Need freezable food ideas for disabled parents

Good Morning everyone.
I am looking for  easily freezable meals..breakfast, lunch and mainly dinner I can make up for my parents about once a week and freeze to where all my dad would have to do is throw it in a crock pot. Both my parents are disabled. My mother just got home after a 7 month stay in critical ICU. Her weight took the best of her, and caused her body to literally shut down. She is now has a trachea and is bed bound, but home, alive and fighting My father is also disabled but able to move around, run errands, and all the other stuff needed.....My sister lives with them to help, but unfortunitly does not do the things she should. Both my parents are insulin dependent diabetics so making sure they have the proper meals and nutrition is a must. 
So I have decided to once a week, make up meals to last them a week to where my dad can heat them up, and not have to go through my sister. Now I am having a hard time thinking of what to make.....I made up some breakfast burritos......a meatloaf.......I was thinking maybe a uncooked lazagna......
Any ideas would be great.....Thanks
Paula

How about their favorite soups.  You can freeze them in individual containers.
Mac and Cheese
Chili
Any casserole can easliy be reheated in a crockpot.
Stuffed peppers or just the meat ball in sauce
Stroganoff, chicken or beef
Pasta and meatballs


I hope these help and please give your parents a hug from me


ellen

Over on the Post Op Pregnancy forum, this was just brought up. A mom was asking for meals to pre-make and freeze for after delivery of baby. There were alot of responses. Here is the link so you can click on over and see if any of the ideas will be helpful to you.

http://www.obesityhelp.com/forums/postop_pregnancy/4042026/H elp-Foods-to-make-freeze-for-after-delivery/


Sorry to hear about your mother. I hope she keeps fighting!

Just wanted to add that when I make Lasagna, I always make an extra to freeze while I have all the stuff out. I think that making the noodles "half-cooked" for the frozen one works well. When I want to make it, I will take it out of the freezer the morning of or the night before and put in the fridge to being the thawing process, then bake.

soups, chili, spaghetti sauce and meatballs (maybe your sister or dad can handle boiling pasta fresh), meatloaf, hamburgers, pork roast for the crock pot, roast beef or pot roast in the crock pot.

We do this for my grandparents. We put all the ingredients for a crock pot dinner in a zip lock bag and freeze it so my Grandfather can just cut the bag open and put it frozen in the crock pot.

GOod luck with it - I am sure they will appreciate it more then you know!

Liz

Paula,

You've gotten lots of great ideas, but most everything is freezeable.  You may want to invest in one of those food savers and just create your own frozen meal portions that they can pop in a microwave.  I sometimes make blueberry pancakes and freeze them.  Soups, stews, pot roast are all good this time of year too.

Take care, Laureen

Paula I was thinking along the lines of a few pork chops with sourkraut. Protein, Vit. C and fiber, good for both of your folks, and the pork should fall apart and be easy to chew . Applesauce as a side.
Scrambled eggs with some finely chopped sauted vegetables  and rice with whatever seasonings your folks like would reheat easily.
Hamburger strongonoff with noodles should hold up well.

If your Dad can use a microwave or the oven to reheat, french toast  or pancakes with a sugarfree fruit spread, fruit muffins precooked bacon or sausage could be an option.
Hope these ideas help.
Chris 

Homemade fully cooked oatmeal/cooked cereals.   I like the Irish Steel Cut Oats reheated and put a little greek yogurt on top!

Turkey Sausages and peppers

Old fashioned beef stew  (less potatoes, more carrots)

My dad always liked turkey meatloaf....(puree a few green beans in the mix instead of adding extra eggs.--dad never knew we did this!!)

Make  Turkey breast.... have some hot and some cold for sandwiches and salads.

Make a supply of sugar free pudding and jello.

I really like Liz's crock pot idea!!!   That way, your folks won't always feel as though they are having 'frozen dinners'......

Hugs to all.

Don't know how old your parents are but if your Mom was just released from ICU she may be eligible for skilled nursing at home to help take care of her which will free up your Dad a bit, you don't want him doing too much trying to take care of Mom, he'll get sick.    Also, call the local Meals on Wheels, if only for a few days per week that might take some pressure off.   If you make up double what you eat when you cook, our diet is a great diet for insulin dependent diabetics, that's probably the easiest.   To make up separate stuff will have you doing twice the work and possibly taking your mind off YOUR program.  You need to tell your sister to buck up...or will you be feeding her too??   Don't mean to sound harsh but I've been down this road and being the concerned, responsible daughter helped derail me from my program....I don't want to see that happen to you, especially is there is another able-bodied person around to help you handle this.  Don't be an enabler.

Do you have a Surrey for Senior service near you?  They pick up and deliver folks for appts. and errands.  Where I live in Chester County they have a Chesco Paratransit system that is free to residents that does the same thing for dr. appts. and food shopping.    There are services out there that help (and some are free) but you have to find them.