meal planning

  • Give Kids A Portable Breakfast In The Morning

    Give Kids A Portable Breakfast In The Morning

    My son has a big appetite and is almost always ready for the next meal, so in my home, the breakfast battle tends to center more around what to eat rather than whether to eat. But over the years, I’ve watched several of my friends fight the please just eat SOMETHING battle over and over…


  • How To Make A Meal Plan For Your Next Holiday

    How To Make A Meal Plan For Your Next Holiday

    I’ve always been a fan of pre-travel planning, to the point that I build a packing grid before every trip. The packing grid includes outfit components for every day of travel (based on predicted weather and activity), as well as a list of essentials that I don’t want to leave behind: Advil, Band-Aids, my Fitbit…


  • How To Time Your Cooking So Everything Is Ready At Once

    How To Time Your Cooking So Everything Is Ready At Once

    When preparing a “square” meal – you know, the kind with a protein and at least two sides – I rarely struggle with the actual cooking. I can cook a chicken, mash some potatoes, and roast a pan of broccoli without any issue. But timing it all so everything ends up on the table simultaneously…