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What's one of the healthiest ways to maintain your diet this year? Cook meals at home! This lets you eat all the foods you love without the added sugars, salt, and fats of fast food options. However, if you're busy, it can be hard to squeeze cooking into your schedule. Instead, cook travel-friendly meals ahead of time so you'll have something on hand as needed.
Three Easy Meals for People On the Go
Before You Start
While planning your on-the-go meals:
1. The meal needs to be something you can make in advance and leave in your fridge or freezer until needed.
2. It needs to be convenient to eat, using a minimum of utensils.
3. Aim for foods that can be eaten cold or quickly nuked in the microwave.
4. Choose versatile meals that can be thrown together with whatever is seasonal and on-hand.
5. Look for flavorful dishes that will satisfy your hunger for hours.
Not sure where to start? Here are a few ideas:
Buddha Bowls
Take your salad game to the next level with this Instagram favorite. Load a travel-friendly container with leafy greens, a scoop of lean protein, and healthy whole grains. In the morning, just drizzle with vinaigrette and pack a fork.
Tasty Wraps
Break out tortillas, sandwich wraps, or lettuce leaves. You can stuff these with whatever leftovers you have on hand, roll, and eat on your way to work or class.
Portioned Baked Goods
That muffin baking tray can be re-purposed to hold individual quiches, egg bowls, or pot pies. Just nuke and enjoy a big, satisfying flavor.
Balancing a busy lifestyle has never been easier than at Highland Village apartments in Flagstaff, AZ. Our well-appointed kitchens will make it a snap to prep great meals on the go ahead of time! If you'd like to learn more about our floor plans and amenities, contact us today.
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One thing we love about Flagstaff is that there’s no shortage of amazing restaurants to try. From burger joints like Five Guys and Smashburger to Asian cuisine like Karma Sushi and Teppan Fuji, there’s a flavor out there for every tastebud! But one of our favorite thigs about summer? The chance to stay home and cook a nice homemade meal!
But let’s be honest … we don’t always have time for cooking at home. First there’s planning meals. Then there’s actually making it to the grocery store to get all your ingredients. Add to that the time you’ll spend hunting ingredients, preparing to cook, and actually figuring out your recipes, and cooking t home may begin to feel like a nightmare. Fortunately, we’ve come across some awesome sites that will help you with that! Nowadays you can subscribe to just about anything—from monthly shoe deliveries to makeup, and more—and our favorite subscription service for the summer has to be meal delivery boxes! Here are three of our favorites!
Blue Apron
Blue Apron is probably the cheapest meal delivery box option out there. The meal box comes with ingredients for three meals for two people, making it the perfect choice for a few homemade meals for yourself and a friend, or almost a week’s worth of meals if you live alone and don’t mind repeats! Boxes are delivered on Thursday or Friday of each week in packaging meant to keep your food fresh for up to 24 hours after delivery in case you’re not home to get your box right away. And for just under $60 for what amounts to almost a week’s worth of food, you’re already saving on what you’d pay if you actually ate out all week (we’re guilty as charged) or went grocery shopping every week! Learn more and subscribe at www.blueapron.com!
HelloFresh
HelloFresh is probably second in popularity to Blue Apron, and comparable in price at just under $70 per week. This subscription offers a “Classic” or “Veggie” box with options for all tastes, and meal prep runs at just around 30 minutes making it a time saver in more ways than one. HelloFresh meals promise recipes that are seasonal, fresh, and of the highest quality. One added benefit of HelloFresh is the ability to choose three out of five recipes each week, giving you a little more control over your menu. The only downside is that some recipes can be a little harder to follow, but with a little patience you’ll get the hang of your new culinary prowess in no time! Check them out at www.hellofresh.com!
Plated
Plated is the most expensive of the meal subscription plans, but many people seem to prefer their recipes and suggest the fun and fresh flavors are worth a little extra bank. Just like the other weekly boxes, Plated provides pre-portioned ingredients to create delicious recipes for great meals with half the effort it’d take if you planned the meal start to finish on your own. Plated also offers a little bit more personalization, in that you share upfront what you like to eat to help the Plated chefs pick recipes just for you! Learn more and give them a try at www.plated.com!
Happy Cooking!
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