Picture this, cold coffee waiting patiently to be drunk, baby clinging to legs demanding Weetbix, Mr 3 having a passionate debate about not eating or getting dressed, Mr 5 can’t find his left shoe as he runs around with only jocks on. A typical morning in our house and as of Monday we now have the thrill of getting out the house by 8:30 with hopefully everyone dressed and fed.
In order to save precious moments of sanity in the mornings I am making sandwiches to freeze and pre chopping fruit and veggie sticks to last at least a few days. In the evening I will pack the lunch box with fruit and various snacks and put the whole lunch box in the fridge. In the morning all I have to do is pull out the box, add a frozen sand which and we good to go! The sandwhich defrosts by lunch time with the advantage of staying cool.
Some sandwhich fillings are not good for freezing–
-anything with salad, it has too much water content and when it defrosts it makes the bread soggy!
-cottage cheese
-tomatoe
-cucumber
-egg
However there is so much more you can freeze and if you are so inclined you can add your salad in the morning or send it separately.
-ham and cheese
-chicken and mayo
-tuna and cream cheese/mayo
-vegemite and cheese ( a staple in my house!)
-fritz, sauce and cheese
-schnitzel and cheese, pickles
The options really are endless, the big tip though is to butter your bread. This stops the bread going soggy on defrosting. I have found that snap lock bags work best for freezing as they are much easier to get airtight and stop freezer burn. I pull out the frozen sandwhich and put straight in the lunch box and reuse the bag!
I wouldn’t keep sandwiches in the freezer longer than 2 weeks but for an exercise that takes 10 minutes to pre make a pile of sandwiches it’s a huge time saver in the mornings. Chuck in some chopped up fruit and sultanas and walah!
Easy right?! 😏
The Working Mum 