READER'S ROCK LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE VOL 2 ISSUE 4 NOVEMBER 2014 VOL 2 ISSUE 3 OCTOBER 2014 | Page 55

Here are five suggestions to get
you started:
1. Agree to try exchanging meals with one or two
families a couple times a week and give it a trial run
for a month or two. It's easy to double your batch of
your signature lemon chicken dish one night, and
know that you will receive back a prepared meal
another evening. To simplify exchanging meals,
split the cost in advance of inexpensive disposable
containers and lids that can be swapped between
homes.
2. If you have a craving from your favorite
restaurant, look online for the recipe. You may have
a good chance of finding it when you search for
words like "copy cat recipes" or "top secret recipes."
Before long your kitchen will start smelling like the
Olive Garden. This is a great way to produce healthy
meal plans for teens who think they are too busy for
dinner at home.
3. Consider trying a meal preparation service like
Dream Dinners. For a set price, you go in and
choose meals based on your family's likes, dislikes,
eating restrictions, and budget. Then you prepare the
meals right there and package them up to bring them
home to your freezer. The result? Fast healthy
dinner plans and finished meals. The cost may be a
bit more than if you did it in your own kitchen, but
it's significantly less than eating out and much
healthier. It's a good chance to learn how to cook
better too.
4. Don't be tempted to buy entire meals of ta