There are times I am so busy I don’t have time to do a lot of planning, meal prep, or cooking. I have found however that I can still eat healthy. Here are some ways I eat healthy even when I am busy:

• Stock a snack bowl with items you can grab for lunch like yogurt (with granola), light cheesesticks, single serve hummus, single serve carrots. For more snack bowl ideas, check out this post. Continue reading →

I have had so many random things going on the last few weeks which has meant not prioritizing meal prepping on Sundays. So today, I was back at it. What else am I going to do on a snowy day in March in Indiana!

Maybe you don’t think you will ever have the margin to do meal prep on the weekend. I think many people feel that way, so I decided to track my prep time. I ended up at the end of my prep with 3 dinners, 3 lunches, 3 breakfast and snacks for the week. Each meal was for 2 people so if you are single, double my meal numbers!

In total, it only took about an hour, and the food cooks while I am prepping. I love that I have only one mess to clean up (actually my husband graciously cleans up), but it makes him happy to have less dish messes to clean during the week. I also feel like we eat a lot healthier during the week when it is already ready to eat. So we should add points for improving our health, right? Continue reading →