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Friday, October 19, 2012

I'm Too Busy to Eat Healthfully


 I don't know about you, but at 4:30pm, when I realize that I don't know what I'm making for dinner, and the family is rotating around me like natives on the warpath, I am not inclined to follow through with that plan for grilled salmon and wild rice.  No, I reach for a box of mac 'n cheese and hope I can get it on the table before the screaming starts.  Then I realize that I am starving, and since I am not going to take the time and I don't want to clean up the mess from making two meals, I sit down and eat some mac  'n cheese.  I don't even like boxed mac 'n cheese!!! ( Homemade stuff, well that's another story.)  Any way, I decided to take this problem in hand.  I purchased a huge amount of chicken from Zaycon Foods.  *Details on how to do that to follow.*  While separating 40lbs of chicken into 1 lb packages I saw some limes on my counter.  My favorite marinade is a lime-honey-southwest concoction.  Inspiration struck!  I made up a double batch of the marinade and poured it into 4 of the chicken bags.  Then I thought, "why stop there?"  So I grabbed the last of a container of ranch dressing, some poppy seed salad dressing and a teriyaki marinade and doctored up a couple more bags.  At the end, I had bagged 13 lbs of chicken with marinade and put them in the freezer.  All I have to do is pull a bag out in the morning and let the chicken marinade as it thaws.  Seriously - this is genius!  Okay- I know people have been doing this for years and that pinterest has tons of examples.  But I never do it!  This time I did.  I'm pretty excited.  The coolest thing is that I am less likely to order Pizza, go out to dinner or, --gasp-- make mac 'n cheese!

So one more excuse down for me.  I now have time, for at least 13 meals, to eat healthfully.  :)  What are your best tips?




Zaycon chicken is the most awesome stuff I have found.  It is about $1.68/lb. which is crazy low in my area of the country.  More than that, this chicken does NOT have added hormones!!  It is NOT pre-frozen and I have been so happy with the quality.  If you would like to get some check them out here. They also have bacon, and salmon and a bunch of other things.  They are not in all areas, but they might be in yours, and if they aren't, send them a message and let them know that you are interested.  Maybe, if there is enough interest, they'll come to your area too.  :)
https://www.zayconfoods.com/refer/zf1982













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