Sometimes when we make poor decisions, we think back and say “It sounded good at the time.” This definitely happens at the grocery store.  Marketers and packaging designers are wizards when it comes to enticing us to buy things there.  A lot of the weird items that I have in my pantry “sounded good at [...]

When you decide what to have for dinner, or when you do your weekly meal planning, do you have lots of meals to choose from?  Or do you have a hard time thinking of what to make?   I recommend having lots of meals to choose from, and keeping a list so you don’t forget [...]

Saving Time While Cooking: Batching   I am reading an absolutely fascinating book called The 4 Hour Workweek.  The book talks about eliminating unnecessary tasks in work and life, and doing the things you HAVE to do in the quickest and most efficient way possible.  A lot of the concepts that are discussed in the [...]

Remember Tim and Betty who signed up for the meal planning package? What did they get out of it? What were the benefits to their family? Benefits: Saving money:  Instead of spending $200-$300 each week on groceries, the weekly bill decreased to $80-$120.  By spending an average of $100 each week instead of an average [...]

Kitchens Resolved Client Profile:  Tim and Betty. The Family:  Tim and Betty and their three children (names have been changed to protect privacy). The Problems Imbalance:  Tim did almost all the grocery shopping and cooking.  Betty wanted to change that and pitch in more with cooking food and feeding the kids. Not enough variety:  Tim [...]

A friend of mine sent me this article about Healthier Kids Menus: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2015591511_apushealthierkidsmenus.html#loop This was my response to their kind email: Hi,   Yes, I did find that very interesting! Thanks for sending it over.   A couple of my thoughts: It’s nice to see little examples of the food revolution showing up in restaurants… [...]

What can we learn from restaurants? Systems: Restaurants have high turnover rates. The work is hard, tiring, the hours are rough, and often coworkers are snappy. People fight over hours, the best shifts, the better jobs and tasks. Restaurants that are franchised or national chains have to be on the ball regarding their systems, since [...]

How do you feel when you walk into your kitchen? I’m working with a client now that absolutely hates his kitchen! The countertops are a girly color, the kitchen is cut off from the rest of the living space, the layout is bad, the view from the window sucks, and it comes as no surprise [...]

Weekly Planning Once you have your 5 lists, you are ready to start planning ahead 1 week at a time. This is where you say: “I’m going to donate 10 minutes of my time to myself each week because planning to eat is important for my health and energy.” Armed with your 5 lists, you [...]

This week we’ve been talking about the planning ahead that you can be doing if you’re single. Spending time at the beginninng of each week will make your whole week and eating go smoother! You should have 5 lists: I talked about 3 of them on Wednesday, and now for the final two… List #4: [...]