Saturday, March 21, 2009

Eating (one of my favourite things to do! :-)

So, now one of the hardest parts to becoming healthy - an eating plan. My goals here are simple to list, just not simple to do. First off, I know that healthy eating begins with healthy planning. So, my goal is to have a week's worth of meals listed every week - this will require making time to make the list of what to have each week for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and then making a grocery list from those menu items. The first part is fairly easy as I have already made 4 weeks of menu plans for breakfast and lunch and Mike has made grocery lists using those menu plans. Now, I have to make sure that I have seven days worth of suppers to go along with those plans. With the internet out there, there are so many resources and so that part will be easy. The grocery shopping will be easy, too, as Krystal and I do that every Tuesday when I go to visit with her. I love cooking, so actually WANTING to make healthy meals (which require time and effort to do) won't be difficult. The harder part will be making the time to make them. Supper times will be easier as I will make them when I come home from school. What will be more difficult will be making the time each evening to pre-prepare the breakfast and lunch for the next day. I CAN do it as I have done it before - I just will need to prioritize this part of the plan. I enjoy eating healthy and so that part won't be hard, either. The hardest part of eating healthy is really making the time to prepare the meals - it's much easier to prepare unhealthy foods. I am hoping that since I know the benefits of eating healthy, I will be able to remain motivated to make the time to prepare them each day.

2 comments:

  1. Lunches: I was thinking about our conversation earlier about getting more veggies - and lunches is one place I used to sneak them in when I was at school/working and needed to make a lunch. Veggie sandwiches. Nice bread (toasted if you have a toaster), and whatever veggies you have on hand: my favourite was lettuce, tomato, cucumber, shredded carrot and cheese, with a little mayo and mustard. Easy to throw together and so yummy!

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  2. those sound like yummy sandwiches, but you forgot the pickled beets :-)

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