Ideas to take away the worry for people in a hurry.
- When you're cooking on the weekend, think about doubling or even tripling the quantities you're making so you can freeze a few good meals for upcoming days or weeks.
- Store all the ingredients you need to make lunches, in one cupboard.
- Wash, peel and cut a reasonable quantity of fresh vegetables, then store them in the fridge.
- Despite our best intentions, we are usually rushed in the morning. By choosing and preparing lunches the previous evening, you'll only have to open the refrigerator door before leaving for work or school.
- Freeze your sandwiches. Yes, sandwiches can be frozen for about a month; just make sure that what you put in the sandwich is also going to freeze well for a month. The following foods do not: eggs and some vegetables such as lettuce, tomatoes and cucumbers. You can put the frozen sandwich directly into the lunch box, so it will not only help keep the other food in the lunch box fresh, but also it will be thawed and fresh in time for lunch!
- Always have canned food at hand. Beans, peas, corn, tuna and salmon, for example, always make a good last-minute addition to a lunch or supper.
- When you're cooking the evening meal, think about what you can save for the next day's lunch.
- For those midafternoon munchies at the office, keep healthy snacks like dried or canned fruit, nuts or whole wheat crackers in a drawer. That way you can grab a bite without having to visit the vending machines, which, let's face it, often serves up empty calories.
- Lastly, when you go to the grocery store, always bring a list of the products you need so you are not wasting your time wandering up and down the aisles. Not only will you save time, but also, you'll avoid filling up on fattening foods.
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