Jan 01, 2016
Save Time and Money with Home-Cooked Meals
• Homemade spaghetti and salad for 4:– Jar of sauce: $3.19– Box of spaghetti: $1.00– Romaine: $1.19– Tomatoes: $2.10– Cucumber: $1.40– Total: $8.88– Minutes to prepare: 15
• 4 spaghetti dinners with salad at a restaurant:– Per person*:
$10.99– Total:
$43.96– Minutes to pick up:
30-45
*Not including beverages, tax and tip
Save $35.08 per week or $1,824 per year – PLUS control WHAT goes in YOUR meals
Ingredients of Our Show
• 15 meals made with simple ingredients
• How to stock your kitchen
• Efficient kitchen quiz
• Action plan for home-cooked meals
Dry Goods• Canned or dry beans • Favorite spices, herbs,
seasonings • Healthful canned soups • Oil and vinegar • Pasta • Pasta sauce • Rice • Tuna fish• Whole-grain bread • Whole-grain cereal
Refrigerated• Corn tortillas – bake and
use to garnish salads• Fat-free sour cream• Fruits• Margarine (light)• Orange juice• Parmesan cheese• Potatoes• Skim milk• Vegetables• Yogurt (light)
Frozen
• Chicken• Fish• Fruits – great for
smoothies and desserts• Nuts• Vegetables for soups, stir-
fry dishes, side dishes and additions to pasta
• Veggie burgers
Do You Have an Efficient Kitchen?
1. Do you clean your refrigerator on a weekly basis?
– It is best to do this when you come home from shopping
• Discard old food• Cut fruits and
vegetables for 3-5 days and make them easily accessible
• Mix beverages as needed (juice, milk)
Do You Have an Efficient Kitchen?
3. Do you have a variety of knives that are sharp, easy to find and easy to use?
Do You Have an Efficient Kitchen?
4. How is your stock of utensils for cooking – spoons, ladles, spatulas?
Do You Have an Efficient Kitchen?
5. Do you have enough pots and pans in different sizes? Can you find the lids?
Do You Have an Efficient Kitchen?
6. Are your microwave cooking containers organized and easy to find?
Do You Have an Efficient Kitchen?
7. Storage containers and bags should be in ample supply. Is this the case in your kitchen? – These can be used for planned leftovers
Do You Have an Efficient Kitchen?
8. Do you own equipment to make your job easier? Here are a few items:– microwave oven– toaster oven– food processor and or blender– rice cooker– mixing machine or hand beaters
Do You Have an Efficient Kitchen?
9. What does your freezer look like? Is it clean and up to date?– Your freezer can make your job much
easier if it is organized.
Action Plan forMore Healthful Meals
• Learn new healthful recipes• Plan meals for a week:
– How many dinners on the run?– How many fancy dinners?– How many lunches? – How many breakfasts?
• Stock kitchen with right ingredients• Organize and create efficient working
kitchen