Homemade frozen pizzas

I am back, after a crazy week of moving things are finally starting to settle back down. Even though I haven't made it to my final moving destination.  I get to have a nice quiet two week period at my parents home, spoiling them with my cooking as I work at getting caught back up on here.  For my first article back I wanted to about convenience foods.  At one time or another we have all used them.  For those crazy days when you just don't have the time to cook something for your family it is so much easier use them.  But if we are truly trying to be economical and health contentious it can be a bit of a pit fall.  So I have worked at trying to find solutions for my life that give me the convenience without making sacrifices in other areas.

So pizza is often a staple in homes and it is the most common dish to be a convenience item.  We either call in a delivery or buy a frozen pizza.  But when it comes to cost and nutrition these are often not the best choices.  That $10 pizza from pizza hut might sounds great but have you ever looked at the nutrition labels of their pizzas?  For me personally I want my family to be able to enjoy things like pizza without feeling like I am giving them something with little to no nutritional value.  Remember a healthy adult that doesn't have issues with bloodpressure or diabeties should only consum around 2,300 mg of sodium a day.  And one slice of Pizza Hut Cheese Pizza contains 520mg of sodium, and who here can honestly say they only eat one slice.  It is important to be aware of what you and your family are eating.  The same goes for those frozen pizzas. So while you might still be templted to buy that delivery pizza on those crazy days you can at least have an alternative option that if you plan ahead on a slow day will give you the same quick convienence options without the added calories concerns.

Pizza might not be the healthiest option for you but it is good to find ways to consum it without it being a nutrition nightmare.  Learn how to incorperate pizza into your diet in a more health consious way at Livestrong.com

Healthier turkey leftover ideas: Spinach and Mushroom Turkey Tetrazzini

The holidays are often filled with very heavy meals with often just as heavy leftover dishes.  But after all of the sweets and heavy dishes I find that I crave slightly healthier meal options.  One of my favorite leftover dishes that my mother made while I was growing up with Turkey Tetrazzini.  So I decided to take it to task to make a healthier tetrazzini option for our holiday leftovers. So I decided to take it to task to make a healthier tetrazzini option for our holiday leftovers.

Lemony Olive Chicken

I am sure we have all had one of those days when we just needed a simple meal idea that doesn't take too much effort and doesn't require us to have to follow a difficult recipe.  It is always important to have a few recipes in your repertoire that is simple and tasty.  This is one of my standard dishes, it is easy and tastes perfect every time.  I stumbled upon it while browsing allrecipes.com and other then a few tweaks found it to be just the thing I needed for those stressful days when I don't have the time of the energy to prepare a complicated meal.