My Little Discovery

Some time ago I went to my local Publix to pick up a few items. While in there, I ran across Five Family-Pleasing Five -Item Square Meals. For those of you looking for quick meals that you can get on the table in about 30 minutes, this booklet is for you!

When I first started this whole blogging thing, I gave you a glimpse of my pantry. It's changed a little here and there. I have been trying to get away from pre-packaged items. They're full of sodium and preservatives. I try to cook from fresh when I can, now.

Back to the booklet...
It has some great ideas as far as the meals themselves are concerned. With some tweaking, you can still turn out great healthy meals. Recently, I made the Mexican-Style Beef & Rice. The recipe called for ground beef, long grain rice, jarred salsa, black beans and cheese. Instead of ground beef, I used Boca crumbles. White rice was swapped for brown rice. And, the jarred salsa was swapped for homemade salsa. I did use the canned black beans. As you know, those are a staple on my list.

Our eating habits have changed a lot since doing this. DH is not a big fan of brown rice, but he knows that white rice is not the greatest thing for you.

So, there you have it. Next time you're in there, check out the displays before going in to do your shopping. You, too, may make a little discovery of your own.