Soccer practice. Music lessons. Work. School. Appointments. All of these t
up so much t
that it can be difficult to find the t
to eat healthy meals together as a family. When it t
s an h
or more to prepare di
r, it seems much easier to get y
family's food on the go. But drive-thru eating is not conducive to "family t
" and it can wreak havoc on y
health. The good news is that there are ways of providing y
family with a healthy sit-down di
r without spending a lot of t
on preparation. All it t
s is some strategic thinking.
The Weekend Food WarriorDedicate a few h
s one weekend a month to cooking up large quantities of food. It is not much more work to m
twice as much as you would usually m
. If all you do is cook up two chicken di
rs and two beef di
rs, you will have f
ready-made di
rs to serve when you are in a t
crunch. Each meal can be frozen. When you are ready to eat, just microwave a casserole or put it in the oven.
You can m
each di
r unique by changing the recipe a little. If you cook up enough beef stew for two meals, you can add biscuits to one and b
it in the oven before freezing. Another idea is to cook up large quantities of hamburger at once and freeze it as it is - just crumbled burger. You can thaw it in the microwave while you m
the rest of the meal. Chop up vegetables and put them in storage bags for easy meal prep during the week. If you want to go all out, get the entire family together on the project and spend the day
ing enough di
r food for the entire work week. Before you start, m
certain you have enough storage containers and plastic freezer bags.
Other Ideas for Fast MealsBuy pre-made pizza dough and toss on y
favorite toppings. With a jar of pizza sauce, some pepperoni and shredded cheese, it will not t
longer than half an h
from start to finish.
Buy up cold cuts, sliced cheese, y
favorite sandwich vegetables and submarine rolls. Put out the ingredients along with cond
nts and let y
family m
their own subs.
Throw all the ingredients for beef stew into y
crock pot in the morning, set it to "low" and turn on the t
r for a delicious pre-made meal that will be ready when you walk in the door in the evening. There is nothing faster than "done".
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