If you find that you are extremely busy and hardly have the time to cook nutritious meals, why not give these freezable meals a try? You can spend a few hours each week in the kitchen preparing for the week again. Not only are they great for expecting and new parents, but also for busy professionals.

Delicious soup

Soup is one of the easiest and healthiest foods you can make and freeze. Whether you prefer chicken soup, vegetable soup, beef soup or even ham and pea soup, you can make a large pot and freeze several portions to enjoy at a later stage. Soup is one of the top freezable foods and, when you need to defrost, you can leave it in the refrigerator overnight. It is best to allow the soup to defrost completely before you mix and heat up each portion. If you try to serve it before it has completely defrosted, your final portions will be more on the watery side.

Fish cakes or meatballs

Fish cakes and meatballs are also really easy to make and you can make several batches at a time. Allow these freezable foods to defrost overnight in the fridge. The following day, you can make some mashed potatoes or other side items you like to serve along with your delicious fish cakes or meatballs.

Homemade pies

Pies are also really diverse. You can make them with any type of meat you like as well as plenty of vegetables. Freeze them individually so that you can remove only what you need. In addition, they will be easier to defrost if you freeze them individually. To defrost, leave them on the kitchen counter for several hours. Reheat in your oven and serve with a green salad or any other sides you prefer.

Ideas for dessert

Not only can you make savoury freezable foods, but desserts too. Cakes, sweet pies and biscuits can all be made, chilled and frozen. You should never try to heat a dessert that has been frozen. Defrost on your kitchen worktops or in the fridge, depending on how much time you have.

It’s not only ‘adult’ foods that can be frozen. Baby food can also be frozen in portions. You can use an ice tray to create these portions. Fill them with homemade baby food, freeze and defrost when you are ready to feed baby.