Quick, well-balanced, and budget friendly dinners

You’ve probably heard that dinner is an important meal that brings families together; however, it’s difficult to find time or motivation to cook a healthy, well-balanced meal every night. Here are a few helpful tips to make a HEALicious (HEALicious = healthy delicious) meal part of your daily routine in an easy way.

• Heat some grilled chicken from the frozen section or a rotisserie chicken for an easy grilled chicken dish, or better yet, make use of your slow cooker.
• Open some canned peas with no salt added for an easy side of vegetables.
• Microwave frozen raw broccoli, cauliflower, or mixed vegetables for a quick veggie add-in for soups and pasta.
• Pop open jarred pasta sauce with low sugar/sodium for easy pasta dishes.
• Grab some canned beans with no salt added to add some protein to any dish!
• Pick up some whole wheat rolls from the bakery section of the grocery store.
• Whip up a dinner of instant grits, scrambled eggs, and lean turkey bacon.
• Make use of leftovers to great tasty, budget friendly meals.
• Consider easy, one-pan meals that minimize clean-up.
• Engage kids to help with side dishes or easy, no-cook tuna.