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Hit my 50th freezer meal prep session today
Started doing freezer meals back in January just to save cash. Today I hit 50 preps exactly. Made 8 servings of chili for about $12 total. That's $1.50 per meal. Beats the $8 fast food lunch I used to grab. Anyone else track how much you save per serving?
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nancythomas24d ago
Tracking the savings is the whole point honestly. I started doing freezer meals last fall and saved almost $400 in two months. That chili price is insane for $1.50 a serving. Most fast food combos run $10+ now so you're basically robbing them blind. I do big batches of spaghetti sauce and taco meat and it comes out to like a buck a meal. Keep going cause $8 lunches add up fast over a year.
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charles44224d ago
The real hidden cost nobody talks about is the time you spend grocery shopping, prepping, cooking, and cleaning up after those big batches. What's that worth per hour?
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raymitchell23d ago
Nancy nailed it. I did the same thing last year with breakfast burritos. Prepped 30 of them in one Sunday. Cost me about $1.25 each. Fast food breakfast sandwiches are like $5 now. That's $3.75 saved every time. Adds up to over $900 a year if you eat them twice a week. The time argument from charles is weak too. I spend 2 hours cooking once a month. That's nothing compared to driving to Mcdonald's every single day.
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