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Medical Student Meal Prep!
So, I see people talking a lot about stress over M3 food. Below I have tried to compile recipes that balance ease, taste, and affordability to varying degrees of success. This isn’t for Michelin stars but I want you guys to stay nourished.
So, I see people talking a lot about stress over M3 food. Below I have tried to compile recipes that balance ease, taste, and affordability to varying degrees of success. This isn’t for Michelin stars but I want you guys to stay nourished.
1) Chili.
Per my momma:
I use a packet of chili mix, because it’s easy. Per packet: 1lb ground beef, 1 can kidney beans, 1 can diced tomatoes, and 2/3 cup water.
Brown meat. Put everything in crock pot. 4 hours on high, or all day on low.
That should do it:)
Per my momma:
I use a packet of chili mix, because it’s easy. Per packet: 1lb ground beef, 1 can kidney beans, 1 can diced tomatoes, and 2/3 cup water.
Brown meat. Put everything in crock pot. 4 hours on high, or all day on low.
That should do it:)
2) Burrito Bowls
My personal preference is brown rice, ground beef with taco seasoning, pick de gallo, corn, black beans and avocado but the beauty of this is you pick the toppings. This also lets you adjust price but in general- easy to prep in one go into individual container
My personal preference is brown rice, ground beef with taco seasoning, pick de gallo, corn, black beans and avocado but the beauty of this is you pick the toppings. This also lets you adjust price but in general- easy to prep in one go into individual container
Also. It’s okay to buy premade taco seasoning and my personal favorite is Lawry’s.
Like I said, this is to try and keep you HAPPILY FED not put you on food network and seasoning packets save time and energy. I said what I said.
Like I said, this is to try and keep you HAPPILY FED not put you on food network and seasoning packets save time and energy. I said what I said.
3) To continue on a theme, I love a good “Mediterranean” bowl. I like roasted chickpeas, quinoa, arugula, feta, hummus, and diced tomatoes + cucumbers. A little lemon juice too.
to roast chickpeas: 400 degrees 20-30 minutes. Toss with sumac or at least olive oil + salt
to roast chickpeas: 400 degrees 20-30 minutes. Toss with sumac or at least olive oil + salt
Cook the quinoa to package instructions and otherwise just toss everything together! Easy to prepackaged individual servings so all you have to do in the morning is take the container from the fridge.
4) Let me put you on to buying a rotisserie chicken and then shredding it. If you have a stand mixer it’s super easy.
Now use that to make a buffalo chicken salad for sandwiches. Add roughly 1/4 cup Frank’s hot sauce, 1/2 cup mayo, chopped celery and onion. 1Tbs ranch szning
Now use that to make a buffalo chicken salad for sandwiches. Add roughly 1/4 cup Frank’s hot sauce, 1/2 cup mayo, chopped celery and onion. 1Tbs ranch szning
5) Alternatively, make a curry chicken salad. Per a recipe borrowed:
1 Cup chopped or sliced Almonds
1/2 Cup Minced Chives
2 Cups Mayonnaise
2 Tbsp Low Sodium Soy Sauce
3 Tbsp Curry Powder
1/2 Tsp Garlic Powder
1/2 Tsp Kosher Salt
1/2 Tsp Ground White Pepper
1 Cup chopped or sliced Almonds
1/2 Cup Minced Chives
2 Cups Mayonnaise
2 Tbsp Low Sodium Soy Sauce
3 Tbsp Curry Powder
1/2 Tsp Garlic Powder
1/2 Tsp Kosher Salt
1/2 Tsp Ground White Pepper
Just put it in a bowl and mix it all up. Makes like at least 6-8 sandwiches depending how hungry you are. Also freezes well. Also you can just use regular pepper it’s totally fine. I also usually omit almonds bc $$$$.
6) Kimchi Fried Rice.
This recipe is for 2 but easily scales up. The bacon/spam is the most expensive part but extremely delish. I make like 6 servings at a time and scramble the egg to make leftovers simple. https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1018097-kimchi-fried-rice
This recipe is for 2 but easily scales up. The bacon/spam is the most expensive part but extremely delish. I make like 6 servings at a time and scramble the egg to make leftovers simple. https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1018097-kimchi-fried-rice
7) I love to make orichette pasta with spicy ground sausage. Make the pasta, hold back some pasta water and brown the sausage. Toss some garlic in, and then greens of your choice. (Peas are good and cheap! Broccoli rabe etc) then add back in pasta-
with pasta water, some lemon zest, some lemon juice and plenty of parm.
If you google orichette and sausage a bunch of riffs on this format pop up. Orichette are a fancy shape but still should be cheap to buy!
If you google orichette and sausage a bunch of riffs on this format pop up. Orichette are a fancy shape but still should be cheap to buy!
8) Bookmark the Budget Bytes website.
She even has gathered the meal prep stuff for you in the tabs at the top and breaks down price per meal. https://www.budgetbytes.com
She even has gathered the meal prep stuff for you in the tabs at the top and breaks down price per meal. https://www.budgetbytes.com
I don’t want this to be long or overwhelming but I wanted to pull together a few things that are easy to take with you to the hospital, easy to make, that will fuel you for awhile (carbs +protein), moderately priced and won’t make you sad to eat.
I also just caught the autocorrect and it’s PICO de gallo, I’m in pain
Oh and if you don’t like raw onion you can swap it out for diced carrots for the buffalo chicken sandwich (or just add carrots straight up!)
