Busy, Busy, Busy!

Last night while I was making our weekly grocery list, I got a call from Landen's soccer coach giving us the practice times...let me be honest, it threw me into a slight panic. I had each meal carefully planned out with our already very busy schedule and now, another night is gone to another practice. I was telling my sweet husband, "How are we suppose to eat healthy and be gone all evening." It makes it hard to cook healthy meals for the family to eat on the go. This morning we ran to Target to get some items and found a slew of quick organic items that we can throw together at a moments notice. Here are some of our finds from today's shopping trip. 

 Simply Balanced Organic Soups:  

• Southwestern-style Black Bean (Joe says adding a little bit of Sour Cream and Cheese takes this soup to the next level)

• Butternut Squash Soup (to the soup I added 1 TBSP of organic heavy whipping cream to make it creamier like Wolfgang Puck's Butternut Squash Soup).

Annies Homegrown Macaroni and Cheese: 

Lydiann is our Mac & Cheese lover, she eats it all the time and you can pretty much bet if we're out to eat and the restaurant has Mac & Cheese, she will get it. My dad has even nicknamed her, "Mac & Cheese" to which she normally just giggles and says, "Pickle Papa!"

Annie's Homegrown Organic Bernie O's: 

This is another lunch staple for Lydiann. She loved regular Spaghettio's, so one day my mom got a can for Lydi to try and she loved it. This is a great quick and easy lunch hit.

Pacific Organic Free Range Chicken Broth: 

A great substitute for homemade chicken broth, for those times when you do not have the time to make chicken broth.

Archer Farms Organic Penne Rigate Pasta:

I had forgotten to grab some pasta from Trader Joe's so this is what Target had. Now, I know its an enriched product, but to use once every blue moon when you can't find exactly what you need, it's a great fit. Archer Farms also has Gluten Free pasta available at Target.

Now, We do not use all of these all the time, but for those days when we need quick and easy, this sure beats driving through those Golden Arches. Sometimes it's about making the BEST choice for what is available at that given moment.

Much Love, 
Chas