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HARRIETT14 Posts: 11,476
 9/10/20 4:30 P

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I have always enjoyed cooking since I was a little girl. My mother came here from Europe and she believed that every girl should know how to run a house among many other things.

I'm very happy that I joined Spark. I have found that the recipes that I have chosen has made me a very healthy woman. There are times when I freeze some meals for the times that either I don't feel like cooking or when I come home later than usually.

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My long-term cooking goal is to big batch cook and ensure we follow the 5 serving of veggies rule of thumb.

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Using the abundant veggies of summer, I am setting a goal to process, freeze, or dehydrate some of this bounty to have this winter. emoticon emoticon

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I need to get back to basics and to continue to work with more freggies.

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HARRIETT14 Posts: 11,476
 12/22/19 6:58 P

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There are an over abundance of vegetables which I enjoy cooking and eating them. I eat at least three each dinner.

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 12/22/19 6:47 P

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My goal is more veggies in each meal.
emoticon Here I am a year later and this is now more part of my life! emoticon

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HARRIETT14 Posts: 11,476
 9/19/19 9:07 P

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I enjoy cooking, always have and I like to try different recipes which I have found great on sparks. The trouble is that there are so many that reads delicious I can't stop cooking them.

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 9/18/19 10:08 P

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My long term goal is to cook more at home, continue using the new recipes that I found and find more new ones that are enjoyed by the family.

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HARRIETT14 Posts: 11,476
 10/28/18 9:50 A

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I have been making the overnight steel oats breakfasts for one but doubling them. It great waking up to a meal that's not only good for you but tastes wonderful.

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I'm trying to use up the processed (already purchased) items in the freezer and do more batch cooking to freeze and use for convenience.

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 10/18/18 11:30 A

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I love to cook and prepare meals for myself and for my husband. That said, I do lack in two things.

1 Using beans and grains regularly.
2 Removing white from the kitchen.
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HARRIETT14 Posts: 11,476
 7/31/18 10:15 A

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I enjoy cooking up new breakfast and dinner recipes. I am enjoying Sparks recipes each day. I make enough meals to last me longer than two weeks. This is great for me to plan ahead.

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CD16571910 Posts: 14,902
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Had supper at home 6 days last week. I try new recipes every week.

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I try new recipes 3 times a week or more, use easy recipes, so not time consuming, I have many healthy cookbooks I can also use that use substitutions in the recipes so I do not have to. It is done for me. I make at least 5 suppers at home weekly.

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Moving forward - I plan on trying a new recipe once a week. I will also strive to cook 5 dinners at home/week!

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HARRIETT14 Posts: 11,476
 2/3/18 11:27 A

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I just finished two Mediterranean recipes and am looking forward to enjoying them for the next 4 days.

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The charts with the substitutions are an excellent help in eating healthier. Cooking meals with recipes there were some great little cookbooks in week 3 that I found some great recipes . So the goals are eat and cook healthier , prep vegetables for these healthy recipes and use food logs to keep me on track.

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HARRIETT14 Posts: 11,476
 6/17/17 7:32 P

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I just enjoy eating the recipes that I find on Spark. I cook them up and have a few days of eating.

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For long term, I am trying to eat out much less, to include veggies with every meal, and to try new recipes with healthier meats such as fish and chicken each week so I don't get bored of old recipes and allow myself a new variety of nutrients.

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HARRIETT14 Posts: 11,476
 5/26/17 9:22 A

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I read about density foods and am now buying vegetables on the list such as broccoli, cauliflower celery and cucumbers. There are others on the list, too many to type in.

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For time saving tips I have been using written menus with the ongoing shopping list. I print out the recipes or write down the cookbook with page number so I know where the recipe is from. For substitutions, I bought mini chocolate chips and I am trying low-fat varieties of some products.

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My long term goal is to continue trying new healthy recipes 1-2 times per week. I plan to continue substituting healthy ingredients in my favorite recipes. I read a lot of recipes and cookbooks and I am learning new cooking techniques.

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HARRIETT14 Posts: 11,476
 5/11/17 10:04 A

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Good for you. LC
I have started to track my food for the whole day and find it just what the doctor ordered. I get up in the morning and there it is.

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Hi! My long term plan is to try new recipes a couple of times a week and continue to explore new ideas for healthy cooking for two people. I have ordered a couple new cookbooks: an Americas Test Kitchen cookbook focused on cooking for two, and a Mediterranean diet cookbook. I also want to find ways to incorporate foods I love, like chocolate, in my plan on an occasional basis. We spent the weekend in Chicago and I am happy to say I managed pretty well with staying on track!

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HARRIETT14 Posts: 11,476
 4/4/17 4:17 P

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Just wanted to let you all know that I have tried the Salsa Turkey Burgers and it was delicious. So easy its shameful. It's going to be a favorite here.

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My long term goals are to learn healthier cooking techniques and try at least 1 new recipe every other week.

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HARRIETT14 Posts: 11,476
 10/27/16 3:19 P

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I have been making two different breakfast and rotating them. One is banana peanut butter oatmeal and the other is peanut butter and banana wrap. they are really very good.

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My long term cooking goals are to continue to try new recipes one per fortnight. Track my meals and substitute egg whites for whole eggs once a week and use home-made apple sauce in baking.

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HARRIETT14 Posts: 11,476
 6/10/16 8:40 P

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Since I have been doubling up my recipes my freezer is getting to the point that I have very little room. Now even though I want to cook something I'm going to have to wait at least two weeks. No kidding!!

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I picked up some good tips from this challenge. The food subsitutes was interesting so I will be using applesauce and vegetables in my baking as alternatives to oil and sugar. Planning ahead and batch cooking is something I already did.

HARRIETT14 Posts: 11,476
 3/1/16 9:03 A

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I have been making different oatmeal breakfast mugs this past week. I have doubled up on them. I pop them in the microwave for one minute, breakfast made. I wish I did this long ago.

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Hello Everyone,

My long term goal is to continue to cook one or two new meals a week, at least one. And to provide a meat alternative for my husband; I am a lacto-ovo-vegetarian who eats fish. He eats whatever I fix which until recently was not meat or chicken, etc. So I am cooking it now for him to have at least weekly and then I freeze some so he can have it more than once a week if he wishes.

I also want my meals to be less processed, still cook too many frozen pizzas and breaded fish. Gradually phasing into fixing things more from scratch.

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HARRIETT14 Posts: 11,476
 2/23/16 10:11 A

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I am still cooking two to three different meals a week. This morning I made four breakfasts. I now am getting use to cooking in this manner and find it a great idea. I don't have to wonder what I'm going to eat any more. Will see how long I can keep this up.

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My long term cooking plan is to actually plan and prep my meals, large batch cooking and freezing, portion control and planning for cheat days and also rewards for goals met. I also plan to take advantage of deals and substitutions as make a master shipping list and just take all the tips and tricks. I also plan to redo old recipes into healthier options and just enjoy cooking again.

HARRIETT14 Posts: 11,476
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This week end I made three different meals, Chicken, meat balls in sauce and lentil soup. I doubled the recipes and now my freezer is full of quick meals.

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to finish challenge I have to admit I don't care for baking or complicated cooking- I do like a master grocery list and variety so any week of the year offers 2 different proteins, 2 grains, and a pound of produce on any given day.... The grocery list is the biggest difference and the one that sets the tone for everything else that goes on in my kitchen....

that's my long term goal- shopping off a master list


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Hi Ladies, I have been cooking two different meals almost everyday, one for me and one for my husband Paul. He has been a very picky eater since he became ill in February. This really doesn't bother me. I have used Spark recipes for the last two years faithfully. I like what I eat and I make enough for the week. Whatever I don't eat within the week goes into the freezer for another day. It seems that SP never runs out of good things to eat.

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My goal is to do a new recipe a week. I have a lot of recipes saved that I haven't tried yet.

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My long term goals - stick to my meal planning

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I have been keeping my salt below 2500. Hopefully when I go to the doctor there will be a big improvement in my BP. By eating healthier I have lowered all other numbers by a great margin.
I find that the recipes are tasty and some very fast to make.

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The most beneficial goal that I could currently make would be to minimize fats in any recipe that I prepare. Staying within the fat range for my daily nutrition is one of my biggest challenges.

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HARRIETT14 Posts: 11,476
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I have tried several recipes from the vast amount on Spark People. I found a few that I make more often than others. I enjoy cooking as long as long as it pleases my taste buds. I wish all of you the best in this endeavor for healthier living inside and out.

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-Cook something new at least 1 time a week.
-To make it through each recipe in a vegetarian cookbook.
-Cook at least 5 meals a week or larger batches to have leftovers the next day.
-Journal my food intake along with measuring all items.
-Keep kitchen organized.
-Continue to create my grocery list and meal plan on Friday nights.

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HARRIETT14 Posts: 11,476
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Thank you. I wish the same for you and to all our other members who are trying so hard to lose the weight and eat healthy. I have learned through the years that it is I who has to walk the walk. I needed the encouragement from my love ones but I have to be willing to do the work. I also found that the less I expect from my husband the more I got.

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These are all good goals. I wish you much success!
As for me, also want to continue to cook healthy.
And try at least one new recipes a week when I possibly can.
(Maybe getting a second job so will be using the slow cooker).
Also wanting to teach my boyfriend how to cook.
Chris is sweet but knows how to cook nothing but hotdogs and frozen pizza.
His mom was happy I got him a slow cooker book. lol
(I also gave him a Georgia Bull dog mug for Valentine's Day so he was ok with it).
I am going to go for now. Have a good day and a great weekend.
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When thinking positive seems to keep me on target. Which makes me feel that everything kept in its right perspective makes all things possible.

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That's great! I think trying new recipes helps me stay on track too!

Wise choices each day will get me where I want to be.


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HARRIETT14 Posts: 11,476
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I have been trying new recipes and find that they are so in tune to my taste buds that I don't even think of straying. My reward..1.8 pound loss. Yeh me!

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On week 4 there was a link to healthy cooking resources. Some of these were articles I had saved as favorites so I could refer back to them (such as healthy substitutions), but some I have not read yet. I finished the four weeks and got my trophy, but I plan to refer back to these resources time and time again, until healthy cooking becomes second nature to me. emoticon

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Goal 1: continue trying a new recipe each week and continue analyzing my old recipes for nutrients.
Goal 2: learn how to cut sodium (I've been tracking for over a month and it is usually on the high side) Today I had a dill pickle- who knew they were so high in sodium!
Goal 3: learn more ways to prepare fish and have fish at least twice a week
Goal 4: have chicken at least twice a week
Goal 5: explore ways to use more vegetables and different ways to enjoy them

Wise choices each day will get me where I want to be.


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My long term goal is to continue cooking healthy meals at home. Eating out will be done on special occasions only. I am getting close to goal and love the way I look and feel. I am able to get all the proteins and fiber into my diet. I love eating 3 to 5 veggies and fruit every day! My main struggle is menu planning, but I am striving to plan my menus for the week!

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I just spent my vacation over the holidays converting recipes into healthy meals. emoticon





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My long term goals are to make new healthier recipes each week mostly vegetable dishes. Also cook enough the first few days of the week to use for future meals.

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My long term goal is to create a way for my significant other to continue cooking healthy foods when I go back to Africa for two years. My goal is to teach him how to prepare and plan foods and keep the processed foods out of my kitchen.


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I'm aiming at reducing the amount of processed food in our diet and consistency.

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My cooking goal is to cook 2 times per week, but being able to eat five meals.

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Nothing tastes as good as thin feels? Let me get "thin" and I'll let you know!!!!


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My goals: 1) Eat out less 2) Limit processed food in the house 3) Know exactly what's in the food my family is eating 4) Eat more veggies 5)Stick to complex carbs and limit simple carbs.

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My long term goal is to eat out no more than twice a month and make those for special occasions at "fancy" restaurants, not fast food!

I can do all Things through Christ which strengtheneth me!

Nothing tastes as good as thin feels? Let me get "thin" and I'll let you know!!!!


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My long term goals are to plan meals in advance and try to cook one new meal a week.

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My long term goals are to try one new recipe a week and to batch cook and prepare snacks each Sunday.

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My long term goal is to make our dinners healthier and keep trying new things.

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Long term goals are to cook healthy meals at home 4 days a week. I also will expand my batch cooking and freezing meals so I have healthy components for meals when I don't want to cook much after work.

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I already cook most meals at home, easier if you live out in the boonies like I do! For long term goals more freezer meals, they are working great and I make freezer meals for my parents too. I have changed quite a few of my favorite recipes to healthier options using less fat, more whole grains and less sodium. I will also use more whole wheat flour, and other whole grains, got some black rice the other day sounds tasty, all the colored rices are much more flavorful then the white rice. This is summer so bring the veggies on, love cooking from my gardens both veggies and herbs.

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My long-term goals are to cook dinner 5 out of 7 days a week; to cook healthy meals at least 4 out of those 5 meals; and to try at least 2 new recipes a week.

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My goal in joining this challenge was to find a way to help my husband adopt healthy eating/shopping without talking about calories. He has shared the shopping and cooking for a couple of years (I work and he is retired). We have been eating healthy for five years, only eat out once a month, but a treat for him could be the whole bag of pretzels. He now talks about serving size and makes more than one vegetable. He has also cut the use of artificial sweeteners to a diet Pepsi occasionally. And I have caught him with a cook book a few times. I had a recipe from SparkRecipes to a pile to try - yesterday one of the recipes was clipped to he cupboard door! I guess he wants me to make that one. Future goal - to continue sharing the kitchen duties - it has become a pleasant activity of ours - part of our new healthy lifestyle.

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My long term goals are to do more batch cooking for the freezer and to try 1 new recipe a week.

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I want to try 1 to 4 new recipes per month. I want to cook dinner at home 4 times per week.
I want to make substitutions for fat in recipes. I also plan to batch cook at least 1 time per month.

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My long-term cooking goals are to find some new light and easy recipes for the summer and to try a new recipe at least twice a week.

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My long term cooking goal is to make my own frozen meals. I tend to get hooked on eating premade meals out of little packages, but generally I'm good about adding to them. They're great for when I'm busy or don't feel like cooking.

My goal is to make a big batch of food at least once a week, then divide it into portions and freeze it so I can I have healthier and more filling meals to eat in minutes.

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Hello all,

Found two recipes from curves that I will be trying this week. One is Salmon with mushrooms and bok choy. The other is a lighter version of beef stew. I am looking forward to making them and let them know how they are. Plan next to buy new veggies.

My long term cooking goal is to use healthier ways of cooking food. I will get help from Curves Complete which I will be joining next week. I also plan to add one vegetarian meal to my diet each week for lunch and for dinner.

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Add variety to your weekly meal plan. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
We've been trying new recipes almost every night since I joined SP. Love planning out the week. I have to plan to try new recipes.

Set your long-term cooking goals.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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We will keep trying at least one new recipe every week for a long term goal. I have looking at labels closer now and I am shocked. Keep going and keep reading!

Stick with your favorite healthy cooking techniques.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I miss my rice cooker. I am hoping my birthday or Mother's Day, I will get a new one. I am still trying to figure out the crockpot recipes. I just can't get those to turn out right. Sometimes, but not all the time.
I like Create Your Own Frozen Dinners and big batch cooking. Those tips help out!


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I learned to saute my veggies in low sodium chicken broth. And I continue to cook in bulk, separating servings for the next couple of days and for freezing. Veggie lasagna was a new dish and a big hit. I froze individual servings for future "take-out". Turkey breast was roasted, served two and froze the rest in individual servings as well.
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Try one new "lower/healthier something" recipe each week. This week it will be an almond pound cake recipe I found that uses almond flour instead of wheat flour. I'll serve that with fresh berries for dessert on Easter.

Continue to build a repertoire of spark recipes that we love, tossing out those that don't suit us.

Saute' my veggies with water rather than oil.



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My long term goal is to have a repertoire of fast, easy dishes with readily available ingredients that I can cook on days when I've worked late and really don't want to work in the kitchen.

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My main long term cooking goal is to continue and expand batch cooking and also to try a new recipe or food at least once a week and add that to my batch repertoire. I eat gluten free and really need new things to eat.

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My long term goals will be for me to continue batch cooking for lunches during the week and pre-portioning serving sizes so packing my lunch becomes much quicker.
I will also pre-cook several healthier meals for nights my hubby doesn't want to eat healthy, he can have his high fat food and I'll eat my already prepared, healthier food :-)

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Long-term?
Keep at least 2 nights dinners and 2 lunches in the freezer for emergencies.
Continue cooking a weeks worth of meals at a time.


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Continue to learn about the use of veggies

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I HAD TO QUITE MY LONG TERM COOKING BECAUSE OF MY HEALTH

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Long term goals -

Continue to modify recipes to exclude wheat and sugar
Plan ahead each week
Use freezer more to store extra servings when I get in a cooking frenzy and want to try all sorts of things
Try at least one new recipe each week
Try at least one new food each week

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ITS EASY ON ME TO

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I have time to start cooking more and I like trying new dishes so this challenge should be fun and easy!


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OKAY I AM GOING TO START PERPARING GOOD SIMPLE RECIPES

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Long term goals:

Have 3 "emergency" go-to recipes for those times when the planned menu just doesn't work
Keep a fun and easy to work in kitchen
Learn to cook different kinds of fish (so we can eat more of it)
Include one lunch or dinner out in each week's plan (to keep things fun)

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GOOD LUCK TO ALL LOVE TO COOK

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Goals:
Short term:
Continue making more homemade food
Continue working on planning and follow through

Long term:
Focus on nutrition and not on what is easiest
Reduce packaged foods
Try new foods and find new ways to prepare them.

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I DON`T LIKE TO COOK

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breakfast -
eat oatmeal 2 days a week
eat fish 2 days a week
eat poached egg 2 days a week
eat fruit and veg with breakfast

lunch - eat either salad or veg soup

dinner
eat more veg
eat vegetarian 2 times a week
eat fish two times a week
eat poultry two times a week

eat fruit for dessert


goal is to be able to walk again
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I AM EATING FRESH FOODS THAT I GREW IN MY OWN GARDEN THIS YEAR

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Since I am trying to adopt a clean eating lifestyle, no chemical preservatives, pesticides, chemically treated food, no GMOs (genetically modified organisms) I do plan on cooking more things from scratch from now on and pumping everything up with as many vegetables as I can.
Really the only way I know to be completely GMO free is to get all my animal products, ie meat, dairy, eggs, organic and well organic meat is really expensive. So right now I am trying to get as many food products clean and non-GMO as I can afford, sadly not everything is clean and free of GMOs, but like weight loss, it is a process.

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I AM COOKING BETTER NOW

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My long term goal is to add one new meal to our menu plan for each week. I hope to find some more foods that we all enjoy.

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I WILL PLAN GREAT MEALS EACH WEEK THAT WHY I AM LOOKING GOOD AT 60

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