What is the Batch Cooking?
You have surely heard of this new meal preparation technique of the week that is all the rage: the Batch Cooking! What does the Batch Cooking really consist? It is a concept that allows you to prepare all the meals of the baby's week in just 2 to 3 hours! During this small period of time, you prepare the entire baby meals or simply the ingredients such as cooking rice and vegetables.
When going to the table, simply reheat the baby's dish or assemble the different foods. A preparation technique to do for baby meals, but also for those of the rest of the family!
The Batch Cooking: a family culinary activity on weekends to save time during the week!
So why not do a batch Cooking for baby meals?
How to set up this concept?
The Batch Cooking is based on a well -established organization to properly prepare the meals of the baby's week!
Above all, planning is important! Make a list of meals of the week for baby thinking of seasonal foods and varying baby meals. Note all the meals somewhere (notepad, computer, telephone) to be able to organize the races as well as possible and especially the conservation of baby meals once they are ready! Do not forget to prepare for the racing time by establishing the list of ingredients you will need. Take a look at what you have left in your cupboards and fridge by making your race list.
After this planning stage, it's time to go shopping!
Returning races or the next day, free yourself a few hours to prepare all baby's meals. It only remains to keep them in the fridge (meal to eat within 3 days) or the freezer (weekend meals).
Just reheat or assemble baby meals before offering him! Enjoy your food !
The great advantages of Batch Cooking!
The Batch Cooking is full of great advantage for baby meals! You shouldn't miss 🙂
A healthy diet
By applying this meal preparation technique, baby's diet will be healthier and varied. By having an overview of what baby is going to eat, it is easier to diversify his diet and offer him seasonal fruits and vegetables!
A time saving
By cooking 2 to 3 hours on weekends, you get out of time during the week to have a good time with your family when you get home from work! In just a few minutes, the baby's meal will be ready (time to warm it or assemble food).
To be able to take advantage of these family moments, the Batch Cooking requires availability during the weekend (or other day) to prepare all the meals!
Savings
By following your race list established with care, you avoid buying too much foods or that you don't need. And some savings, it can only do good!
A low mental load
The menu of the week established in advance, it is finished to think every day about what baby is going to eat. You can spend your day with a peaceful mind, the baby's meal is already ready!
An anti-gaspillage alternative
Thanks to the organization that the Batch Cooking requires, food waste is reduced! The races are done according to the meals of the week that you are going to prepare in advance. We avoid buying too much and seeing certain foods end in the trash! Have you missed the quantities of baby meals? Find our few anti-gaspillage ideas!
A family moment
The little extra of this method is simply the family aspect. Preparation of meals can be done with your family to involve baby and children! Cut the vegetables, mix, put the food in the pan, baby will be able to have fun with you! Do not wait any longer and integrate baby into the preparation of his meals!
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Why do this for a week?
By making this Batch Cooking method over a week, you can have an overview of baby meals. This will help you set up the BLW keyword: diversification! Baby will be able to taste various and healthy meals throughout the week.
The Batch Cooking is also recommended for a week for storage concerns. Some preparations can be frozen, but not all. It would be a shame to waste good baby dishes due to the preparation of too many meals.
This method is based on a week, because you have to know how to free yourself 2 to 3 hours of your time. Often this time is only free on weekends.
Each week, you can find, on our website, a full menu for baby meals and snacks for a week. You can easily set up the Batch Cooking for baby meals.
Some tips for the Batch Cooking
The Batch Cooking is a nice tip to take advantage of baby in the evening when you get home from work! Here are our little tips to become a pro:
- Start with long cooking foods so as not to waste time
- Respect the cold chain using slow thawing. Place baby meals the night before or morning in the fridge. The baby's meal will be thawed for supper!
- Offer baby food to baby! They are much better and bring the nutrients that need!
It only remains to check that you are well equipped (glass jars, hermetic box, etc.) and start the batch-cooking.
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