https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 25 Apr 2026 19:21:35 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-use-the-fresh-20/page/6#post-1947714 Mon, 17 Nov 2014 14:09:58 +0000 Kimberlybee 1947714@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@TemperanceBrennan: yay thanks, I am definitely interested. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-use-the-fresh-20/page/6#post-1947710 Mon, 17 Nov 2014 14:08:16 +0000 TemperanceBrennan 1947710@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They are having a flash sale until Wednesday - 50% off the annual meal plan. Just an FYI if anyone is interested. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-use-the-fresh-20/page/6#post-1887382 Fri, 03 Oct 2014 10:26:36 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 1887382@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH and I have been overall pleased with the meals from the sample week. We loved the scallion meatballs and Asian nachos. Last night was lamb burgers and potato salad and that was good too. The only one we didn't care for was the pesto mahi. It was bland. I went ahead and signed up for the yearly plan. I figure I can get enough recipes out of it to make the price worth it. I checked out next weeks menu and it looks good! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-use-the-fresh-20/page/6#post-1876807 Thu, 25 Sep 2014 10:49:21 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 1876807@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Boheme: me too!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-use-the-fresh-20/page/6#post-1876800 Thu, 25 Sep 2014 10:40:01 +0000 Boheme 1876800@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm eager for next week's menu to be posted tomorrow! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-use-the-fresh-20/page/6#post-1876772 Thu, 25 Sep 2014 10:21:39 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 1876772@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@.twist.: We're on September 19th. I don't cook on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, so tonight we're making the Tuesday meal (Salmon and Broccoli pasta). The monday meal (tritip and ranch beans) was really blah. </p> <p>We were huge fans of the monday meal from Sept 12th - the chicken under a brick. It was so easy and good, and we had a lot of leftovers! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-use-the-fresh-20/page/6#post-1876755 Thu, 25 Sep 2014 10:13:53 +0000 TemperanceBrennan 1876755@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@.twist.: We're doing that week too, although we are way behind. We did monday's meal on Tuesday - DH really liked the salad (we added a ton of the Romano cheese). </p> <p>We had to baby-sit last minute last night, so we are doing the shrimp salad tonight. The only container of miso at my regular grocery store was huge and $13 so I have to stop by the Asian market today to get some. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-use-the-fresh-20/page/6#post-1876671 Thu, 25 Sep 2014 09:28:57 +0000 .twist. 1876671@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What week are you all doing right now? </p> <p>We're on September 12. Last night was Penne with Sweet Sausage &amp; Spinach. It was good. We are not big sausage fans, so next time I will probably sub with ground beef. But it was tasty! </p> <p>Tonight is Chicken Caprese Panini which I am really looking forward to! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-use-the-fresh-20/page/6#post-1876661 Thu, 25 Sep 2014 09:22:11 +0000 TemperanceBrennan 1876661@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Leialou: Great! You know where to come if you have questions! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-use-the-fresh-20/page/6#post-1876269 Wed, 24 Sep 2014 21:12:56 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 1876269@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So I think I'm going to join y'all and purchase this too. DH and I are tired of my boring meat and veggie meals so we need to branch out some. I think I'm going to buy the year classic plan. Based on everyone comments I don't think it will increase our grocery bill any. Hopefully we like it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-use-the-fresh-20/page/6#post-1873917 Tue, 23 Sep 2014 09:05:13 +0000 blackbird 1873917@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. High Heels: I made the beans sunday so all i did was pull them out and throw the steak and zucchini on the grill last night. Took 10 min, easily. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-use-the-fresh-20/page/6#post-1873804 Tue, 23 Sep 2014 07:36:12 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 1873804@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaCate: Good to know - thanks!</p> <p>@JoJoGirl: So far, the meals haven't taken longer than 20-30 min. They're all really quick. With yesterday's tritip - it baked in the oven for a total of 30 min, but in that time I was able to make the beans stovetop, and stick the zucchini in with the tritip for the last 15 min of bake time. So they make it really efficient to put a whole meal together! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-use-the-fresh-20/page/6#post-1873785 Tue, 23 Sep 2014 07:04:32 +0000 JoJoGirl 1873785@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Okay, I may need to jump on this because meal planning is awful in my house. I didn't go back and read all 6 pages, but I get the basic concept of Fresh 20. How long do the meals take to cook usually (aside from the pre-prep)? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-use-the-fresh-20/page/6#post-1873779 Tue, 23 Sep 2014 07:02:45 +0000 LemonLong 1873779@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This week's meal plan didn't look great to me. I went back to the archives and am doing the July 4th plan. Made the Carnitas Tacos last night which the visiting in laws raved about. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-use-the-fresh-20/page/6#post-1873738 Tue, 23 Sep 2014 05:25:26 +0000 blackbird 1873738@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaCate: oh good! E and I are having that tonight since DH has class. But I tbink I am going to broil the salmon with a little soy sauce and honey. I love it that way. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-use-the-fresh-20/page/6#post-1873703 Tue, 23 Sep 2014 00:04:38 +0000 MamaCate 1873703@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: @Mrs. High Heels: I am a day ahead of you guys because we had the bean meal yesterday. I thought it was bland too, but the salmon we had tonight (meal #2) was really good! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-use-the-fresh-20/page/6#post-1873669 Mon, 22 Sep 2014 21:47:48 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 1873669@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: Ditto to all this!! The tritip was bland (we had to use A1 sauce on it), and the beans were bland too. The zucchini was good though, but how can you fail with roasted veggies? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-use-the-fresh-20/page/6#post-1873466 Mon, 22 Sep 2014 18:18:36 +0000 blackbird 1873466@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was very underwhelmed with tonight's tri tip. I should have purchased flank and marinated it. It was boring and had lots of gristle. I know better, dammit! DH liked the zucchini, which was great considering it's not a favorite and I liked the beans more than I expected to. Kind of a meh meal today </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-use-the-fresh-20/page/6#post-1871150 Sat, 20 Sep 2014 09:32:36 +0000 blackbird 1871150@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Boheme: okay great. I think most of the meals will leave enough for leftovers! I bought a little more steak today, though, just in case :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-use-the-fresh-20/page/6#post-1871128 Sat, 20 Sep 2014 08:25:08 +0000 Boheme 1871128@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: I always eat it for my lunch, and then M's lunch is hit or miss depending on the meal. And then on occasion there is something so good we eat it all at dinner time, like the carne asada nachos :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-use-the-fresh-20/page/6#post-1871097 Sat, 20 Sep 2014 07:30:41 +0000 blackbird 1871097@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Does the dinner (for 2 and a baby) leave enough for lunches? Or should I double the meals? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-use-the-fresh-20/page/6#post-1869656 Fri, 19 Sep 2014 07:00:48 +0000 Little Misters Mom 1869656@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We started last night. I thought the chicken was really good (we cut it up and had it over the salad. But for some reason I confused the "save half chicken" for later in the week with saving half the meal for lunch so we accidentally ate a double portion. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-use-the-fresh-20/page/5#post-1869562 Fri, 19 Sep 2014 00:10:36 +0000 RubyCali 1869562@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. High Heels: Nice, thanks for checking into that! I can't believe that only 20 ingredients cover 5 meals. I'm always trying to reduce food waste, so I'm really intrigued by this concept. Just got the sample week and I'll give it a go! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-use-the-fresh-20/page/5#post-1869551 Thu, 18 Sep 2014 23:38:55 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 1869551@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@RubyCali: I finally spent a little more time on the site and got to reading their story....</p> <p>"The Fresh 20 is a meal planning service, created for busy families and singles who want to eat fresh, healthy meals, and save time and money. Our meal plans rely on simple, healthy, homemade lunches and dinners using just 20 fresh, seasonal ingredients per week. No more grocery lists with 80 items that will eventually go to waste. Our meal plans are carefully created to utilize everything on the list so you can stop throwing money down the drain. The Fresh 20 mixes and matches a small list of ingredients to create 5 balanced meals that play off each other."</p> <p>I'm so glad you asked the question about seasonal foods because that wasn't even high on my expectation list when I decided to give this a try, so it's a pleasant, happy surprise! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-use-the-fresh-20/page/5#post-1869487 Thu, 18 Sep 2014 21:56:09 +0000 RubyCali 1869487@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Boheme: @Mrs. High Heels: @fairy: @travelgirl1: Thanks for the feedback! You ladies should get some sort of commission for all the referrals from the bee :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-use-the-fresh-20/page/5#post-1869440 Thu, 18 Sep 2014 21:31:32 +0000 fairy 1869440@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Boheme: Those Steak Fries &amp; Carne Asada are definitely on there! And the Bacon corn cakes, Asian nachos, nicoise salad, turkey muhammara pitas w/ watermelon feta mint salad, Pork Sliders with mango slaw too. Mmm. I tend to really enjoy the reusing of the meat haha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-use-the-fresh-20/page/5#post-1869429 Thu, 18 Sep 2014 21:25:24 +0000 hummusgirl 1869429@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Boheme: I loved the Thai chicken thighs and pickled veggies from a few weeks ago. So good with the peanut butter and I never would have attempted Asian food on my own. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-use-the-fresh-20/page/5#post-1869393 Thu, 18 Sep 2014 21:07:35 +0000 simplyfelicity 1869393@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Boheme: The orange carnitas tacos were amazing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-use-the-fresh-20/page/5#post-1869375 Thu, 18 Sep 2014 20:59:49 +0000 .twist. 1869375@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Kimberlybee: Try it! Even just the sample week was FANTASTIC. </p> <p>@Mrs. High Heels: Spot on! Takes the guesswork and stress right out of meal planning. Even though it takes me a little longer than before to get food out, I don't have to stress about getting all the food groups or something healthy or having the same thing 4 nights in a row! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-use-the-fresh-20/page/5#post-1869361 Thu, 18 Sep 2014 20:52:25 +0000 Boheme 1869361@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Those of you who are on the plan, what has been your favorite meal so far? I have a few.<br /> Carne asada rajas pasta<br /> Steak nachos<br /> Steak fries<br /> Buffalo meatballs with bleu cheese mashed potatoes </p>