| of us cannot afford to have personal chefs who do | | | | Still, you can use this time to do all the chopping and |
| nothing else but plan and prepare our meals. Most of | | | | the slicing you need for the other dishes you have |
| the time, we have to think of meals in addition to the | | | | planned for the week. Do you need chopped carrots |
| million and one other things we have to do each day. | | | | for a stew and grated ones for carrot soup? Prepare |
| And if you are a mom, you probably need to take all | | | | them all at one time, storing the chopped ones in the |
| that and multiply it by three. | | | | refrigerator for later. If you take this route, make sure |
| No Need To Do It Alone | | | | that you have plastic containers in a variety of sizes |
| Sometimes it can be tempting to just call the nearest | | | | on hand to use for storing your food or prepared |
| pizza place and order in. While this is good for a movie | | | | ingredients. |
| night once a month, it is unhealthy to let this become a | | | | Make Technology Work for You |
| habit. If you are a working mom, turn meal planning into | | | | On days when you simply do not have the time or the |
| something interactive and fun. This way, you are | | | | energy to get it all done, make your kitchen equipment |
| actually hitting two birds with one stone. You get help | | | | work for you. Your best bet would be to have a |
| with the menu and you do away with the frustration of | | | | Crock Pot on hand. When used correctly, a Crock Pot |
| scrunched up faces when you serve something your | | | | can be a safe and convenient way to prepare healthy, |
| family doesn’t like. | | | | wholesome, home-cooked meals that will stay warm |
| Set a day of the week for meal planning and grocery | | | | and be ready for you and your family when it is time |
| shopping. Younger kids would probably find being | | | | to eat. |
| allowed to say what they want to eat on certain days | | | | Since Crock Pots use slow cooking technology at |
| as a treat. Planning ahead will not only allow you to | | | | lower temperatures, it will allow you to simply prepare |
| save by buying only what you need, it will also allow | | | | the food in the morning and leave it in the Crock Pot, |
| you to organize your meal preparations, and you get | | | | ready for you by dinner time. Once the cooking is |
| things done in half the time. | | | | done, it will automatically reset itself to just keep your |
| Prepare, Prepare, Prepare | | | | food warm until you are ready to eat. |
| Getting things done ahead will save you a lot of time. | | | | There are recipes for chicken, beef and vegetable |
| Check your work schedule and identify which days | | | | dishes and even desserts that can be cooked in a |
| you have more free time. Use these days to prepare | | | | Crock Pot. You can incorporate ‘Crock |
| for multiple meals. You can cook some meals through | | | | Pot’ days in your meal planning and let your |
| and just store while others can be half-done then | | | | family choose their ‘Crock Pot’ meal for |
| finished on the day the meal is to be had. | | | | the day. Eating healthy never sounded so easy! |