Two of the biggest obstacles to eating healthy meals during the week are time and effort. How often do we come home tired from a long day at work and end up eating pre-packaged, easy to cook foods or take-out fast food? This slideshow offers seven simple meal planning tips that will help you eat well during the busy work week.

1. Meal prepping tips
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2. Make time to find
recipes
Websites
Cookbooks
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Magazines
Your favorite cooking shows

3. Make sure you have
the ingredients
you’ll need
Check your
pantry & fridge
Stock up on
staples
Read your recipes
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4. Use a calendar or
app to plan meals
• Plan To Eat *
• Paper calendar
• Evernote
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5. Plan for “theme”
nights
Taco Tuesday
Pizza Friday
Breakfast-for-Dinner
Night
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6. Cook ahead of time
Beans
Pasta
Rice
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Sauces
Mashed
Potatoes

7. organize your
refrigerator
Clean it out
weekly
Label
containers
Use see-through
storage
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8. Make meal planning
fun!
Get the kids
involved
Play your favorite
music while you
prep
Try a new dish
once a week
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9. For more information:
Website - www.vegetarianzen.com
Vegetarian Zen podcast on iTunes / Stitcher
Facebook - VegetarianZen
Twitter - @VegetarianZen
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