As my son gets older, I find myself planning dinner on the go more often. With baseball practice, basketball practice, and other evening activities throughout the year, sometimes my family can’t sit together around a table at dinnertime. Even though we can’t always be together for dinner in our own kitchen, I still like to know that we’re all eating nutritious food. I’ve come up with several meals that can be easily eaten in the […]
Making a meal plan, buying the right ingredients and cooking the meals is one of the best ways to keep your budget on track and create inexpensive healthy meals. By making a meal plan you are eliminating waste and saving a lot of wasted time trying to figure out “what to make for dinner”. In the first column I list ingredients I need to pick up at the grocery store. In the second column I […]
If I plan my meals ahead of time my trip to the grocery store is so much quicker and easier. Making your grocery list after you plan out all your meals allows you to stick to the list, maybe even use some coupons, resulting in less spent. Most families have such busy schedules. school events, church events, sports, etc. Around here, starting in early spring, baseball season takes up a huge part of our week. This […]
The 2015 baseball season has begun and life at our house has gone into “baseball season mode”. On school days when a game is scheduled evenings usually consist of us racing home, getting homework started, and if we’re lucky dinner before the game. Now, I don’t know about you, but as for me, trying to get a delicious and healthy dinner on the table, check homework, and make certain we have everything we need for […]
