On those days you know you will be home later than normal with little time to make a healthy meal, plan ahead and try to make part of my meal the night before. Say you are making pasta with meat sauce? Prepare your sauce the night before just boil the pasta while setting the table the day off.
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Great idea! I tried assembling a lasagna the night before and all day at work the next day, I was encouraged knowing that all I had to do after I got home was heat up the oven and pop in the lasagna pan.
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