Healthy meal planning is important for every day life, but after any kind of surgery or childbirth, it is vital for recovery. Sometimes as the patient, especially before childbirth, it is possible to plan out meals and make things ahead of time to store in the refrigerator or freezer, but when surgery comes up unexpectedly, it is often up to the caregiver(s), family and friends to create a meal plan…
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Healthy Meal Plan Weekly Volume 16
Healthy Meal Plan Monday Volume 16 is here to make your life easier! You CAN create healthy meal plans with quick and easy weeknight meal ideas that families love and can afford!
Easy Weeknight Dinners Volume 3
I love easy weeknight dinners! Meal plan for sanity! And take ME time whenever you can! Easy Weeknight Dinners Volume 3 My two youngest kids were traveling to see their cousins for two weeks so I was free! I had my first grader but she is super easy. She could eat the same thing all the time if I let her. I think the one meal we loved was the…
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Mediterranean Farro Salad
I am in love. I am in love with Farro! This nutty, crunchy and chewy mystery grain is my new fave. I talked about it last week in my post about Whole Grains: Cooking with Farro and its amazing health benefits. This is a Mediterranean recipe with fresh veggies and dressing that we actually serve with shrimp on the side. Did you know how healthy a Mediterranean diet is and…
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Post Surgery Meal Plan
As I mentioned a few weeks ago, my mother underwent brain surgery to remove a tennis-ball sized tumor from the top of her head over her eye. She has since been diagnosed with stage 4 brain cancer and will begin intense radiation and chemotherapy treatment next week. Of course, the initial reaction was shock, fear, anger and weakness, but my mom is getting ready to rally like she’s never done…
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Garlic Shrimp with Fresh Corn on the Cob
Garlic Shrimp Healthy Meal Planning with Garlic Shrimp and Fresh Corn on the Cob My soon-to-be-kindergartener has been asking for shrimp lately like it’s cotton candy or something. I made it a few weeks ago but apparently she did not approved of the breadcrumb coating I put on them before I fried them because it was peeled off. This time I decided to try it without the breadcrumb coating and…
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Easy Potato and Yellow Split Pea Curry
Here is a healthy recipe that you can make quickly and very inexpensively. I love vegetarian recipes that are hearty and delicious! Try this easy Potato and Yellow Split Pea Curry and you will be asking for seconds!