I have my fall school plans all set and they involve very busy days \u2014 which is a good thing \u2014 we will be doing school in the morning four days a week and have extracurricular activities in the early afternoon four days a week.\u00a0 This means that we will be back home for dinner and our family story and bedtime routine and I will have my evenings free to wind down or be with my husband.\u00a0 My only fear is that walking in the door at 5 pm with hungry kids could slide quickly into a TV and frozen pizza routine, which would be a bummer.\u00a0 I want to head this off by planning meals which I can prep early in the day and activities that the kids can do while I am getting dinner on the table.<\/p>\n
The routine should go like this:\u00a0 empty your stuff out of the car and shower\/change, then one child will help set the table while the others do a contained, planned activity, a school table full of legos or playdough or puzzles or drawing.<\/p>\n
So, I will have about a half hour to get the meal ready for the table, which should be plenty of time if I have done some prep early in the day.\u00a0 My problem is that every recipe I have come up with to make in advance involves ground beef \u2014 it is so easy to get the taco meat or spaghetti sauce going early.\u00a0 I think the slow cooker could also be a help here.<\/p>\n
Anyone have any suggestions for a healthy meal that will wait for us, casseroles or crockpot specials, or ingredients that can be prepped and then quick sauteed?<\/p>\n
Our budget and waistlines will thank you if you save us from the temptation of takeout!<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I have my fall school plans all set and they involve very busy days \u2014 which is a good thing \u2014 we will be doing school in the morning four days a week and have extracurricular activities in the early afternoon four days a week.\u00a0 This means that we will be back home for dinner […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":733,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1987","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nutrition","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n