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Nutrition Tips
Cook it Quick!
Did you know that
about 70% of the adult U.S. population doesn't decide what to eat for supper
until 4 PM or later? If you fall into this category, check out the following
tips to speed up cooking time and keep your family from starving before dinner
is served!
- Have
"ready-to-eat" healthy foods on hand to munch on until dinner is ready. Examples
of these would be: individually wrapped cheese sticks, low-fat yogurt, bagels.
Also have raw fruit and vegetables on hand like apples, bananas, grapes, baby
carrots, celery sticks, etc.
- Prepare something
the night before to serve as an appetizer while your meal is cooking. Ideas for
this might be vegetables and dip, salad, and soup.
- Recruit family
members to help with the cooking. This will help speed up the cooking as well as
keep them occupied until supper is ready.
- Prepare meals
ahead of time, like casseroles, and freeze. Warm it up, add a bread, vegetable,
milk and you've got a meal!
- Check out some
cookbooks from the local library that feature quick and easy recipe ideas. Get
your families input on which recipes to try, then, you can set up a 'cycle
menu'. For example, you could choose to repeat 10-12 different evening meals
throughout a season.
With just a little extra
planning, you can score BIG with your hungry family!
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