Don't Get Mad...Get Glad!

If you're in a rush, one of the best ways to eat is to cook your food ahead of time.  Cook dishes that can make versatile meals through the week.  For example, make a huge batch of a side dish or grill your steaks and chicken on Sunday evening.  Ok, so you have a bunch of food in your fridge...why not eat it all now?  Well, that would defeat the purpose of containing your meals to serving sizes.

I usually try to keep in mind that the size of my fist is the serving size of any dish.  A piece of chicken or steak should be approximately the size of my fist, the vegetables that accompany my chicken should be the size of my fist, my carb of choice should also be the size of my fist...Get the gist? Your fist is approximately one cup of food.

Ok, so my fist is a serving size...now what? Well, pack your lunches ahead of time using your fist...or at least compare the food to the size of your fist.  Go out and buy food containers that will fit your meal.  If a container is larger than the size of both your fists then you're eating too much!  Glad containers have a great variety of tupperware in different shapes and sizes.  I'm partial to IKEA's PRUTA Food Savers...not only because it doesn't come with a billion parts necessary for built, but they're also cheap!

The come in various sizes that allow you to pack your food ahead of time, leave in the fridge and simply grab-and-go when you're ready.  When lunch time comes around, simply throw in the microwave and eat away.  It's like having a frozen meal that you created yourself...and the best part, you know exactly what ingredients went in your food!  So you can guarantee that it's both low in fat AND in sodium!