![]() This right here is SAVING me. Our local schools are offering breakfast and lunch to all kids in the county, whether they attend public schools or not. Knowing that I at least will have breakfast and lunch covered for the boys is a HUGE weight off my shoulders. Thanks, Hamilton County Dept. of Education! It's been several weeks now since grocery store shelves around Chattanooga started looking empty and I had to adjust how I feed my family. I'll admit that the first couple of weeks caused me a bit - ok A LOT - of anxiety. As someone who is used to feeding a large family in a particular way, having that system shut down was stressful to say the least. Dietary restrictions make matters even more difficult, but I think we are finally settling in to a routine.
Since I'm starting to get a handle on "cooking during the apocalypse," I thought I'd share what's been working. Online grocery ordering is no longer the simple process it used to be. For years I sat down on a particular afternoon, with my meal plan in hand, searched for the ingredients I wanted, added them to my cart, and picked them up within a few hours. Ah, the good old days. I now grab a pickup time days in advance and add items to my cart a little at a time as they become available, knowing that what I order may not be available on the day I pick up. I order simple things as much as possible - meat, veggies, fruit, and pantry staples - so that I have options when I pick up the groceries and only get half of what I ordered. Think: chicken, broccoli, gluten free flour; not chorizo, fresh garlic, and cassava. Once I pick up my groceries I look at what I have and plan our meals from there - the opposite of what I've done most of my adult life. Yeesh. This week, I created a Google doc and added a table, listing proteins, veggies/sides, etc. Then I simply combined a protein with a couple of sides to come up with meals for the week. Here's what I came up with! Dinners:
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AuthorAs a busy mom of four and full-time fitness coach, I've learned to balance healthy recipes with quick and easy foods my family enjoys. Here I share some of my favorites. Archives
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