If you plan a week's worth of meals, you can think about the various obstacles you might find that week in actually bringing your plans to fruition. You can plan a quick pasta salad on open house night, and healthy, veggie-packed sandwiches on baseball night.
How do you make sure dinner is a balanced, nutrient-packed meal? We are more likely to spend time preparing dinner versus other daily meals, it's also a meal that can easily get derailed.
It's the last meal of the day and if you are lacking important nutrients in your diet that day, you have an opportunity to make up those nutrients in your evening meal. You don't want your meal too heavy or you might not sleep well.
Dinner is probably the healthiest meal for most of us. We often overlook breakfast and eat lunch on the run, but for dinner, most of us take more time in planning and preparing how to eat a balanced, healthy dinner.
What are some other tips for planning healthy dinners?
* Do as much prep as you can ahead of time.
If you're planning grilled chicken and vegetables for dinner, say, then you can clean and slice your vegetables in the morning before you head out for the day.
* Don't cook separate meals for picky children.
If you know that your salmon and sautéed spinach will also result in you making mini hot dogs and fries for the kids, you might rethink it, not having the time or energy to make two completely separate meals. Everyone gets a healthy meal and your children just might surprise you by actually eating some of the "adult" meal.
* On weeknights, stay away from involved meals.
Think of things that can be prepared in less than 45 minutes, though it's ideal to keep your meal prep for 30 minutes whenever possible.
It's the last meal of the day and if you are lacking important nutrients in your diet that day, you have an opportunity to make up those nutrients in your evening meal.
How do you make sure dinner is a balanced, nutrient-packed meal? We are more likely to spend time preparing dinner versus other daily meals, it's also a meal that can easily get derailed.
If you plan a week's worth of meals, you can think about the various obstacles you might find that week in actually bringing your healthy eating plan
to fruition. Everyone gets a healthy meal and your children just might surprise you by actually eating some of the "adult" meal.
* If you must eat out, apply the golden rules for restaurant eating: Stay away from heavy or white sauces, order oil, and vinegar to dress your salad, and eat only half the entrée, pack the rest and enjoy it for lunch the next day.
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