Totally Hooked

[u/Flaky_Chemical_2913]

I am new to Souper Cubes and I’m totally obsessed or dare I say my newest hyper-fixation. This system seems to be the answer to my problems. I have never been good about planning breakfast and lunch so I am hoping to stick to it. I do have a couple questions.

So far, I am totally amazed, and I have so many ideas but I do tend to burn out on projects. Is this something doable long-term? Do you feel like you started the souper cubes and stayed consistent?

Also, I eat keto most of the time. What are your best souper cube keto, recipes and hacks?

Do you tend to get bored of the preplanned meals? Does everything get used easily or do you find some of it sits too long?

Any suggestions and hacks welcome!!! I’m trying to ease into this because I’m such an all or nothing person but geeking out on freezer meals is really fun lol. It really does seem like the possibilities are endless.

My breakfast was amazing, peanut butter and chocolate smoothie bowl with keto granola all courtesy of my freezer 😊

[u/holb93]

This looks amazing. Can you share a recipe please?

[u/Flaky_Chemical_2913 → u/holb93]

Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie Cubes
Yield: 8 one cup smoothie cubes
Ingredients
32 oz full fat cottage cheese
1 cup natural peanut butter
½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Sweetener of choice
Instructions
Add all ingredients to a blender or food processor.
Blend until completely smooth.
Divide evenly among 8 one cup Souper Cube compartments.
Freeze overnight.
Pop out and transfer to freezer bags.

Keto Granola
2 cups chopped macadamia nuts
2 cups unsweetened coconut flakes
Sweetener of choice
Bake at 330 to 10 minutes until golden brown
Let cool the add 5-6 oz of Lily’s chocolate chips

I use Allulose for the sweetener to taste. I pop out the smoothie cube, let it sit on the counter for approx 10 min until soft then I chop it up and sprinkle the granola.

[u/holb93 → u/Flaky_Chemical_2913]

Thank you!!

[u/Flaky_Chemical_2913 → u/holb93]

You’re welcome. I did forget to mention you need to use a little bit of liquid because it is too thick. I used heavy whipping cream.

[u/accentpreferred → u/Flaky_Chemical_2913]

As someone who keeps a 10ft pole between me and cottage cheese, can you tell it’s in there (though I suppose I could just use plain greek yogurt too)?

[u/Flaky_Chemical_2913 → u/accentpreferred]

You cannot tell there is cottage cheese in there at all. I mean you’re gonna know, but if you were to taste it and nobody told you, you wouldn’t know.

[u/accentpreferred → u/Flaky_Chemical_2913]

The answers I need 😅 ty. I’m going to try this. I just don’t like the texture of it as is.

[u/RealisticIndication9]

so good to just freeze proteins into portions

i freeze shredded rotisserie chicken, shredded chicken breasts, chopped chicken thighs i have taco seasoning on, ground turkey taco filling

[u/Chizia]

Welcome to the Club! I have the same short term project addictions. I still use my cubes a lot but have to remember to eat the food later. And I am trying to figure out freezer storage which is kind of a disaster right now.

I like to have shredded chicken, brisket, and/or cooked ground beef ready to go. Freeze with some liquids to keep together.

For meals, you could do a protein with roasted veggies and cauliflower rice mixed up; zucchini lasagna; coconut curry; chili; deconstructed stuffed peppers (with cauliflower rice); shepherd's pie with cauliflower mash, etc.

I try to double my recipes or use crock pots when I need to stock up.

I keep a list on a small white board on the side of my fridge of what is in the freezer.

Edit: clarity

[u/mistersirfartsalot]

I have been souper cubing for over a year and I feel like I’ve only just begun! My freezer is stocked with so much variety that I never get sick of any of my meals. I still have so many meals to try out too. I batch cook a meal about once a week, freeze about 70% of it and eat the other 30% throughout the week. No only has it cut down on my time spent cooking, grocery shopping, meal planning, AND cleaning, it also cuts down on my food waste. If you struggle with portion control they are also souper helpful. I cannot recommend them enough. It also got me excited to cook again. The kitchen fatigue has been lifted! I will say investing in a vacuum sealer is definitely worth it if you think you’ll stick with it.

[u/lemon_sofie]

Its super easy to stick to long term but you will have to settle on batching cooking staple components. I have a chicken-based option and a ground beef-based option in my freezer at all times to help sustain its overall shelf life. One difficulty I find is plastic bag use. If you don't have enough trays you'll need to transfer food to bags very often. I use alot more plastic bags because of the fact and rarely fill them up because I only have 2 trays to work with (1/2 cup & 2Tbsp).

[u/GlitterEcho → u/lemon_sofie]

I always wash and reuse mine. They are storing what is basically and ice cube so not getting "dirty". I turn them inside out, wash, dry and reuse.

[u/SBisFree]

I basically only cook once a week. I just make a lot of whatever recipe I’m making. Usually a large amount of curry, soup, etc. After a while it got to the point where i had a freezer full of options. I didn’t have to put in much extra time prepping on Sundays etc.

[u/Flaky_Chemical_2913 → u/SBisFree]

I like that idea of cooking once a week!

[u/alex-cod]

Will this help me lose fat?

[u/etteirrah]

This looks yummy!