A Young Wife's Tale » microwave steamer http://youngwifestale.com/blog Hand me another Diet Coke. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:34:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Healthy Food Fast http://youngwifestale.com/blog/homemaking/healthy-food-fast/ http://youngwifestale.com/blog/homemaking/healthy-food-fast/#comments Thu, 16 Jul 2009 04:35:16 +0000 Young Wife http://youngwifestale.com/blog/?p=609 With David’s chronic illness, eating right is very important. Here’s a few things I do to help us eat healthy food fast.

I cut up fresh fruits like melons and veggies like carrots as soon as I get home from the grocery store and put them in single serving size containers or baggies. I also do this with almonds and walnuts (Hooray for Omega 3s!). I even slice tomatoes for sandwiches ahead of time. This saves me so much time when I’m packing lunches.

One trick that makes dinner prep faster is making a pot of brown rice while I’m cleaning house. Brown rice is better for you than white rice, but unfortunately, it takes about an hour to cook. If I go ahead and make it before I need it, I have a healthy side dish ready to go with any main dish. Just remember that it’s important to treat cooked rice like you would any perishable food. It must be refrigerated properly.

I love the microwave steamer my mother gave me for my birthday two years ago. I use it for broccoli and asparagus all the time. It’s so fast! You can get them at Wal-Mart or Target for around $10.

Hope these ideas help. Do you have any tips for healthy food fast?

Love,
A Young Wife

P.S. This is really more of a savings tip, but the Kroger Brand of 94% Fat Free Popcorn tastes just as good as the name brand and it costs so much less!

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