You’re Too Tired to Cook and You Have No Time to Cook. I Got It!

             Imagine this.  You arrive home from work late and you’re tired.  The last thing you want to do is muster up the energy to make dinner.  You’re hungry and the troops are hungry; your son needs to be at practice in 30 minutes and your daughter needs help with her math homework.  Can you relate to that?

            Even a saint could not cook under those stressful conditions and I don’t blame you for ordering a pizza, or going to the drive-thru.  Those options do not require you to make any decisions, or ask anything more from your already worn-out body.  But you’ve committed to taking better care of yourself and your family by eating better.  So how can you solve the problem of no time or energy to cook?        

            The answer is very simple.  You need to plan.  Healthy food choices will not appear in your refrigerator unless you put them there.  Pick a time when you’re not tired, rushed, stressed or hungry.  Sit down with your schedule and decide what days you can be home to cook and what days the family will be in for the evening.  Put cooking dinner in your schedule just as you would your doctor’s appointment.

            Then look over the grocery store sales papers.  See what is on sale and plan to buy and cook those foods on those days.  If asparagus are a great price, that means they are in season and they will taste the best.  Find a few recipes for asparagus and plan your dinner around that vegetable.  What meat is on sale this week?  If it’s chicken, then buy a few and make a chicken dish to go with the asparagus.  You get the idea.  What else is on sale that can be easy snacks---strawberries, blueberries, deli ham (that you can cut up and have ready) or eggs (that you can hard-boil)? 

           I understand how hard you work and how limited your time is, but with a bit of planning you can fool your schedule.  You don’t have to make yourself cook under stressful conditions you just have to be a good planner. 

Cooking is easier than you think and you and your family are worth the time and effort it takes. 

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