Here's the deal...I haven't cooked much at ALL in the past month. I am so tired, I was sick of my kids not eating things I spent time making, and if you're reading this blog, you know my deal with cooking skills.
Here's the thing...I've been lazy. I need to get back on the cooking wagon, and I need to change our eating habits. Of course, I feel way less healthy when we're constantly eating out. Even when I cook, though, I just don't cook healthy things. They are sub-par, good-enough-for-calling it a meal, very much lacking in vitamins and minerals, etc.
Here's the plan...I'm cooking again. I'm cooking to save money and also to put home-cooked food in our bodies instead of fast food. I'm also cooking to get us back on track health-wise. My goal right now is to cook the foods that are in our pantry, fridge, freezer, cabinets, etc. I have planned meals from what we have on-hand. THEN, after the holidays, I want to start fresh. I want to plan our meals based on what is good for us. I want our meals to at least START with whole foods. I don't want to be ridiculous about this, because I know I will set my goals too high and fail and be right back where I started. So I'm going with the "Focus on what you can ADD to your diet first, then you can start letting unhealthy things go."
I myself want to cut back on many things (if not entirely), but I know this process is always hardest on kids. My kids are healthy, we don't have any behavior/health problems that are bringing on my desire to change our eating habits...so really, it's no rush.
Here are the meals I have planned based on the food we currently have in our house. Starting in January, I will hopefully be starting the road to healthy eating!! (Do NOT mistake this for a new year's resolution........I will NOT go there!!)
Meal 1: Sloppy Joes, mac and cheese, frozen peas
Meal 2: Italian Chicken Breasts, corn on the cob, TX Toast
Meal 3: "Chipotle" Chicken Burritos, chips and salsa/queso
Meal 4: Crock Pot Stew on any toasted bread
Meal 5: Crock Pot Chicken Parmesan, canned vegetable
Meal 6: Taco Soup
Meal 7: Sicilian Meatloaf with vegetable
Meal 8: Biscuits, bacon, eggs
Meal 9: Muffins, Smoothies, Fruit Salad
Meal 10: Spaghetti and Meatballs, vegetable, bread
Here's the thing...I've been lazy. I need to get back on the cooking wagon, and I need to change our eating habits. Of course, I feel way less healthy when we're constantly eating out. Even when I cook, though, I just don't cook healthy things. They are sub-par, good-enough-for-calling it a meal, very much lacking in vitamins and minerals, etc.
Here's the plan...I'm cooking again. I'm cooking to save money and also to put home-cooked food in our bodies instead of fast food. I'm also cooking to get us back on track health-wise. My goal right now is to cook the foods that are in our pantry, fridge, freezer, cabinets, etc. I have planned meals from what we have on-hand. THEN, after the holidays, I want to start fresh. I want to plan our meals based on what is good for us. I want our meals to at least START with whole foods. I don't want to be ridiculous about this, because I know I will set my goals too high and fail and be right back where I started. So I'm going with the "Focus on what you can ADD to your diet first, then you can start letting unhealthy things go."
I myself want to cut back on many things (if not entirely), but I know this process is always hardest on kids. My kids are healthy, we don't have any behavior/health problems that are bringing on my desire to change our eating habits...so really, it's no rush.
Here are the meals I have planned based on the food we currently have in our house. Starting in January, I will hopefully be starting the road to healthy eating!! (Do NOT mistake this for a new year's resolution........I will NOT go there!!)
Meal 1: Sloppy Joes, mac and cheese, frozen peas
Meal 2: Italian Chicken Breasts, corn on the cob, TX Toast
Meal 3: "Chipotle" Chicken Burritos, chips and salsa/queso
Meal 4: Crock Pot Stew on any toasted bread
Meal 5: Crock Pot Chicken Parmesan, canned vegetable
Meal 6: Taco Soup
Meal 7: Sicilian Meatloaf with vegetable
Meal 8: Biscuits, bacon, eggs
Meal 9: Muffins, Smoothies, Fruit Salad
Meal 10: Spaghetti and Meatballs, vegetable, bread
