Meal planning for the time crunched

Meal Planning for the Time Crunched
Maureen Fleury
As a busy mother, I'm always interested in making meal preparation less stressful. Like many other events, I prepare for them. Why do I have difficulty in organizing my meals? Quite often, I find myself scrambling around at 5:00pm, looking in the cupboards, freezer and fridge to see what I can throw together. Sometimes, the process of elimination dictates what I make for supper. For example: I only have one can of mushroom soup and I need two or I can't cook that roast because it won't be ready for 4 hours!
Help is on the way!
In the course Meal Planning for the Time Crunched, Elizabeth Hallgren offers a plethora of practical ideas to suit your situation. She has gone through the experience of toting 2 screaming infants while trying to make a meal. The kids grew into after school team sports and that is when a meal is needed in a hurry.
Elizabeth gets right down to planning your menu, shopping and food preparation (in advance and at mealtime). She is not an advocate of spending long hours in the kitchen. That would be the normal answer offered by some people. It's a matter of planning and working smarter.
You don't have to reinvent your life. You just have to do things a bit different.
I would recommend this course to anybody who wants to change their ways, spend more time doing other things, and enjoy mealtime. Meal preparation can be last minute if you've done most of it in advance. I hope this makes sense. Elizabeth made a lot of sense. Maybe you will discover that too.