Cooking Made Simple With cooksimple Meals — Really!
I’ve never loved cooking. Sure, I could blame my mother because we are so alike, and she doesn’t love cooking either; but I can dig deep and break it down into the exact reasons why I don’t like to cook. It’s not the actual cooking part — it’s that cooking starts at the grocery store (hate) and ends with dishes to be cleaned (hate). The actual cooking part is okay; although I lack the creativity needed to ever be a master chef, I can follow a recipe and come up with good eats. And the eating part, well, love it!
When it was just my husband and me, I was always trying out new recipes, and I did a fair amount of cooking. Now that kids are involved, I feel added pressure in the kitchen. I find that I always feel like I’m on an episode of a reality cooking show: My time is running out, people are screaming at me that they’re hungry, and I finally slap something, anything, on the table to please them. It doesn’t matter how early I start cooking. Just like they can be totally occupied when I’m working out and then want to come play as soon as I’m in plank position, the moment I start cooking is the moment they decide that THEY ARE STARVING. Then, no matter how tasty it is, at least some of it gets thrown on the ground by a toddler. Meals that I can get on the table quickly are a godsend. Meals that don’t require thinking and that can be cooked while people are hollering about their grumbling bellies? Heavenly.
For all of these reasons and more, I love, nay, adore the idea of these cooksimple healthy meal kits that Jenn tried out recently over on Fit Bottomed Eats. Not only are they healthy and tasty, but they’re also done in under 30 minutes. Even the boxes are pretty.
Jenn shares her thoughts on these healthy meal kits, so head on over for the detailed scoop. But I think the pictures speak for themselves.
Lasagna a-cookin’.
Tamale pie, I wanna eat you.
Don’t those look totally delish and family friendly? I will certainly report back once I track them down at the store!
Do you have any healthy cooking shortcuts you use? Use any meal kits like these? —Erin