One of the most common resolutions is to eat healthier in the new year, which usually means a ton of shopping, prepping, cooking, and clean up. That means going to the grocery store and carefully choosing the healthiest (and often priciest) ingredients to use. Those ingredients will then need to be washed, sliced, diced, and carefully portioned and measured for whatever recipe you're following. Then, you'll need to cook everything you prepped for just the right amount of time at just the right temperature and hope that your meal comes out as expected. When the whole process is done, it'll be time to scrub the dishes and start the process all over again.
If you're like most people, you simply don't have the time to do all of that. One way to bypass most of the work is to fire up your slow cooker or crock pot and let it do the cooking for you! Here are some of our favorite ways to make healthy, easy dinners in the slow cooker:
1. Use white meat chicken instead of dark meat. White meat is leaner and contains less fat and fewer calories. While white meat can often be more difficult to cook, using your slow cooker makes things much easier. We recommend cooking chicken in a light sauce or brine to ensure the chicken comes out tender.
2. Limit the salt in your sauce. Sauces are always the star when it comes to slow cooker dinners, but many store-bought sauces are high in sodium content. Try to find sauces that are low in sodium or cut down on the salt in your homemade sauce.
3. Try using brown rice as a substitute for white rice. Brown rice, unlike white rice, is a whole grain that is naturally high in fiber and other nutrients. White rice is often artificially enriched and refined to remove the bran and germ. Rice is very easy to cook in your crock pot, just add rice and water and the crock pot will take care of the rest!
4. Use a variety of veggies in your meals. Don't be afraid to go a little crazy with the vegetables in your dinners or sauces. Experimenting with new varieties of veggies can open up a world of new flavors and nutrients.
5. Don't worry about shopping, prepping, cooking, or cleaning — order some delicious, healthy meals from What a Crock! There are over fifty different meals to choose from, all of which require virtually zero work to prepare. Tons of low calorie, low sodium, low carb, vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free meal options are available to fit any diet. Plus, they'll ship directly to your doorstep! Simply open a meal in the morning, drop it into your slow cooker, turn it on, and you'll have dinner waiting for you in the evening. Meal plans are available, but not required.
We hope that these tips can help you make healthy, easy meals in your slow cooker. Cheers!
]]>Think outside of the box, plan, and use resources that are available to you, and you can avoid the grocery store altogether! Friends and family could work together to pick up and deliver groceries, that could save some trips to the store as well. Supporting local and small businesses is a benefit to your community and often helps you find solutions to problems you didn't know you had. Don't forget, with What A Crock, you not only avoid the store, you also avoid meal prep and clean up!
]]>Every year in the days surrounding Saint Patricks Day and there’s a surge in the sale of corned beef and cabbage. While you won’t find this meal in Ireland, it did stem from the Irish immigrants in the U.S. who were looking for a replacement to boiled bacon, comfort food from home. Bacon and other pork products were, however, expensive and not easily accessible to these poor immigrants. Corned beef and cabbage were available and inexpensive, resulting in a new traditional meal.
Did you know you can cook up this traditional meal in the crockpot? No muss, no fuss, and no standing over boiling pots! It’s an easy way to enjoy your corned beef and cabbage, especially when the March 17th holiday falls on a weeknight! Add some disposable slow cooker liners to make clean up a breeze as well!
Here are our best tips for cooking corned beef and cabbage:
Using these tips you’re sure to have a delicious meal that hits the spot on the greenest holiday of all. Add some soda bread and serve it all up with some vinegar and mustard. Don't forget the beer! You’ll be feeling Irish in no time.
At What A Crock, we know how to put our crockpots to good use! What A Crock Meals to Go offers multiple meal service options. You choose how many meals you need and how many people you want to serve, and you receive those meals, fully prepared and frozen. There are plenty of meal kits out there, but those still take time and prep work. With What a Crock, you place a meal in your slow cooker in the morning, and you'll have a delicious dinner by evening, talk about an easy dinner!
Slainte!
]]>The easiest way to use your crock-pot is to use What A Crock Meals to Go, the best meal delivery service out there. Our meals are fully prepared, not a meal kit that you have to put together. We ship frozen meals that come with exact directions and cooking times. Not only is there no meal prep, but there’s also no thinking, adding, or figuring out needed. Just read, dump, set, and eat!
We want everyone to be able to use their slow cooker with ease, so check out our handy chart for cooking times and temps.
]]>Part of the fun of meal prep is being efficient and effective. Who doesn't love a new gadget or lifehack to make things easier? We sure do! The slow cooker is, without a doubt, the superhero of meal prep. Every superhero needs a sidekick. We have rounded up six sidekicks that are sure to raise the bar for the frequent crockpot user.
Crockpots make our lives so much easier. They make it possible to provide our families with hot, healthy meals without a lot of muss and fuss. They are our superheroes but these sidekicks make using the slow cooker even more fun and effective. Enjoy!
]]>Are you still holding on to that New Years Resolution to eat healthier? Good for you!
Are you a mom fighting the age-old battle of getting your kids to eat something just once before they turn 18? Solidarity mama!
You've decided it's time to add more vegetables to your diet. Whatever your reasoning, it's never a bad idea. Most of us don't get enough veggies, and the nutrients and fiber they provide are integral to our health. These ten tricks will help you amp up those veggie servings with minimal effort. Use the services that make it easier and incorporate any prep into your weekly meal prep to make the transition easier. You look healthier already!
Whichever tricks you use, we hope you savor and enjoy the flavors that veggies can offer. While it can sometimes feel tough to get in enough vegetables, when you get into the habit, it becomes easier. Here's to healthy eating!
]]>We know not everyone is excited about the upcoming holiday of love. Valentine's Day is not for everyone. Contrary to popular belief, you don't have to go all out for this holiday. If you have a bit of a romantic side and you enjoy showing your special someone(s) you care, we have a few easy ways you can add a little extra love into the Day.
Self Love
First and foremost, why not show yourself a little love? Buy yourself a bath bomb, face mask, and some new pajamas. You deserve to pamper yourself! Baths and facial not your thing? Schedule a fun Galentine's adventure for you and your friends! Whatever you end up doing, don't let it include cleaning or meal prep, if there's one thing we're confident of, you deserve a break! A few other things you can do to make yourself feel good:
Involve the kids
Kids love any excuse to celebrate, so let them! Break out the doilies, construction paper, and fun shaped scissors and let them decorate your house in pretty red and pink hearts. Want to make it a little more unique? Write messages about what you all love about each other and hang them where they can be seen. If you have older kids, you can have them plan and prepare a special fancy dinner for the whole family. Your kids will enjoy the festivities, and the entire family will feel the love. A few more suggestions for getting your kids involved:
Stay in
One of the downsides of planning a night out is that all the typical date night venues will be busy, and everything seems to cost just a little more than it does on ordinary nights. So stay in! Pick your favorite What A Crock Meal* and whip up some What A Crock Lava Cake. You won't have to spend time cooking, and it'll taste as if you ordered it from your favorite restaurant! Set the mood by having a cozy picnic with a soft blanket and some pillows on the floor surrounded by candles and flowers. You could watch a movie, or play some board games to add a few more laughs and a little more fun. Want to make the night a little more special? Try:
Paint the town red
Don't actually paint things (unless you're going to a paint night type of thing!.) But sometimes the idea of Valentine's date with your sweetheart is just what you need. So if you're thinking that you like the idea of heading out on a romantic date, but you don't necessarily want a big to-do, we want you to know that it is possible. Sometimes it can be hard to think out of the box, but you don't have to stick with the typical "dinner and a show" type of date. To start, try a day date. You'll have more energy and more options for fun things to do. Focus on activities, not just meals and the movies. When you're busy and active, you're more apt to make memories and enjoy the time. Not sure what to do? Try these:
However you spend your Valentine's Day we hope it's filled with love, fun, and good food!
*What a Crock offers multiple meal delivery options that you can customize to your family's tastes. There are plenty of meal kits out there, but those still take time and prep work. When you order from What a Crock, you place a meal in your slow cooker in the morning, and you'll have a delicious dinner by evening. Even for special meals, What A Crock has you covered.
]]>Yep, you're a sports mom.
It doesn't matter if it's soccer, baseball, hockey, or any other number of time-consuming sports, it is probably dictating how you spend your evenings and weekends. It's affecting your ability to do laundry, clean your house, or meal prep. When someone asks what you're doing this weekend, you don't even have to check your calendar; you know you'll be on some field somewhere, cheering your heart out.
And loving every minute of it!
There are things we can do to make our lives a little easier and allow ourselves to enjoy this time rather than thinking about everything that needs to get done.
Go, team! Hopefully, these tips can help you feel a little more prepared to tackle the season ahead. Even for those of us who will never have a professional athlete in the family, sports can play a huge part in our children's lives. It's incredible when we can support that. These are meant to be happy and fun times, enjoy them!
]]>None of these tips will fix the craziness of family evenings. We hope you'll find one or two that will help your family enjoy their evenings just a little bit more.
]]>Happy New Year! Do you have your champagne toast ready, and is your favorite dip warming in your slow cooker? Have you made your New Year's resolution? Well, get to it! Let's kick off the new year in style!
Is your family kicking off the new year together? Does your family have goals they'd like to accomplish together? We know it's common for adults to make these resolutions, but we think the whole family can come together to create some resolutions for the new year that will benefit everyone. Including kids in the creation of family goals, can increase their willingness to participate and follow through.
While every family is different, we think these are five great options for you and your family to set as goals for the new year.
Choosing and following through with a new year's resolution as a family is sure to benefit you and your family. We hope that whatever adventure awaits, you all have a happy and healthy new year!
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Tips for the host:
Tips for the guest:
Potlucks are very much about the food, but they’re more about the company! Making the event as stress-free as possible will allow everyone to enjoy the company even more. Eat up and enjoy!
]]>You all know we're big slow cooker fans here at What a Crock, and we make using your cooker even easier! We offer multiple meal delivery options that you can customize to your family's tastes. There are plenty of meal kits out there, but those still take time and prep work. When you order from What a Crock, you place a meal in your slow cooker in the morning, and you'll have a delicious dinner by evening. It's the ultimate meal prep replacement!
]]>For all they give and do, they're deserving of so many thank yous and recognition, and the holiday season is the perfect time to do that! Below are our five favorite holiday gifts for teachers, coaches, and nannies, that show just how thankful we are for them. Also, let's face it, even if they would never say so, they probably don't need any more mugs or candles.
Something personal - This one isn't easy to link to or give you solid suggestions around. If you know your teacher/coach/nanny's interests, planning out the perfect gift can be so much more meaningful than the standard gift. If you want to formalize this process and help other parents find the perfect gift, use a survey to find out what the teacher likes and share it with the other parents. Something like this would work well! Need some ideas to get your creative gift-giving juices flowing? Here are some of our favorites!
What A Crock Meals - These people who give so much to your kiddos? They also provide that much to their families, communities, and everything else they do. They're busy. You won't find any busy person (especially if they have a family of their own!) who will turn down a meal delivery! Save them time by letting them skip the meal prep and enjoy some easy dinners on you! What a Crock offers multiple meal service options that you can customize to the family's tastes. There are plenty of meal kits out there, but those still take time and prep work. What a Crock lets you place a meal in your slow cooker in the morning, and you'll have a delicious dinner by the evening. The lucky recipient won't have to lift a finger!
Coffee or Tea - OK. I know we said they were sick of mugs and candles, and sometimes people throw coffee gift cards in with those gifts. However, if you know what your gift recipient likes to drink, then getting them supplies or a gift card to enjoy that beverage will be much appreciated. Let's be real, most people who work with our kids run on a steady stream of caffeine and if we can support that supply, all the better! You can find some ideas for tea lovers here and coffee lovers here.
Supplies - Most teachers, coaches, and nannies provide supplies for their kiddos out of their own pockets. If you can find out what they need or what their dream items are, that would be a significant gift. For teachers, if you want it to be a surprise, you could check out Donors Choose to see if the teacher has a request posted they are hoping to get funded. For coaches and nannies, check out their supplies and see if you can identify anything that needs to be repaired or replaced.
Amazon Gift Card - When in doubt, an Amazon gift card is a perfect fallback gift. You can order it online and have it sent by email if you run out of time, which let's face it, we all do at some point! While we usually stay away from more generic gifts, but there are times that a useful and flexible gift fits the best. Amazon has everything from teaching/sports supplies, to clothes, to snacks, to books. The recipient will definitely find something they want or need through Amazon, and they'll appreciate your support when they do!
Another tip to make these gifts extra special would be to team up with others in the class or on the team to make the gift even more significant and more meaningful. Combining forces can be especially useful when the teacher or coach as a need that is bigger than a standard holiday gift.
As we gear up for another holiday season, we hope you avoid the stress and find joy and love in the season. We hope you can find ways to reduce stress so you can slow down and enjoy it. Maybe place an order with What A Crock for your own family so you have one less thing on your to-do list!
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First and foremost, as with any celebration, don’t lose focus on what is most important, WINNING! Just kidding, the company! Even if your team doesn’t win, spending that time with friends and family is what counts. No amount of preparation will change that.
Decorations can be effortless. Grab some paper plates, cups, tablecloths, and streamers in your team colors. If you have kids at this party, you can have a craft set out for them to do to add to the decor. With very minimal supplies (and mess!) they can make banners, team flags, or footballs. Football parties aren’t events where people are expecting much, so a few small touches will go a long way!
Before we dive into the fun drinks, don’t forget to provide water. All that hooting and hollering will leave people in need of proper hydration! If you want to be more than just your team’s waterboy, there are lots of options with and without alcohol. Beer is a cultural standard, but that doesn’t mean you can’t get creative. Try creating a signature cocktail to mix things up. You can also set up a “mocktail” for kids and grown-ups alike. Set up a variety of fruit juices and sodas with some flavor enhancements like grenadine and coconut cream. Put out some fruit for garnish, fun cups and mixers, and you have yourself a fun little drink station!
Who doesn’t love football food? Food is your chance for a big impression, and if you do it right, you can do it with minimal effort. A great way to pad your buffet with lots of choices is to host a cookoff. A popular contest is for the best appetizer, best easy dip recipe or best dessert (our favorite!). Want to do little to no work but get all the credit? Check out What A Crock Meals Party Pack. You get two entrees and three dips that you toss into your slow cooker and call it a day. You can customize it for 5-40 people! Add this pack to your next What A Crock meal delivery, so you’re prepared for the big game. What A Crock is not just a meal service; it’s a party solution!
With a little planning and these tips, your party is sure to be a winner. Don’t forget to relax and enjoy the game! Go, Team!
P.S. Does this gameday party interfere with your usual meal prep? What A Crock Meals has your back. Order up some of our meal kits to keep in your freezer for easy dinners throughout the week.
]]>Whether you're a mom looking for fresh products or the newest lifehack for your family or you're someone looking to gift mom something she'll appreciate, these are our five favorite subscriptions for mom.
There are so many wonderful options out there for subscription boxes, ones to help mom to get it all done and ones that remind her to take a little break and treat herself. So if you're in the market for a gift for a mom, we are sure you'll find it with one of these! If you have a favorite subscription service, we'd love to hear about it in the comments!
]]>These back to school hacks will give you a little more time and a little less stress. Do you have more tips and tricks to share? Leave them in the comments below!
1. Fill out your calendar for the school year now! Put all the school holidays, early release days, and other special dates in your phone/on your calendar now. You won't be caught off guard or unsure about a day off if they're all in the calendar ahead of time.
2. Use a gourmet meal delivery service like What a Crock to get delicious, easy dinners delivered to your door. Take the guesswork and the prep time out of your family dinners. Just fire up the slow cooker and enjoy!
3. You've heard of Sunday meal prep, but have you heard of Sunday outfit prep? It's the newest life hack! Set out clothes for everyone for the week ahead. Arrange full outfits, including socks and undergarments, together on a shelf for each day.
Pro-tip: Check the weather and consider gym class schedules to be fully prepared!
4. Drop that credit card! Don't do back to school shopping before school starts. What?? Yep, sometimes we forget that it's still summer weather when school starts. Buy some new shoes and an outfit for the first day of school and save the shopping spree for when the weather is a little more fall-like.
5. Create routines for your family to connect and communicate with each other. One of our favorite ways to do this is to pick a few questions you can ask everyone in the family every day. You can ask them right after school, at dinner, or before bed, whatever works best for your family! A few of our favorites are:
6. Make tomorrows lunches at dinner time. While you're waiting for your crockpot to finish up dinner, throw together lunches for the next day. You're already in the kitchen, maximize your time by getting lunches out of the way early. It also means that you can clean it all up at once so you’re not wiping your counters down twice!
7. Create a drop station in your house. Designate one spot that everyone can dump their backpacks, books, etc. that is not right at the door or in the middle of your kitchen or dining room. This will help organize the chaos a bit!
8. When you go through your child's backpack, sign what needs to be signed immediately. Then put any papers that need to be returned right back in the bag. This will eliminate the stress of finding a lost paper in the morning.
9. Give your kids some autonomy in the morning and alleviate a little of your stress by creating a checklist for their morning routine. You can include things like getting dressed, brushing teeth and hair, eating breakfast, and packing their backpacks. If they've completed all of their responsibilities early enough, maybe they can earn some screen time!
10. Take care of mom and dad! Don't forget to schedule in some personal time to relieve stress and make sure you are happy and healthy. You can't pour someone else tea if your kettle is empty!
The new school year can be exciting, and we want you to have the best possible start. Good luck!
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What A Crock is a meal kit delivery service that specializes in slow-cooker-ready meals. It lets you choose the ordering method that works for you and provides everything you need to prepare your meals with minimum effort, hands-on time, and cleanup.
Particularly designed for fans of slow and easy cooking, this service acts as your grocery shopper, meal planner, and sous chef and makes it possible for you to spend minutes in the kitchen with delicious results. Its impressive offer includes everything from satisfying entrées to comforting soups and scrumptious desserts that you can just pop into your slow cooker or freezer.
In addition to doing virtually all the work for you, What A Crock also provides incredible flexibility. It allows you to decide how often you want to order, how many meal kits you want to get in your deliveries, and how many people you want to cook for. While it is a great fit for couples and families, it is designed with singles in mind as well, unlike most other services of its kind. Plus, it offers options for a rather vast range of special diets, thus satisfying the needs of home cooks with various dietary restrictions and preferences.
We would further like to emphasize that What A Crock is currently one of the cheapest meal kit services on the US market. Thus, this meal kit service does not only offer amazing menu variety, ordering flexibility, and convenience but also provides great value for your money.
With What A Crock, you can cook for 1-6 people and order 1-4 meals per week with the 3 pre-defined meal plans, create a custom subscription with the Build A Box plan or order as many meals as you need as often as you wish with the single-order option.
The meals are prepared using fresh, natural ingredients, trimmed, chopped, and browned by pro chefs and frozen fresh to preserve the flavors and nutrients. All the meals you receive are ready to go into the slow cooker so the effort you have to invest into making your meals is the same as in the case of frozen dinners, just with better, more delicious results.
The company’s meals can be delivered to your home or you can pick them up yourself in one of the company’s stores if you happen to live nearby. Regardless of which ordering option you choose, you get to enjoy great flexibility. You can change your meal plan, skip a delivery or end your subscription whenever you wish.
Particularly designed for fans of slow and easy cooking, this service acts as your grocery shopper, meal planner, and sous chef and makes it possible for you to spend minutes in the kitchen with delicious results.
What A Crock team has come up with a creative way to allow you to spend virtually no time in the kitchen and still enjoy a delicious, homemade meal, created with the help from professionals. It offers everything from entrées, soups, and sides to dips and desserts, so you get to find out what desserts made in a slow cooker look and taste like (awesome – if you ask us).
As suggested previously in this What A Crock review, the service gives you plenty of room to customize your orders and adjust your deliveries to your schedule. You can order only once or as often as you want. You can also opt for a meal plan that suits your needs or create your own custom meal plan. You can order only a couple of meals or a whole bunch of them. You can have your meals delivered, stop by a store and just pick what you like or place an order and pick it up a day or two later, once it is ready. Plus, you get to save money by buying meal bundles or opting for meals that are currently on sale.
If you need a nice gift for someone and you need it fast, you can always opt for the What A Crock gift card. You can choose the value of the gift card, with the values ranging from $10 to $250, and purchase as many cards as you want at once.
In this section of our What A Crock review, we will offer a more detailed view of the meal plans and the company’s menu, so you could get a better sense of what is waiting for you in the What A Crock kitchen. Let us start with the plans.
The 4 meal plans at your disposal differ in the number of servings per meal and the number of meals per week. The 1-Person plan allows you to receive 3 or 4 single-serving meals per week. The 2-3-People plan allows you to receive 2, 3 or 4 meals per week for 2 hungry people or 3 people with average appetites. The 4-6-People plan is designed for families and people who love throwing dinner parties. It brings you 1, 2, 3 or 4 meals per week with 4-6 servings per meal, depending on the appetite. The Build A Box plan lets you decide on everything from the number of portions you want to receive (6-30) to the selection of meals in your order and the frequency of your deliveries.
Although the plans are referred to as weekly plans, they are not shipped weekly. With the 1-Person plan, the 2-3-Person plan including 2 or 3 meals per week, and the 4-6 Person plan including 1 meal per week, you get deliveries on a monthly basis. If you order 4 meals per week with the 2-3-Person plan or 2, 3 or 4 meals per week with the 4-6-Person plan, your orders are shipped bi-weekly. With the Build A Box, you can receive deliveries weekly, bi-weekly, monthly or bi-monthly.
If you opt for a one-off order, you have the whole menu at your disposal and you can decide which meals you want to cook and order as many portions of the same dish as you want. If you are not sure how many portions you need, the company offers a handy portions chart that allows you to easily figure out how many people you can feed with 1-4 portions of its meals.
When purchasing individual meals, you can take a look at the full menu or browse by categories. The categories include beef, chicken, pork, seafood, vegetarian and vegan, low-carb, lean eating, and gluten-free meals, as well as soups and sides, dips, desserts, and meals that are on sale. There are dozens upon dozens of meals at your disposal, so you can easily find something you want to try.
The company also offers particularly affordable weekly meal bundles, which include 5 dinners and an appetizer. You can order for 1-6 people. There are as many as 13 bundles at your disposal, designed with different special dietary needs, tastes, and occasions in mind.
We would like to emphasize that the menus differ depending on whether you are ordering online and having the meals shipped to you or you are picking up the meals at a store. At all times, you can view both the shipping menu and the selection meals available at each of the company’s stores.
What A Crock charges per portion. With one-off orders, each kit comes at its own custom price, ranging from $3.99 to $13.99 per serving. With subscriptions, you pay $5.20 – $9.83 per serving (the more food you order, the lower the price per serving).
With the weekly bundles, the price depends on the number of people you want to cook for. The 1-Person bundles cost$7.85 per serving, the 2-3-People bundles cost $5.88 per serving, and the 4-6-Person bundles are the most affordable ones and cost $5.44 per serving.
As far as the meal plans are concerned, the prices depend on both the number of meals and the number of servings per meal. The 1-Person plan costs $9.16 per serving if you are ordering 3 meals per week and $8.49 per serving if you are ordering 4 meals per week. The price per serving with the 2-3-People plan is $5.66 if you order 2 meals per week, $5.52 if you get 3 meals per week, and $5.39 if you get 4 meals per week. With the 4-6-People plan, the price per serving is $5.66 if you order 1 meal per week, $5.37 if you order 2 meals per week, $5.27 for 3 meals per week, and $5.20 for 4 meals per week. With the Build A Box plan, the prices start at $58.99 per week or $9.83 per portion.
If you are in a hurry, you can place your order online for in-store pickup. The orders are usually ready in just 20 minutes. At Fierce Nutrition in Ridley, Pennsylvania, you can place your order ahead of time and get a notification from the staff when the order is ready, usually in one or two days.
If you subscribe to What A Crock, you can easily prepare culinary masterpieces using only the ingredients and recipes found in your meal kit box. You may not be a pro chef just yet, but with What A Crock, you can easily make restaurant-grade meals. You don’t have to take our word for it – check out the images below to get a better idea of the types of dishes you can enjoy with What A Crock.
If you like slow cooker dishes and want to enjoy delicious meals without spending a lot of time in the kitchen, What A Crock may be just what you need. From gourmet entrées, soups, and sides to incredible slow cooker desserts, you can find dozens of tasty dishes on the What A Crock menu and have them delivered as often as you want in the desired quantity. You also get to save money by opting for in-store pickup, purchasing meals on sale or opting for weekly bundles or one of its meal plans. To conclude our What A Crock review, this meal delivery service offers incredible flexibility, maximum convenience, and ultimately delicious meals, all at a price you can afford.
Home Chef, this company allows you to pick your favorite recipes and build whatever dinner you want and they bring the ingredients to your doorstep. The catch? It is a little costly and you have to actually make the meals yourself, which as a busy mom, takes too much time for me. Not to mention that delivery days can be limiting depending where you live. The company is not bad, but with my busy lifestyle, it is not for me.
Hello Fresh, this was a big hit, and a lot of people started using this. It was one of those fads that came as quick as it left. The recipe cards are worthy of note because it really lays out each step how to create your meal. The meals again take too long and too many steps. The bad thing about this meal delivery service is that the food they send does not last long. The food you receive will go bad within a week of getting it. Then the next box comes with your ingredients, and you have two boxes of food to cook quickly before your money is wasted and trash. I do not know about you but I really dislike seeing food go to waste after paying so much to get it to begin with!
Blue Apron, Ah, the company that took over television with their fancy commercials and ads for their food subscription service. I thought it would be fun to try out and see what everyone was talking about. Another meal delivery company that sends you the ingredients for the meals you want to eat. Not only do you have to cook with their ingredients but they also sign you up on a weekly subscription so every week your card is being charged unless you remember to cancel. The meal delivery service comes weekly but not something I can keep up with on my own time. With screaming kids in the background wanting to play, Blue Apron does not do the trick for this busy mom!
Freshly, unfortunately, this company does not accompany first-time users that want to just try the product. In order to join this meal delivery service, you have to sign up for a meal kit plan with them, and they are not cheap. The cool thing is that they do cater to those who cannot have gluten, shellfish, or any kind of nut. In addition, if you wanted to try out Freshly and you buy the cheapest subscription you have to think carefully because you cannot cancel your plan when it is in the middle of getting ready for delivery. You have to go within their timeframes that they allow you to make changes or cancelations.
What a Crock, so far I have to say this is the best and easiest meal delivery service for my family. Having meal prep all ready and shipped to you frozen is the easiest way for me to manage my busy lifestyle. With work, family, sports, and extracurricular activities, it is so much easier to get a meal kit delivered and throw it in a crock pot or slow cooker and go. This way I can order what I want, it is premade, and I do not have to take the time to physically make it. They really offer so many different choices to fit all my families’ needs. If you have children, you are probably a victim of the “but I don’t like that anymore or I don’t want that” attitude from your toddlers and teens. What a Crock allows you to go on their website and look at their large menu and choose what exactly you are craving. Their chicken parmesan meatballs do not take long to heat in the slow cooker and they are delicious! Stuffed with fresh mozzarella and served with gravy and penne pasta. The only on con that I can think of is that there is so much to choose from on their menu and I want to try it all.
All meal delivery companies differ and depending on the person, it varies what you are looking for. For me, as a busy mom and wife, I personally like just having something frozen precooked delivered to my door. If it only takes a minute to open a bag and empty the food into a crock pot to cook itself you can count me in with What a Crock!
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]]>The most pleasing thing about What A Crock meal kits are that they are slow cooked, which means you can throw them in the crock pot and go about your hectic lifestyle! Only to come back to delicious buffalo chicken mac & cheese, oven roasted pulled pork, or meatballs. The options are countless, seriously. If you are not looking for a meal, you can also prepare a variety of sandwiches, dips, and side dishes such as mac and cheese, soup, mashed potatoes and garlic bread. There are a variety of meals to make everyone happy at a summer party. If you are a vegan, vegetarian or maybe you just need gluten-free products; What A Crock has them all.
Another compelling reason to choose What A Crock meal kits are that they have a meal delivery service. Yes, it sounds too good to be true but this can actually come right to your front door. This saves you a trip to the grocery store where you have to bring your children who most likely are sweating and tired from playing in the summer heat. Because lets be honest, no one likes to grocery shop anyway. This meal delivery service is key to allow you the time to unwind after a strenuous day and catch up with family and friends. It will even make the time for you to sit back and relax after tossing in a meal kit and coming back to a slow cooked heavenly delight!
When it is summer and you have a million things to get done, throwing food in the crock pot is the best way to go. Not only do slow cookers use less electricity than an oven but also it does not put off heat to your home. Not sure about you but when it is hot outside I do not feel like cooking or dealing with a hot house. Having What A Crock provides fast easy meal prep with a variety of food for the entire family.
Have I captured your attention yet? If not, can I talk about something sweet? What A Crock actually has meal kits that are DESSERTS. Yes, I said delicious mouth-watering desserts. Each delicious dessert comes frozen by the quart and can serve about 6-10 people. So if you are planning a barbeque this is summer this is a perfect way to end your party. You can choose a vegan brownie, vegan s’mores, peach cobbler, blueberry cheesecake muffins, or my personal favorite chocolate molten lava cake. The prices are reasonable and it is a guarantee that your guests will be satisfied.
Those rainy summer days that make you feel like cuddling up to a good book or laying back and watching a movie are ideal days for What A Crock meal kits. You can slow cook a meal all day and have it ready by dinnertime. Maybe you have a summer time cold, as terrible as it sounds, it can happen! Why not enjoy some slow cooked soups to help you get better. The choices that What A Crock offers are some family favorites. Indulge in Loaded Potato, Broccoli Cheddar Ale Soup, Old Bay Crab Chowder, Tomato Basil Bisque, or the home-style favorite Chicken Soup!
These are not just meal kits; they are home-style gourmet food cooked with love, and you can literally taste it with every bite. Authentic chefs who enjoy bringing perfection to your doorstep cook these meals fresh daily. Cooking in the crock pot assuredly brings the flavor out in foods. Every taste is filled with flavor. Stop and grab some meal kits or get fancy and have it delivered. Either way, you will not be disappointed with whatever kit you select because there are so many options to choose from. Let the slow cooker meal kit be your secret weapon to a fast, convenient way to eliminate your summertime stress.
Put on that sunscreen and get out to enjoy the sunshine worry free and put that slow cooker to work for you!
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]]>You keep hearing about the nutritional value and exquisite flavor of meals prepared in the slow-cooker, but never have the time to make such meals? Well, What A Crock comes with the solution you’ve been looking for. This is a one-of-a-kind meal delivery service that focuses its activity on meals prepared in slow cookers. What does this mean? It means that you can order a meal or dessert online, it will be properly prepared by a professional chef, and delivered at your doorstep in less than 2 days. All you will have to do is to place the ingredients as you receive them in the slow cooker in the morning and enjoy a delicious and warm meal in the evening when you return home.
All the meals you order from What A Crock will arrive ready to be placed in the slow cooker. You don’t need to do anything else to prep your meal. There is a team of chefs that are taking care of this part for you, pealing, chopping, browning, and doing every operation necessary to prep a meal right. When the ingredients are ready for being cooked, the chefs freeze them right away so you will enjoy their flavor and nutritional value unspoiled. But, it is worth mentioning that these meals are much better than any other frozen meal you find on the market, as the natural flavors and nutritional value of the ingredients are better preserved.
It is entirely up to you if you choose the regular delivery option, which offers a plan with 4 different meals, or just order one single meal. You can opt to receive portions that can serve between 1 and 6 persons, and place orders for 1 to 4 meals within one week. There are 3 different meals plans that are pre-defined by the chefs to choose from or you can use your creativity and create your own plan. For this, you can use the site’s “Built a Box” feature. Or, if you are not in the mood, you can always place one single order and get as many meals as you like.
If you always dreamed about enjoying delicious homemade dishes, but without spending time and effort in the kitchen, What A Crock will help you out. It will be like eating your mother’s food once again, with the plausibility of using your time and energy for something else but preparing food. Let the slow cooker and the team of chefs from What A Crock do all the hard work for you. Thus, at the end of the day, you will have your food ready and still hot. To your surprise, even desserts will taste great in the slow cooker because the pros will take care of the smallest details for you.
The best part about using this online platform is that you don’t have to stick to the available recipes. Feel free to be creative and customize dishes according to your own ideas and preferences. This is definitely the kind of feature you will hardly find anywhere else. Also, you can choose to order food when your schedule won’t allow you to cook or when you’re having guests over. This means that you can order one dish or several dishes at once. You can even choose to order on a constant basis if you want to remove cooking from your schedule completely. The choice is entirely yours, as the service is extremely flexible. Just find the solution that suits you best and you will see that enjoying delicious food is not as complicated as you may think.
An aspect that is worth mentioning is that you can use this service even if you are on a special diet. What A Crock can easily meet the demands of vegetarians, vegans, or those that prefer gluten-free food. So, the fact that you’re on a diet should not keep you from enjoying the food you like and prefer without any effort from your side. Also, gift cards are available if you want to surprise someone in a pleasant manner. Such a gift card can have values that range between $10 and $250 and it is also possible to get several gift cards at once if you want. With this gift card, a person can order food that suits his or her preferences.
So the options concerning the available recipes are diverse, but what exactly does this mean? We will get into more details about this aspect, but do allow us to start presenting you the available plans first.
The service currently offers 4 meal plans that are meant to suit various needs when it comes to the number of portions and the frequency of food deliveries within a week. Thus, these plans come as follows:
Opting for this plan will give you the possibility to enjoy food for one serving, 3 to 4 times during a week.
This plan will provide sufficient food to suit the needs of 2 to 3 people at once, which can be delivered for two, three, or four days within a week.
This is a plan developed to suit the needs of a family or when you may have guests over. As you can tell, the servings, in this case, will be sufficient to a total of 6 people and you can opt to have the servings delivered once up to four days per week.
The Build A Box meal plan
This particular option allows you to customize the service according to your needs. Thus, you can adjust the size of the portions, the number of meals, and how often you want them to be served during a week. This way, you can easily plan things as you like, so you won’t have to worry about food ever again.
It is worth mentioning the fact that even if these plans are presented as being weekly plans, you won’t receive your food every week. The service will deliver the ordered meals once a month, based on your requirements. This goes for the plans that include 1 to 3 food servings. Those that are meant to serve a higher number of people and a higher number of services, will be delivered twice a month. So, yes, you will need to do a bit of planning to make sure you have the food when you need it.
Of course, if you use the Build A Box plan, it will be easier to make the plan. This is due to the fact that you are the one setting the deliveries. In this case, food can be delivered once a week, twice a week, once a month, or twice a month.
Believe it or not, having the entire menu at your disposal at once, with a once a month delivery, gives you the freedom which recipes to enjoy first. Just place the preferred meal in the slow-cooker and have it ready by the time you return home. Are you uncertain about the number of meals you should order so that everybody is fed well? Check out the chart available on What A Crock, which is meant to help you figure out just how much food to order.
When it comes to the available menu, the dishes are so diverse that you will always find something you will want to enjoy. From a wide range of meats to seafood, vegetarian recipes, and others, What A Crock has what it takes to suit all tastes and preferences. And you won’t find just main courses. The menu also includes a wide range of soups, dips, sides, desserts, and even dishes that are on sale. So, if you check out the special offers on a constant basis, you can end up saving a lot of money on food. Money saving is also possible with the bundles offered by the company, which are delivered once a week, can serve up to 6 people, and are composed out of an appetizer and five different types of dinner. Also, there are 13 different bundles to choose from, so it is quite easy to find one that is according to your tastes.
Still, you should bear in mind the fact that ordering online and choosing to buy the meals from the available What A Crock store differs in terms of available menu. However, it is possible to check out the menus, both the online and in-store ones, by visiting the company’s website.
If you are wondering just how healthy and nutritious is the food provided by What A Crock, you need to know that real-life chefs handle all orders. Thus, the meals you receive are made from ground zero and only from fresh ingredients, just like you would do in your own kitchen.
Due to the fact that What A Crock is a business started and operated by a family, you can be certain that you will receive quality above everything. The team that runs this business knows just how important it is to have sufficient time for the things you love and for your family. Thus, the idea behind What A Crock is to give people this much-needed time, which is usually spent in the kitchen, making sure that the entire family is fed. So, whenever you want to make the most of your time and do something else but worry about what you’re going to serve for dinner, choose to order a healthy and delicious meal instead.
The food is healthy and convenient to prepare, but how much does it cost to enjoy this type of service? Because the monthly budget is so important for each of us, let us take a closer look at how prices look. Of course, the prices of meals cost according to the used ingredients, but for a single meal, you should expect to pay anywhere between $3.99 and $12.99. In case you are interested in ordering a bundle, the price depends on the number of persons you are looking to feed. Thus, a bundle for 1 single person has a price tag of $7.85. In case you are trying to get bundles for up to 3 people, you will pay $5.88 for each serving, and in case of bundles for up to 6 people, the price for one serving will be just $5.44.
When it comes to the prices of the available plans, the final amount you’re going to pay is strictly connected to the number of dishes you will order and the number of portions.
The plan for one person:
The plan for 2 to 3 people:
The plan for 4 to 6 people:
The prices for the Build A Box option will start at $58.99 for one single week. Also, it is worth noticing that the price for one meal drops when you choose to order more than one. So, the more you order, the more affordable the price will become, making it easy to serve an entire family or throw a party.
The service provided by What A Crock is available in a large number of US states, but it is worth mentioning that delivery prices may differ from one state to another. Thus, it is rather affordable to have your food shipped in some states, in others the costs of delivery can be rather high. So, we strongly recommend checking the delivery fees implemented for the state in which you live. Also, don’t hesitate to check out the locations of stores where these services are available. This way, you can opt to pick up your order from one of the available stores. In most cases, the orders with in-store pickups are ready in approximately 20 minutes, so you can use this option even when your schedule is tight.
If you want to get additional information, don’t hesitate to check out the FAQ section of the website. Also, it is worth mentioning that you can contact them via e-mail or phone call, by taking the contact info from the designated section on the site.
What A Crock can definitely grant you the chance to enjoy flavorful meals, with a high nutritional value as well, without you having to spend too much time prepping the food. To make this service work for you right, you may need to plan things a little, but once you find the best solution, having fresh and tasty food won’t be an issue any longer. Besides helping you save time and effort, this service can be great for your budget as well. You can find meals on sale or pick them up from a store, saving money on delivery, so the generated costs will be accessible.
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This portable slow cooker model from Hamilton Beach makes it easy to transport delicious meals to parties and potlucks with the help of its folding carrying handles. And, the single clip across the top seals the lid, so you don’t have to worry about any messy spills in your car, making this cook & carry slow cooker perfect for slow cooking our Grandma’s Meatballs!
Crock-Pot really nailed versatility with this programmable slow cooker with stove-top browning feature. Not only does it have a digital timer to count down cooking time, but it also comes with a ceramic-coated stoneware insert pot that’s safe to use on the stove and then place in the slow cooker. What better way to give our Old Fashioned Pot Roast a quick sear before heating it in the Crock-Pot?
While slow cooked meals are easy and delicious, cleaning your slow cooker or crock-pot can sometimes be a pain. Thankfully, this All-Clad stainless steel slow cooker features a dishwasher-safe insert and lid for easy cleaning following your meal. This slow cooker with digital display would be great for preparing a big pot of our Homemade Chili!
As convenient as the slow cooker is, wouldn’t it be great if you could control the cooking while at work or any other location? This WiFi-enabled slow cooker from BLACK+DECKER is the answer! All you have to do is download the free, easy-to-use app on your phone and you can control the slow cooker from anywhere! Now, you’ll be able to perfect our Chicken Pot Pie Stew right from your office and keep your food warm until you get home.
Don’t you just love the taste of hearty cuts of meat that have been cooking all day? This programmable slow cooker from Cuisinart features simmer, low and high modes that make it easy to enjoy that taste every time you cook. Simply toss in our BBQ Pulled Pork and let it cook the entire day for a delicious southern dinner, and the slow cooker will automatically switch to the warm setting after the cook time is complete.
If you’re looking for the perfect digital display oval-shaped slow cooker, look no further. This KitchenAid stainless steel slow cooker with ceramic vessel has four temperature settings: low, medium, high and keep warm, so you’re never at risk of overcooking your meal. How about cooking up our Firecracker Chicken in this beauty?
No matter which crock-pot you decide is the best slow cooker for your loved one or yourself, be sure to check out our What a Crock menu options to break in your new slow cooker ASAP! And, if you aren’t sure which slow cooker size suits what portions, head over to our FAQs for more information regarding our meals. Remember- all of our meals should be cooking on the low setting. And, we have some great holiday deals going on right now if you really want to take your slow cooker gift to the next level!
Happy holidays from everyone here at What a Crock!
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If you're someone who hates shopping in busy malls during the holiday season, or never know what to get the person who has everything - you may be looking for a way to make gift-giving a bit easier.
Well, what if there was a way you could give the gift of a week of delectable, prepared meals - without even turning on your oven or heading to the grocery store? Sound too good to be true?
We're here to tell you that there is a way to do just that, even if you hate cooking - and it's called the What a Crock Meal Delivery Bundles.
Food delivery bundles from What a Crock make the perfect gift for Christmas, birthdays, anniversaries, and every other special occasion - and offers an easy way to gift the foodie in your life with a delicious meal for five days of the week.
Our weekly bundles are available in thirteen different varieties, including a gluten-free option - so there's a What a Crock bundle for everyone, no matter their favorite cuisine.
And, the best part is, we can ship the meals to your recipient for you! Or, if you would rather hand deliver the bundle and are located nearby one of our four retail locations, you can stop in and pick it up. It's completely up to you to decide!
All of our crockpot meals are chef crafted, meaning that we only provide made-from-scratch meals with fresh ingredients and no added preservatives.
At What a Crock, we are a family-owned business, which means we understand the importance of wholesome home-cooked meals that are made with real natural ingredients.
That's why we're dedicated to crafting delicious meals for families that can be cooked right in your crockpot with little preparation time. This way, you can spend more time with your family, and less time stressing over a weeknight dinner - all without sacrificing a home-cooked meal.
What a Crock Meals to Go makes it easy to enjoy a home-cooked meal without all the stress of shopping, chopping, seasoning, and cooking.
All of our meals are cooked fresh, using only the finest ingredients and seasoning, and then immediately frozen to ensure top quality gourmet food.
Once you receive your meals through delivery or at one of our retail locations, simply store them in your freezer until ready to use.
Then, when you are ready to cook one of your meals, all you have to do is open the bag and pour the contents of the meal into your slow cooker.
After that, all you have to do is set your slow cooker on low, and follow the cook time on your instruction card.
Once the cook time is finished, all that's left is for you and your family is to enjoy a delicious, home-cooked meal.
Yep, with What a Crock, it's that easy.
With our What a Crock meals, there's no guesswork involved. There's an instruction card on each meal bag, so you know exactly how much cook time is required so you can have a scrumptious dinner at the end of your hectic day.
Typically, any chicken or vegetarian meal should cook for 4-6 hours, any pork meal should cook for 6-8 hours, and any beef meal should cook for 8-12 hours. All meals should be cooked on the low setting, and you can always call us if you have any questions.
Our weekly meals are sold by the portion - meaning we can supply a bundle for one person, or even a family of six. Not sure how many portions your gift recipient will need? We've got you covered.
From two adults with light appetites to a family of four with two big eaters, we can help you decide the portions your recipient will need.
At What a Crock, we handle your meals with the utmost care and put as much thought into delivering them as we do with meal preparation.
All What a Crock meals are shipped in a Styrofoam cooler with dry ice to ensure that everything stays frozen for about 12 hours after delivery. That way, you don't have to worry about your gift arriving with any problems.
Located in the Brookhaven, Chestnut Hill, Garnet Valley, or Quakertown areas? You can always stop in and pick up your meal bundle, instead.
Of course, there's nothing wrong with traditional gift-giving and the classic experience of shopping around for that perfect present for all of your loved ones.
But, if you're looking to give something a bit more personal and out-of-the-box this year, look no further.
The What a Crock meal bundles make the perfect unique holiday gift, and you can order it on our website right from the comfort of your home.
It doesn't get any easier than that!
Maybe you're worried that you're not 100% sure which meals your loved one would enjoy the most. We completely understand! That's why we also offer What a Crock gift cards so that your recipient can select their meals on their own.
What a Crock gift cards can easily be purchased on our website, and are offered in amounts from $10 up to $250. Just select a gift card amount, add it to your cart, and check out - it's that simple.
Ordering a What a Crock meal bundle for a loved one for the holidays is a great way to show you care, without the hassle of shopping and gift wrapping accompanied by traditional presents.
If you're in the area - feel free to stop by one of our three Pennsylvania locations. We have retail stores in Brookhaven, Chestnut Hill, and Garnet Valley that keep most of our menu items in stock, so you can take a look at the meal selections or even pick up your bundle.
Ready to order a What a Crock meal bundle right now for the crockpot meal enthusiast in your life? Check out our available bundles on our website and have it shipped to your loved one, hassle-free.
With What a Crock Meals to Go there's no work, no mess - just eat. Order your meal bundle today!
Want to learn more about the What a Crock Meals to Go story? You can read all about how Brie and Justin started the company here, and be sure to check out news articles featuring the What a Crock brand.
Happy holidays!
I have a confession to make: I love food and I can’t cook. Well, I am good with the microwave but that’s it as far as I’ll go with the appliances in my kitchen.
I love watching pretty much everything on the Food Network, but trying their recipes doesn’t end well. And now there are all these home meal kits and home delivery services, like Plated.
It’s like the universe is telling me to give cooking one more try.
So, I decided to take small steps. I didn’t want to get too deep into the cooking process; I wanted something that has little prep time, has simple recipes and uses quality ingredients – nothing processed or too spicy. I don’t know about you, but I am a wimp when it comes to spicy foods.
I wanted to find an affordable family meal plan, delicious dishes my entire family would like. I didn’t want to go too specialized, like a personal meal plan like Atkins either.
While hunting around online, I learned about all the meal kit delivery programs and the prepared foods you could buy on Amazon. I didn’t want to do what everyone else was doing. Then I came across What A Crock.
It’s a meal-kit delivery service that prepares meals to be made in a crockpot. What a cool idea!
As I read more about the company, the more excited I got. They make the meals in their kitchen, so everything is portioned correctly and tested. I was very interested in their portions because I tend to eat too much in one sitting, which makes it harder to lose weight.
You can purchase a meal in one of their stores or purchase online. I looked at their menu and everything looked and sounded delicious. But how would they taste? Could these chef-designed recipes really be made in a crockpot? I decided to take the leap and purchased five dinner meals and a dessert (I couldn’t resist). I told my family what I was doing, and they were skeptical of the idea, not because of the company, but of me actually following directions and cooking (yes, it’s cooking because I am using a crockpot).
Ordering on their website was easy and they had a lot of meal options. I was spared a trip to the grocery store the week I planned the meals. My weekly menu consisted of chicken, beef, sausage, pasta, vegetables and pork – and a brownie. How it works is that you simply dump the meal pouches into the crockpot, set the temperature and go!
Monday – Chicken Pot Pie Stew
I chose this meal because it got me geared up for the cooler temperatures of fall. The ingredients read like a daily harvest of vegetables: carrots, corn, peas, and potatoes. It even came with an herb sauce (one less thing for me to make). The prep time was about five hours and all I had to do was drop it in the crockpot. There was a tip to add Pillsbury dough on top, but I didn’t get around to getting the dough. I worried that the stew would be watery, or like soup, but it wasn’t. It was delicious! I couldn’t believe that it tasted like home cooking. The vegetables weren’t mushy, and the sauce was tangy, not spicy. This is going to be on my “cooking list”! My only issue is that it doesn’t take as long as the other meals to make. It was a good thing I left work early to make this meal.
Tuesday – Sausage Meatballs
Nothing makes a Sunday meal special like meatballs and pasta. The meatballs are made from Maglio’s sausage. Maglio’s has been a staple in Philadelphia (PA) for over 60 years. They specialize in making quality sausage for retail food businesses. The meatballs were a good size and quite juicy. The meal comes with Grandma’s gravy, which adds even more flavor to the meatballs. The pasta completes the meal and is hearty (and saves me another trip to the grocery store). The proportioned ingredients were easily put together too. I was surprised at how this freshly-made meal reminded me of eating our favorite Italian restaurant.
Wednesday – Old Fashioned Pot Roast
I swore I would never make pot roast for my family since I wasn’t a fan of it growing up. But, the image and the description on the website won me over. It comes with a large cut of beef and a vegetable medley. It takes longer than the other meals, but it was worth the wait. The beef was so tender, and the vegetables were delicious – a mix of carrots, onions, celery, and red potatoes. However, my daughter didn’t care for the sauce. And you must make sure the crockpot is filled at least a quarter of the pot or the sauce will burn. I’m not sure if I am putting on “cooking list.”
Thursday – BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwich
I was very hesitant about making pulled pork in a crock pot. We have a few restaurants near us that make great pulled pork sandwiches. Yet, the pork came out great! It was so easy to pull apart with a fork. It had the ingredients you’d expect with a southern BBQ sauce, including paprika, molasses, and brown sugar. It was sweet and spicy, a good balance. I don’t care for sauces that one or the other. The website has some great recipes for serving the pork. Again, this dish takes a long time to make. So, this and the pot roast would be good for the weekend.
Friday – Mexican Chicken Fiesta
I thought I would end the work week on a festive note. My family has had authentic Mexican cuisine, so this was a no-brainer. You get strips of chicken breast that are cooked in a light chili sauce. Remember, I am not one for spicy food, but I was able to enjoy this sauce. There were green peppers, corn, bean, and onions. Each portion is a two-person meal, so I doubled up. I like having leftovers! I put the chicken and sauce in super-soft flour tortillas. You can also make it as tacos. For a heartier meal, add rice.
Friday Dessert – Vegan Double Chocolate Brownie
I just had to try this! It’s not for the crock pot, but it looked so good. It does have a fudgy-brownie consistency and didn’t have the oily taste as some box brownie mixes have. One bar is pretty big, but I am a die-hard chocoholic and got four bars (don’t judge). I suggest warming a bar up and adding a scoop of vanilla or pumpkin (seasonal) ice cream.
Americans Love their Crock Pots
Americans have embraced the crock pot. And why not? You can make a wholesome meal without a big kitchen mess.
From this experience, I would recommend the meal kit service from What a Crock. Each meal is made from fresh ingredients and there are some meals made with seasonal ingredients (e.g. Pumpkin Pie Perfection).
You’ll receive easy-to-follow recipes that come in the form of recipe cards, which are concise and fun to collect. I loved the fact that my grocery shopping was taken over by these delicious meals, and they made budgeting quick and easy. You can have them delivered to your home with convenient delivery dates when ordering online.
I have to say that the best meal was the Chicken Pot Pie Stew. If you are looking for a different meal plan, check out What a Crock today!
Guest Blog Provided by Ellen Ganime, a freelance writer who loves trying new cuisines and exploring the towns around her home. She lives in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, with her husband and daughter.
]]>It's the end of a tiring workday, you find yourself gazing into an open refrigerator that’s filled with unappealing leftovers and some past-their-prime veggies, wondering “Ugh, what's for dinner?”
For many Americans, meal delivery services is the answer. Every week, you pick from a selection of meals that include an ever-changing list of offerings on a company’s website, such as Blue Apron, Purple Carrot, Peach Dish, HelloFresh, or Green Chef, the list goes on-and-on, and a few days later a box packed with chilled, premeasured quality ingredients and detailed recipe cards arrive at your front door.
The trend took off back in 2012. These meal prep services are now a $400 million business that’s calculated to increase drastically in five or six years from now, according to Technomic, a known food industry resource. Today there are more than 100 different meal delivery services that provide some easy-to-follow-recipes in the U.S., and freshly delicious meals are popping up more and more. Even Martha Stewart and Ayesha Curry (Stephen Curry's wife) reported they were jumping on board with the meal plan business. Who would have thought The The New York Times would offer one where you can get the fresh ingredients for healthy meal options on its cooking website? Everyone's doing it!
“The convenience of these kits is attractive, but freshness is also very important,” Darren Seifer, a food and beverage industry analyst at the NPD Group told Consumer Reports. “Some consumers, especially millennials, are willing to spend more time preparing food because they value freshness, but they still want to get out of the kitchen fairly quickly.”
A lot of the marketing for these meal kit services focuses on "freshness," so there’s a perception that the meals are also healthy packed with seasonal ingredients. But Kimberly Gudzune, M.D., M.P.H., an obesity-medicine expert and assistant professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, gave them a close examination. The ingredients from many of the services, including What a Crock, are indeed fresh. And What a Crock's menu provides all of the daily suggested nutrition.
Most concerns revolve around the high sodium content found in these chef-designed recipes. “That’s what I worry about,” Gudzune told Consumer Reports, “especially for people who are 50 and older, who are at greater risk for heart disease, hypertension, and stroke.”
Be aware of the sodium content of each meal and what your daily allowance is if it is restricted.
Depending on how much you consume of these simple recipes will alter the nutritional value a bit, too. Finding the opportunity to make, yet, a different two-person meal out of the proportioned ingredients will cut calories, sodium, and fat. Our findings show that many of the meals in these services provide enough components to allow for the extra feed, and most of the meal kit audience on that consumer reports panel said they were happy with the amount on their dishes. There were a few men, though, who felt the meals were on the small side.
Oh yes, they are! About 24 of the 27 different meals Consumer Reports tested received honorary scores based on taste. Not to mention, what an excellent way to construct a family plan that may even broaden your family's taste buds. Having the opportunity to meal prep with your family out of the comfort of your home rather than browsing the grocery store for extended amounts of time is a plus, too!
These brands provide many recipes with ingredients that may be unknown to some, such as Korean noodle soup, hemp salad dressing, or even southern cornbread pie.
Many consumers, including those Generation Xers and baby boomers, are onboard to use the kits to move away from the tempting comfort foods. These food connoisseurs usually go to their same favorite restaurants and making similar meals in the comfort of their own homes, so the use of meal kits allows them to be adventurous.
Since every family has a specific budget, Consumer Reports bought the ingredients from both the supermarket and one of the meal services to compare the costs. The DIY purchases from the market were noted to cost less than the meal kit price, but if you have a kitchen full of spices you rarely use or throw away, these kits, financially, make more sense!
A member of the Consumer Reports user panel even said the meal plan service she subscribed to lessened her food shopping bill by half. Magazine panelists with incomes that range as low as $25,000 to as high as six figures think that meal delivery services are the smarter option.
The value connects to other factors and additional money comparisons, in some cases. Many people have disclosed that these services are very pricey, yet worth it! Others mention the fact that it cuts their time in half when it comes to making dinner since it eliminates shopping time at the store.
You must be curious what the best part about this is, right? Well, take a minute or two to check out a few of these services for yourself! It's easy and painless, but we can't promise that you won't be drooling by the end of your research. You can see the plans What a Crock offers here.
]]>It’s a wild ride, for sure, but I’d be lying to myself to say that there was ever a period in my life when I wasn’t pressed for time, constantly running from one project or activity to the next, barely squeezing in brief moments to visit relatives, let alone remember to rotate tires, make an appointment to have the chimney swept, or any other items on a countless list of maintenance tasks for homeowners and vehicle owners.
No, most of us living in the world today are busy, regardless of our “stage of life.” Even grandparents, who used to spend their golden years rocking in chairs on porches, are out in the thick of it, working in businesses, sitting on sidelines at soccer games, chauffeuring grandchildren, and trying to keep the ship up and running for the next generation.
In the midst of our busy-ness, however, we often lose sight of what should be a high priority, and that is feeding our bodies with good, nutritious food that will nourish us while supporting our healthy immune systems, hearts, and weight.
On the front lines here, we spend more time on the move than we do over a stove or gathered around a table, and regardless of the strides that we are making in the world, or how hard we’re rocking it on a daily basis, that can spell trouble and wreak havoc on our health.
To maintain the life that we’re living so hard each day, we need to make nutrition a top priority, and one way to do that is by practicing the art of meal prep.
Meal prep is the practice of planning and preparing well-balanced meals that are divided into controlled portions that will provide us with the energy that we need in our lives on the move.
Sound wonderful? Sure, but if I had time to prep meals, I wouldn’t be in a predicament to begin with.
Never fear. Enter What-a-Crock!
The Benefits of Meal Prep and How What-a-Crock Helps
Let’s face it - it’s not just kids who go back to school anymore. The whole multi-generational family is going back to school, and we need to get ourselves together before another semester is underway.
There are enormous benefits to preparing meals ahead of time, especially during the school year, if only we are able to carve a period in which to accomplish the task.
First… fitness goals.
Prepping our meals ahead of time enables us to stay on track with our diet plans when faced with great temptation at the most overpowering moments of the day.
You’ve left a stressful meeting at the office and missed your window to get to the gym before you have to get Jim and Jane to soccer practice. At this point, it’s dark, you’re hungry, and you’re still running late. There’s likely no healthy food in the house because you didn’t have time to food shop in the first place. You’re done. You missed lunch, and despite the darkness outside, there is no end in sight for this monster of a day. There is, of course, fast food, and there’s always tomorrow to get back on track with health and fitness goals, right?
Well, perhaps… but really, why not stay on track today? With What-a-Crock, the best crockpot meals can be waiting for you when you walk in the front door (even if you’re just going to turn around and go out again!)
The chef-created meals have been shipped to your home through meal prep delivery, and before you left the house this morning, knowing it was going to be a busy day, you plucked one of your easy crockpot meals from the fridge, popped it in the crockpot, and blew out the front door in the eye of your personal tornado. See the difference it has made? It was easy, it saved you time and money, and you were able to say on top of your fitness goals. Winning!
Saving money, you say?
Can it be true? How on earth can healthy, chef-prepared meals be delivered to my home for an affordable rate?
It’s hard to believe, but it’s true. Ordering prepared crock pot meals from What-a-Crock not only provides you with nutritious options and convenience, but it is also a wise, economic decision. See for yourself by comparing the cost of ingredients that you have to go out, buy at the food store, and prepare yourself with the incredibly delicious crock pot meals provided by What-a-Crock and gasp in awe at the incredible value.
Finally… save time.
Prepping your meals takes time away from the things that are important. The time that is spent at the grocery store or thinking up inventive new ways to make meals that will please everyone in the family could be better spent on time with your parents, your children, your friends, or savoring your personal downtime.
When your whole family goes back-to-school this year, be sure to put What-a-Crock on your list of supplies - you will be glad you did.
Menu Suggestions
The following are delicious, health, easy-to-pack options from the What-a-Crock menu that are excellent suggestions for lunches this school year:
Homemade Chili - Hot, filling, and delicious, the What-a-Crock homemade chili recipe is perfect for cold, winter days when you need sustenance to get you through the rest of the day. Easy to pack in portions and enjoyed by people of all ages, it is a perfect option for individuals and families.
Lemon Chicken - Served with pasta, over a bed of rice, or on its own, the What-a-Crock lemon chicken recipe is a healthy crowd-pleaser for people of all ages. Easy to pack in a lunch container, or served around the dinner table, this is a top-notch selection for the school year.
Bacon Mozzarella Meatballs - Got growing boys? They’re not the only ones who will go bananas for the taste of these zesty lunch items. The scent alone will have everyone in the vicinity hoping for trades-ies, and that includes adults. Our delicious recipe is another easy to pack option that your crew will clamor for again and again.
Slow Cooker Steak Sandwich - Our website says, “It’s like having a crock-pot hoagie,” and that is the truth! Dripping with tasty goodness, the steak sandwich will change your entire lunchtime experience. Move over PBJ, it’s time for something better!
Call What-a-Crock
Whatever your role in the family, and whatever your nutritional needs are this back-to-school season, be sure to order a crock pot meal from What-a-Crock. Visit us here, or call us at (484) 474-0451. You’ll be glad you did!
]]>About a decade ago, a phenomenon started occurring in American grocery stores. Someone had the genius idea of selling meal kits that contained all of the ingredients you would need to feed a family of 2 or 4 instead of needing to purchase and measure all of the ingredients separately. Additionally, some retailers had the idea of pre-slicing or cooking the ingredients to help save preparation time along with including recipe cards of instructions. This meal option was met with overwhelming success, and it was only a matter of time before someone turned this small, grocery shopping idea into its own business.
If by chance, the majority of the components are included and pre-measured, what else could these retailers do to make the meal prep process easier? Get the meals sent to your home.
Meal Kit Delivery: A New Culinary Industry
From New York City to the deep Southern states, many meal kit companies have emerged that all claim they’re the best. Whether it’s Martha Stewart or Amazon Fresh, they all can’t be the best. An industry has been created, threatening grocery stores and the traditional way of preparing dinner as we know it. There are now more than 100 meal delivery plans available in some form or another, from those who specialize in microwavable meals and juice cleanses to those who sell healthy crockpot meals.
A meal kit delivery subscription is a complicated purchase. The traditional services mail you three nights’ worth of portioned, fresh ingredients and the corresponding recipes to prepare them. Is there a perfect meal kit delivery service?
According to experts, the industry is predicted of being a multi-billion-dollar market by 2022, and about 19% of adults claim that they have tried a meal kit service at least once. Which is the best? There are many factors that go into determining that.
When trying to decide which meal kit delivery service option is best, there are a few factors to weigh. What are the cheapest options? Which choices will provide you with the best home-cooked meals? We’ve highlighted five of the most popular meal kit delivery services in the country to see how What a Crock compares:
According to Money, Plated is the “best meal kit service on the market.” Plated offers creative recipes that you probably wouldn’t usually prepare on your own. These recipe options require a bit of skill in the kitchen and don’t always come with all of the ingredients you need to make the dish, such as oil or eggs.
How What a Crock Compares:
What a Crock has less prep time but doesn’t necessarily have dishes that are as “creative” or “adventurous” as the ones through Plated. The aspects that What a Crock does have instead is a larger variety of meals, a lower minimum order requirement, and the option to ship to the entire country.
How What a Crock Compares: What a Crock’s menu is much more in-depth. Meal prep time virtually disappears. What a Crock’s $40 minimum order requirement is also much lower than Blue Apron’s $60 requirement.
Sun Basket prides itself on offering health-conscious recipes that can accommodate almost any diet. Sun Basket’s main talking points are about its use of organic produce to have a fully organic meal with clean ingredients. You are also able to swap out ingredients for premium ones. For example, you can swap out a recipe that uses salmon with a better ingredient like halibut.
How What a Crock Compares: Sun Basket is incredibly environmentally conscious which makes it tough to beat in terms of sustainability. However, Sun Basket fails where their ingredients are usually pre-cut and pre-chopped, making it so the consumer has to use the ingredients very quickly before they go bad. With, What a Crock, your crock pot creations are saved in the freezer until you use them. What a Crock has a more expansive product offering, and the portions are cheaper.
We believe that there are quite a few reasons why What a Crock meals are the best meal kit delivery service:
Healthier
Everyone loves processed foods. A lot of us were raised on processed foods due to how cheap they are, how long their shelf life is, and how easy they are to keep around when you live a busy life and need a quick bite. One of the downsides to processed foods, though, is that they tend to be much less healthy than meals equipped with fresh ingredients. These processed foods are usually found with harmful ingredients such as preservatives, other artificial ingredients, high-fructose corn syrup, and sugar. These ingredients are one of the main causes of obesity in the United States and also contribute to other health-related issues. Our crockpot creations are all healthy meals. It’s also important to note that slow cookers use water and time to cook food, as opposed to added oils and fats found in other traditional, ready-made meals. What a Crock’s healthy crock pot meals cater to dietary restrictions such as vegetarian options and gluten-free ones as well.
More variety and creativity
The best meal kits seem to offer many options but not a lot of variety. With What a Crock Meals To Go, you have the option to choose from more than just dinner options. On top of dinners, we offer dips, soups, sides, and multiple dessert options to always have something new for your weekly recipes. We also offer bundles where we select a group of items that pair well together. For example, our Trip to Italy bundle features some Italian favorites such as Grandma’s Homemade Meatballs, Sausage Scallopini, Chicken Marsala, Tomato Basil Bisque, and more. We also have a No Gluten for Me bundle which brings some of our favorite, gluten-free crock pot meals together.
When you’re busy or crunched for time
Goodbye, unhealthy fast food and takeout. Hello, healthy crock pot meals delivered. No matter how busy your schedule may possibly be, prepared crock pot meals are the best solution for saving you time and money while also giving you optimal convenience when meal prepping. Your slow cooker is best for healthy, simple, and wholesome prepared meals that you and your family can enjoy at the end of any long day. Slow cooked crock pot creations are perfect for days that you’d rather spend by the pool or relaxing on a hammock instead of running around the kitchen. There are tons of summer-ready crockpot options available that would make any outdoor dinner or barbeques complete such as philly cheesesteak dip, old bay crab chowder, slow cooker steak sandwiches, and more.
Freezable
Unlike the meals found in other dinner delivery services, What a Crock’s meals can all be frozen after they are prepared. This means that you can make a meal and freeze whatever you don’t use for a later time! This not only reduces food waste but also saves your budget. And what better way to save cooking time than by saving it twice?
Easy to make
What if we told you that it is possible to make an entire meal for your family in one single step without doing any prep work? It’s true! Most competitors require about 40-70 minutes of prep time. Cooking is so easy with a crock pot. Open up one of your What a Crock meals, pour it into the crock pot, cook, and serve. That’s it. You are able to set up your slow cooker in the morning before heading out and when you come home dinner is done and ready to serve. Also, most slow cooker recipes are so simple and require no culinary skills.
Clean up is a breeze
With other meal kit delivery services such as HelloFresh and Blue Apron, you’re given the task of preparing the meal yourself. This means cutting up all of the veggies, using multiple pots and pans to cook the dishes, and making a mess of your kitchen. With our prepared crock pot meals, there is no prep work associated with the meal that will make a mess of your kitchen. The only aspect that is in need of cleaning is your crock pot. You’re able to spend that time you would have wasted by preparing the meal on other parts of life such as hanging out with friends and family.
Food tastes better
Slowly cooking meat in a crockpot can effectively soften even the toughest of meats. In addition, you are able to purchase cuts of meat that are less expensive and would be tougher to chew if they were prepared on the stove or in the oven. There is a lower chance of your food being scorched or burnt due to the low temperatures that a crockpot uses to cook.
What a Crock: The Meal Delivery Service You Need
What a Crock began with a simple idea: produce healthy crockpot meals that help families save time and money. We have retail locations in Brookhaven, Garnet Valley, Ridley, Chestnut Hill and Quakertown. Make planning dinner easy without bundles. Choose from seafood, pork, chicken, sandwiches, soups, vegetables and more! Call us today at (484) 474-0451 or visit our website to place an order. Don’t forget we have gift cards!
]]>3. Creamy Potato, Corn, and Jalapeno Soup
This is a meal that meets the dietary needs of any vegetarian or vegan and is loaded with flavor. This meal is deceptively healthy and can easily be reheated for leftover lunches.
4. Honey Balsamic Pulled Pork
The thick, sweet and tangy honey balsamic sauce makes this the BEST pulled pork you have ever had. Throw the roast in the slow cooker, prepare the sauce, and you will have a perfect meal for any occasion.
5. Buffalo Chicken Mac & Cheese
Mac and Cheese is truly an all American favorite, but we don’t stop there, we pair it with the ever-popular buffalo chicken. This creates more than a side; this is a meal. The macaroni is creamy, and the large chunks of chicken make this an all American meal.
6. Chicken Pot Pie Stew
The ingredients of this dish include: tender chicken, carrots, peas, corn, and potatoes that are stewed with an herb blended savory sauce. This hearty meal only takes 4-6 hours to cook.
7. Beef Burgundy
There is only one way to describe the feeling of eating this meal, and that is “this is truly a home cooked meal.” This dish is full of tender cooked beef with carrots and mushrooms that are simmered in a red wine sauce. Fifteen minutes before serving, prepare some rice or egg noodles so that you have the perfect dish to serve over. If you are feeling particularly adventurous, you can add cheesy garlic bread to the mix.
8. Bacon Mozzarella Meatballs
These meatballs are hand rolled beef infused with fresh mozzarella and crispy bacon. Cook them in an Asian inspired brown gravy and serve over egg noodles and you will never look at meatballs the same again.
9. Chili
The classic crockpot dish. This meal is full of generous portions of chuck, peppers, beans, onions, and a blend of house seasonings and chili sauce.
10. Pepperoni Pizza Dip
Chips and any dip is one of my favorite snacks. Our pizza dip is loaded with cheese and pepperoni. All you need is some tortilla chips and a pallet for some kick to enjoy this crockpot favorite.
These are just a few of the many recipes for you to explore this summer.
How can I make crockpot recipes even easier?
If you do not have time to prepare these meals on your own, you should consider a meal delivery service like What a Crock. Our meal kit delivery service provides you and your family with made from scratch meals at an affordable price. We cannot wait to start saving you time and money on meal preparation, so give us a call today at 484-474-0451 to learn more about our menu and services.
We are going to provide you with eight excellent breakfast, lunch, and dinner crockpot creations that use made from scratch ingredients, with limited calories. There are many advantages to crockpot meals due to the simple convenience of the product. There are many options to receive a crock pot meal, but having a meal kit delivery makes the experience that much more convenient and easy. So let’s get summer started off right by throwing the meal in the pot till it is time to eat.
Below are a few samples of some of the best crock pot meals that will provide nothing but satisfaction:
8 Easy Crockpot Meals For Summer:
1. Cheesy Chicken & Scalloped PotatoesThis is a meal made for hearty appetites, and both kids and adults love it. This recipe consists of juicy chicken, crisp scalloped potatoes that are flavored with bacon and broccoli, and a homemade cheese sauce. This healthy crock pot meal takes comfort food to a whole new level.
The perfect brunch meal because you wake up and toss some eggs, prosciutto, zucchini, tomatoes, and few spices into your slow cooker. Pair this meal with some mimosas, and your house will be the talk of the town as your friends and family will not be able to get enough of this Italian-inspired dish.
3. Jambalaya
The flagship of Cajun cuisine offers a combination of andouille sausage, chicken, ham, shrimp, and is simmered in a red Creole sauce. Simply place your sauce, veggies, and pork in the cooker for 4-6 hours on low heat and then 15 minutes before serving, add the chicken, shrimp, and rice for the perfect at home Jambalaya.
Whether you have frozen corn or fresh corn on the cob, this is the perfect chowder for a summer day. Grab some fresh parsley, chives, and thyme from your herb garden and get ready to be mixing up a vitamin-rich batch of soup.
I told you, no summer party is complete without some world-famous meatballs.
This meal features zucchini, tomatoes, and white fish and cuts down on the sodium content of many crockpot dishes. You will not look at stew the same after this meal.
One of the easiest recipes on the list may just have the most flavor. This recipe calls for tender chunks of premium beef that is slow cooked in Asian teriyaki sauce with large broccoli florets. The dish comes with a spicy kick and is served over a simple bed of white rice. If you are feeling adventurous, cheesy garlic bread is the perfect complement to this meal.
Every bite of chicken breast is infused with moisture. Using tender, flavorful white meat that is simmered in a can of beer is the key to this unique dish. Add a do it yourself taco salad on the side to increase your veggie intake for this fun dinner.
You will not always have enough time in the day to create this delicious meals. What a Crock Meals provides the convenience of express home meals make it easy to for you and your family and friends to enjoy made from scratch, healthy meals. Spend more time at the party and less time in the kitchen by ordering one of our many crockpot ready meals today. Contact us by filling out our form or by giving us a call us at (610) 467-2422 so that you can get out of the kitchen and start enjoying the summer.
]]>Now, I know what you are thinking: there are all kinds of express home meals, so why should I bother with this one? There are many meal kits on the market today. They are all carefully measured and easy to prepare to produce the best crockpot meals. These meal kits are designed as a project for a couple or a family. I don’t know about you, but when I get home, the last thing I want to take on is a meal project. And, with some of these kits, you don’t know where the food items originate. That’s why I created What a Crock. Our meals are convenient and carefully assembled like the other home meal kits, but our slow cooker meals are made with natural ingredients. And now that the season is changing, new activities and vacations await it is a great time to look into meals sent to your home. So, I’ve gathered some recipes that work great for busy families.
Top 10 Crockpot Meals that Work in a Pinch
From meats to pasta and drinks and desserts, a lot of food can be made in a crockpot. Trust me, it’s true!
You can find many of these family favorites on our website at What A Crock Meals. There are many different options for delicious crockpot meals available for pickup or delivery. What truly makes this service unique is the convenience and quality of food that is provided in our products. The various meals provided cover all different tastes and flavors make this business unique. Having a fully prepared, full-course dinner meal is something that makes it exceedingly easy for any individual. That is, why having slow cooker meals delivered alleviates the hassle of going out and purchasing a meal.
At What a Crock, we’ve given the crockpot a new lease on life. We provide wholesome mail order meals that are delivered to your door in two days or less. No more going to the grocery store, no more struggling with what to make for dinner and no more mess. Just place one of our slow cooker meals in your crockpot in the morning and then come home to a delicious meal. We have four locations in Pennsylvania and can ship nationwide. Contact us today with questions or to order a meal. Ask about our gift cards!
]]>Naturally, seniors enjoy the multi-sensory perks of eating at home; however, for many, it can be tiresome and difficult to acquire the ingredients that are needed to create a home-cooked masterpiece, and then to prepare the foods by chopping and cutting before the actual cooking takes place.
Crock pot creations can be a good solution for many. For one, crock pot meals usually require much less prep time and involve fewer steps; therefore, seniors who tire easily or have issues with mobility encounter fewer dilemmas. Secondly, leftovers, which are a frequent occurrence with this type of meal, help seniors reserve even more energy and defer the costs and transportation requirements involved with grocery shopping.
The following are five easy, healthy crock pot meals that we like for seniors:
Slow-Cooker, Apple Cinnamon, Steel-Cut Oatmeal
High in fiber and complex carbohydrates, steel cut oats are quite beneficial to seniors, reducing cholesterol and blood pressure while also preventing heart disease. This delicious meal is plentiful, and when made for one or two people can provide generous servings for several days.
Visit The Yummy Life for the full recipe.
Chicken Pot Pie Soup
This warm, scrumptious comfort food is perfect for the adult who knows he should eat his veggies but doesn't want to taste them. Dripping with savory sauces, the vegetables add texture to this meal, but do not overtake the flavor. Served with a warm dinner roll or biscuit, this is sure to please even the most finicky eater.
Visit Creme de la Crumb for the recipe.
Mac and 3-Cheese
Everyone's favorite comfort food is bursting with flavor when served creamy and cheesy. As a side dish or as an entree, this variation will fill you with goodness.
Slow Cooker Tortellini Chicken Noodle Soup
Smooth and healthy, this recipe is just what the doctor ordered when you start feeling the droopy effects of a winter cold. Equally beneficial to he that is fit as a fiddle, this filling twist on a classic chicken noodle soup recipe will not disappoint.
View the full recipe at The Recipe Critic.
Classic Slow-Cooker Meatloaf
Are the kids coming to visit? This classic slow cooker meatloaf will satisfy the oldest and youngest of your guests and is pleasingly fragrant while cooking. This filling, flavorful favorite is a good option when entertaining.
See the recipe at Betty Crocker.
Baked Ziti
This traditional dish of pasta, red sauce and cheese comes to life in the crockpot creation that will tempt your taste buds.
Georgia Peach Cobbler
Sweet and delicious, this extraordinary dessert is simple to make in a crockpot, and topped with ice cream, is the perfect ending to a day any time of the year.
Slow-Cooker Burrito Bowl
Are you a vegetarian? Good news! There are many vegetarian options when it comes to slow-cooking, and this is one of the best crock-pot meals out there. Bursting with flavor, these burrito bowls include brown rice, black beans, peppers, onions, tomatoes and a variety of fresh spices. Options are endless, as well, including grated cheese, avocado, sour cream, and other possibilities.
For the recipe, visit Amuse-Your-Bouche.
When Even a Crock-Pot Meal is Difficult to Prepare
What can you do then, if you want to reap the health and sensory rewards of eating at home, but have issues that interfere with food preparation, and even make crock-pot recipes complicated?
What-A-Crock Meals are the one-size-fits-all solutions for those who are too busy, too tired, or too pained to toil in the kitchen preparing a good meal. When you order online, you can have slow-cooker meals delivered to your doorstep. The family owned and operated companies chefs handpick the freshest ingredient and set to work, cutting, measuring, slicing and dicing, until it's all ready to be packaged.
These express home meals are delivered to your home, where you can unwrap all ingredients and place them in a crockpot to cook for a few hours as you concentrate on other interests, activities, and responsibilities.