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I’ve been know to purposely rage-microwave fish at work. But only in the breakroom nearest where a specific person sits. The specific person varies, it depends on who ever has pissed me off royally.
I microwaved fried breaded fish once and a coworker loved the smell. She said it was sweet and didn't smell like fish at all. Depends on the ingredients or how it was cooked, I guess.
I have a zipper lock bag in my fridge drawer. I just used some Taco Bell sauces in a recipe that called for hot sauce which is perfect because we don't us it that much.
Leona me too! LOL. I need a packet drawer organized like his. And make extra trip to chic file..they have good packets. Gotta swap junk drawer for a packet drawer..lol
@@katiedillard8218 , lol I don't know. Makes sense to me. I love Frankie, but the whole deal with You Tube and struggle meals speaks of folks with no expendable cash.( I usually have under $50/ month for food after basic bills are covered.)
@@ellatoler9706 I'm sorry, but that's a ridiculous comment. If you only have $1.64/day TOTAL (basically $0.55/meal) to spend on food each month, you're beyond struggling, and the capacity to eat healthily. That's poverty level, and our society makes eating processed junk far cheaper than DIY meals. The only way you could reduce prices to your budget would be buying in massive bulk quantities and doing these kinds of meals prepped 1 year at a time, and that's nowhere near possible on $300/yr TOTAL for all your meals.
@@Thuazabi You are on target. Healthy eating is a severe challenge. I am only cooking for one, that helps. You keep an herb garden, friends will give cuttings, that saves a lot. Every once in awhile Frankie offers really good ideas. You make choices, but you can eat decently.
@@OrdinaryLatvian Yeah, that applies to short-grain rice like arborio, where you need that outer layer of starch for a slightly creamy consistency. Think risotto. But long-grain rice like jasmine rice needs to be rinsed in cold water 2-4 times for a fluffier consistency.
Other than exceptions like risotto, rice should be washed. Arsenic in rice is a problem-- and if you are a frequent rice eater, it is more of a concern. Plus, my halmuni (Korean grandma) taught me to do it that way, so I'm gonna keep doing it.
I've seen a lot of the same question on recent videos but I haven't seen anyone give this answer so I figured I would. All these recent episodes where you get to the end and are like "?? Where's the rest?????" are available in full through Tastemade TV which is a subscription thing on their website. It seems odd that they don't seem to be advertising that too much. So the rest of this video, the second half of the meal prep video, the other two plant based recipes, etc. are probably not gonna end up here for a while, if ever.
My only complaint is similar to the meal prep for the week video, you didn't finish the week. I would have loved to see the ideas you had for lunch Tuesday through Friday since you suggested you could do it different ways. Or at least did a chicken meal as well for people to have a better idea how to do both meats.
They did it. It's a thing now. There are 56 videos in the playlist. I know this is 3 months later, but if you were looking for budget meals 3 months ago, chances are you still could use them now. It's even on their home page too.
I cook a little extra for dinner so my husband can bring leftovers for lunch most days of the week. Does not affect the price of dinner very much, making lunch cost very little in the whole monthly food budget. I package up the leftovers immediately after dinner.
Hahahahaha! I love your comment. It's happened to me that when I watch someone that's too energetic it bugs me. All Mexican here, though. So it's not just the British in you. 😂
It's odd that they don't seem to be advertising it much, but all of the videos for this season on RU-vid are only like 1/3 of the full episode, the full episodes are available on Tastemade's subscription service on their website.
@@percabethis4ever damn shame too full struggle meals were basically the only reason i wantched tastermade. since thier thirsty for videos all got nuked by copyright
I don't like meal prep like this. It's too much of a hassle in the morning. You spend maybe 5-10 mins putting together and packing your lunch, then another solid 10 mins to clean up afterwards. That's time I can't afford tbh. I'll cook a bunch of food on Sunday and prepare full meals that freeze well. Take them out the night before, pack some fresh vegetables, the next morning is just grab a container and go to work.
The price depends on what part of the country you're in. Salmon at Price Chopper here (Kansas City, Missouri) is $6.99 a pound. shop.pricechopper.com/shop/categories/128?_ga=2.43660709.1279533873.1596151537-1495748440.1596151537
Yup..its cheaper to eat at home, now that they gotta pay $15.00 hr. The foods prices went up..almist $9.00 for double big Mac at McDonald's..Frankies struggle meals are good & affordable!
Ohhhh noooo! I never found the completion of the last thing you told us we would see at a later date! 7 day meal prep for the family only went to Wednesday. I was loving it and poof, it was done.
The full episodes are available on Tastemade's subscription service on their website. You'd think if they were making you pay for the full version of these episodes, they'd be advertising it more.
The packet draw is starting to feel a little bit cheating. It has honey and chilli now? It just needs garlic and paprika and its like a magic spice vortex ;-)
Love your energy and your style Frankie! Been hoping you get a new season on Taste made....following here tho! I think your AWESOME 😎 Sending props from Cali
$20 for 5 workday lunches averages $4 per meal. That is not cheap. If breakfast was $2 per meal and lunch and dineer $4 dollars each, he would be spending $10 a day on food and $300 dollars per month. That is way more than the average SNAP recipient gets per month.
Maybe it’s where I live but the chicken and salmon alone would cost me $20? Maybe if I bought it frozen but the chicken is never that big when I buy frozen
I don't think a good idea to keep a lot of rice in the fridge because white rice would get yellowish and smell get bad in 2-3 days.I basically keep white rice in freezer and defrost by microwave. It keeps rice fresh when you eat.
I personally can't eat ready meals that have been in the fridge for five days. 2 days yep. thas why i prefer two meal prep days a week if the food isn't gonna be frozen
Cidi Huia this is also why I utilize rotisserie chickens in meal prep. You can get them for $5 at Costco and don’t have to do too much prep during the week.
Hi, I’m loving your meal prep ideas like here. Essentially, you’ve pre-prepped Ingredients to make “poke bowls”. Re: the rice once you’ve combined it with other stuff; I assume you’ll refrigerate this lunch container at work. Isn’t the rice dry and hard since the meal is eaten cold or do you warm this up in the microwave and for how long? Whenever I warm up Leftover rice from chinese takeout, usu. it’s still grainy and dry. What’s your tip to moisten up that type of rice?
I just found this guy by watching him in my Samsung TV service so I had to look him up here... I love his energy and cooking tips, tricks, and techniques. A note for anyone wanting to avoid the excess carbs in this meal... the carrots are minimal and pack a bunch of health benefits so keep them. The rice, on the other hand, is high carb. If you are a diabetic or are eating a low carb diet (such as Atkins or KETO) you can substitute riced cauliflower for the real rice... BUT if you plan on reheating this dish with the cauliflower sub... you need to NOT cook your cauliflower all the way (or at all) because it will turn to mush... raw riced cauliflower (simple to prep just cut your cauliflower into chunks and then shred like he did the carrot) cooks pretty quickly in the microwave. PRO TIP: If you don’t want to become the office pariah DON’T HEAT FISH AT WORK ... notice I said don’t heat... not don’t eat. You don’t want to reheat fish in a microwave anyway because it ends up overcooked and rubbery. Instead keep a larger glass (real glass) or supersized coffee cup (both of which are available at your nearest dollar store) and heat water for 1.5-2 mins in it in the microwave. Then empty water into a different container (for hot tea, instant soup, instant coffee etc) or simply dump it. Place fish into cup and cover with a plate (if using a paper plate or the lid to your lunch container invert to better trap heat) while you heat the rest of your meal. By the time you are ready to eat, your fish should be nicely warmed with little to no odor to torture your fellow workplace family. If you store your lunch in a fridge, remove it about an hour before you plan to eat to make heating easier all around. Remember, this could also be eaten cold as a “salad” by adding more oil or water to the dressing to thin it out a bit and/or heating just the sauce.
Rice should actually be prepared using a 1 to 1 ratio with an extra 1/2 cup for evaporation. Using your method, if I made 3 cups of rice, I would add 6 cups of water. Yet it still cooks for the same amount of time, so evaporation is still just that 1/2 cup. With that much water, you get mushy soggy rice goop.😩
Curious, in order to stock up this packet drawer, how often do you have to eat out in order to get all this stuff, or do you just go to places that have sauces and stuff in portion packs and help yourself to them without buying anything? If you are eating out this much, perhaps you need to cook at home more and just buy your condiments in full sized jars and bottles....
