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A healthy dinner on the table quickly

You come home from work, you are hungry and want to put the food on the table as quickly as possible. With these tips, your meal will be quick and healthy.

Do you regularly plan to prepare healthier dishes, but you don't last long? Then it is time to sit down and go through the following step-by-step plan:

1. How much time do you have to cook?
On which days do you have enough time? When are you in a hurry? Is there a day when you could prepare food for several days? If you know when you have time, you can adjust your weekly menu accordingly.

2. Compose a weekly menu
Some people find it annoying to think about what they are going to eat all week on Sunday. Nevertheless, it is wise to put together a weekly menu, in the end it will save you time.

3. Which products can you always have in stock?
Make sure you have a few easy products in stock:A few packs of frozen vegetables, frozen meat, diced tomatoes…

4. Make a shopping list
What do you need to make the meals you've come up with? Try to do as many groceries as possible in one go.

5. Once you get the hang of it…
Try to cook multiple servings some days. You can freeze and thaw the leftover portions on days when you're really short on time. In this way, you can also put a healthy dish on the table on days when you are in a hurry.