Plan for Good Nutrition
There’s a lot to be said for planning. Adopt the boy scout motto, “Be Prepared”. If there isn’t a plan for eating, it will likely be easier to grab the Cheez-It box in the pantry rather than going for a healthy alternative. Stop buying junk food, if you are like me, it is too hard to resist.
Make a few changes that will work for you. The kids like chips, but I do too. So, instead of completely denying the kids all of their junk food – I only buy the individual bags now because I can resist opening a bag.
Dinner planning is a big deal. It used to be so easy for me to grab fast food or visit a favorite restaurant when life was busy with no planning ahead.
Not to mention, cooking isn’t my favorite thing to do anymore like it was 10 years ago. We may not have fancy dinners every night, but there are certain components I make sure to have on hand for quick, good healthy meals.Salad. We have a simple salad with almost every meal.
Chicken breast – I keep chicken in the freezer for a throw together meal. As long as I think about it by lunchtime, I can do something with it. Marinade, dry rub, bake, BBQ – so many easy healthy options for little to no work.
Water. We rarely drink anything else. We keep milk and sometimes juice for the kids in our house. I always have a water bottle with me whatever I am doing or where ever I am.
Protein bar or healthy snack to go. Okay, this is one area where I can mess up big time if I am not super duper careful. Picture this…I’ve been out of the house for a few hours. Went horseback riding, ran some errands and now I am in the checkout aisle at Target with those candy bars staring at me. Very tempting and some days, honestly, I just can’t resist. But here’s the good news…no, the great news.
Protein powder or meal replacement shakes can be a great way to get your macros for weight loss balanced.
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