Mom Tip of the Week

Check back every weekend for my Mom Tip of the Week!!


This weeks tip comes from MY mom! and she has a few things to say.


"I'd like to suggest a weekly activity - shopping followed by prep to make your life easier for the rest of the week. For example, cooking up large amounts of chicken and rice and then (when cooled) putting meal sized portions into baggies and freezing them. You can then pull them out of the freezer when you get home after a long day at school and voila! you have a wonderful home cooked meal! 
You can also chop up onions and freeze them in baggies for quick cooking.

Also, put together a big bowl of salad - make sure that the bowl had a lid!! Then you have fresh salad available whenever you come home hungry. And cut up fresh veggies (carrots into carrot stix, peppers into strips) so that when you want a snack you can reach for something healthy and that won't add those pounds. Make sure to have a supply of ranch dressing on hand to dip them. Also, when they are on sale, grab a BIG bag of cheese stix - again, quick and easy to either take with you to class or to have for a wonderful snack.

And when you do cook a meal, cook enough for at least 2 meals - if you are going to go to all that trouble you might as well spread it out over a few meals.

Oh, pancakes can be frozen!! So when you want some for breakfast make up a huge batch. Cool them and then freeze.
Love you!"


So there you have it! My mom tip of the week. 


If you're a mom (or parent/guardian) and have a tip for us college kids, or you are a college kid with a tip from your parent, send it along and I will include it on the blog!


Until next time, 
~~Lucy