Honestly the instant frozen-to-heated water bath method changed my life! I've been doing this with a sous vide for pasta sauces and curries for years, never have to worry about food going off or having to defrost in advance anymore. With the sous vide, you can set it and come back to it whenever you're ready! Awesome that it works for fried rice so well too!
@@EwMuva No, it's okay to be concerned about the increasing realistic understanding we're having regarding the pervasivness of microplastics, the problems that microplastics can possibly cause (eg, in your poop tubes), and reduce putting them into ourselves if we'd like. Different problems. No need for appeals about comparative danger in different societies. You don't have to worry about them if you don't want to. Some people see some current research, and _would_ like to.¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Thank you for started a healthy meals series! My son has been overweight for a long time and has finally decided he wants to be healthier, he started going to the gym and I'm trying to do my best to make healthier meals that taste really good. I know your recipes are great since I've tried many of them (especially love the cookbook) so I can't wait to try these!!
Thank you 😊 I appreciate the support...for some reason the app isn't showing the comment someone left saying I failed as a mom so I'm thankful that you guys are being sweet❤️
Pro tip for the breakfast burritos: If you wrap them individually with baking paper instead (The one's you put in your over to bake something on) cut them to size, wrap them up in those and freeze 'em? It makes them microwave/oven friendly. You can just pop 'em into the microwave whenever needed to heat them up and not worry about the plastic wrap.
I wrap mine in foil then cryovac mine, freeze them, then sous vide them at 75 degrees Celsius for about an hour. Nice and hot all the way through, the wrap is soft with no overly hard bits from freezer burn.
I wrap mine in nothing. Just stacked together in some tupperware. They break apart very easily once frozen. Pop it in the microwave for a minute, then grill on a pan.
as a former worker at one of the mentioned restaurants, yeah this is exactly how all of the soups and mac n' cheese were prepped. Big freeze bags that were semi-boiled to readiness. Some people would be disappointed if they heard that their food was frozen, but it still tasted pretty dang close to fresh!
I worked at corner bakery cafe and that’s how we heated our soups lol but ppl loved them, I’m just like if only you knew😂. The chili was actually pretty good surprisingly.
I also worked there and remember once an entire bag of broccoli Cheddar burst somehow in the thermalizer and all of the water was disgusting and took forever to clean 😮 traumatized
Another way to use the freezer is to prep ingredients and then use them from frozen when cooking. As an example- I keep pre-chopped veg in the freezer (celery, onions, bell pepper, zucchini, carrots, spinach, etc, as well as store-bought options like green beans, broccoli, and peas). Then, many dinners have a significant amount of chopping reduced, making them much faster to cook.
I do this with celery and carrots. They are such a pain in the ass to chop that I just chop tons at a time and throw the excess in the freezer. Takes like 70% of the effort out of making bolognese.
@Bikton Bloppa omg why have I never thought to do this with the left over celery?? Thank you for this tip. I usually only need like 2 stalks at a time
@@kamanda9886 Glad to help. Also its really convenient since celery is a right pain in the ass to chop. That way you can prepare the celery for maybe 2 or 3 batches of bolognese all at once and just grab it out of the freezer. You can do the same to carrots as well obviously.
I’ve been saying (maybe in my head only 😂) that I would love a “frozen but better” series where you try to recreate all the things people buy frozen but better. Burritos, pastas, casseroles, quiche, pizzas, whatever!
Congrats! I’m due with #3 in October and finally have a big enough freezer to make freezer meals. I’m already compiling a list of meals and hopefully the freezer meals will be a game-changer for postpartum meals.
I can't be the only guy on here thinking that you are going to singlehandedly save my relationship by teaching me how to be confident in the kitchen. Love your approach to every video my man. Thank you a thousand times over!
Love this series man. I’ve really enjoyed sharing your more elaborate recipes with my wife, kids, family, etc. over the years. I’ve learned a lot about cooking and knocked the socks off of folks several times using techniques you’ve taught me. That said, diversifying is starting to turn your channel into a one stop shop for good eating for all occasions. Keep it up cause we appreciate it and congratulations on your success brother. Keep it weird.
Hi Josh, longtime viewer since the beginning days and never commented. Wanted to say I’m really enjoying the healthy meals series. I hope you do more of these! I’m assuming your audience is probably around the same age range and we’re all getting to a point where we need to put healthier options into our body otherwise we feel it now 😂 regardless healthy is good too and shouldn’t always be bland and boring to eat!
I used coconut milk for your tikka massala recipe and it turned out perfect. It's a great alternative if you don't like classic cream (or don't have it on hand).
my husband and i love you. i have been intermittent fasting and trying to lose weight. i need something i can hit my protein and my calories and this just helped me SO much, i love all of this stuff. i love how achievable your recipes are.
I appreciate the healthy make ahead focus. I work 10 hour days so I have to meal prep both breakfast and lunch for when I'm at work, plus my husband's breakfast and lunch. I'm always looking for something new that's also healthy. I'm definitely going to try a few of these out!
I doubt you'll see this, but I just wanted to say thank you for this video. 🙏 As someone who's been struggling to balance health and convenience, this hit me at the perfect time. It’s inspired me to not only plan better meals but also explore how food connects us all. 🌎🍲 I even started sharing videos about iconic foods from every U.S. state-it’s been an amazing journey so far. Thank you for reminding me how powerful food can be!
It’s funny, with only two in my household I always make full size meals and have developed this technique years ago. Food waste in my house is insanely low and I am forever pulling something out of the freezer that was well thought out before I froze it. Everything is always really good and almost always indistinguishable from fresh. One thing I did invest in a few years ago is a Chamber Vac, it really upped my freezer game.
If you dont have a chamber vac then you can do the immersion method to get the air out of a ziplock. FIll a pot or sink,. whatever.. needs to be deep enough to submerse the bag. Close the zip lock bag untilk there is just a small corner open, dunk the rest of the bag up until its juuuuuust below the opening you left, then you can seal it. AIr gone as the water pressure pushes it out,
I’ll be delivering my first baby next month and I will definitely be making some, if not ALL, of these recipes to have on hand in my freezer for postpartum.
Love this, been trying to find some content like this and after years watching I am glad you made it. Its not just about cooking the meal but also storing and re-heating. Thank you Josh!
I just was gonna start cleaning out the freezer section in my fridge, luckely we have a separate freezer in the shed... For me meal prepping is an essential thing to do witch I don't do much sadly. Time to turn the table and get going with it, in a family of 5 an occasionly 7 people to feed I finally accept the fact that it saves a ton of time. Thanks Josh !
Shopping List for myself to check pricing and items 😩 (if I could remain between the $30 and $40 range) Protein: Egg, Deli Ham and Turkey, Ground Turkey/Beef, Chicken, Tuna, Shrimp(?), Chick Peas, Beans, Vegetable: Red Bell Pepper/Chili Pepper, Onion/Shallot, Garlic, Peas, Carrots, Ginger, Spinach Carbs: Potato, Wrap, Rice Extra Topping: Grated or SwissCheese, Cilantro, Green Onion/Scallions Coconut Milk, Dried Curry Paste, Olive Oil
I survive mainly on freezer meals. I make three dishes, 6-8 servings per dish for a whole month. One potato, one pasta and one rice dish. So around 24 dishes, 3 separate cooking days (I tried cooking them all in one day and it was too overwhelming). And to break the monotony, we have ingredients for wraps as a staple, refreshing our stock of greens in the fridge or I’d feel up to cooking one day (and feel the need to use up perishable ingredients) and whip up something else. Frozen pizzas or the occasional takeaway food helps too. Came for the ideas and it seems like I am doing something right! 😊🎉
Good to see the hot water trick for reheating a few frozen things! I make and freeze soup and rice so I'm glad to see an easy way of thawing them w/o leaving them in my fridge overnight 👍
You are one of the most practical cook, even-though you are a celeb category cook with cameras on you. Love watching the meal preparation series quote "practical cooking" much needed for daily life. Thank you Joshua ! 😎
@10:40 - You can get a very cheap machine for around $10 (from France) and sealer bags with blue dots on them. You use the vacuum machine on the blue dots and it sucks all of the air out same as what you use but the bags are heavy duty, somewhat easily opened, and is very cheap to buy. Extra bags are sold separately. Good video though.
I don't know why it never occured to me to freeze fried rice...When you just put leftovers in the fridge to have them the next day the rice is usually dry as the dessert. Definetly will give this a try :D
I just started meal prepping breakfast burritos... best thing I ever started doing hands down. Bec, sec, chorizo egg and cheese. And made some biscuits as well. I love it condensed the whole hungry with kids thing into 5 minutes instead of 20 to 30 cooking
This is a video that all mamas preparing for childbirth should watch. I remember myself cooking meals for postpartum to the freezer. Thank you for Your content!
Delving into Asian cuisine did wonders for my healthy dinner lineup! Stir fries, curries, there's so many great flavors and it's easy to load up on veggies and still feel satisfied. I made teriyaki chicken and a veg stir fry last night that was THE BOMB and very reasonable in macros.
I really appreciate you taking the time for healthier opinions. My wife is a celiac so it makes it harder to prepare foods. The gluten free breads, pastas, and other options are not that good. Could you please make a video on how to make gluten free options for cheap that actually taste good. Instead of the store brands that taste stale.
Been a fan of yours for a while. I'm currently focusing on following the MIND diet (Mediterranean/DASH combo), and one of my biggest issues is overthinking meal prep. I've followed a few different recipe accounts on IG and TH-cam, but all the recipes are mostly chicken or beef (red meat is seriously frowned upon on this diet) and that gets really boring really quickly. Long story short, I'm glad you're putting a focus on healthy meal prep, because your recipe vids are always super helpful for making quick, tasty, and most importantly, adventurous meals. Appreciate you, my guy.
Love the idea of freezer cooking, but always struggled with the changes in texture after re-heating/defrosting the food. I will absolutely have to try the hot water bath method and see how that helps! 😄
I seldom comment but here it is. I’ve been through the whole deal of meal prep and weight loss journey some years ago when I was studying and really fell off the whole diet thing in the last couple of years. These meals are similar in many ways to what I used to do. For longevity I find the best thing is to try and incorporate variety. Say two different lunches and two different dinners a week, Sundays were cheat days/whatever I was craving days. These four options are ideal for this exact thing! If you make a healthy meal prep book I 100% would buy without a doubt these look great 👏👏👏
Thanks for this! As a single guy who meal preps to save time and money these types of videos are gold. Put all this on my grocery list for next week. Any tips for fried rice in a cast iron pan? I only have induction, so no wok for me.
These all look so bomb, going to try this out for sure! Toasted Pine Nuts blended into the pesto would add tons of vitamins and increase your energy levels for getting those gains!! Also it helps thicken the sauce.
Another perspective for the ground turkey patty - you can go for the cufte/kufte route. Mix in carrots/onions + any other veg you like with your meat/spices. I recommend sweating the veg it and then mixing it though. For the baking, it is so convenient to just spread it on a baking sheet and chuck it in the oven. Heck, I have had (some more extreme) friends use this as a bread replacement in a sandwich :D Hope this helps someone
I have not long found your channel and all I can say is, you're so entertaining all the while teaching us how to make our food tastier and healthier. I am going to look at getting your cookbook. I just hope I can get it to New Zealand :)
The Caribbean in me just working with measurements from the ancestors 😭. I just shake the seasoning bottle until I hear a small voice say "that is it my child" 🤣🤣🤣
How have I been watching your stuff for literal years now and yet to subscribe? Awesome info, hope to use this to hit my fitness goals before the end of this year.
Hey Josh, I would love it if you did an episode cooking meal ideas suited for diabetics. Figured it would be a good time to ask since you're on your health kick journey. Would be greatly appreciated! Love the videos.
Huge fan of this serie! My man been watching you for a while but because of that serie, I had to start following! As a mom who also works full time and hits the gym consistently ; I NEED content like this!!! Your recipe ideas look simple, delicious and on point nutritionaly! BIG FAN of the conservation / reheating tips - thats my fav part of those videos! Cant thank you enough for this serie! ♥️🤤☺️💪🦵
Love the video, so helpful! Got a question though, would it be unsafe to boil the plastic bags in hot water? Wouldnt the chemicals from the plastic go into the food?
Have you considered putting gelatin powder in the ground turkey so that it doesn't wind up so dry? Chef steps uses gelatin in their smash burger recipe. America's test kitchen recommends using baking soda to help brown ground beef and Kenji talks about how great it is for chicken skin. Could small amounts of gelatin and or baking soda make a meaningful difference without adding too many calories or affecting taste?
Never realized you were dieting/cutting! One thing that helped me lean out was keeping track of your sodium, and having a fairly protein based diet. For sodium, I would try to keep a 1:1 ratio with your daily caloric intake, e.g. 2k calories/day should be no more than 2000mg sodium/day (less is better but 1:1 is also good). For your macros, my diet was centered around protein, with the amount of protein being a 1:1 ratio with your target bodyweight, e.g. 165lb. target bodyweight = 165g protein/day. Depending on how much of your macros that equals, your carbs/fats were 50/50 off of that remaining amount e.g. if your protein ended up being 40% of your macros, you'd do 40p/30c/30f or try to keep it somewhat close to that. I honestly never sweated the carbs/fats cause I couldn't cook well enough to meet a perfect split, I'd often settle for maintaining the 1:1 ratio between sodium/calorie and protein/target BW. I also always had one cheat day week, where I'd eat out with friends/family or order an entire bucket of KFC for the day, which nearly doubled what my daily caloric/sodium intake, but at a once a week interval, it hardly made a difference in my progress, and kept me motivated, as something to look forward to throughout the week. All of this is subjective though since everyone's bodies work differently, and not everyone may be on the same type of diet, but it could be some things to keep in mind when coming up with new healthy recipes! Keep up the good work as always man!
@Steve Sherman nothing crazy at all with this diet, it's fairly popular amongst powerlifters/bodybuilders to do low sodium/high protein intake diets, and I'm already aware not everyone diet should be the same, it's just things that helped me out during my cut, and anyone on this video scrolling thru the comments could possibly apply some of the info to their own diets/cooking.
Long time fan - my wife and I have been talking about meal prepping more so this was a perfect video to check out! Thanks for all the great content - just bought your cook book as well!
@@Beanz-on-Toast Wait wait wait. Cooked rice has 130 calories per 100g. But uncooked rice has 365 Calories. 60g is a serving size of uncooked rice! 60g of cooked rice is just one table spoon, so not a serving size.
This is a great idea for a person that’s on the go and has time to prep there meals so that they can simply reheat through out the week Fav one is the shrimp curry
Nice to have 10 plastic bags as waste for a week... People, remember there are reuseable containers to put stuff in the freezer. A tip is also to reuse empty Butter-Tubs or similar. If you get the 500g ones, they will easily fit 2 portions of sauce/Curry.
Thanks for a very practical video! Bought a food vac sealer 2 years ago and been using it for freezer storing bulk packs of meat and fish as smaller portions (yeah, we had half a cow in the ice chest). It will get even more use to store prepared foods. Can't wait to explore more dishes from your awesome cookbook!
Hi papa josh! This is Ey-pi, You're one of the greatest impacts for me to pursue my dream to take culinary school and be a chef in the future! Hope in your next vlog is about dishes that can be served to dialysis patients, my mother is currently undergoing dialysis for almost 2 or 3 years already and I want to serve her food that is good for her but at the same time she can enjoy! Thank you so much papa! It would be lovely if you would read my comment ❤️ Love from the Philippines 🇵🇭
My dude josh is almost lookin like Colonel Sanders... but for now..Brigadier Wiseman🏆😝.... seriously tho... you've Changed my cooking life...i owe you a huuuuge thank you...also bought your book 2 yrs ago..
I simply don't have the energy to cook every day and I don't have the money to eat out on alot of those days. So I appreciate meal prep ideas like this. Anything that's easy to make ahead like this makes my life so much less stressful.
I love this idea of gourmet freezer meals. Can someone with credentials weigh in on the safety of heating up food in plastic? The last time I checked, it causes the plastic to release chemicals that were cause for concern. Thanks!
Frozen breakfast burritos in the airfryer are the easiest meal. Set it to 6 minutes and go get ready, once the 6 minutes is done it continues to heat through and creates a crispy outside.
Josh I love this so much. Please consider doing a series of these, hell even do a freaking book on it - I'l be #1 on the pre-order list. Feel free to use a slow cooker too, I'm always starved for ideas on how to use that better.
Josh, I would be very interested in a series based on common allergies. Most of your dishes are delicious but not all people can have them. To tackle meals that people with allergies could enjoy, would be both a challenge to you and a help to those lost in how to cook while avoiding said allergens.
Just made the breakfast burritos (minus the red bell pepper) and it tasted Amazing! The seasoning on the turkey has lots of flavor and with a little bit of salsa on the side this burrito was perfect.
Hey brother, love your channel. Just wanted to say (more for viewers' benefit, I'm sure you know this already) but one of the great things about a chamber vacuum sealer is that you don't need special foodsaver type bags like you show here, simple 3-6mil plastic bags (about 1/10th the price) work perfect for this. Again, that's only the chamber vacuum sealers as they don't rely on the air channels to remove air. Cheers!
This is the best idea ever!! My freezer is stocked now. Thanks for the inspiration! Would love to see more sous vide, chamber sealer, and freezer meal recipes!
We need like…a million more videos like this. Please make this a series!
Cant agree more! WE WANT MORE Josh!!! 😅🤩
ok you got it! I'll make it a series! Thanks for the suggestion Spencer!
Agreed!!
Really? He's already done versions of this already. Weismann has continued his slide downward into sh*t cooking videos.
Yes please !
Honestly the instant frozen-to-heated water bath method changed my life! I've been doing this with a sous vide for pasta sauces and curries for years, never have to worry about food going off or having to defrost in advance anymore. With the sous vide, you can set it and come back to it whenever you're ready! Awesome that it works for fried rice so well too!
Only downside is contamination from micro plastics by heating the food in plastic bags. But if you don't mind the health risk it's def a good method.
@@Chrisssssssssssssssssss no workaround?
@@Chrisssssssssssssssssssthere are tribes who invade bee hives for honeycomb, anyone complaining about micro plastics lives a very sheltered life
@@EwMuva No, it's okay to be concerned about the increasing realistic understanding we're having regarding the pervasivness of microplastics, the problems that microplastics can possibly cause (eg, in your poop tubes), and reduce putting them into ourselves if we'd like.
Different problems. No need for appeals about comparative danger in different societies. You don't have to worry about them if you don't want to. Some people see some current research, and _would_ like to.¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@@mrahzzz like I said very sheltered life
Thank you for started a healthy meals series! My son has been overweight for a long time and has finally decided he wants to be healthier, he started going to the gym and I'm trying to do my best to make healthier meals that taste really good. I know your recipes are great since I've tried many of them (especially love the cookbook) so I can't wait to try these!!
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Good luck to you and your son! Encourage him along the way and make sure he doesn't give up.
Thank you 😊 I appreciate the support...for some reason the app isn't showing the comment someone left saying I failed as a mom so I'm thankful that you guys are being sweet❤️
@@_Cambria_ I'm here to say you are an awesome mom for doing the best you can for your son,, gl to him and you in the journey ahead
Pro tip for the breakfast burritos: If you wrap them individually with baking paper instead (The one's you put in your over to bake something on) cut them to size, wrap them up in those and freeze 'em? It makes them microwave/oven friendly. You can just pop 'em into the microwave whenever needed to heat them up and not worry about the plastic wrap.
I wrap mine in foil then cryovac mine, freeze them, then sous vide them at 75 degrees Celsius for about an hour. Nice and hot all the way through, the wrap is soft with no overly hard bits from freezer burn.
@@skiddy1984that sounds… like something I would never make time for.
I wrap mine in nothing. Just stacked together in some tupperware. They break apart very easily once frozen. Pop it in the microwave for a minute, then grill on a pan.
Wrapping in (baking) paper drastically reduced shelf life (or in this case freezer life). Although that isn't a problem if you eat them anyway
I really like this new health meal prep series, I'd love to see a collaboration with Ethan Chlebowski.
@Steve Sherman says the boring guy commenting boring shit on every video lol
@@scsherman207 If you don't like the content just stop watching?
@@scsherman207 why is Chlebowski "not good" at cooking?
Ethan is top class!
@@Blitzbogen They are just people who cant comprehend stuff, Ethan is prob too science oriented so their little brains get confused.
as a former worker at one of the mentioned restaurants, yeah this is exactly how all of the soups and mac n' cheese were prepped. Big freeze bags that were semi-boiled to readiness. Some people would be disappointed if they heard that their food was frozen, but it still tasted pretty dang close to fresh!
so panera?
I worked at corner bakery cafe and that’s how we heated our soups lol but ppl loved them, I’m just like if only you knew😂. The chili was actually pretty good surprisingly.
I also worked there and remember once an entire bag of broccoli Cheddar burst somehow in the thermalizer and all of the water was disgusting and took forever to clean 😮 traumatized
Another way to use the freezer is to prep ingredients and then use them from frozen when cooking. As an example- I keep pre-chopped veg in the freezer (celery, onions, bell pepper, zucchini, carrots, spinach, etc, as well as store-bought options like green beans, broccoli, and peas). Then, many dinners have a significant amount of chopping reduced, making them much faster to cook.
Also a great way to preserve excess garden produce for later!
I do this too! I group certain things together to make my meals even easier when it comes to soups or simple sides for a meal. Such a time saver🫶🏽
I do this with celery and carrots. They are such a pain in the ass to chop that I just chop tons at a time and throw the excess in the freezer. Takes like 70% of the effort out of making bolognese.
@Bikton Bloppa omg why have I never thought to do this with the left over celery?? Thank you for this tip. I usually only need like 2 stalks at a time
@@kamanda9886 Glad to help. Also its really convenient since celery is a right pain in the ass to chop. That way you can prepare the celery for maybe 2 or 3 batches of bolognese all at once and just grab it out of the freezer. You can do the same to carrots as well obviously.
I’ve been saying (maybe in my head only 😂) that I would love a “frozen but better” series where you try to recreate all the things people buy frozen but better. Burritos, pastas, casseroles, quiche, pizzas, whatever!
I’m pregnant & due this summer, so this video couldn’t be more helpful for stocking my freezer!!! Thank you!!
AWWWWWWWWWWWWW GL!!!!!! Have a nice labour :). Lol what if you named ur kid "Dietary coconut shrimp curry."
Also pregnant here, due in May. This video is perfect timing! Congrats on your little one
Getting pregnant is gay
@@imgonnacrumbohgod wth is wrong w/ u
Congrats! I’m due with #3 in October and finally have a big enough freezer to make freezer meals.
I’m already compiling a list of meals and hopefully the freezer meals will be a game-changer for postpartum meals.
I appreciate that he continues to use real ingredients and not a lot of “sugar free/low fat” etc. type items to make the macros seem better
I’m really glad that you’re doing more healthy recipes & meal prep. I’ve really been slacking on both fronts in terms of what I can cook.
I can't be the only guy on here thinking that you are going to singlehandedly save my relationship by teaching me how to be confident in the kitchen. Love your approach to every video my man. Thank you a thousand times over!
The fact that this came just in time for Ramadan
True
This video was genuinely helpful for me. First time doing a full Ramadan
Just curiuous. How is this helpful in relation to the Ramadan? I know nothing, so please dont take it the wrong way :)
@@Bjorn_R in general, makes for easier food preparation.
@@Bjorn_R muslims fast for a night and then when the sun goes down they eat dinner, i don’t really know the reason but that’s what it is
Love this series man. I’ve really enjoyed sharing your more elaborate recipes with my wife, kids, family, etc. over the years. I’ve learned a lot about cooking and knocked the socks off of folks several times using techniques you’ve taught me. That said, diversifying is starting to turn your channel into a one stop shop for good eating for all occasions. Keep it up cause we appreciate it and congratulations on your success brother. Keep it weird.
Hi Josh, longtime viewer since the beginning days and never commented. Wanted to say I’m really enjoying the healthy meals series. I hope you do more of these! I’m assuming your audience is probably around the same age range and we’re all getting to a point where we need to put healthier options into our body otherwise we feel it now 😂 regardless healthy is good too and shouldn’t always be bland and boring to eat!
PLEASE do more content like this! 🙏🏻 Healthy, tasty, make-ahead and macro-friendly 👌🏻
I used coconut milk for your tikka massala recipe and it turned out perfect. It's a great alternative if you don't like classic cream (or don't have it on hand).
Lots of South Indian restaurants does the same people there loves coconut milk.
I read that Evaporated Milk is a good heavy cream substitute as well.
South Indian curries mostly use coconut milk as a base while North Indian curries mostly use a base of tomato with cream/cashew paste
@@vismay75 good to know
I'll try that cos I'm allergic to shrimp Tysm ☺!!
my husband and i love you. i have been intermittent fasting and trying to lose weight. i need something i can hit my protein and my calories and this just helped me SO much, i love all of this stuff. i love how achievable your recipes are.
I appreciate the healthy make ahead focus.
I work 10 hour days so I have to meal prep both breakfast and lunch for when I'm at work, plus my husband's breakfast and lunch. I'm always looking for something new that's also healthy. I'm definitely going to try a few of these out!
I doubt you'll see this, but I just wanted to say thank you for this video. 🙏 As someone who's been struggling to balance health and convenience, this hit me at the perfect time. It’s inspired me to not only plan better meals but also explore how food connects us all. 🌎🍲 I even started sharing videos about iconic foods from every U.S. state-it’s been an amazing journey so far. Thank you for reminding me how powerful food can be!
Don’t think Ive ever seen such a beautifully presented sandwich
Looks like italian flag
Josh we need more of this videos please anyone like me that has just started living alone needs this
A weekly or bi weekly meal prep series is something I'd love to watch
It’s funny, with only two in my household I always make full size meals and have developed this technique years ago. Food waste in my house is insanely low and I am forever pulling something out of the freezer that was well thought out before I froze it. Everything is always really good and almost always indistinguishable from fresh. One thing I did invest in a few years ago is a Chamber Vac, it really upped my freezer game.
If you dont have a chamber vac then you can do the immersion method to get the air out of a ziplock. FIll a pot or sink,. whatever.. needs to be deep enough to submerse the bag. Close the zip lock bag untilk there is just a small corner open, dunk the rest of the bag up until its juuuuuust below the opening you left, then you can seal it. AIr gone as the water pressure pushes it out,
I’ll be delivering my first baby next month and I will definitely be making some, if not ALL, of these recipes to have on hand in my freezer for postpartum.
Congrats. I hope you have a safe delivery 😊
Love this, been trying to find some content like this and after years watching I am glad you made it. Its not just about cooking the meal but also storing and re-heating. Thank you Josh!
I just was gonna start cleaning out the freezer section in my fridge, luckely we have a separate freezer in the shed... For me meal prepping is an essential thing to do witch I don't do much sadly. Time to turn the table and get going with it, in a family of 5 an occasionly 7 people to feed I finally accept the fact that it saves a ton of time.
Thanks Josh !
Shopping List for myself to check pricing and items 😩 (if I could remain between the $30 and $40 range)
Protein:
Egg, Deli Ham and Turkey, Ground Turkey/Beef, Chicken, Tuna, Shrimp(?), Chick Peas, Beans,
Vegetable:
Red Bell Pepper/Chili Pepper, Onion/Shallot, Garlic, Peas, Carrots, Ginger, Spinach
Carbs:
Potato, Wrap, Rice
Extra Topping:
Grated or SwissCheese, Cilantro, Green Onion/Scallions
Coconut Milk, Dried Curry Paste, Olive Oil
I survive mainly on freezer meals. I make three dishes, 6-8 servings per dish for a whole month. One potato, one pasta and one rice dish. So around 24 dishes, 3 separate cooking days (I tried cooking them all in one day and it was too overwhelming). And to break the monotony, we have ingredients for wraps as a staple, refreshing our stock of greens in the fridge or I’d feel up to cooking one day (and feel the need to use up perishable ingredients) and whip up something else. Frozen pizzas or the occasional takeaway food helps too.
Came for the ideas and it seems like I am doing something right! 😊🎉
Good to see the hot water trick for reheating a few frozen things! I make and freeze soup and rice so I'm glad to see an easy way of thawing them w/o leaving them in my fridge overnight 👍
You are one of the most practical cook, even-though you are a celeb category cook with cameras on you.
Love watching the meal preparation series quote "practical cooking" much needed for daily life. Thank you Joshua !
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@10:40 - You can get a very cheap machine for around $10 (from France) and sealer bags with blue dots on them. You use the vacuum machine on the blue dots and it sucks all of the air out same as what you use but the bags are heavy duty, somewhat easily opened, and is very cheap to buy. Extra bags are sold separately. Good video though.
I don't know why it never occured to me to freeze fried rice...When you just put leftovers in the fridge to have them the next day the rice is usually dry as the dessert. Definetly will give this a try :D
Seems you've never seen frozen meals with RICE in the grocery store then. I cook from scratch but have seen meals made with rices.
Well I mean you can put some ice cubes on top of your rice then microwave it and it’ll be pretty much textually the same
I also noticed that when a chicken fried rice is in the fridge for longer than 2-3 days the chicken starts to taste different.
@@chanfonseka8051fridge or freezer? In the fridge it goes bad very quickly to be honest
I just started meal prepping breakfast burritos... best thing I ever started doing hands down. Bec, sec, chorizo egg and cheese. And made some biscuits as well. I love it condensed the whole hungry with kids thing into 5 minutes instead of 20 to 30 cooking
This is a video that all mamas preparing for childbirth should watch. I remember myself cooking meals for postpartum to the freezer. Thank you for Your content!
Delving into Asian cuisine did wonders for my healthy dinner lineup! Stir fries, curries, there's so many great flavors and it's easy to load up on veggies and still feel satisfied. I made teriyaki chicken and a veg stir fry last night that was THE BOMB and very reasonable in macros.
For videos like these could we get a corresponding grocery list? That would be SO helpful. These videos are great, really appreciate all the help!!!
I don't think he does as everyone requires different macros based on there goals.
It’s on his last link!
Go buy his book!
I really appreciate you taking the time for healthier opinions. My wife is a celiac so it makes it harder to prepare foods. The gluten free breads, pastas, and other options are not that good. Could you please make a video on how to make gluten free options for cheap that actually taste good. Instead of the store brands that taste stale.
Been a fan of yours for a while. I'm currently focusing on following the MIND diet (Mediterranean/DASH combo), and one of my biggest issues is overthinking meal prep. I've followed a few different recipe accounts on IG and TH-cam, but all the recipes are mostly chicken or beef (red meat is seriously frowned upon on this diet) and that gets really boring really quickly.
Long story short, I'm glad you're putting a focus on healthy meal prep, because your recipe vids are always super helpful for making quick, tasty, and most importantly, adventurous meals.
Appreciate you, my guy.
Love the idea of freezer cooking, but always struggled with the changes in texture after re-heating/defrosting the food. I will absolutely have to try the hot water bath method and see how that helps! 😄
I seldom comment but here it is. I’ve been through the whole deal of meal prep and weight loss journey some years ago when I was studying and really fell off the whole diet thing in the last couple of years. These meals are similar in many ways to what I used to do.
For longevity I find the best thing is to try and incorporate variety. Say two different lunches and two different dinners a week, Sundays were cheat days/whatever I was craving days. These four options are ideal for this exact thing! If you make a healthy meal prep book I 100% would buy without a doubt these look great 👏👏👏
Loved this. Please do some
More high protein meal prep/freezer meal videos. ❤️🙏🏻
Thanks for this! As a single guy who meal preps to save time and money these types of videos are gold. Put all this on my grocery list for next week.
Any tips for fried rice in a cast iron pan? I only have induction, so no wok for me.
These all look so bomb, going to try this out for sure! Toasted Pine Nuts blended into the pesto would add tons of vitamins and increase your energy levels for getting those gains!! Also it helps thicken the sauce.
When the budget allows. Pine nuts are some of the most expensive. Even substituting cashews ain't cheap
When the budget allows. Pine nuts are some of the most expensive. Even substituting cashews ain't cheap
Another perspective for the ground turkey patty - you can go for the cufte/kufte route. Mix in carrots/onions + any other veg you like with your meat/spices. I recommend sweating the veg it and then mixing it though. For the baking, it is so convenient to just spread it on a baking sheet and chuck it in the oven.
Heck, I have had (some more extreme) friends use this as a bread replacement in a sandwich :D
Hope this helps someone
Love these recipes! On a bit of a health/fitness journey too so I feel your pain Josh. Can’t wait for the new cookbook!!!
I have not long found your channel and all I can say is, you're so entertaining all the while teaching us how to make our food tastier and healthier. I am going to look at getting your cookbook. I just hope I can get it to New Zealand :)
Nobody going to talk about josh burning the plastic handle into his pan at 2:25?
Health is wealth people! Thank you so much for these Josh! ❤️
9:47 CRITICAL FLAW…. Most of us don’t have an $800 Anova vacuum chamber and the traditional vacuum sealers are no good for liquidity items.
6:08 TIP: cook your eggs first and set aside, then add the back. This will give you more control to not over cook your chicken breast
The Caribbean in me just working with measurements from the ancestors 😭. I just shake the seasoning bottle until I hear a small voice say "that is it my child" 🤣🤣🤣
IKR! Like “3 cloves of garlic”. Me: 30 cloves? Say less
You are the man who just keeps on giving. JOSHUA!! Thank you 🥰
Your Healthy Videos are so helpfull. Thank you so much! It changed my whole eating habits. Please more :)
How have I been watching your stuff for literal years now and yet to subscribe? Awesome info, hope to use this to hit my fitness goals before the end of this year.
Hey Josh, I would love it if you did an episode cooking meal ideas suited for diabetics. Figured it would be a good time to ask since you're on your health kick journey. Would be greatly appreciated! Love the videos.
Omg please make more of these freezer ones! Love this 👏🏼
Huge fan of this serie! My man been watching you for a while but because of that serie, I had to start following! As a mom who also works full time and hits the gym consistently ; I NEED content like this!!! Your recipe ideas look simple, delicious and on point nutritionaly! BIG FAN of the conservation / reheating tips - thats my fav part of those videos! Cant thank you enough for this serie! ♥️🤤☺️💪🦵
Love the video, so helpful! Got a question though, would it be unsafe to boil the plastic bags in hot water? Wouldnt the chemicals from the plastic go into the food?
The temperature is too low for that
Have you considered putting gelatin powder in the ground turkey so that it doesn't wind up so dry? Chef steps uses gelatin in their smash burger recipe. America's test kitchen recommends using baking soda to help brown ground beef and Kenji talks about how great it is for chicken skin. Could small amounts of gelatin and or baking soda make a meaningful difference without adding too many calories or affecting taste?
Definitely excited for this one! I’ve been looking for some more healthy recipes. 😋
Did u create this specifically for me right when I need it?
You are the best man. Thank you.
Very cool, "Josh"! Now make one for the whole year.
Did “Josh” do some unspeakable acts in the 90’s like “Schlatt” did?
@@brassbandit3060 schlatt on my nuts
I just watched a video from 3 years ago and wow the production quality is insane! Obviously there’s a change in 3 years but it’s amazing to me.
Never realized you were dieting/cutting! One thing that helped me lean out was keeping track of your sodium, and having a fairly protein based diet. For sodium, I would try to keep a 1:1 ratio with your daily caloric intake, e.g. 2k calories/day should be no more than 2000mg sodium/day (less is better but 1:1 is also good). For your macros, my diet was centered around protein, with the amount of protein being a 1:1 ratio with your target bodyweight, e.g. 165lb. target bodyweight = 165g protein/day. Depending on how much of your macros that equals, your carbs/fats were 50/50 off of that remaining amount e.g. if your protein ended up being 40% of your macros, you'd do 40p/30c/30f or try to keep it somewhat close to that. I honestly never sweated the carbs/fats cause I couldn't cook well enough to meet a perfect split, I'd often settle for maintaining the 1:1 ratio between sodium/calorie and protein/target BW. I also always had one cheat day week, where I'd eat out with friends/family or order an entire bucket of KFC for the day, which nearly doubled what my daily caloric/sodium intake, but at a once a week interval, it hardly made a difference in my progress, and kept me motivated, as something to look forward to throughout the week. All of this is subjective though since everyone's bodies work differently, and not everyone may be on the same type of diet, but it could be some things to keep in mind when coming up with new healthy recipes! Keep up the good work as always man!
@Steve Sherman nothing crazy at all with this diet, it's fairly popular amongst powerlifters/bodybuilders to do low sodium/high protein intake diets, and I'm already aware not everyone diet should be the same, it's just things that helped me out during my cut, and anyone on this video scrolling thru the comments could possibly apply some of the info to their own diets/cooking.
Long time fan - my wife and I have been talking about meal prepping more so this was a perfect video to check out! Thanks for all the great content - just bought your cook book as well!
I feel violently attacked with that stiff kitchen towel comment...
Hey keep it up! Your doing a great job in the gym!! I'm proud of you! Thank you for the recipes!
wait, so you're not the flexible guy from Instagram?
Stay flexy
I thought the same thing 😂
Movementbydavid
😂😂😂😂😂
The tip about sealing the rice and curry is a game changer, gonna do that with the tikka masala meal.
These marcos and calories look sus.. especially the shrimp for 213calories when the rice alone is probably 200+ calories
Yeah, I think that macro count didn't include the rice, because it said 4g of carbs.
Polo!
100 grams of rice is 130 calories. A single serving size is 60 grams, which is less than 80 calories per serving of rice.
@@Beanz-on-Toast Wait wait wait. Cooked rice has 130 calories per 100g. But uncooked rice has 365 Calories. 60g is a serving size of uncooked rice! 60g of cooked rice is just one table spoon, so not a serving size.
This is a great idea for a person that’s on the go and has time to prep there meals so that they can simply reheat through out the week
Fav one is the shrimp curry
y’all outta control with heating plastic
Thank you for this series, commenting to support!
Nice to have 10 plastic bags as waste for a week... People, remember there are reuseable containers to put stuff in the freezer. A tip is also to reuse empty Butter-Tubs or similar. If you get the 500g ones, they will easily fit 2 portions of sauce/Curry.
You can reuse those ziploc bags. Too costly to discard anyway
Thank you!!! Saves my life with two kids and a husband who loves home cooked food 😊🥹
Thanks for a very practical video! Bought a food vac sealer 2 years ago and been using it for freezer storing bulk packs of meat and fish as smaller portions (yeah, we had half a cow in the ice chest). It will get even more use to store prepared foods. Can't wait to explore more dishes from your awesome cookbook!
I love you! You are hilarious and this is SOOO useful for me. I love when there is a detailed explanation for storing and reheating meals like this 😊
I love your editing, it made it so fun to watch.
I strongly recommend adding a little sesame seed oil to fried rice, just elevates it to another level.
this is really helpful and needs to be a series asap 😮☺️
Hi papa josh! This is Ey-pi, You're one of the greatest impacts for me to pursue my dream to take culinary school and be a chef in the future! Hope in your next vlog is about dishes that can be served to dialysis patients, my mother is currently undergoing dialysis for almost 2 or 3 years already and I want to serve her food that is good for her but at the same time she can enjoy! Thank you so much papa!
It would be lovely if you would read my comment ❤️
Love from the Philippines 🇵🇭
More videos like this please!! Food prep, and how to store for a month?? Perf
Will you have cookbook three be this health journey of greatness, Josh? Because that's an auto-purchase for me.
My dude josh is almost lookin like Colonel Sanders... but for now..Brigadier Wiseman🏆😝.... seriously tho... you've Changed my cooking life...i owe you a huuuuge thank you...also bought your book 2 yrs ago..
I simply don't have the energy to cook every day and I don't have the money to eat out on alot of those days. So I appreciate meal prep ideas like this. Anything that's easy to make ahead like this makes my life so much less stressful.
Genuinely very practical lesson today. One that I can really seeing doing regularly. Please do more of these videos! Thank you.
I love this idea of gourmet freezer meals. Can someone with credentials weigh in on the safety of heating up food in plastic? The last time I checked, it causes the plastic to release chemicals that were cause for concern. Thanks!
Frozen breakfast burritos in the airfryer are the easiest meal. Set it to 6 minutes and go get ready, once the 6 minutes is done it continues to heat through and creates a crispy outside.
Josh I love this so much. Please consider doing a series of these, hell even do a freaking book on it - I'l be #1 on the pre-order list. Feel free to use a slow cooker too, I'm always starved for ideas on how to use that better.
Josh, I would be very interested in a series based on common allergies. Most of your dishes are delicious but not all people can have them. To tackle meals that people with allergies could enjoy, would be both a challenge to you and a help to those lost in how to cook while avoiding said allergens.
ok, josh please make like 300 more of these. i absolutly hate eating the same thing over the entire week.
Just made the breakfast burritos (minus the red bell pepper) and it tasted Amazing! The seasoning on the turkey has lots of flavor and with a little bit of salsa on the side this burrito was perfect.
More freezer healthy meals please!!!! This is an excellent resource!
Hey brother, love your channel. Just wanted to say (more for viewers' benefit, I'm sure you know this already) but one of the great things about a chamber vacuum sealer is that you don't need special foodsaver type bags like you show here, simple 3-6mil plastic bags (about 1/10th the price) work perfect for this. Again, that's only the chamber vacuum sealers as they don't rely on the air channels to remove air. Cheers!
Repeating what everyone else has said but please more of these. So helpful and also look good!
Aaahhh this is exactly the type of meals I needed!!! I really really hope you turn this into a series
This is the best idea ever!! My freezer is stocked now. Thanks for the inspiration! Would love to see more sous vide, chamber sealer, and freezer meal recipes!
Please please continue this with more ideas. You are great at it!