Complete salads are premixed and ready to go, and complete dinners are available in the deli or frozen food sections of your grocery store. Plan several dinner meals in advance when you have more time over the weekend. Precook foods like pasta and sauces and have them readily available to microwave. You can also precut vegetables and store them in plastic bags until you are ready to microwave them. With premixed salads all you need is a bowl and some low-fat salad dressing.
Rice reheats nicely in the microwave too.
You can even precook chicken breasts or lean cuts of meat to reheat in the microwave. If you decide to use frozen commercial dinners, take a close look at the labels. So do some planning and cooking at the front end of the week to assure that you will have fast dinners ready. Try FoodFit's Menus for the Week to get you started. About Jane Folkman Jane Folkman, MS, RD graduated from Case Western Reserve University on a full scholarship with a Master's degree in Public Health Nutrition .