Menu Planning

Creating healthy eating habits, means having your go to foods in your pantry or fridge so you don't just grab the first item that comes into site.  Some tips for meal preparation include choosing recipes, grocery shopping for the necessary ingredients, preparing and cooking the meals in advance, and storing them in meal containers for easy access throughout the week. It can also be helpful to have a meal plan or schedule to stay organized and on track.

Eating For The Season:

Very easy in the Winter time, to pop a slow cooker meal on in the morning and come home to that wonderful fragrance when you walk in the door. This can be prepared in a snaplock bag, put in the freezer and thawed out over night to go in the slow cooker in the morning, most cooking times are from 6-8 hours. Yes you can freeze your vegetables also.

If I was going to make say a chicken Laksa, I would cut the chicken up, add the laksa paste, we would add- cauliflower, carrot, large potato cut up, put all in a bag and straight in the freezer, putting in the slow cooker in the morning, I would then add the coconut milk. 

Summer Salads:

We actually eat salads all year round, so my go to salads are : broccoli salad, cauliflower salad, nutty rice salad, they all keep well, are so yummy with steak and a baked potato, or even on their own. Perfect to take for lunches. 

Soups:

Pumpkin soup- easily made in advance and frozen in meal size portions

Vegetable soup- click through for a quick and easy recipe

Slow Cooker Meals:

Best Ever Slow Cooker Beef

Salads That Last And Everyone Loves Them!

Curry Roasted Sweet Potato And Cauliflower Salad

Nutty Rice Salad

Thai Chicken Salad

Broccoli Salad Recipe

Avocado And Mango Salad

All the above salads are easy to make, ingredients you will have in your pantry and easily accessible. Great for meals also when you don't want to have meet, they are all delicious!

Enjoy x