Healthy eating for busy parents
Juggling work and home and providing nutritious meals for you and your family can seem an impossible task, but there are a few shortcuts along the way that will make life easier.
Healthy eating for busy parents
Firstly, get the balance right. Make sure your evening meal includes foods from each of the following groups:
- Fruit and vegetables. Choose from fresh, frozen, dried or canned but include plenty of them
- Cereals. Choose from bread, pasta, potatoes, rice or couscous, but select the wholegrain varieties
- Protein foods. Choose from meat, chicken, fish, dairy foods, pulses (beans, peas, lentils) and nuts but select lower fat dairy foods and lean meats
Try some of these suggestions:
Always have a selection of frozen vegetables in your freezer to add to soups and casseroles. Serve a side portion of cooked frozen vegetables with your lunch and dinner. They will only take a few minutes to cook - leaving you time to do all those other things that you need to do.
Check out the 'Healthy Hints' on the back of 97% fat free CONTINENTAL Tonight sauces and Recipe Bases for suggestions for vegetables to serve. Try some of the recipes on the back of CONTINENTAL Pasta & Sauce packs for some healthy meals using plenty of vegetables.
