| With all the things we have to do every day, like | | | | leek, aubergines and peppers. |
| working, shopping, cleaning etc., cooking our own | | | | Trick #2: Base your meals on foods that are |
| healthy meals often becomes a challenge that | | | | ready for use |
| makes many give up. We then seek our refuge in | | | | - Buy fresh foods that are already cleaned and |
| fast food that we pick up on the way home and | | | | cut so that you just need to cook them. |
| ready-made meals out of the freezer which are | | | | - Canned or frozen fruit or vegetables are |
| neither good for our budget nor for our health | | | | another great asset for fast cooking. Canned |
| when we eat them too often. | | | | foods just need to be warmed, which is an issue |
| But did you know that there are some great | | | | of minutes. Frozen foods can be cooked straight |
| shortcuts you can take to prepare meals in less | | | | from the freezer and are done in about half the |
| time? Half an hour can be all you need to get a | | | | time as if you would use the same amount of |
| tasty and healthy meal on the table. Let me | | | | fresh food. |
| explain to you how to cook faster by using foods | | | | - Foods that can be eaten raw are also |
| which take less time to prepare! | | | | marvellous if you don't have much time. Think for |
| | | | example of a green salad with cucumber slices |
| 1. Focus on little and easy-to-prepare ingredients | | | | and pieces of pepper. Or add canned pineapple |
| 2. Base your meals on foods that are ready for | | | | pieces and chopped walnuts, or shredded tuna and |
| use | | | | cherry tomatoes. |
| Trick #1: Focus on little and easy-to-prepare | | | | - Left-overs often make you create great meals. |
| ingredients | | | | Try to plan left-overs that can help you. If you |
| - It can be quite challenging to handle a wide | | | | have grilled chicken filet one day, prepare enough |
| variety of ingredients when you are in a hurry. To | | | | so that you can cut it up for a salad or pasta |
| keep the overview, rather stick with a small | | | | sauce. Cook more potatoes than you need so |
| number of ingredients, about 3 to 5 for the most. | | | | that the next day you just need to bake them |
| - Also make sure you choose foods that are | | | | quickly. These are two simple but powerful tricks |
| quick and easy to prepare, that is for example | | | | that you can apply easily. Fast cooking is not |
| everything that does not need to be peeled, does | | | | magic, all it takes is to know some basic rules and |
| not have pips or seeds to remove and is cut | | | | techniques, and you can prepare healthy meals |
| very easily, like marrow, mushrooms or | | | | yourself in little time, leaving you and your family |
| tomatoes. | | | | healthier and with more time and money to spend |
| - Thirdly, use foods that don't take long to cook | | | | on other things you enjoy. |
| (even if you cut larger pieces to save time), e.g. | | | | |