Jul
16
2009
Don’t Overlook Food Planning
Author: JoshYou research, plan, and buy all kinds of baby items. Then when baby arrives you are too tired to shop or cook. You end up ordering pizza or sending hubby to pickup Chinese or other fast food. Nothing can bust a budget faster than eating out. Don’t be afraid to ask close friends and family to prepare a meal for you. They would love to have a way to help out and an excuse to come by to see the new baby. Many church groups will do this as well. Additionally, cook and freeze other meals like lasagna and casseroles that can be thrown in the oven. Once you start cooking a bit crock pot meals, any time of the year, are great time savers. You throw the ingredients in and you don’t have to worry about turning or burning something when baby cries, needs changed, or fed. It’s also good because it is ready when you are ready instead of getting cold because you have to do one more thing with baby before you can sit down to eat. If you are thinking, how many chickens can you eat in a week…well, there is more to chicken and roast in the crockpot. Check out Stephanie O’Dea’s blog. She made a New Year’s resolution to cook with her crock-pot every day for the entire year of 2008! The cool thing is she posted what she made every day so you have no excuses for not using this tool a time or two a week or even every day for a couple of weeks.
