We've been vegetarians in our house for a while now, and I was actually eating vegan for the year or so before I got pregnant (that ended quickly when for the first few months all I wanted to eat was pizza and cheesy nachos). So while that doesn't mean we are health-food fanatics (vegan chili dogs remain a staple), I do like to think we eat (ate) a diet with lots of fresh fruits and veggies, whole grains, and natural and organic food. This also meant that we never really had THAT much food in the freezer. Sure, there were always frozen waffles for Owen, a few bags of frozen veggies for quick dinner recipes, and the occasional ice cream carton. Well. When you're down a parent/cook every night, you can't really cook for yourself during the day, and your dinners now need to be faster and easier than ever in order to keep some kind of evening routine for Owen - the above photo is what your freezer starts to looks like. Eric had to take everything out and put it back in like 3 times to get it all to fit after Sunday's grocery run.
A few frozen items that I've been relying heavily on:
- Trader Joe's: veggie gyoza (potstickers), edamame, falafel, fried rice, jasmine rice, brown rice and vegetable lasagna
- Amy's Organic: spinach pizza and frozen lunches, especially anything remotely Italian like ravioli or tortellini
- Ice cream that Eric picked up called: Death by Chocolate (what, my job is basically to gain weight, right?)
- Frozen french fries and texas toast (see above note about gaining weight)
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