Eating healthy is a choice that we make.
If you work outside of the home or if you work at home, you need to prepare a dinner for your family.
Sometimes this may be complicated to think of once you get home and you need to prepare your food.
The family is hungry and they are waiting on you to start cooking so they can eat.
You may have just a few minutes to be creative or you may have all evening but wouldn't it be great to know what you are going to prepare for dinner and then have most of the preparation already done? Now you can with a little planning.
The first thing you need to do is plan your menu.
Try to make it simple but if you can't that is fine too.
Ask everyone in your household if there are any special requests for dinner, besides the usual pizza and hot dogs.
Make a list of all the meals you have decided on.
Include a main course, two vegetables, add bread and something dairy.
You can add more to your menu if you like but these are good guidelines to use.
After you have decided on your food make a grocery list that will fit into your budget.
Do your shopping and do not alter the list unless you are able to keep the same menu.
Over the weekend, prepare the meals by baking what needs bake and allowing it to cool before storing it in the freezer.
Remember to put everything in a container that can be frozen or heated without needing to change.
Chop, dice, or cut any vegetable or other ingredients that may be time consuming if you had to prepare it during the week.
Store in baggie's or containers inside the refrigerator until you are ready to use.
When it comes to the weeknights you can prepare the rest of the meal and heat up what needs warmed and reduce your time in the kitchen by half.
This type of planning can allow you to have more time with your family and relaxing.
You can be more organized and better prepared if you are sick and cannot prepare the meal yourself.
Every week should be the same routine.
You may not feel like spending your weekend afternoons preparing for the week but you will be relieved that you did during the week when you come home tired or late.
Although cooking can be something everyone can help with, it makes it easier when everything is prepared ahead of time.
This simple process saves time and also money because when everything is planned out you spend less money on better healthier and home cooked meals.
You can eventually do this type of meal planning and preparation for every meal of the day, including breakfast and lunch and snacks.
Once you get the hang of preparation it won't take as long to prepare saving you a lot more time to spend with your family.
Another alternative is to use the crock pot.
With a few minutes preparation in the morning by evening you will have the most amazing meal cooked for your family.
And only one dish to wash.
These crock pot beef recipes and crock pot beef recipes are fantastic and easy to prepare.