Return to top Dinner For easier meal preparation during the week, invest an hour on meal planning during the weekend. Pick a day when you plan what you're going to have for dinner each day during the week. Then go to the grocery store. That is the best time saver. It's helpful to have staples on hand for quick meal preparation.
Pizza can be very healthy, and it's an easy meal for leftovers.
Grilled chicken from one night can be used the next day as a pizza topping, along with mushrooms and green peppers and cheese. Served with salad, pizza can be a nutritious meal. While children's aversion to vegetables is notorious, parents should not become overly concerned. It's fine to substitute a fruit instead. If parents offer children vegetables and eat them as well, eventually the children will try them.