Plan Ahead

Do you panic when you hear the word "dinner"?

This coming weekend or when ever have some free time go to the grocery and buy some staple foods. These are the foods you should always have in you kitchen. Then the next week you will have all the good foods you need for at home meals.
Try to keep your frig stocked with good foods, such as bell peppers, broccoli, squash and fruits of your choice. Then fill your freezer with lean meats, such as chicken, fish and ground beef. Be sure to have wheat pastas and red potatoes in your pantry. Then save some “nutritional” recipes’ and you will never be at a loss. You will always have a game plan if you prepare a little in advanced. When you have a few basic ingredients you will always have a meal ready to cook.

If you’re short on time in the evening prepare your meats in advanced. You can bake, broil or grill all your meats a few days in advanced, and then you can prepare some fresh vegetables and some starchy carbs each night. This make for extra quick meals.

A big factor in this healthy lifestyle is being organized. If you have kids and/or a job and/or a life, you know what it is to be organized. Take a few extra moments at the beginning of the week to prepare and write down what it is you will have to eat or when you will workout. Once you write it into your schedule make time to do these things.