Tips for Cooking Healthy Even When you Don't Feel Like It

Eating Healthy even when... you don't want to cook!

Take 5: Do something FUN or creative BEFORE you set out to make dinner. Yes, it is good to eat dinner at the same time each day but on those days when you feel uninspired - do something fun first! Get outside, play your favorite music, or COLOR -whatever gets your juices flowing! pun intended.

Keep it simple!Some healthy combinations can be thrown together faster than warming a frozen pizza (i know, I've done it). The key is to keep it simple. Frozen veggies sauteed in olive oil, over rice or quinoa - or salad with beans, boiled egg or nuts for protein are a few ideas.

Ask your Gut!

I am all for meal planning but if you are feeling BLAH about dinner because you aren't in the mood for what you had planned - then ask your GUT! What do you FEEL like eating? You may have more inspiration to make THAT!

Make it Social!

In many cultures the entire family helps with dinner. If you have extra hands hanging around - give them a "piece" of prep work or ask for their suggestions to help stir up the inspiration you are lacking. The good news is that people are more likely to eat healthy food if they helped to make it!

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Greetings!

I have a confession.

Last week .. I did not want to cook!

There were several factors that made cooking feel like a chore, one of which I believe was intuitive (recognizing that my body wanted to cleanse and relax). Unfortunately, everyone in my house did not feel the same intuitive need that I did. THEY still wanted REAL dinner! Salad or steamed veggies was not going to meet their needs!

Now for most people that is no big deal - they would just order out - problem solved. But when you are committed to eating natural, sustainably raised foods and/or you have food sensitivities--ordering out can actually be more stressful than cooking! Does it have gluten? Or dairy? Or eggs? Or hormones? EEEK!

So .. because we all have times when we just dont feel like cooking, and because most of us don't have healthy take out on the corner, I have included some of my tips for how to eat healthy, even when you don't feel like cooking. AND .. I have included some of my favorite kitchen tools from the Pampered Chef - which can help to make cooking more efficient and FUN!

Kelly