Meals cooked to help you eat healthier throughout the week
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I cook three meals on Sunday, that I know will be good til Wednesday. Sometimes, the meals that I cook Sunday evening can be converted to another meal, for Thursday evening. It helps on the budget and on eating out
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Two weeks ago I began saving all the visible fat I cut from the meat I was about to cook. Throughout the two weeks I would give some to my dog, but today I weighed it. It was 1.5 pounds of fat! That's over 5000 calories that I kept from my body. Even if I strained, patted, and did all the other fat reducing tips, if I had cooked the meat with that fat on it, some of it would have found a way into my body.
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It takes a little extra prep time, but in the two weeks I've lost five pounds. I think I'm worth the extra time.
Summer produce is overflowing--and cheap! Whether you grow it or buy it, it's easy to preserve your food so that you can save money and eat better long after the harvest is over.