Preparedness refers to the state of being prepared for specific or unpredictable events or situations. Preparedness is an important quality in achieving goals and in avoiding and mitigating negative outcomes.
This my friends is the key to it all. If you want to live a healthy lifestyle, make healthy choices, and take control of your eating the only route there is is ”preparedness”…no way around it.
We spent a good portion of our day today in our jammies, watching football. So around 3 we made a run to the park. It gets dark and cold here early and when we piled in the car to head home my Husband noted it was already 5…and suggested we eat out. I was all for it as I had planned nothing for dinner. As we tossed possible dining destinations back and forth it occurred to me how silly it was when I have a freezer, pantry and fridge overflowing with easy, healthy choices.
Preparedness.
Dinner was 4 things: frozen fish, quinoa, bruschetta sauce, and edamame
1st I microwaved the edamame and in 5 minutes the kids were eating a hot veggie. Costco sells Madame Edamame and the little bags go right into the microwave. Fast. Hot. Healthy. Sprinkled with a little garlic salt and everyone is a fan. (these are also good cold in a bag on the run)
2. Fish. I know, not everyone likes fish. But I would encourage you to find one you can tolerate as it is an awesome lean protein, and easy to make. If you choose non-fishy ones they are basically plain, like chicken, and will taste like whatever you put on them. We eat a lot of Tilapia, which Costco also sells frozen, and we also enjoy Barramundi which has no fishiness at all! Remember to check the Monterey Aquarium Seafood Watch site for best choices! I put frozen fish in cold water (still in the packaging) for about 5 min, then it is ready to go. Most of these frozen white fish choices are good broiled on each side for 5 min. I added a little pepper and some Galeos Miso for flavor.
3. Quinoa. 6 minutes in the microwave. The main reason I like to make quinoa is it is fast and light. You don’t feel all weighed down like you do after eating rice. Trader Joe’s Organic Quinoa is cheap, and can you beat a 4- 6 minute microwave option?
4. Bruschetta. I always have bruschetta sauce in the house. It is easy to dip things into, and dump onto dishes to spice them up! Actually right now I have the Costco option (Hannah’s) and the Trader Joe’s kind. Tonight I added it to the quinoa and it was so YUMMY! I actually just made more to have for lunch tomorrow. Quinoa has a lot of protein so it makes a perfect mini-meal on the run, and tastes great cold!
So 30 minutes after walking into the house we had a dinner that was pretty healthy, easy to make, and relatively cheap…all things I am sure we would not have accomplished if we had gone out. Not one thing I made took over 6 minutes…hard to argue with that!
Preparedness=Good Stuff!
