Anyone who's had a child knows the meaning of the word "hectic."
I'm thrilled to say my wife and I just had our second baby a few days ago -- and that means double hectic. Once we arrived home from the hospital, we not only had a newborn child to care for (no easy feat), but also a very busy, active toddler who wanted just as much attention for herself.
When you're struggling with weight gain and trying to eat more nutritiously, such major life changes can really throw you for a loop. There's just so precious little time to shop for groceries, plan and prepare healthy meals, and still be able to get a few hours of sleep.
While I admit we have relied on a few fast-food meals to get us through the past few days, we are also trying to find ways to eat as nutritiously as possible, given the circumstances. For instance, we got a pre-cut fruit tray from the grocery store -- one simple way to work in extra servings of fruit between midnight feedings. Healthy Choice meals have also helped us out. Sometimes all we have time for is a Fresh Mixer for lunch or a Naturals meal for dinner. At least they're good for us -- and they taste good, too.
I also searched for some recipes on Start Making Choices that involved only 10 minutes or less of hands-on time. A few that look promising are
Breakfast Burritos with Tomato-Basil Topping,
Chicken Rotini Toss and
Hearty Beef and Bean Chili. The recipes may take longer than 10 minutes to cook (like the chili, which takes 8 hours in a slow cooker, but only 5 minutes of hands-on time). But as long as neither my wife or I need to stand over the stove stirring or the cutting board chopping, these quick and easy recipes beat yet another pizza delivered to our door.