{"id":27257,"date":"2015-07-21T08:04:51","date_gmt":"2015-07-21T12:04:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/?p=27257"},"modified":"2018-09-13T18:44:10","modified_gmt":"2018-09-13T22:44:10","slug":"why-i-always-write-a-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/why-i-always-write-a-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I Always Write a List"},"content":{"rendered":"

This weekend was a blast and by the time Monday rolled around, I was pretty much out of food. So, I scraped together what remained…<\/p>\n

\"breakfast\"<\/a><\/p>\n

and hit up the grocery store, still drenched from my morning workout.<\/p>\n

Sorry fellow shoppers.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"bootcamp\"<\/a>I had no list, no meal plan and felt like a fish out of water. And though I did decently at keeping an eye on overall cost, I still ended up with a cart full of random.<\/p>\n

\"cart\"<\/a>Without a plan, I almost always convince myself it’s ok to splurge on lunch, which is always eaten as soon as I crank the car.<\/p>\n

\"sushi\"<\/a>Then when I got home I got quite the kick out of my\u00a0atypical choices. When I’m not sure what our meals will be, I always end up grabbing a lot of convenience foods.<\/p>\n

\"healthy<\/a>I’m not wild about doing this, but it at least guarantees I won’t be without a snack or desperate dinner option (macaroni and peas) for the girls. Also, I get sucked in by sales!<\/p>\n

That tuna fish above was basically half price. Plus I’ve been mixing it with mayo, a little mustard and relish lately and Kaitlyn has gobbled it up. I love having that high-calorie, nutrient-dense mix for my peanut.<\/p>\n

Also on sale, kale chips. I’m such a sucker. Sure I can down a bag in less than 5 minutes and it fills me up about as much as a handful of carrots, but they’re delicious and oh, did I mention?<\/em> on sale!<\/p>\n

\"kale<\/a><\/p>\n

Then there are always the few completely random items that I’m not even sure what they are, yet they end up in the cart.<\/p>\n

\"chia<\/a><\/p>\n

Has anyone tried this before?<\/p>\n

In the afternoon we met up with friends at the pool.<\/p>\n

\"pool<\/a><\/p>\n

Where the skies opened up and a torrential downpour came down on us so we spent the rest of the afternoon hanging out at their\u00a0house.<\/p>\n

And after all that new food I purchased? Well we still ended up with leftovers for dinner.<\/p>\n

\"leftovers\"<\/a><\/p>\n

And a handful of chips, a handful of blackberries and a few bites of the girls’ salmon, because that’s how dinner goes down when David isn’t there.<\/p>\n

Now here we are today and I don’t have a clue what’s for dinner. I find this so much more stressful than meal planning. Some remind me next time to take the extra time to make a list!<\/p>\n

What about you?<\/strong><\/p>\n

List maker and meal planner?<\/strong><\/p>\n

What easy foods do you end up grabbing on the fly?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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