Short On Time?

Short On Time?  Don't think you have time to prepare supportive meals for you and your family?  That's kooky talk!  First, don't make it complicated!!!  You can have extremely supportive home cooked meals in minutes!  Here's how I do it:  Pick one hour a week (whatever day you have an hour to be home...Sunday afternoon, Friday evening, Tuesday morning, whatever day works for you) to prepare your weeks worth of meals.  I usually cook the meats (mostly baked...so not even in the kitchen for the hour) whether it be a combo of baked, grilled, sauteéd, or crock pot.  Then if I am going to cook dried beans, I also put those on and/or anything that needs some time to cook or prepare.  Then it all goes in the fridge to be pulled out the meal of throughout the week and put with whatever veggie or grain I am combining with it.  Some grains (such as quinoa can be prepared also in advance and stored and just pulled out).  Fresh veggies steam within 10 minutes in a free standing steamer pot (can be purchased at WalMart for $20).  I can have a healthy and supportive dinner within 15 minutes of walking in the door at night (1/3 of the plate protein (lean meat/fish, beans/legumes) and 2/3 veggies and/or grains).  Eating Supportively