Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: Starting work soon

I make and freeze spaghetti sauce and chili (the latter can be quite spicy and I'm not sure how touchy your tummy is). Both freeze well and if - like me - you sometimes forget to take them out to thaw ahead of time, they can be thawed in the pot over a low heat with some attention. I've got recipes for both (here and here) but there are lots more on the Recipe Index.

Something we've started eating recently for a nice cold meal is baked chicken - homemade or store bought - with a little chutney and some nice bread. Add whatever fruits and vegetables you can manage. You can cook the chicken over the weekend and make a couple of meals of this.

I did a post a while back about some fairly quick meals here - maybe some of these ideas will help. I like to make the CrockPot Chicken Stew ahead of time and reheat it for dinner over a few days. If you don't have a crockpot (slow cooker) you should be able to make this in the oven - someone with more experience should be able to tell you how to do it.

Something that's ridiculously quick - especially if you cut the chicken up beforehand - is Southwest Chili. I like it with the Simple Sweet Cornbread from EFI, but any bread will do to go with it.

As for snacks, pretzels are my go-everywhere snack. I also like Heather's Honey Glazed Snack Mix a lot. Assuming you can get Chex cereals, you can make a lot of it at once. I make it in the oven (see how) and the trick is defiitely to stir while it's cooking *and* while it's cooling. I hear it stays fresh a long, long time, but mine never lasted long enough for me to confirm that.

For chocolate, try the Anti-Depressant Brownies in the Recipe Index. They're easy and chocolatey and very, very gentle on the tummy. I've frozen them successfully, too. And any of the fruit and vegetable breads from the EFI Cookbook are candidates - just check the fat content on some of them if you're planning to eat them on a nearly empty stomach. Most of the breads freeze well, so you can make them over the weekend and thaw as needed.

HTH. Very good luck with the new job!

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