Food Choice - Convenience

Convenience is a huge factor in our decision making process.

So how can we make eating healthy more convenient?

1) Make extra dinner.
If you’re going to take the time to make a healthy dinner,

go ahead and double the recipe and eat the second half for lunch the next day.

So for example, if you’re making a chicken breast with rice and veggies,

make 2 chicken breasts and double the other portions.

That way you have a healthy, already made lunch the next day.

2) Food prep.
Certain foods can be started at the beginning of the week.

For example, you can make a batch of pizza dough, and then separate it into

7 different balls to be made into crusts each day. Then when it’s dinner time,

it’s just baking the crust for 10 min, then adding toppings and baking until toppings are

fully cooked and cheese is bubbly (usually 15 min).

3) Shortcuts
Use shortcuts when making food. Things like canned or frozen vegetables are great

since you can just pop them in the microwave and they’re done quickly.

Canned meats like tuna are also great to toss on salads or sandwiches

for quick extra protein and healthy fats. 100% juice not from concentrate

and no added sugars has the vitamins found in their respective fruits,

so they’re great for a quick smoothie.

4) Plan ahead.
When grocery shopping, try to plan for meals with overlapping ingredients,

like chicken breast and rice and chicken enchiladas.

That way when you make dinner with one ingredient,

you can make extra for the next meal so it’s already done.