| * Do you have a family? | | | | for example, or for more savings, you can buy |
| * Do they like to eat? | | | | hamburger or chicken parts (I prefer skinless, |
| * Are you tired of cooking? | | | | boneless chicken breasts) and cook all your |
| If you've answered yes to any (or all) of these | | | | month's meat at once, then refreeze in individual |
| questions, you need 5 minute meals. | | | | meal portions. This will save you a lot of time in |
| 5 minute meals are simply meals that you really | | | | the kitchen. |
| do cook, but they go together fast. They may | | | | Precooking your meat makes whipping up 5 |
| not all be 5 minutes from beginning to eating, (you | | | | minute meals a snap. Simply grab a precooked |
| can't even do that with a frozen pizza) but these | | | | meat packet from your freezer, add a bottled |
| meals are extremely quick and convenient. | | | | sauce you love and heat. If a bag of frozen |
| (Here's my personal definition of a 5 minute meal: | | | | veggies would work in your meal, add that, too |
| it's all about the assembly time. If I let something | | | | (you may need more than one bottle of sauce |
| cook in the crockpot all day, I don't count that | | | | depending upon how much food you are |
| towards my meal-prep time because I'm not | | | | preparing). Otherwise choose a bag of premade |
| standing over my crockpot. I count the food | | | | salad as an easy add-on for healthy veggies. |
| assembly time, because that's what really counts | | | | If you would like more ways to whip up 5 minute |
| when you're busy.) | | | | meals, see the author's resource box at the end |
| Wanting to improve the nutrition of the meals | | | | of this article. |
| you serve your family? You can make 5 minute | | | | Once you decide upon the flavors and 5 minute |
| meals healthier in a snap. | | | | meals you enjoy most, keep a list of these fast |
| So what's the catch? No catch, but there are | | | | meals in your pantry. Your job is to always keep |
| some simple secrets you need to know to make | | | | the ingredients for these meals on hand. So |
| 5 minute meals work for your busy life. | | | | whenever you pull one of your favorite sauces |
| Start with standing in your grocery store's bottled | | | | out of the pantry, be sure and write it down on |
| sauce and dressing aisle. These are 5 minute | | | | your grocery list so you'll replace it on your next |
| meals waiting to happen! Pick out your favorite | | | | shopping trip. |
| flavors. Try some new tastes. Look for the | | | | 5 minute meals are fast, easy, convenient and |
| low-fat or non-fat varieties and you'll keep added | | | | can be healthy, too. Your family will gobble up |
| fat and calories to a minimum. | | | | these yummy meals leaving you more time to do |
| Think in terms of adding cooked meat to these 5 | | | | other things you love. |
| minutes meals. You can buy precooked chicken, | | | | |