Meals Matter
Meals Matter
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The Meals Matter Blog offers advice and tips on using a positive and realistic approach for meal planning, healthy eating, feeding families and fitness. Posts are written by registered dietitians, staff and guest bloggers of the Dairy Council of California.
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Eat, Play, Love: Raising Healthy Eaters is a blog series by parents and dietitians whose stories and advice reminds us that we can overcome the challenges of feeding children. Subscribe to find ways to build lifelong healthy eating habits for your children.
Whether it’s a dish that is cooked and frozen for later, a crockpot meal or a recipe that just gets better the second time around as leftovers, busy working mom Andrea Garen, RD relies on recipes that can do double-duty.
While selected for their nutrition and taste, this week’s recipes can be made ahead, doubled or retooled for exciting leftovers. Enjoy these time-saving strategies for hungry families.
Start with a family meal of Mexican Potato Omelet (which tastes great the next day sliced cold on baguettes),Very Easy Fruit Salad and Sparkling Sangria. Throughout the week, save time with make-ahead Cheesy Broccoli Potato Mash, Beef Brisket Slow Cooker, Crockpot Oatmeal and Creamy Turkey Soup that breathes new life into leftover turkey breast or rotisserie chicken.
Register free at MealsMatter.org to follow the Eat, Play, Love: Raising Healthy Eaters blog series and add these and other recipes to your meal plan and shopping list. Be sure to follow @MealsMatter and #EatPlayLove on Twitter for more tips and recipes for raising healthy eaters.
“Family Meals Matter” features recipes selected by registered dietitians from the thousands of user-contributed recipes available at our free online nutrition and meal-planning website, Meals Matter, sponsored by Dairy Council of California. Healthy Eating Made Easier™
Photo Caption: Mexican Potato Omelet, EatingWell. Photo by Ken Burris.