January is what I like to call the “Dietitian’s Season.” My husband has his football season and I have my nutrition season. This week I start teaching the Y’s No Time to Waist program at two different locations. I am also in charge of our first diabetes support group on Thursday evening (Thursday, 6pm at the Yates YMCA. Email me for more info: jbraddock@firstcoastymca.org) Therefore, I am not going to be home much this week and eating healthy gets tough.I got home from traveling around 7:45 tonight, with all my produce from yesterday in hand. Despite wanting to just veg out on the couch, I chopped and bagged everything. The spinach is washed and ready for salads. Carrots are peeled and ready to be cooked. Oranges are sliced and ready to offer lots of vitamin c to prevent getting sick. I am prepare, or as prepared as I can be to eat good food in the midst of chaos.
It’s these little things that can make a huge difference in your week. What steps do you need to take on the week to make healthy living easier during your busy week?
Fresh Food Perspectives 
Hi Jenna: I do what you do and prepare ahead of time for the week. On sundays I will usually cook a couple of different things and vegies and will freeze individual servings and also put some of it in containers that I can just grab and take to work. Yesterday I did a meatloaf in the crock pot! Yum! I used a small amount of steel cut oats instead of bread crumbs. Turned out great! Miss seeing you at Brooks! 🙂