Become a prepper, without the zombie apocalypse

When living on a gluten-free diet, you can’t always just pull something out of the freezer and throw it in the microwave.  I get jealous every time Seth throws a personal pizza in there, and then the aroma drifts up my nose and my taste buds water.  

Preparing makes perfect!

Every weekend, I plan out my grocery shopping.  First, I make a menu for the week.  Then I make my list based on the menu.  I have to always think one step ahead when it comes to meals because I can’t eat frozen dinners or pizza rolls or any of that other yummy--yet unhealthy--food.  When it comes to cooking gluten-free, almost all meals have to be prepared by hand, so having a meal plan works great.

Too busy to cook?

Sometimes life gets hectic, making it ten times harder to cook gluten-free meals.  Thanks to Pinterest, I’ve found some amazing tricks for cooking or preparing meals ahead of time.  I like to make “freezer meals.”  These are great for the crock pot or oven.  Using mostly recipes I’ve discovered online, I spend a few hours putting meals together for the freezer.  One of my favorite frozen meals is Baked Chicken Parmesan (make sure to use gluten-free bread crumbs!)  Another frozen meal I love that is probably the easiest is homemade pizza, using Udi’s pizza crust.

It’s ok to fend for yourself once in awhile.

Cooking all the time can become tiresome!  If you are the main cook for the family, you know how it feels to be bogged down with prepping, cooking, and probably even cleaning.  Take a break on occasion-but be sure to mark it on the menu so the household is prepared!  There are many evenings when I don’t feel like cooking.  I’ll make a salad or throw some Tyson Gluten Free Chicken Nuggets and frozen tater tots in the oven.  Because Seth can eat whatever he wants, these are times when he will eat Ramen noodles or beef stew (which is a frozen meal I make for him, but it’s not gluten-free).  If you are a parent with at least one gluten-free child that isn’t old enough to fend for him/herself, make something simple, like sandwiches (with gluten-free bread of course), a fruit, and some chips.

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Brittany