These days everyone is looking for quick and easy dinner ideas. And if that dinner can be nutritious as well, all the better. Over the next couple of weeks keep a look out in your local grocery store ads for beef roasts to be on sale, about $1.47 - $1.97 a pound. Stock up and put a couple extra in the freezer for future weeks. Now take a roast (or two if you have a large family) and use the following three meals for quick and nutritious dinner throughout the week.
1) Crock Pot Roast – This is an easy way to start off the week. Place your roast in a crock pot with water half way up the roast. Season the roast with garlic and onion powder. Check your crock pot manual for cooking time or generally 6 to 8 hours on low or 4 to 6 hours on high. Place potatoes and carrots on top of meat with four hours to go before dinner. Save leftover meat for the next two meals. If you have a large family you will need to make two roasts.
2) Bar-B-Q Roast Sandwiches – Now for the second meal, cut up enough pre-cooked roast meat in a large skillet for your family. Add some diced onions if you wish and cook thoroughly. Next, add some barbeque sauce. Place barbequed meat on buns. Serve with a salad and favorite vegetable or camp-style skillet potatoes.
3) Fajitas – The third dinner is fajitas. Still use leftover beef, roast meat from your crock pot meal. In a large skillet with butter, cook sliced onions, bell peppers, and mushrooms; if you like. After the vegetables are cooked, add the pre-cooked roast meat along with some Italian dressing. Cook until heated through. Serve with tortillas, cheese, salsa, sour cream, or any of your favorite toppings. Have some rice and refried beans to complete this nutritious, quick dinner.
So, you can make a number of quick, easy, and nutritious dinners from an inexpensive beef roast for your family.
Showing posts with label Meal Planning. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Meal Planning. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Be Prepared: Always Carry Meal Replacement Bars!
As a mom, we often take care of everyone else first and before you know it we are running errands and haven't eaten breakfast or lunch.
To solve this problem, I suggest to always carry meal replacement bars in your purse. This way you can grab your bar and get your nutrition on the go. It is more nutritious than the drive-thru and less expensive.
Just remember to grab a bottle of water to drink while you are running errands before you leave the house.
To solve this problem, I suggest to always carry meal replacement bars in your purse. This way you can grab your bar and get your nutrition on the go. It is more nutritious than the drive-thru and less expensive.
Just remember to grab a bottle of water to drink while you are running errands before you leave the house.
Friday, February 27, 2009
Saving Money – 3 Easy Ways to Save Money in Your Kid’s Lunch Box
Packing your child’s lunch for school can ensure that your child is getting a much healthier lunch and include items that they like. It is also a great money saver versus the school cafeteria lunch not to mention better flavor. If you are looking to make your child’s lunch healthier and less expensive follow the 3 tips below.1. Chocolate Milk Instead of Drink Boxes – Yes, it is convenient to buy the drink pouches or boxes and just pop one of those in a day but your child will get more nutrition from chocolate milk that you prepare for them and it will save you money. Just get a reusable drink container, add milk and chocolate, and give it a shake; instant Chocolate Milk. Milk is great for healthy teeth and bones and easy on the pocket book.
2. Use Plastic Containers Instead of Sandwich Bags – Even though sandwich bags don’t cost a lot of money you can help reduce landfill waste by packing lunch items in reusable containers as much as possible.
3. Bake Treats Instead Buying Prepackaged – It is healthier to make or bake your own treats for your child’s lunch such as cookies, granola bars, and brownies. As well as saving money because you are not paying for all the convenient packaging. You will be eliminating many ingredients that you probably can’t even pronounce and the baking time can be a fun family activity after school or on the weekends.
So, as you can see making a few simple changes can make your child’s lunch less expensive and healthier.
Friday, February 6, 2009
Save Money With – 5 Meal Planning Tips that You Can Start Using This Week to Save Money
Our grocery and food portion of our monthly budget is something we have great control of. If we spend just a little bit of time planning our meals and menus we can save a lot of money each week.
Here are 5 meal planning tips that you can use this week to save money on your food bill.
1. Shop Once a Week – Sit down and decide what you are going to have for dinner each night for the next seven days. Remember to look at your local grocery store weekly ads and try to plan your meals around the meat and produce items that are on sale. By shopping once a week you will save money on gas because of eliminating extra trips to the store and also not having a chance to pick up un-needed items on each grocery trip.
2. Go Vegetarian – Once a week have a meal without meat. Beans are very cheap while still providing a great source of protein for your family.
3. Cook in the Crock Pot – Cooking in your crock pot is a great way to save both time and money. You can buy and then cook inexpensive cuts of meat in the crock pot. Not only will you save money but your evenings will be more enjoyable by having your dinner almost prepared when you get home.
4. Breakfast for Dinner – Kids love breakfast foods but often we don’t have the time in the morning to make pancakes, waffles, and French toast. So why not treat your kids to Breakfast for Dinner once a week, add some eggs, and fruit. You will end up with a cheap and healthy meal that your kids will love.
5. Eat From the Freezer – It is helpful to keep a list of items that our in your freezer on your refrigerator so you can see and plan meals from things you already have in the freezer. This will help you not waste food that you bought on sale and froze for a later date. It is also helpful to make a double batch of a meal that your family loves and put one in the freezer to have on another night. This will help on those busy nights to have something easy to prepare from the freezer instead of catching the drive-thru or take out.
So, as you can see, these are just five meal planning tips that you can start using this week to help you save money on your food bill.
And if you would like more money saving tips and healthy living tips please visit http://www.healthymomsforahealthyfamily.blogspot.com/
By: Rhonda Percell – Wife, Mother of 3, Healthy Mom and Owner of Healthy Moms for A Healthy Family
Here are 5 meal planning tips that you can use this week to save money on your food bill.
1. Shop Once a Week – Sit down and decide what you are going to have for dinner each night for the next seven days. Remember to look at your local grocery store weekly ads and try to plan your meals around the meat and produce items that are on sale. By shopping once a week you will save money on gas because of eliminating extra trips to the store and also not having a chance to pick up un-needed items on each grocery trip.
2. Go Vegetarian – Once a week have a meal without meat. Beans are very cheap while still providing a great source of protein for your family.
3. Cook in the Crock Pot – Cooking in your crock pot is a great way to save both time and money. You can buy and then cook inexpensive cuts of meat in the crock pot. Not only will you save money but your evenings will be more enjoyable by having your dinner almost prepared when you get home.
4. Breakfast for Dinner – Kids love breakfast foods but often we don’t have the time in the morning to make pancakes, waffles, and French toast. So why not treat your kids to Breakfast for Dinner once a week, add some eggs, and fruit. You will end up with a cheap and healthy meal that your kids will love.
5. Eat From the Freezer – It is helpful to keep a list of items that our in your freezer on your refrigerator so you can see and plan meals from things you already have in the freezer. This will help you not waste food that you bought on sale and froze for a later date. It is also helpful to make a double batch of a meal that your family loves and put one in the freezer to have on another night. This will help on those busy nights to have something easy to prepare from the freezer instead of catching the drive-thru or take out.
So, as you can see, these are just five meal planning tips that you can start using this week to help you save money on your food bill.
And if you would like more money saving tips and healthy living tips please visit http://www.healthymomsforahealthyfamily.blogspot.com/
By: Rhonda Percell – Wife, Mother of 3, Healthy Mom and Owner of Healthy Moms for A Healthy Family
Save Money With – 5 Easy On-the-Go Dinners for Busy Nights Instead of the Drive-Thru
Many families have multiple activities for each family member. This can lead to some very busy nights and no time to eat dinner at home. Unfortunately many families opt for the Drive-Thru window on these nights to feed their family. Not only are they eating unhealthy foods, they are also wasting a lot of money on their food budget.
So here are just five options you can make to bring along on those busy nights.
1. Salad – You can make a salad for each family member and place it in a plastic container. Top the salad with plenty of veggies, some chicken or tuna, and maybe even a sliced hardboiled egg. Sunflower seeds are also a nice, healthy salad topper. Bring along some forks, napkins, and some rolls and you have a great on-the-go meal.
2. Hamburgers РYes, hamburgers! But ones you make yourself from lean hamburger you bought on sale from the store. You can top the burgers with cheese, saut̩ed onions and mushrooms, and ranch dressing. Put on toasted French bread and wrap in tin foil to keep warm.
3. Soup or Chili – On a cool night you can bring along a homemade soup or chili in some thermoses. Remember to bring spoons, napkins, and maybe bread or rolls to complete this meal.
4. Wraps – Use tortillas to make a wrap instead of the traditional sandwich. You can add chicken, tuna, or leftover steak, grated carrots and cheese, sunflower seeds, fresh spinach, and ranch dressing.
5. Homemade Subs – Make your own sub sandwich just the way you like it instead of going to the sub shop. Just buy sub rolls at the grocery store and add all your favorite fillings. Remember you can add grated carrots, tomatoes, cucumber, and spinach to get some great healthy nutrients in your sub. Bring along some cut up veggies and ranch dressing to complete this on-the-go meal.
So, as you can see, if you plan ahead you can save a lot of money on your food budget and also feed your family a much healthier dinner. Let’s face it even a plain tuna sandwich would be healthier than the heart –attack in a box from the drive-thru and cost a lot less money.
And if you would like more money saving tips and healthy living tips please visit http://www.healthymomsforahealthyfamily.blogspot.com/
By: Rhonda Percell – Wife, Mother of 3, Healthy Mom and Owner of Healthy Moms for A Healthy Family
So here are just five options you can make to bring along on those busy nights.
1. Salad – You can make a salad for each family member and place it in a plastic container. Top the salad with plenty of veggies, some chicken or tuna, and maybe even a sliced hardboiled egg. Sunflower seeds are also a nice, healthy salad topper. Bring along some forks, napkins, and some rolls and you have a great on-the-go meal.
2. Hamburgers РYes, hamburgers! But ones you make yourself from lean hamburger you bought on sale from the store. You can top the burgers with cheese, saut̩ed onions and mushrooms, and ranch dressing. Put on toasted French bread and wrap in tin foil to keep warm.
3. Soup or Chili – On a cool night you can bring along a homemade soup or chili in some thermoses. Remember to bring spoons, napkins, and maybe bread or rolls to complete this meal.
4. Wraps – Use tortillas to make a wrap instead of the traditional sandwich. You can add chicken, tuna, or leftover steak, grated carrots and cheese, sunflower seeds, fresh spinach, and ranch dressing.
5. Homemade Subs – Make your own sub sandwich just the way you like it instead of going to the sub shop. Just buy sub rolls at the grocery store and add all your favorite fillings. Remember you can add grated carrots, tomatoes, cucumber, and spinach to get some great healthy nutrients in your sub. Bring along some cut up veggies and ranch dressing to complete this on-the-go meal.
So, as you can see, if you plan ahead you can save a lot of money on your food budget and also feed your family a much healthier dinner. Let’s face it even a plain tuna sandwich would be healthier than the heart –attack in a box from the drive-thru and cost a lot less money.
And if you would like more money saving tips and healthy living tips please visit http://www.healthymomsforahealthyfamily.blogspot.com/
By: Rhonda Percell – Wife, Mother of 3, Healthy Mom and Owner of Healthy Moms for A Healthy Family
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