Energy Budget Resources - Titus 2 Homemaker

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Resources & References for Strategy 5

The DIY Kitchen Cookbook: How to Make Your Own Clean & Healthy Make-Ahead Mixes…
Plan to Eat (meal planning tool/service)
Paprika (recipe management/meal planning software for Windows — my personal favorite)
emeals (menu service — provides weekly recipes & shopping list — has gluten-free, paleo, vegetarian, slow cooker options & more)
weekly pill organizer (If you have a lot of pills, and/or they’re very large, you might consider a tackle box similar to this.)
generic master grocery list
how to create your own master grocery list
master main dish list (blank — you’ll fill this in with what works for you, but it’s a one-time investment that makes meal planning quicker/easier later)
grain-free snack ideas from Intoxicated on Life
Just Be cards (a card deck of ideas for reintroducing play and enjoyment into our lives — a few cards may not be appropriate for those with physical limitations)
foot bath instructions

Resources & References for Strategy 6

Meal Planning Resources: Low-Energy-Investment & Make-Ahead Recipes

There are a variety of methods represented here, to accommodate different needs. I’ve tried to stick with resources that use primarily real/whole foods. I know we all have different dietary approaches — from vegan to paleo and everything in between — but virtually all of us can agree that real, whole foods are better for health than heavily-processed or artificial foods. Since most of us are already really struggling with our health, I figure easy — but nutritious — recipes are at a premium!

AIP freezer/crockpot recipesGet It CROCK’D: Slow Cooker Freezer MealsGet It Freezer Meals: 365 Days of Quick & Easy, Make-Ahead Meals… (not all whole foods)Get It The Family Table Cookbook – Whole Grain Pancake & Baking Mix – 30+ Recipes | ONE Easy MixGet It The DIY Kitchen Cookbook: How to Make Your Own Clean & Healthy Make-Ahead Mixes, Seasoning Blends, Snacks…Get It Quick Fix Healthy Mix: 225 healthy and affordable mix recipes to stock your kitchenGet It The Great Big Pressure Cooker Book: 500 Easy Recipes for Every Machine, Both Stovetop and ElectricGet It AIP InstantPot Facebook groupGet It The Healthy Pressure Cooker Cookbook: Nourishing Meals Made FastGet It The Instant Pot® Electric Pressure Cooker Cookbook: Easy Recipes for Fast & Healthy MealsGet It Make-Ahead Paleo: Healthy Gluten-, Grain- & Dairy-Free Recipes Ready When & Where You AreGet It Not Your Mother’s Make-Ahead and Freeze CookbookGet It

Pre-Prepped Foods

minced garlic in a jar
chopped onions (frozen)
cole slaw mix or pre-washed salad
jarred jalapenos
cut watermelon
etc.

Subscription Meal Services

There are other meal services available, but many are simply variations on the same themes. I’ve tried to offer a variety of options here, to give you an idea of what’s available. (Note that not all services are available in all states; service areas vary.)

Blue Apron, HelloFresh and similar meal services deliver the ingredients and recipes for you to make your own meals, saving you meal planning and shopping. Some have more flexibility than others with regard to the content of the meals.
GreenChef specializes in organic. Paleo, vegetarian, and vegan are among their diet type options.
PaleoOntheGo.com is another paleo service, and it also has an AIP menu option. (This service also has some options for meal components, like bone broth.)
Freshly provides prepared (already-cooked) meals, fresh, never frozen. You can choose from packages with between 6 and 21 meals a week, and they have breakfast and lunch options in addition to dinner. All are gluten-free. (Use code RAD50 for a discount on your first order.)
HomeBistro also offers prepared meals, although theirs are flash-frozen, so you can keep them handy for whenever they’re needed.
SendAMeal.com allows you to order a single meal.
If you’re struggling with breakfast, you may like MyBlix. Formerly the Green Blender smoothie subscription, you can now order their ready-to-blend smoothie kits outright (or put them on a recurring subscription, if you prefer).

Work-Saving Appliances

Appliances that save you time and effort may include a dishwasher, or food-prep tools such as the following:

Zojirushi NS-TSC10 5-1/2-Cup (Uncooked) Micom Rice Cooker and Warmer, 1.0-LiterGet It Kuhn Rikon Stainless-Steel Pressure Cooker, 5 qtGet It Instant Pot IP-DUO60 7-in-1 Multi-Functional Pressure Cooker, 6Qt/1000WGet It Crock-Pot SCCPVL610-S Programmable Cook and Carry Oval Slow Cooker, 6-QuartGet It Vitamix 5300 Blender (Certified Refurbished), BlackGet It Cuisinart DFP-14BCNY 14-Cup Food Processor, Brushed Stainless SteelGet It

Quicker Shopping Resources

Grocery delivery services like Instacart are available in some areas.
If that type of service isn’t available in your area, you might have the option of ordering groceries directly from your local supermarket, or a local Wal-Mart, to be pulled for you and picked up curbside.
Sites like FarmBoxDirect.com and GrubMarket will deliver produce as though you’d ordered from a local farm-share program. Also consider FreshDirect, Hungry Harvest and/or Imperfect Foods.
Amazon’s Subscribe & Save program, Thrive Market (natural foods), Grove Collaborative (cleaning, etc.), and Vitacost (health products & foods) will all allow you to set up auto-shipments of their respective goods. (Or you can just order outright.)