If you decided to try us out and received your Make One Freeze One Mini Meal Plans, we know you’re stoked to get started.
Before you hit the grocery store, be sure to watch this Quick Start video from Founder and President, Tricia Winkler for important insight on how to have a successful first round of Freezer Cooking with Once A Month Meals!
Remember, go ahead and put your cooking day on the calendar! Once you schedule your cooking day, tell us about it on social media for accountability!
Don’t forget to read your page 2 Instructions for reference before you begin!
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Join the discussioninteresting..will give it a whirl ( I do not do social media )
#replay Tanya from Cape Coral Florida
I looked over your recipes and they will not work in our household. Mild Salsa is as spicy as we go never mind cayenne pepper sauce! Am going to try the last one this coming week and it sounds tasty
The meals look great to my husband and to me! We went to purchase the food, tonight! How much does your menu service run? Could you Please include WW Freestyle 2019 point values? Does one particular group of your plans include the point values? If another type of menu has the points, please stitch me to that group. Again, a sincere thankyou!
Hi Carol – We currently offer nutrition information (including freestyle points) for all of our recipes labeled “Diet, “Paleo,” “Diabetes-Friendly,” and “Keto” currently. For current pricing information, feel free to jump into our live chat on any page on our site.
So excited (and nervous) to finally be Starting to actually trying “once a month” cooking. Recipes today, grocery tomorrow and the journey begins Wednesday! Here I go……..
Yay Nan, we are so excited for you to start as well! Keep us posted on your journey and how things are going!!!!
what are the names of those plastic containers? i love them! i always had problems with my containers leaking or not being able to see what’s in them (personal pet peeve). I’d love to order those! please tell me where I can do that thanks
If you are referring to the 64oz. round containers, you can purchase those from Amazon. A direct link is here: http://amzn.to/2gh1OnU
My vegetarian daughter is coming home for Christmas, so I am going to try out these vegetarian mini meals on my husband & I so perhaps we can use them when she is here. Sometimes vegetarian meals are weird, but these look good! Thank you!
What a special time that will be! We’re so glad that you are excited to try these! Have a wonderful Christmas with your family – and enjoy a little less meal stress!
Just checking this out
What about total carb counts for these meals. It might be sleep deprivation but I’m not seeing it anywhere and that is a major requirement for me as I’m on an insulin pump
Hi Dana! Sleep deprivation is no joke! That’s rough! If you click on the orange live chat icon (bottom right hand corner of the site) or send us an email at TriciaC@onceamonthmeals.com, we can connect you with our dietitian who would be happy to assist you with this!
Can you switch proteins in the meals. Like chicken for fish.
Absolutely! We always encourage you to change things to suit your taste preference!
Do you have any recipes for side dishes?
Hi Carole! Yes, we do have side dish recipes! If you use our search feature and choose “side dish” as a meal type you will get over 100 results! We don’t typically include these on our meal plans as we find that it’s easy to heat up frozen veggies, put out fresh veggies or salads. We do include them on our site though for those who would like to include sides!
I see that all the reheating instructions are to heat in the microwave until heated through. I don’t own a microwave and so am unsure the best way to reheat these meals. Can you give me any guidance? I got the vegetarian mini meals plan to try. Thanks!
Hi Laura! We understand completely and have staff members who also don’t own a microwave. We list the microwave so that these meals are able to be reheated at the workplace, if needed. Check out this great blog post about reheating without using the microwave. We’ve also found the Instant Pot and Air Fryer to be great ways to reheat meals without losing the quality of the taste!
Not terribly helpful to have the option to pick 2, 4, or 6 servings for your meal but only being given cooking times for 4 servings. Especially if you are new to cooking with an Instant pot. With pressure cooking, a couple of minutes can make a huge difference in the result. I don’t usually expect to have to guess how to cook something when I’m following a recipe. Especially if I decided to become a member and had to pay for them.
Hi Helen,
Once your meal is frozen, you may be reheating any number of servings at a time to get your meal on the table – and you are right, a few minutes can make a big difference when it comes to using a pressure cooker! Here are our reheating from frozen in your Instant Pot suggestions:
To increase your serving size (from 4 servings) for every 2 servings add 2 – 5 minutes
To decrease your serving size (from 4 servings) for every 2 servings subtract 2 – 5 minutes.
* Remember, these are recommendations, so adjust as you cook and learn!
This information (and a ton of other useful Instant Pot info!) can be found in this support article.
Gonna look this over & see what husband likes! Will try In instaPot today if we have all ingredients! Thanks for the free recipes will decide if we need to join after we taste test!
Trying this out and hoping this will be the answer for us!
Best of luck, Jennifer! If you have any questions don’t hesitate to reach out to us at info@onceamonthmeals.com!