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Home Cooking = Healthier Family

No stress, a family who is enjoying home cooked meals and a week’s worth of meals planned? It’s not the twilight zone, it’s challenger 2BFitIn10’s home!

It may take a bit more time, but cooking at home definitely beats take out any day. For one, I can control what’s going into the food my family eats. Ever since I started Weight Watchers and read Jillian Michaels’ book, I’ve become more conscientious about calorie content and ingredients. I’m often shocked at what I see on food labels for products I buy in the store or foods I eat in the restaurant. Earlier in my Weight Watcher’s journey, I went to Ruby Tuesday’s with my sister and husband. I didn’t have time to look up what was healthy before we got there. So I picked what I thought was ok. Did you know that chicken quesadillas at Ruby Tuesdays have over 1000 calories and 70 grams of fat??? Yuck! Now, I often choose not to eat certain foods because I don’t feel its worth it putting it into my body.

Last week, I decided to put a meal plan together. I selected what we would eat for dinner each night, and shopped for the ingredients. I really believe planning ahead is key to eating healthier. This is what my meal plan looked like:

It definitely took the stress off of trying to figure out what to make each night. But more importantly, we ate at home – saving money and saving our health. I’m sure my meal planning skills will improve as I continue. I’m actually starting to like this! And, so is my family!


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