Friday, January 28, 2011

Cut Down Costs And Start Getting Creative Over Food

By Wendy Ramos


Parents are always looking for ways to make healthy and great tasting meals without having to spend a lot of time cooking. In the busy lives of many families, it is very difficult to consistently find time to have traditional home cooked meals that are so important.

Not all of us have the luxury of having someone else do the cooking for us every day, and we tend to resort to what we find in the freezer section at the grocery store. While this is convenient, it is not the healthiest thing to do.

Chicken is a great meat to use for general cooking because they are cheap, and they also go a long way. Making a nice chicken dinner can also provide meat for sandwiches or even soup for the next couple of days.

You can do a lot with chicken, but most importantly, you can do nothing too. Pop it in the oven, and all of a sudden you have a couple of hours to do other things that need your attention.

Chicken is also healthy too, and for those who are not into eating meat at all, pasta is a great way to beef up the family diet. Many people, especially kids love to eat pasta products, and they are a great way to help encourage them to eat more veggies.

The things you can do to pasta are virtually endless, and you can add or take away a wide array of ingredients to your own liking. Another great combination is to add some of your chicken to your pasta.

Another great idea is to have breakfast at dinner time. This is a family favorite in a lot of homes, and they are a piece of cake to do. Think about how easy and delicious breakfast can be, and then think about what a great dinner they make.

Finding alternatives to eating a big and complicated dinner is not at all hard, but you do need to add a little creative thinking to the process. In the end you and your family will enjoy mixing things up a little bit.




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