How to Get More Fast Food into Your Diet

Todays families are more on the go than ever. Dad is working late and won't make it home for supper. Mom is also working so meals can be a chaotic time for families. Kids are in sports and many other outside activities and it seems impossible to sit everyone down for a quiet, well balanced evening meal.

Mornings are not any easier than the evenings. Each member of the family sets their alarm clock for different rising times and fight for the bathroom so that everyone can get to school or work on time. Time for breakfast seems to be a thing that only faintly glimmers in our memories. With a quick glance into the refrigerator, we often close it and head out the door thinking, " I will eat out today". Thoughts of picking up something from a carry-out restaurant seem like the only reasonable choice for dinner.

Lack of preparation for meal planning and not taking time to pack balanced lunches has taken it's toll on the health of many American families. Childhood obesity with adult diseases is an epidemic.

This necessitates the need for more fast food.

Now, I am not talking about fast food restaurants and drive-thru eating, but rather some better prepared meals that will help us make good choices in those times that we find our lives spinning out of control.

Here are some tips to help you stay on track nutritionally. I've offered some quick and easy ideas to help you plan. Having a plan will also save you time and money.

Breakfast Ideas:

Mix low fat cottage cheese with lite fruited yogurt and sprinkle in a couple tablespoons of grape nuts.

Make up a large batch of French toast with a whole grain bread one weekend morning and freeze them individually on a cookie sheet. Take frozen toasts and put them in zip-lock bags and return them to the freezer. Now all you need to do is pop one in the toaster and breakfast is ready.

Oatmeal is made quickly if you use a microwavable container such as a measuring cup. Stir in egg whites for protein along with apple sauce from a jar. Sprinkle on your cinnamon and you have a delicious balanced meal.