Food first: Menu planning

[Guest guest]

Dear all:

 

Supplements are just that.

We need them to fill the gaps in a good diet.

They cannot take the place of good food.

 

In today's hectic world it is harder all

the time to do the basic things that kept

previous generations going.

Like sitting down for a home-cooked dinner

at night.

 

May I make a suggestion to my over-burdened

younger sisters?

Many of you have small children AND work

away from home AND still do the bulk of

the work that your grandmothers used to

do in the house. It is too much, darn it!

 

I can totally understand why you would

take shortcuts with dinner and bring

home something ready to go or eat out.

 

Here is an idea: Cook from scratch,

and use the money you save to hire someone

to clean your house.

It is amazing what a professional can do

in 2 hours. I used to get someone just once

every other week for 2 hours. It made a

HUGE difference.

 

Does it not make more sense to farm

out your cleaning than your cooking?

Which is more vital to the well-being of

your family?

 

If the help comes in on Friday you can

start your weekend in a clean house, and

spend part of it on food planning and

preparation for the whole week.

 

Labor intensive chores like cleaning

vegetables can be done ahead of time.

Cooking is a cinch when you have veggies

chopped and ready in a tightly closed

container in the fridge.

 

You'll lose a few nutrients, but you'll eat

more good stuff so you still come out ahead.

Another idea: Pick a favorite radio program

or get an audio book from the public library,

and do kitchen chores while listening to it.

 

Many a pot of soup from my kitchen is

imbued with the vibration of Michael Enright's

Sunday Morning on CBC.

 

For more see http://savingdinner.com

and http://flylady.net

 

Happy planning and cooking!

 

In friendship

 

Ien in the Kootenays

http://freegreenliving.com