Donna Hay's Instant Chicken Satay

5 stars and 30 mins to cook from start to finish, plus gluten and dairy free.

I highly recommend Food that Serve's blog's Donna Hay's instant Chicken Satay.


I find that you need quite a bit more meat (like 1.5Kg) and double the liquid components, and use 200g of snow peas.

See the original recipe: http://foodthatserves.com/2014/04/14/donna-hays-instant-chicken-satay/

With total cost for about 6-8 serves coming to $15-20 it's a winner!

Make sure you get a good can of coconut cream... ours had kinda separated... hence the uneven texture :(

Meal planning and shopping lists

What better way to kick off your healthy eating than stocking up, stock taking and analysing the types of food you eat typically on a day to day basis!  As a side bonus you get to save the money you would otherwise spend on convenience foods.

1. Plan a head, a week or two is good, pack those meals and snacks. 
Plan to have most meals cooked or prepped the day ahead and packed in Tupperware/ airtight containers.  This way you are prepared to travel and eat on the go and reheating is a piece of cake.

2.Record the meal plans and shopping.
Those digitally inclined I'd recommend the app Shop Shop or Menu Planner.  Although nothing beats the old fashioned scrap of paper.  If you'd like to print your own.  Here's a simple one I quite like. See Weekly planner (List)


Weekly menu planner- computer fillable

Here's a stationary pad template I used that I brought at the markets- apparently printed from Bupa.  I love the way the columns for the shopping list are almost proportional to the Australia Guide to Healthy Eating.

 

As de-clutter expert Kim Carruthers' blog page  says  "Having a shopping list makes you more confident that you have everything you need, and cuts down on costly unplanned eating out or takeaways."