Weekly Family Meal Recipes: Family Meals in a Flash

by Meals Matter | about the author 13. October 2011 15:42

Eat Better, Eat Together is a blog series by registered dietitians and parents whose stories and advice help families start or strengthen a commitment to balanced family meals and create healthy, successful families. Take the Eat Better, Eat Together Family Meal Pledge at Facebook.com/MealsMatter.org. 

Planning healthy family meals can be easier when you know your food personality. Whether you love cooking from scratch or prefer to throw together ingredients at a moment’s notice, the free Food Personality Quiz on MealsMatter.org can help you prepare healthy meals with tailored recipe recommendations.

The “Meals in a Flash” food personality and related recipe recommendations are perfect for pulling together balanced family meals on busy weeknights without sacrificing flavor or nutrition. These recipes utilize “short-cut” ingredients like bagged salad, canned beans and precut vegetables to save you time.

For a family meal in a flash, start with Smoky Corn and Black Bean Pizza, Mango Salad and Honey Baked Bananas. For other fast family meals throughout the week, mix and match Strawberry Mango Smoothies, Creamy Ranch Pork Chops and Rice, Baja Bean Salad and Balsamic Glazed Chicken and Bell Pepper Sandwiches.

Visit Facebook to take the Eat Better, Eat Together family meal pledge and follow the Twitter hashtag #EatBetter2Gether for family meal updates. Then register at MealsMatter.org to add these and other recipes to your personalized family meal plan and shopping list.

“Family Meals Matter” features registered dietitian-approved recipes from the thousands of user-contributed recipes available at the free family-nutrition and meal-planning website, Meals Matter, maintained by registered dietitian moms with Dairy Council of California. Healthy Eating Made Easier™

 

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