Helpful Hints and Tips
Label freezer bags before filling them (if you plan to label them).
Use a sturdy container (like a mug, sour cream tub, coffee can, pitcher) to make filling freezer bags easier. Place freezer bag inside the container and flip the top of the baggie around the top edge of the container. This helps the baggies stand up while you fill them, and makes filling and closing the bags quick & clean.
Buy everything required to serve the meal. If shredded cheese is added at the end of cooking, bag the cheese in a sandwich-sized bag and then place in a larger freezer bag with the rest of the entrée.
When sealing your freezer bags, remove as much air as possible to minimize ice crystals forming. Include the instruction sheet before sealing and freezing.
Freeze items "flat" when possible - lay freezer bag down on its side on a cookie sheet.
A 9x13” aluminum pan fits in a 2 gallon freezer bag.
After the monthly swap is complete, feel free to do some side-swapping. It’s a way to swap out a meal that your family doesn’t want. Please wait to side-swap until all meals have been swapped into the appropriate coolers.
Welcome to our supper swap for busy moms, where each member prepares just one recipe and prepares it for each swapper in the group. On swap day, swappers receive one frozen meal from each member. Homemade meals in the freezer help get families back to the dinner table and provide smiles for busy moms.