01/22/2026
There are a few things I do in order to eat no stress healthy meals while staying in budget...
1) Plan your menu out. This way you don't have to think about what you're going to cook tonight. You have all the ingredients that you need.
2) Buy in bulk and pre prep.
The kids wanted to go to Sam's after school to get a giant pretzel for a treat...
While they waited in line I decided to do a little shopping...
Sam's had a sale on their chicken.
Before putting the groceries up, I divided up the chicken to family size portions and added marinade.
Depending on when chicken is on my menu (we eat chicken and rice every Thursday in some variation and other styles of chicken throughout the week) I will let a bag dethaw in my refrigerator overnight. (It marinates as it dethaws)
Cook the baked chicken with a side of rice and a steamer pack of Birdseye vegetables and you will have an entire meal for your family.
