11 meals=11 dinners I don't have to cook

Some people count meals as how many you can feed.  In that case 11x4=44 meals for $65 

Meals:

Chicken teriyaki and rice

Chicken fajitas

Sloppy joes

Taco soup

Tips: 

You will need to buy aluminum pans somewhere other than Aldi's. 

I like to double line the baggies.

Label all of he baggies with the date, food, and cooking instructions.

I precooked the chicken and thawed the ground meat. 

I use an onion chopper to chop all veggies. This will cut your time in half. 

I place my frozen meals straight in crockpot.  You can thaw but if you don't have time it's not a big deal.

Do not attempt alone. I made with my sister and makes time go a lot faster and makes it easier.

Our options:

1. My husband and I both have the high deductible plans with the Health Savings Accounts.  These accounts take money out of your paycheck pre-taxed so you can pay for medical expenses. (Some Companies put the money in their for you.)   Apparently your HSA debit card can be used to purchase a Breast pump and accessories! 

2. Obamacare has offered every mom a free pump through your insurance.  The pump offered is not the Medela Freestyle. It is the next level down.  This is still a good pump, but the Freestyle is mobile, does not need to be plugged to a wall or a bag, and is hands free!  Anyways, I called my insurance and asked how I should go about getting my pump.  They gave me a list of company's that provided the free pump.  I chose a company called Better Living Now.  At first I was a little overwhelmed by their website so I called the company direct.  They had an awesome customer service who explained to me exactly what to do.  He also explained if I wanted to upgrade to the Freestyle pump it would be a $125 difference from the free one.  I then asked if I could use my HSA account to pay the difference and he said YES! We ended up with this $400 pump for $125 but we did not have to pay out of our pockets.

Process of ordering the pump:

To start off I did not have to wait until 30 days out from my due date to order like other company's.  

1. I called my insurance got a list of company's that provided.

2. Got the prescription from my doctor.

3. Called Better Living Now.

4. Took a picture of the prescription and sent it to the company. 

5. Got a confirmation email back.

6. Paid the difference for the upgraded pump with my HSA. 

7. Received the pump on my door step within a week.