| The same question "What's for dinner?" | | | | meal for the week. I am not very organized and I |
| This week you have just started a new | | | | never really know what I am going to be in a |
| commitment to yourself that you are going to | | | | mood to eat so planning the menu for the entire |
| eat better and start exercising and you've just | | | | week is difficult for me. If you are like me here |
| gotten off work after a seemingly endless day. | | | | are a few things that I have found helpful in |
| It's been hectic and you still have a million things | | | | answering the "What's for diner?" question in a |
| to do; pick up the kids, walk the dog, get your | | | | more healthy way. |
| work out in, go to some recital or game, or do | | | | Find some recipes that you can make for dinner |
| your laundry. You know, the never ending list of | | | | in 30 minutes or less. There are loads of healthy |
| "should do's" or "gotta get done's" that make it | | | | dinner ideas on the web. Keep the basic |
| seem as if there is just not enough time in a day. | | | | ingredients for simple, fast recipes stocked in your |
| You have been so good all week and hate to | | | | kitchen. You need to take the time to plan and |
| blow it. It's hard to always been good when | | | | shop. This doesn't have to be a huge undertaking |
| you've had long day. You don't even have time to | | | | but remember you are also trying to create |
| breathe let alone go shopping and make a healthy | | | | healthier eating habits so some changes have to |
| dinner! It is ever so tempting to skip your | | | | be made. Make extra portions that can be frozen |
| workout and run through a fast food joint just to | | | | or refrigerated and reheated or cooked later. |
| make your day just a little be faster and easier. | | | | Make twice the recipe and then freeze half for |
| After all you have had a hard day and deserve a | | | | later. Make an extra big salad keeping the extra |
| break, right? However, you know that you'd feel | | | | for later in the week. Pre-cook chicken breast |
| better sticking to your promise to yourself and | | | | that can be chopped and added to the salad or |
| your family to eat healthier. So what do you do? | | | | can be used a quick wrap or sandwich. Have quick |
| If you are like me you probably end up at a sub | | | | healthy snacks on hand that you can grab and |
| sandwich shop ordering some chicken bacon ranch | | | | take with you; fruit, cheese sticks, nuts, veggie |
| sandwich, justifying to yourself "It is not total junk | | | | sticks, cooked chicken or turkey breast, protein |
| food, it's not fried and I got the baked chips." | | | | bars, etc. This will help curb your appetite until you |
| Then to compensate you add another 15 minutes | | | | can make something healthy at home. These are |
| to your power walk out of the time you saved | | | | a few things that have helped me eat healthier |
| from not making dinner. Yea, you know who you | | | | and has helped to keep me from the fast food |
| are. That is ok. We all do it. It is my goal to | | | | drive thrus and I am the least organized domestic |
| reduce the amount of times a week I do this. So | | | | engineer on the planet. |
| how does one keep from being in this situation? | | | | Serious Nutrition Answers |
| Prepare. | | | | I am no expert, just a working mother and wife |
| Preparing for "What's for Dinner?" | | | | with more things to do than time to do them. |
| I am not a person who likes to pre-plan every | | | | |