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S sonal high ghts: ENHANCED MEAL PREP

A busy schedule can throw even the most planning, reduce food waste, and keep

organized person o their game. In our fast- your grocery bill low.
paced world, having the time and energy to • Precook your proteins – Roast, grill, or bake
create a nutritious meal from scratch is rare. your proteins before o cial mealtimes.

Here’s where meal prepping can help. Meal
prepping is the practice of making meals • Purchase prepared entrées or sides – Bagged
ahead of time to eat throughout the week. salads, rotisserie chickens, and meal kits are
Usually, this helps people eat more nutritious excellent shortcuts.
meals and cut back on ordering out. • Make sheet pan meals – One-pan recipes can
make cooking a breeze. You can focus on
Meal prepping should make eating well easy.
Unfortunately, it gets a bad rap because most something other than dinner while everything
people associate it with eating the same bland cooks in one vessel without manipulation.
meal for the whole week. This myth keeps • Use a slow cooker – This cookware is perfect
people from employing this practice. Getting for making batches of oatmeal, soup, braised
meals ready days ahead keeps mealtime simple meats, and more! Throw everything in and
and quick and gives you time to think of let the machine do the work.
interesting dinners.
• Produce freezer-friendly meals – Save time
Fortunately, there is no “right” way to prep with prepared meals stored in your freezer.
meals. Check out our tips for simplifying For example, chili, soups, and stews freeze
your week. easily and thaw quickly.
• Double batch popular items – Make two • Use garnishes and toppings – Fresh herbs,
or three times the amount of items that lemons, limes, toasted nuts and seeds, and
can be used in all types of cuisine, like rice, sauces can quickly change a dish’s ﬂ avor
pasta, and cooked vegetables. They will be proﬁ le, textures, and brightness. Variety
ready and waiting for dinner. makes mealtime enjoyable.

• Cross-utilize ingredients – Create a week’s A little bit of planning goes a long way. Once
menu incorporating the same ingredients you’ve identiﬁ ed your week’s menu, the rest
throughout the week. This can simplify is a breeze. Work smarter, not harder.

p duce pick: GOLDEN DELICIOUS APPLES
Golden Delicious apples are among the Delicious apples also have important minerals
world’s top 15 most popular apples. They like iron, zinc, and potassium.
were discovered by accident almost 120 Golden Delicious apples have a subtly sweet
years ago in West Virginia. You can ﬁ nd ﬂ avor and a hint of spice. They are ﬁ rm, and
these apples in stores in North America from great for baking, making sandwiches, and
September through October.
adding to salads. They can also be made into
Even though they have similar names, sorbets, ice creams, and sauces.
Golden Delicious apples are not related to Fun Fact: Did you know Golden Delicious
Red Delicious apples. Their “parents” might apples can help keep your teeth clean? Their
be two other apples called Grimes Golden natural sweetness and crunch can help
and Golden Reinette. remove plaque!
These apples are yellow-skinned due to their Source: https://www.homefortheharvest.com/
high carotenoid content. These nutrients are golden-delicious-apples/#The_origins_of_
good for your eyes, heart, and brain. Golden Golden_Delicious_apples

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