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Post by kmiller716 on May 26, 2016 3:21:54 GMT -6
In the past, practice would end in season, giving me enough time to get one of my kids and dinner going just in time for my wife to be home with the other child. This year, our practices will be later and my wife will be getting both kids and potentially have to make dinner (if we want to eat at a relatively decent time). She is one that on her menu is generally pasta only, after that, it can get scary.
My question:
What are your Monday's-Wednesday's like for dinner when you have school aged kids and a wife who works as well?
We don't make much money and eating out can be expensive. We also do not eat fast food. Anyone in this situation? Any tricks of the trade? We were thinking about cooking dinner at night to heat up the next day.
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Post by coachwoodall on May 26, 2016 6:11:37 GMT -6
Crock Pot. Dump it in before school, set on low. Get home, toss a salad/fruit/apple sauce. Bingo dinner is ready.
Make leftovers that you can either re-purpose or stomach having 2-3 a week. Things simple hamburger chili. One night add beans, onions, peppers, can of Ro-Tel and you have chili beans. Next night add to taco seasoning, heat up a can black beans and have taco night. Whats left over heat up some hot dogs and you've got hot dogs with chili. That's 3 meals.
Also, a time saver for the work week, cook some stuff on the week ends so that all you're doing is warming it up and adding fruit/salad/etc... Make up some meatballs and cook them and refrig/freeze and then during the week/you have on hand meatballs for spaghetti and meatballs, meatball subs, Swedish meatballs, etc... Grill some chicken (brine them first so they don't get dry) now you have BBQ chicken, chicken tacos/burritos/quesadillas, chicken stir fry, etc...
We always keep some frozen store bought entrees, pizza, and cans of soup around for the really hectic times when we just can't have the prep work done.
Not a knock, but my momma made me start cooking when I was 8 years old. Her belief was that if you can read you can cook. She handed me a cook book and said to pick something out to fix.
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Post by freezeoption on May 26, 2016 6:27:08 GMT -6
yes crock pot, everything woodall said, they also have premade pizza crust, just add sauce and toppings, easy, I think this year I may go with crock pot bags, put the bag in the crock then add the food, no clean up
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Post by kmiller716 on May 26, 2016 6:29:29 GMT -6
Woodall: great tips and advice. I am the cook of the house so this is something I can see myself doing. Forgot about crockpot. Yes, need to dust that baby off.
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Post by coach2013 on May 26, 2016 6:36:55 GMT -6
In the past, practice would end in season, giving me enough time to get one of my kids and dinner going just in time for my wife to be home with the other child. This year, our practices will be later and my wife will be getting both kids and potentially have to make dinner (if we want to eat at a relatively decent time). She is one that on her menu is generally pasta only, after that, it can get scary. My question: What are your Monday's-Wednesday's like for dinner when you have school aged kids and a wife who works as well? We don't make much money and eating out can be expensive. We also do not eat fast food. Anyone in this situation? Any tricks of the trade? We were thinking about cooking dinner at night to heat up the next day. Buy crates of eggs- hard boil them for the week keep lots of nuts/dried fruit for portable snacks same with peanut butter jar and spoon bake a pan or two of chicken breast for the week and bring a bag of potatoes and a can of oatmeal to work, use the microwave there.
you don't have to eat like crap and honestly, we all love to make excuses but it can be done.
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Post by s73 on May 26, 2016 6:45:52 GMT -6
In the past, practice would end in season, giving me enough time to get one of my kids and dinner going just in time for my wife to be home with the other child. This year, our practices will be later and my wife will be getting both kids and potentially have to make dinner (if we want to eat at a relatively decent time). She is one that on her menu is generally pasta only, after that, it can get scary. My question: What are your Monday's-Wednesday's like for dinner when you have school aged kids and a wife who works as well? We don't make much money and eating out can be expensive. We also do not eat fast food. Anyone in this situation? Any tricks of the trade? We were thinking about cooking dinner at night to heat up the next day. Buy crates of eggs- hard boil them for the week keep lots of nuts/dried fruit for portable snacks same with peanut butter jar and spoon bake a pan or two of chicken breast for the week and bring a bag of potatoes and a can of oatmeal to work, use the microwave there.
you don't have to eat like crap and honestly, we all love to make excuses but it can be done.
Coach, you just outed me. I always use football season as my excuse to eat like crap. Fortunately my wife doesn't read huey?  |
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Post by coach2013 on May 26, 2016 7:02:47 GMT -6
me too. Especially the garbage pre game meals we get to eat. We all load up on the junk there. (and Thurs pasta nights always have choc chip cookies)
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Post by rosey65 on May 26, 2016 7:51:50 GMT -6
Woodall: great tips and advice. I am the cook of the house so this is something I can see myself doing. Forgot about crockpot. Yes, need to dust that baby off. Crock Pot meat, and bags of frozen veggies. Saute frozen broccoli/cauliflower on high, then cover and steam. White bread in the toaster, butter and garlic......full meal in under 20 minutes. Then, make it up to her on the weekends, and take the time to cook a nice big family meal. We are staring down this same issue starting this year. I am as confident in our family meal times as I am in our freshman RT. I foresee myself expressing a lot of outward positivity... |
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Post by blb on May 26, 2016 7:56:29 GMT -6
Marry someone who takes pleasure in cooking for others (and is good at it).
When we tied the knot, we had an agreement: She cooks, I eat. As my waistline can attest, it has worked out very well.
She even really likes to grill, too.
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Post by Wingtman on May 26, 2016 8:17:09 GMT -6
Pulled pork in the crock pot can be reused multiple ways too (get some chips and some cheese..NACHOS!).
Eye of Round; use with mashed potatoes and gravy on night 1, night 2 make with mushrooms and egg noodles, you have a strognaoff.
I can do this all day, I fancy myself as an amature chef. And yes, my wife is the same way, its popcorn and cereal if we want to eat.
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Post by rosey65 on May 26, 2016 8:22:14 GMT -6
Steamed cauliflower, put in a food processor with blue cheese and sour cream, makes a great base for crock pot pulled pork!! Ate it twice this week.
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Post by CoachMikeJudy on May 26, 2016 9:12:47 GMT -6
I cook a bunch of meat on Sunday, usually some potatoes/rice and a bunch of veggies. I eat that Sunday through Tuesday/Wednesday and then do it again to carry me through the week.
My wife and son will either eat that or cook something else before I get home.
Wednesday night is typically pizza night- frozen pizza from Costco and some veggies for dinner.
Crockpot is a must- I do enchilada-style pulled chicken in the crock - I'll eat that on salads or in tortillas.
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Post by coachmonkey on May 26, 2016 11:45:32 GMT -6
In the past, practice would end in season, giving me enough time to get one of my kids and dinner going just in time for my wife to be home with the other child. This year, our practices will be later and my wife will be getting both kids and potentially have to make dinner (if we want to eat at a relatively decent time). She is one that on her menu is generally pasta only, after that, it can get scary. My question: What are your Monday's-Wednesday's like for dinner when you have school aged kids and a wife who works as well? We don't make much money and eating out can be expensive. We also do not eat fast food. Anyone in this situation? Any tricks of the trade? We were thinking about cooking dinner at night to heat up the next day. The wives on our staff have done a meal exchange. Eat person makes like 8 meals, or however many people participate, and then you exchange. So you make 8 meals of your own one recipe, but then you leave the exchange with 8 different meals. You can do this specifically with crock pot recipes, that makes it pretty simple. |
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Post by olcoach53 on May 26, 2016 12:12:20 GMT -6
Crock pot is key. I also will cook up a big stack of chicken breasts on Sunday night and eat those throughout the week. I try to be healthy but we all know that is hard to do during football season
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Post by powerfootball71 on May 26, 2016 13:46:00 GMT -6
Being 1/2 Filipino I pretty much ate rice some sort of meat and vegetables 6 days a week my whole life. Kids get sick of it but a rice pot and a grill on the porch and I'm good to go.
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Post by carookie on May 26, 2016 14:22:31 GMT -6
I'm pretty regimented in season or out in regards to eating.
Wake up early and make eggs and sausage every morning for breakfast.
PB&J usually after block 1 for a snack (made the night before).
Lunch is leftover dinner in tupperware (or a can of chunky soup).
Workout during prep and have a protein bar, right before practice starts.
Come home and eat dinner, usually crock pot but the wife gets off at 4:30 so she can cook if needed. Pack leftovers for lunch tomorrow.
Right before bed I'll make 2 PB&Js, one to eat then with a glass of milk, the other for the next day.
Even with all this I still drop about 10-12 pounds in season (coaching is hard work and you burn a lot of calories). But I think the key is just to have a routine and stick with it. Then you can be packed and efficient, while getting the calories you need.
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Post by coachwoodall on May 26, 2016 19:05:36 GMT -6
Another thing to consider is that beer is basically liquid bread. In many cultures throughout history the noon day meal was a healthy serving of malted beverage or liberal dose of distilled spirits. Plus there is a good amount of the recovery stuff you look for in a post work out shake in beer. The only thing that it lacks is vitamin C and fiber.
Soooo, that being said you could bring home a 6 pack every night, take some cilium fiber and chase it with a shot of orange juice and you'll be good to go.
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Post by groundchuck on May 26, 2016 19:11:41 GMT -6
Crock pot
PBJ
Fast Food
My wife is a teacher.
My boys are both in youth football.
I am not sure what goes on after school until I get home. Usually I have some scrambled eggs, or something that is left over or a PBJ and sit down in the office to watch video.
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Post by coachbdud on May 26, 2016 22:39:25 GMT -6
In the past, practice would end in season, giving me enough time to get one of my kids and dinner going just in time for my wife to be home with the other child. This year, our practices will be later and my wife will be getting both kids and potentially have to make dinner (if we want to eat at a relatively decent time). She is one that on her menu is generally pasta only, after that, it can get scary. My question: What are your Monday's-Wednesday's like for dinner when you have school aged kids and a wife who works as well? We don't make much money and eating out can be expensive. We also do not eat fast food. Anyone in this situation? Any tricks of the trade? We were thinking about cooking dinner at night to heat up the next day. meal prep i cook all of my food for the week on sunday afternoon tupperware it all, and never cook again all breakfasts, lunches, and dinners now thats for me, not a family also, i dont get sick of certain foods i have had turkey sausage and eggs/egg whites for breakfast every day for years and the same pasta and turkey dish for lunch every single weekday this school year you'll probably want variety, and be cooking larger batches... but the overall idea is the same do the work on sunday, then you are set for the week even if it is just your dinners... cook a lot of 2-3 dishes... tupperware it all and just rotate ABABAB or ABCABC |
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Post by rsmith627 on May 27, 2016 4:50:26 GMT -6
In the past, practice would end in season, giving me enough time to get one of my kids and dinner going just in time for my wife to be home with the other child. This year, our practices will be later and my wife will be getting both kids and potentially have to make dinner (if we want to eat at a relatively decent time). She is one that on her menu is generally pasta only, after that, it can get scary. My question: What are your Monday's-Wednesday's like for dinner when you have school aged kids and a wife who works as well? We don't make much money and eating out can be expensive. We also do not eat fast food. Anyone in this situation? Any tricks of the trade? We were thinking about cooking dinner at night to heat up the next day. meal prep i cook all of my food for the week on sunday afternoon tupperware it all, and never cook again all breakfasts, lunches, and dinners now thats for me, not a family also, i dont get sick of certain foods i have had turkey sausage and eggs/egg whites for breakfast every day for years and the same pasta and turkey dish for lunch every single weekday this school year you'll probably want variety, and be cooking larger batches... but the overall idea is the same do the work on sunday, then you are set for the week even if it is just your dinners... cook a lot of 2-3 dishes... tupperware it all and just rotate ABABAB or ABCABC We do the same. Can be a bit time consuming on Sunday, but worthwhile when you don't pack on 15 pounds during the season. |
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Post by wolverine55 on May 27, 2016 6:17:57 GMT -6
This is one area I have gotten a lot better at. Heck, to go with the previous post, I once considered it a good thing that I gained "only" 15 pounds one football season! Meal prep is key, although for me that means making dinner in the morning and then reheating it after practice--not enough time on Sundays and Mondays our our JV nights. I am planning on buying a crockpot soon as well. It may seem simple, but I didn't do it for years--an after school/prepractice snack is huge for me, even if it's just a granola bar. Really limits how much I eat for dinner when I do get home.
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Post by mariner42 on May 27, 2016 9:59:18 GMT -6
Trader Joes has a HUGE variety of premise salads that are pretty quality. I usually buy 3-4 for the week and eat leftovers the other days.
I'll also make lazy man salads with their chicken salad and some baby spinach mixed together.
F*ck I love Trader Joes.
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Post by coachbdud on May 27, 2016 10:16:40 GMT -6
meal prep i cook all of my food for the week on sunday afternoon tupperware it all, and never cook again all breakfasts, lunches, and dinners now thats for me, not a family also, i dont get sick of certain foods i have had turkey sausage and eggs/egg whites for breakfast every day for years and the same pasta and turkey dish for lunch every single weekday this school year you'll probably want variety, and be cooking larger batches... but the overall idea is the same do the work on sunday, then you are set for the week even if it is just your dinners... cook a lot of 2-3 dishes... tupperware it all and just rotate ABABAB or ABCABC We do the same. Can be a bit time consuming on Sunday, but worthwhile when you don't pack on 15 pounds during the season. it does take up some time but i have found the mroe you do it, the more efficient you become with it... learn to multi task i cook breakfast in the oven, while i am cooking my lunch and dinner on the stove at the same time in the end an hour or two on sunday is better than cooking every single day |
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Post by carookie on May 27, 2016 11:22:01 GMT -6
I just don't see how some people are putting on weight during the season. Once summer camp starts we are out there coaching on the field upwards of 25 hrs a week; not to mention the hours breaking down film etc. Thats a lot of additional calories out.
I always joke that a side benefit of coaching football is being able to eat whatever I want during the season w/o gaining weight.
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Post by rsmith627 on May 27, 2016 11:48:54 GMT -6
I just don't see how some people are putting on weight during the season. Once summer camp starts we are out there coaching on the field upwards of 25 hrs a week; not to mention the hours breaking down film etc. Thats a lot of additional calories out. I always joke that a side benefit of coaching football is being able to eat whatever I want during the season w/o gaining weight. I was half kidding about putting on weight. I always drop about 10 pounds, but the quality of what I eat definitely decreases. |
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Post by 3rdandlong on May 27, 2016 13:55:56 GMT -6
Another thing to consider is that beer is basically liquid bread. In many cultures throughout history the noon day meal was a healthy serving of malted beverage or liberal dose of distilled spirits. Plus there is a good amount of the recovery stuff you look for in a post work out shake in beer. The only thing that it lacks is vitamin C and fiber. Soooo, that being said you could bring home a 6 pack every night, take some cilium fiber and chase it with a shot of orange juice and you'll be good to go. Best logic I've ever heard. You and I need to coach together! |
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Post by 3rdandlong on May 27, 2016 13:59:29 GMT -6
I just don't see how some people are putting on weight during the season. Once summer camp starts we are out there coaching on the field upwards of 25 hrs a week; not to mention the hours breaking down film etc. Thats a lot of additional calories out. I always joke that a side benefit of coaching football is being able to eat whatever I want during the season w/o gaining weight. I've had both. I've gained weight some seasons because of all the pizzas during film break down and post-practice wind-down beers and I've also lost weight the years I was lean (no pun intended) on cash. |
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Post by adawg2302 on May 27, 2016 14:01:05 GMT -6
You can also freeze meals. Start doing it in the summer. Make pasta sauce x2. Eat the serving and freeze the sauce for later. Later on, all you have to do is cook noodles, defrost the sauce and your set. You can do the same thing with various crock pot recipes. Put all the ingredients in a freezer bag (uncooked). Freeze it. Dump the frozen contents in a crock pot in the AM and your set. You can freeze a lot of meals/meal prep that you can cook/prepare over summer and they are good later on.
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Post by funkfriss on May 27, 2016 17:05:15 GMT -6
I just don't see how some people are putting on weight during the season. Once summer camp starts we are out there coaching on the field upwards of 25 hrs a week; not to mention the hours breaking down film etc. Thats a lot of additional calories out. I always joke that a side benefit of coaching football is being able to eat whatever I want during the season w/o gaining weight. I'm with you! Now clinic season is a totally different story... |
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Post by coachirish on May 28, 2016 8:49:47 GMT -6
Trader Joes has a HUGE variety of premise salads that are pretty quality. I usually buy 3-4 for the week and eat leftovers the other days. I'll also make lazy man salads with their chicken salad and some baby spinach mixed together. F*ck I love Trader Joes. Have you ever tried their frozen pizzas? Bbq chicken is badass. |
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