Spring Break - Eat at Home More Often

Hi all you health fanatics,
I took a little blog break. I'm back and let's rededicate ourselves to getting healthy now that spring has sprung. Weird winter, wasn't it? I have lots of new tips and tricks.

First let's talk about planning - you have to do it! Sit down before you go shopping and plan out what you're going to eat. Statistics say that most American's eat out most of the time. If you eat at home just 2-3 nights a week, you can eat healthier. You don't have to be a master chef to use your kitchen to make dinner. Collect a couple easy recipes from friends or Eatingwell.com and master them. Then make your own variations. My husband doesn't even follow a recipe. He has mastered a few basic skills, like making pasta. He has mostly taught himself by trial and error.

Happy Spring Break,
Sue

Plan Ahead/Cook Ahead

The secret to eating well is planning. I try to do some cooking ahead on weekends and freeze some. For instance I made a big pot of chile with lots of veggies and not much beef. It was delicious. I froze quite a bit for when we don't feel like cooking. Plus another thing I did this week is buy fresh veggies already cut up to make things more convenient for cooking. B. liked that, not as difficult to add veggies when he doesn't have to cut them up.

My most difficult day down. Yeah!
Sue