Being a busy mom means you have to juggle your daily tasks in an efficient manner. It means that some days or most days, you may not be able to get everything done, but what is important is making simple, yet delicious, nutritious and healthy meals for your family. The following tips are sure to add some health to your meals! Quick & Healthy Meal Tips Busy Moms 1. Save money by eating veggies in season 2. Opt for roasting, grilling, poaching, steaming 3. Use extra virgin olive oil 4. Use low sodium condiments 5. Use low fat dressings, sauces, low fat or non fat cottage cheese 6. Use whole wheat pastas or brown rice 7. Use skim milk in cooking or low fat yogurt 8. Trim excess fat from meats 9. Use fresh or dried herbs to season, they add more flavor 10. Low fat sour cream can replace heavy cream 11. Sour cream can be replaced with nonfat Greek yogurt 12. Use mustard in sandwiches 13. Use wholegrain breads 14. Choose lean meats 15. Use frozen veggies, avoid cans as they have added … [Read more...]
5 Easy Meal Ideas for Busy Moms
Being a busy mom means that some days you just do not have the time to create an intricate masterpiece... let's be real--most days! Below are 5 quick tips to make meal time a little easier! Pastas Pasta dishes are very versatile and simple to make. You can use two or three ingredients, and you can have it as a main meal or a side dish. Just throw in a protein, veggie, and a jar of pesto, or your favorite sauce, and there you have a quick and easy meal. You can also make a cold salad type dish with pasta. Just add chicken or tuna, a favorite veggie, and a favorite sauce (pesto, vinaigrette, etc.). Put in the fridge overnight, and pull out when it's time for lunch or dinner! There really are no limits to what you can do with pasta! Note: Pasta casseroles can be made ahead of time and frozen until ready to use on a really busy day! Mac and Cheese Variety. Still in the pasta realm, but with a cheesy twist! It is pretty quick and simple. Just cook some pasta, make a quick cheese sauce, … [Read more...]
Busy Moms – Kitchen Tips
One of the things I find as a busy mom is the amount of time it takes me to prepare a meal for my family from start to clean up. I have incorporated a few simple tips into my routine that really save me time. I hope they help you as well! Cooking and Clean Up Tips for Moms Meal Prep Tips: Plan your meals in advance. Take a half hour once a week to plan out what you will make for the coming week. Put needed items on your weekly shopping list. Make sure that you have all of the items you will need ahead of time. If you planned, then you will already have the items! For certain items like chopped onions, veggies and the like, you can multi-task. If you know you will use a specific item in more than one meal that week, prep for both. Meaning, of on Monday night you will need 1/2 cup chopped onion and on Tuesday 1/3 cup, chop enough for both days. Put the next meals onion in a container and in the fridge it goes for next time. If you are really dedicated, do all your time consuming … [Read more...]
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