Cheap Low Carb Cooking

To save money at the store I spend about 4 hours every Sunday prepping and cooking for the week to come and although I rather being doing nothing at all, this day is the key to me sticking to my budget and to my low carb diet!

I divide large packs of meats into freezer and marinated fridge portions, chop veggies for recipes later in the week and prep sauces. I cut tubs of vegetables to throw together a quick salad during the week; diced red onion, cucumber, celery and romaine lettuce (I use a plastic lettuce knife so it does not brown) all ready to go.

Every Sunday I also make a large low carb meal that I can eat through out the week, like a hearty soup (of which I have several versions), bean less chili or a roast. This is my Sunday night dinner that doubles as a quick lunch or dinner throughout the week that just needs to be heated.

I try to cook large batches of everything so that I have plenty of leftovers for quick lunches and dinners during the week, here is an example of my weekly meal plan:

	Break	Lunch	Dinner
Sun		Spinach and Feta Frittata (brunch)	Large Pot of Bean-less Chili
Mon	Frittata	Italian Roll Ups	Baked Chicken & Veggies
Tues	Sausage and eggs	Chili Dogs with Cheese	Baked Chicken Salad
Wed	Frittata	Baked Chicken Parm	Chili
Thurs	Chili Eggs	Chef Salad	Pork Chops & Veggies
Fri	Pork Chops and eggs	Italian Roll Ups	Leftover night!!!
Sat		“Leftover” Omelet (brunch)	Low Carb Flatbread Pizza