We all strive to eat healthier but unfortunately healthy eating usually does require some added time and effort for planning and preparing meals and snacks. The extra time and energy is however well worth it when you consider the health benefits, enhanced mood, improved cognition and the money saved when choosing healthier alternatives to the more processed convenience foods.  

As soon as you get home from the grocery store, wash and chop vegetables to have as snacks, and to add to your meals.  You’ll be more likely to reach for the healthy stuff if it is ready-to-eat instead of hidden down in your fridge’s crisper!  Cutting up onions, red and green peppers, carrots, broccoli or other fresh vegetables and storing them in small containers for the next few days will also help save you time when you go to cook a meal.
 

Make a big batch of soup, casserole, stir fry or chilli that you can freeze into single servings for another day. These will come in handy for days when you feel too rushed or too tired to cook.