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Some of the meals look like they take a long time to cook . Like the pizza where can I go to bye that crust because I looked up the puff stuff and it said it’s full of fat ? I don’t have time to make my own bread. I have 5 kids I had taken on and time is every thing when u have 5 boys. Any help is worth it .
Hi, Rosie.Try health-oriented shops like Whole Foods Market and Trader Joe’s for items that can help you cut corners without depending on overly processed foods with artificial ingredients.
In our recipes section, do a search for “basic,” “quick,” “simple,” and “classic,” and perhaps try making foods ahead and freezing in single portions.
As for the fat, the amount isn’t necessarily as important as the type – favor olive over palm, and pastured butter over regular, and avoid regular margarine, and you’ve already done your and your children’s bodies a favor.
Above all, I recommend that you switch to the personal version of the Menu Planner, so that you can select the foods that go into your menu (guided by the color-coded system, wherein the healthiest foods are listed in the lighter blue shades), so that the meals fit your and your families tastes, budget, and time constraints.
Finally, the following are some ideas for healthy foods that may take less time for preparation, to give you some ideas:
•Fresh and dried fruit
•Cut raw vegetables (free: Arugula, Broccoli, Broccoli rabe/raab, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Celery, Cucumber, Radishes, Spinach, Sprouts, Watercress, Zucchini
•Oven-baked vegetable chips
•Nuts and seeds
•Trail mix combinations of nuts, seeds, and dried fruit
•Sandwiches – good breads with nut butters, hummus and similar spreads, tahini, canned or smoked fish, cheese, homemade “cold cuts” from fresh meats, egg salad, etc.
•Whole grain or Paleo crackers plus any of the above
•Hard-boiled eggs
•Sliced or string cheese
•Cottage cheese
•Yogurt
•Milk (dairy or vegetal), plain or flavored with cocoa powder and a recommended sweetener
•Hearty soup in a thermos (2-3 food groups, i.e. meat or legume, vegetable, whole grain)
•Hearty smoothie/shake in a thermos (2-3 food groups, i.e. fruit/vegetable, dairy/vegan, seeds)
•Edamame or other legume/pulse snacks
•Whole grain or Paleo cereal or granola (cold in small sealable bag, cooked in thermos)
•Canned beans
•Prepared healthy foods in containers – from leftovers or prepared the night or weekend before.
•Homemade whole-food muffins or bars
•Popped grains, i.e. organic popcorn, sorghum, quinoa
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