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Finding time to prepare healthier meals for our families can sometimes (or always) be overwhelming, especially during the busy work week! Find out some of our favorite go-to nutrient dense meals and snacks for the whole family; grab your pen and paper!
Resources/Show Notes
Dinner
Slow Cooker Marinara Chicken and Veggies
Spaghetti Squash with Meatballs
Pressure Cooker Mexican Quinoa Dinner
Slow Cooker Mexian Flank Steak (for tacos)
Spinach and Gruyere Stuffed Tilapia (or cod)
5 Ingredient Pesto Shrimp and Broccoli Fettuccine
Superfast Bean Tostadas with Cabbage Slaw
Chicken Summer Vegetable Tostadas
Tempeh Sloppy Joes; one or two blocks of tempeh, chopped and then sauteed with a little oil in a pan. Add 1/2 a can (or up to one can) of sloppy joe sauce to the tempeh, serve on whole grain buns.
Simple Cheesey Vegetable bread; buy a frozen raw loaf of bread, thaw it out, press it out, add a bit of oil, cheese, and vegetables (I like spinach, red pepper and mushroom). Cook the vegetables first to get rid of excess water, then add them on top of the cheese. Roll the bread (basically fold it to encase the veggies and cheese) and put the seem downward. Bake according to directions.
Breakfast/Snacks
https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/218929/slow-cooker-oats/
Egg/Oat/Banana Pancakes: 1 egg, 1/4 cup oats, 1 mashed ripe banana, in a small bowl, mix well, pour onto a greased pan and cook both sides for about 1 minute (or until cooked through). Serve with Greek yogurt and PB on top, or whatever you’d like
https://www.theleangreenbean.com/easy-banana-oat-bars/
Egg Muffins (modify how you’d like!); https://www.deliciousmeetshealthy.com/breakfast-egg-muffins/
Chocolate dipped apples; slice an apple, dips it in melted semi sweet chocolate cups
Giant Whole Wheat Apple-Oat Breakfast Cookies
Vegan and Gluten-Free Good Morning Breakfast Cookies
Cranberry-Seed Breakfast Cookies –
Mega Carrot Cake Breakfast Cookies {Vegan} —
Crock Pot Apple Cinnamon Steel Cut Oats —
Slow Cooker Pumpkin Pie Steel Cut Oats —
Crock Pot Cherry Pie Steel Cut Oats —
Books:
Nicole’s Slow Cooker Cookbook (Heart Healthy)
Cooking with Paige (Gina’s story book/cookbook for kids!)
Products we discussed