Making Healthy and Smart Weeknight Dinners

The kids are back in school for the year, which means that daily routine of stressed weeknight big family dinners has returned too. Don’t resolve to take-out pizza or Chinese—you can make healthy and delicious meals on your George Foreman in practically no time. Just follow these steps to make your healthy weeknight dinners go smoothly.

#1 Make a week-long meal plan

Before the week even starts, try visualizing what you plan to do for the days ahead. During some time over the weekend, whether it is Saturday or Sunday, write down your meal ideas and then put the ingredients on your shopping list. Pick pre-cut meats like boneless skinless chicken breast, or pork chops and whole vegetables that can be quickly sliced and thrown on the grill.

#2 Portion out the food

Once you get home from shopping, portion out the food into separate baggies and label them so that each day has its own meal ready for cooking. If you plan on cooking in any of George Foreman’s other healthy cooking products, like the Smart Kitchen™ Multicooker, get the ingredients for your baked meals and stews ready by keeping them close together on one pantry shelf.

#3 Prepare meals with the family

One of the biggest stress-givers of cooking weeknight meals is the anxiety you may feel from coming home from work and having to cook for hungry kids. Make this time fun by getting your family involved in the kitchen. Since the George Foreman grill is so easy and fast, you’re not spending hours in the kitchen cooking, but rather more time talking and bonding with your family during and after dinner.

#4 End meals with healthy desserts

Reward your kids, and yourself, with a healthy treat after dinner by grilling up some fruits and serving it with some light whipped cream. You could also grill some halved or thickly sliced bananas and serve with sorbet or low-fat frozen yogurt. Get creative and try a variety of fruits during the week so that every dessert isn’t the same.