I can get myself in a pickle in my attempt to do too much at one time, especially during the holidays.\u00a0 I forget that I should probably omit some of my normal day-to-day\u00a0 \u201cto do\u2019s\u201d\u00a0 with the additional list during this time of the year. I want to get it ALL done.\u00a0 One thing I have learned is that I need to give up trying to do too much in the evening for dinner and have a simple dinner recipe to avoid additional stress for the next few weeks.\u00a0 <\/b><\/p>\n
It\u2019s not too early to start putting together an eating plan to avoid stress and the average weight gain of 5-7 pounds during the holiday season.\u00a0 Planning to have simple dinners for the next few weeks can help in two areas.<\/p>\n
You may like preparing elaborate meals in the evening.\u00a0 However, that time may be needed to get your other jobs done.\u00a0 Don\u2019t try and do it all. \u00a0Eliminate the stress of meal planning and focus on your holiday lists.<\/p>\n
When things get busy and stressful, it can be a trigger to eat whatever is the first thing available.\u00a0 Deciding to prepare a quick healthy meal, nothing fancy, will help in managing your weight through the season and reduce the stress that can happen with extra weight gain.<\/p>\n
Cooking healthy does not have to be elaborate and there does not have to be a need to grab fast food. Plan to have a simple fruit and vegetable each night to make dinner quick.\u00a0 Learn what you can easily throw in the CrockPot in the morning.\u00a0 It\u2019s not too early to get your holiday plan for a simple dinner to avoid holiday stress. \u00a0<\/b>Try this to get you started.<\/p>\n
\u00a0Simple\u00a0<\/strong>Saucy Parmesan Chicken<\/strong> *<\/p>\n \u00a04 small boneless chicken breast halves<\/p>\n 1\/4 cup Kraft Light Zesty Italian Reduced Fat Dressing<\/p>\n \u00bc cup Kraft 100% Grated Parmesan Cheese<\/p>\n Serves 4<\/p>\n Calories \u2013 182<\/p>\n Fat \u2013 6gms<\/p>\n Protein \u2013 27gms<\/p>\n *adapted from Kraft Foods<\/p>\n My tip: <\/span><\/b><\/p>\n Prepare chicken right when you get home from grocery store with marinade and freeze in storage bag.\u00a0 This will make it simple to pull out and cook on busy night.\u00a0 Serve with salad and vegetables and cook extra for next day\u2019s lunch.<\/p>\n In Good Health,<\/p>\n Crystal<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I can get myself in a pickle in my attempt to do too much at one time, especially during the holidays.\u00a0 I forget that I should probably omit some of my normal day-to-day\u00a0 \u201cto do\u2019s\u201d\u00a0 with the additional list during this time of the year. I want to get it ALL done.\u00a0 One thing I […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":14409,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2399],"tags":[2475,425,4478,4479,4477],"class_list":["post-15695","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health-wellness-fitness","tag-coaching-with-crystal","tag-girlfriends-coffee-hour","tag-holiday-stress","tag-saucy-parmesan-chicken","tag-simple-dinner-recipe","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/181268_4898029170965_2103494661_n.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p39pHp-459","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15695","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15695"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15695\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15706,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15695\/revisions\/15706"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14409"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15695"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15695"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15695"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n