWithMaria]

😀😀

[@ameliastelmach148]

Hate them!! Great video. Thanks for the ideas

[@maria_w311]

Hi Maria 👋🏻

[@albionswede]

Most of these meals look lovely, but anything with avocado won't last more than a day once it's sliced. Even if you add citrus to the avocado, it will be brown in less than 24 hours.

[@MealsWithMaria]

You can always add it later 😀

[@wandahall4435]

🐈 and Dan and Maria and Ben and Tommy are Julian ❤❤❤😮😮😮😊😊😊

[@MealsWithMaria]

Hi Wanda!!!

[@lonejensen5798]

Love this. I can sure use it in my own kitchen. But... still, being a non-american I wonder why there are so many sweet dishes? I gess it is a cultural thing.

[@jeancoles1202]

Wow you have done amazing sweetheart. Im hungry now lol xxx

[@MealsWithMaria]

Thank you! Get some food 😃

[@mspatari]

…and the next step for your Buddha bowl, you want to use that same spoon and go ahead and scrape that Kale into the trash can

[@TheMusicalscrapper]

I am allergiv to mushrooms so can’t have them.

[@annmich4593]

❤

[@MealsWithMaria]

❤️

[@barbarasutherland8000]

Nice ideas.🌍👍🌍🙏🌍🍀🌍💯🌍😘🌍😋🌍👏🌍

[@MealsWithMaria]

Thank you!

[@PeggyMeeter]

My husband and I do not like mushrooms.

[@Foxysvacation]

Love this! Just remember that everything needs to be cooled down below 40 Degrees within 2 hours to avoid rapid pathogen growth.

[@MealsWithMaria]

Good reminder!

[@thenubalicious]

😷💚

[@MealsWithMaria]

❤️

[@thenubalicious]

🤗💚@@MealsWithMaria

[@rodrigo9785]

👊 Promo-SM

[@journeyto1007]

How do you prevent freezer burn? 🥲

[@MealsWithMaria]

If you use the proper freezer friendly packaging it helps. And I find as long as you don’t leave it in there for months on end, it doesn’t get freezer burn.