Post by: jagermiester on January 11, 2018, 01:44:26 PM
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Post by: 7mmfan on January 11, 2018, 02:13:43 PM
Pre-cook some chicken and vac-pack them. They can throw the whole bag in a pot of hot water and 30 minutes later they have chicken. Throw in some instant brown rice, or those steamer veggie packs and that's an easy meal.
Fajitas can be made the same way. Vac-pack meat/veggies/onions, and reheat them in hot water. Just need to add the tortilla and whatever condiments they want.
Make stew or soups and freeze in mason jars. They can zap them in the microwave for a couple minutes.
Those are a few ideas.
Post by: WapitiTalk1 on January 11, 2018, 02:17:48 PM
depends on what he likes but I am a habitual meal prep person. I like making a crock pot pulled chicken stew that freezes well and reheats even better. There is also the ol faithful of some kinda of spaghetti or meat and tater hash.
Great minds I guess....... I was gonna recommend home made chicken soup, a beef (deer, elk) stew, and a batch of tasty spaghetti sauce. You can cook em and freeze them in some plastic containers and all your buddies wife needs to do is throw them on the burner and heat em up (and, obviously, boil up some basketti noodles). An easy to make side for said dishes would be to buy a large loaf of French bread from the store, some garlic butter, and send that along with the dishes to heat up in the oven. You're a good man Charlie brown for helping your buddy out while he's out of the game for a bit after surgery :tup:
Post by: onmygame on January 11, 2018, 06:08:23 PM
You might spend a short amount of time reading up on post open heart surgery diet assignments before plotting the slew of meals you intend to prepare.
I suspect green veggies like broccoli, kale, etc would be out due to the high vitamin k content that is known to aid blood clotting - a no no when he is likely on a blood thinner to reduce clots and strokes.
Also, I would guess certain dishes high in fat content would be frowned upon.
You might even consider speaking with his Mrs ahead of time - as she will no doubt have the very best suggestions based on their own eating preferences.
Good on ya for stepping to the plate for you friend.
Post by: fishngamereaper on January 11, 2018, 06:13:08 PM
I suspect most here could rattle off meals and recipes for hours, yet most would be at a loss for words if the question were what not to make - because....all food is good in our book.
You might spend a short amount of time reading up on post open heart surgery diet assignments before plotting the slew of meals you intend to prepare.
I suspect green veggies like broccoli, kale, etc would be out due to the high vitamin k content that is known to aid blood clotting - a no no when he is likely on a blood thinner to reduce clots and strokes.
Also, I would guess certain dishes high in fat content would be frowned upon.
You might even consider speaking with his Mrs ahead of time - as she will no doubt have the very best suggestions based on their own eating preferences.
Good on ya for stepping to the plate for you friend.
:yeah: spicey food is going to be a no no as well.
All good ideas for good meals but he will be pretty restricted for a while. Good on you for stepping up.
Post by: Fl0und3rz on January 11, 2018, 06:15:37 PM
Chicken enchiladas.
Shepherd's pie.
Soups and stews, canned.
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