Easy Meals 101: What Are The Top 10 Food Staples That I Should Always Have On Hand?...

Easy Meals 101: What Are The Top 10 Food Staples That I Should Always Have On Hand?

So, how do you pull it all together on those nights when one child has scouts, one has lessons or a game, you have a meeting, and everyone needs to eat - really quick? My answer is to mix and match!

You should have an idea of the healthiness of certain foods when you dine out. Pasta, for example, is a good source of carbohydrates; but when you eat out, you will most likely be served with one overloaded with fattening sauces. crockpot swedish meatballs may have more red meat in them than what is good for your health, but when taken in the right amounts, red meat can be good for you.

You must consume such foods in moderation. By ordering dishes that have all the necessary nutrients that you need and eating only the right amount, you will be able to keep your diet plan intact.

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A few sips told me this is a rough-tasting wine. You know it's there and won't want to pair it with a poached white fish with herbs. I first tried this Shiraz with a slow cooker meatballs-cooked beef stew and soft wheat kernels, accompanied by a commercial potato salad and a homemade tomato and cucumber salad. The wine was mouth filling and fairly long, but not subtle or complex. I tasted plums and black cherries. Not surprisingly this wine had no problem handling harissa, a very spicy Tunisian pepper sauce.

Avoid grains wherever possible and only consumer them in moderation. Grains such as wheat, rice and corn have become staples over the past few thousand years. Yet this carbohydrate-packed foods may be one of the biggest causes of our obesity epidemic because our bodies still struggle to cope with the jolt of sugar they provide. That causes our insulin levels to shoot up, grabbing all that sugar in the blood and turning it to fat. Soon our blood sugar levels will have slumped again causing hunger and sugar cravings.

Place liner in slow cooker. Add ham, chicken stock, onions, celery, carrots, green and yellow beans, potatoes, tomato paste, ketchup swedish meatballs chicken broth seasonings. Cover, set on low, and cook for 6-8 hours. Cook cut spaghetti according to package directions until it is al dente. Rinse in cold water and coat with olive oil. A half hour before serving, add cooked spaghetti to soup and recover. Spread French bread with butter and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Broil until the cheese buggles and edges of crostini start to brown. (I use a toaster oven for this.) Ladle soup into bowls and serve with crostini. Makes 6-8 servings.