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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Nanny here and I personally don't think it's that big of a deal.  I make food and leave it in the fridge for the weekends for my charges all the time.  I also made all of their baby food and did it 2 days a week (Tuesday and Fridays) so that it was always freshly stocked for the weekend.

Now the compromise is that if I am not feeling well or have an exceptionally busy week my employers are 100% fine with preparing food on the weekends.  I also always have things in the freezer that are easy to pull out.[/quote]

Not OP but what do you make fresh that you can freeze for toddler meals?  [/quote]
Not pp but
-turkey meatballs (I usually add spinach or pureed carrots/sweet potatoes and the kids never know!)
-mini quiches/fritatas (with quinoa, cheese, ham/turkey, veggies, ect)
-muffin tin lasagna/ shepherds pie/meatloaf
-pasta sauce fortified with veggies
-large batches of pancakes and waffels
-large batches of pasta like penne and farfalle 
-steamed veggies cut toddler sized
-falafil
-homemade chicken tenders and fish sticks
-mac and cheese with green veggies (peas, broccoli, spinach)
-soup, especially chicken noodle/rice and very midly spiced chilli

to name a few things. Basically anything that can be made in a large batch, cooked in a muffin tin, and then frozen individually for easy thawing/reheat [/quote]

Thanks, PP.  Yes, I do most of those but lightly steamed veggies come out mushy after they are frozen and don't retain all their vitamins and my quiche turns dense when I freeze it.  I don't know what I am doing wrong - they are so fluffy and delicious when they are fresh and like little bricks when I reheat them from frozen in the microwave.

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It's because you are reheating them in the microwave. Thaw in the fridge the night before you want to eat and then reheat in the oven at 375-400 for about 10 minutes.  For the veggies, under cook them initially and then reheat in a covered dish with some water in it for a few minutes in the microwave. They will be perfect every time![/quote]

Thank you!!  I will try both suggestions!  [/quote]

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