| In this busy day and age it is almost impossible to | | | | save yourself a ton of money. |
| get everyone to gather around the table. Busy | | | | I remember the days when I would come home |
| schedules, jobs, and the hectic pace of today's | | | | from school to bread fresh from the oven and |
| society have us running around in circles.The need | | | | the smell of my mothers home made spaghetti |
| to make quick healthy meals is becoming a | | | | sauce cooking on the stove. With the use of |
| challenge. Our children are becoming obese | | | | products like Food saver and Crock-Pot and |
| because of the approval of "fast food" as an | | | | numerous bread makers on the market "you can |
| alternative to basic healthy eating. | | | | have your cake and eat it", to so to speak. |
| Meal planning can be fun with a little research, and | | | | I recommend making multiple batches while |
| by making ahead mixes which you only need to | | | | making mixes to save time and money, as it is |
| add a few wet ingredients to when preparing. | | | | always cheaper to buy in bulk. |
| Easy mixes can be made up ahead of time in | | | | We need to take control of ours and our |
| batches and stored in the cupboard for those | | | | children's health. Diabetes is reaching an epidemic |
| busy hectic days. Quick, easy, and ready to | | | | level in our society, especially in our children. Now |
| prepare without all the added preservatives, | | | | is the time to act, and start eating right for |
| additives or MSG you find in store bought mixes. | | | | ourselves and our families. We can do this by |
| It may seem easier to just buy the store's mixes | | | | planning ahead and avoiding added chemicals and |
| instead of having to do it yourself, but in reality | | | | fillers in products by getting back to basics and |
| you can make most of the mixes from everyday | | | | getting involved in how and what we eat. |
| ingredients you already have in your pantry and | | | | |