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15 Reader-Recommended Websites To Help You Get Started With Meal Planning

February 17, 2020 by not your average mom 1 Comment

One of the biggest mindset shifts I have had to make since becoming a mom is the belief that I should be doing everything by myself. Ten years ago I really believed good moms did everything themselves. They were disciplined and organized and efficient in all areas of their lives and they had single-handedly figured […]

Filed Under: In the Kitchen, Mental Health, Moneysavers, Self Care Tagged With: how to meal plan, meal planning, meal planning websites, meal prep

Chicken Salad With Pickles

May 28, 2018 by not your average mom 1 Comment

Once every one or two weeks I marinate a whole bunch of chicken breasts (like 12 of them) in some Italian dressing for a couple days, and then I cook them all at once either in a frying pan in batches or all at once on the grill. Then I use the cooked chicken over […]

Filed Under: In the Kitchen Tagged With: chicken breast recipes, chicken salad, chicken salad with greek dressing, easy chicken dinners, easy chicken lunches, easy chicken make ahead meal ideas, healthy chicken salad, meal planning, meal prep

Week Six

May 21, 2018 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

This last week in my journey to a healthier life presented a few challenges. Our town was devastated by a macroburst, we unexpectedly lost power for four days and relocated to my parents’ house, school has been cancelled since last Wednesday and at least for one more day tomorrow (making it a total of five […]

Filed Under: Exercise, Lessons I've Learned, Mental Health, Self Care, Sound Mind Sound Body Tagged With: clean eating, fitness, food prep, healthy lifestyles, journey, meal prep, Seaside Sprint Triathlon, triathlon

11 Manageable Meal Prepping Tips To Save You Time, Money And Brain Power

May 18, 2018 by not your average mom 1 Comment

Meal prep is one of those things that can seem daunting at first, but in reality it will make your life easier in more than one way if you can manage to make it a part of your routine. While it’s a little bit of an investment on the front end, on the back end […]

Filed Under: Food, In the Kitchen, Lessons I've Learned, Life at My House, Mental Health, Moneysavers, Timesavers Tagged With: freezer meals, ground turkey recipes, lunch bags, meal planning, meal prep, portion control, saving money on your food bill, smoothies

Homemade Pasta Sauce. Easy, Delicious and Inexpensive.

March 26, 2016 by not your average mom 2 Comments

I started making my own pasta sauce after realizing how easy and inexpensive and delicious it is. I’ve been experimenting with different recipes, and I found the one I LOVE the most (so far). It’s also the simplest… Two ingredients:  crushed tomatoes and onions. (Olive oil and salt don’t count as ingredients in my book). […]

Filed Under: In the Kitchen, Moneysavers, Timesavers Tagged With: Costco, homemade, homemade spaghetti sauce, inexpensive, meal planning, meal prep, pasta sauce, sauce, spaghetti sauce

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