With most of us stuck at home in this pandemic, now is the perfect opportunity to get more creative with our home cooking. As restaurants and cafes are takeaway or delivery only, why not look at ways of recreating delicious dining experiences in our own kitchens? This is a great opportunity to develop some good habits around meal planning and preparing to improve our health while learning new skills along the way! Read on for some tips and suggestions to help inspire you to be more organised in the kitchen by planning and cooking your own meals. Before you start, ask yourself these questions:
Seasonal: Start with planning your meals around what fresh produce is in season. Some of the benefits of eating seasonally are:
Collaborate: If you’re (un)fortunate enough to live with others how about collaborating?
General Tips:
Quick and easy meals: When you don’t have much time and are looking for a quick lunch or easy dinner it can seem convenient to reach for your phone to order delivery. However, in the same time it takes or less for your delivery to arrive you could prepare one of these easy meals yourself! Salads – I know the old saying goes ‘you don’t make friends with salad’ BUT, there are so many interesting takes on salads beyond the typical ‘garden salad’ to try:
Eggs – There are SO many tasty and quick egg recipes out there, you could try:
Stir-fries – The longest part is chopping up the ingredients! Then it’s just a matter of quickly frying everything in the pan and adding some sauce and noodles or rice.
Pizza – Try making homemade pizzas using flat bread bases, tomato paste and your choice of fresh toppings. Noodles – Now this could be your typical 2-minute packet noodles or something more fancy like vermicelli or ramen, whatever you choose, be sure to add some extra veggies and protein for some added nutrition! These are just some general suggestions, have a search online or in a cookbook for more quick and easy recipes to inspire you. Weekly meal cook up: Another idea that works well if you have less time during the week is doing a big cook up once a week. Just set aside a couple of hours on say a Sunday afternoon to prepare a meal or two that you can then store leftovers of for the week. Try recipes that you can easily store (see ‘storage’ tips) and meal bases that you can use in a variety of different dishes. Some of my regular big cook ups include:
Storage:
Recipe websites and resources:
Desserts: I know everyone has their own preferences for desserts and if you’re aiming for a healthy diet you might be trying to limit sweets and treats. But my word of advice would be to include treats in moderation, have it be something homemade and a little healthier. You could try baking a big batch of healthy(ish) muffins using fruit as a sweetener, make a fruit pie, bake or crumble to eat throughout the week. Or you could just stick with some of your favourite fresh fruit as an after dinner/lunch treat! Most of all, it’s about finding what works for you, finding a balance between routine and freedom, healthy and comforting, affordable and treating yourself.
Let’s feed ourselves and our loved ones with scrumptious, healthy, homemade food. Feel free to post some of your favourite recipes below or on our social media pages! Happy planning, preparing, creating and sharing!
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