Breaking The Addiction - Step 4 Dinner

Dinner this week I kept simple but yummy.  I had two different meals on the menu:

Grilled Pork Chops with Sweet Potato Medallions & Roasted Veggies

Grilled Steak with Brown Rice, & Sauteed Onions & Mushrooms

I started the rice cooking first since it takes a long time to cook.  I used the same roasted veggies that I had made to go with my lunches for this week, roasted Cauliflower, Broccoli, Red/Green Peppers, Zucchini, & Yellow Squash.

While I was grilling the steaks and the pork chops on the grill, I had onions and mushrooms sauteing on the stove.  It was a very busy kitchen on Sunday but it's been so worth it this week to not even have to think about food!

Grilled pork chops seasoned with some Mrs. Dash before grilling

At dinner this week I made something for my husband and kids, and then heated up my premade, portion controlled meals.  Next week I'm going to kick it up a notch by seeing if I can cook my entire families meals for thw week on Sunday!

I've been getting a ton of use out of my Cuisinart 5 in 1 Griddler.  It's way easier to clean than the foreman grill I had years ago!!
 

Breaking The Addiction - Step 3 Lunch

Lunch is a place I usually struggle. My kids are still young, so I usually can get them something together pretty easily. Some greek yogurt, shaved chicken breast, and black beans and they're good to go.

 Since I was skipping breakfast a lot when starting this journey by lunchtime I was usually tired, cranky, and starving. I'd eat a sandwhich. And chips. And some black beans because the kids were having some and they looked good. Then the kids would go down for a nap..and I'd wander back in the kitchen. See, with small children most of the time as Mom's we end up inhaling our food. So I'd wander back in and find something else to snack on because I couldn't even remember tasting lunch.

 I'm making a conscious effort to slow down and ENJOY my meals. Even if it means asking the kids to sit at the table and *gasp* be patient until everyone is done eating. Plus I feel good about modeling to them that eating slowly and savoring their meals is a good thing!

 This week for lunch I decided to prepare 5 of the same dish. I want to enjoy my meals, but I'm also trying to break my food obsession and I think some monotony could be a good thing, at least at first!

 I grilled 5 chicken breasts (sliced and pounded thin) on my Cuisinart grill/panini press. Then I added either half a cup of black beans or half a cup of pinto beans. Lastly I added in some roasted veggies. Cauliflower, Broccoli, Red/Green Peppers, Zucchini, & Yellow Squash.

At lunch time I just grab a container out of the fridge, microwave for 2 minutes, and I have a hot lunch with no thought ready to go!

I've been using these Ziploc Square Medium Containers for my lunches and they're working out great so far!