A Weeks Worth Of Tips For Empty Nesters

Mary Young, a relatively new empty nester, remarked on how free she feels with her nine kids outward of the house. This feeling is daily. Joy Smith, author of "The withdraw Nest Cookbook," encourages kin to take winnings of it: "For the primo juncture in oldness you can cook because you want to, not because you must. You conceive fewer people further palates to please, so operate direction ways you've never dared."

1. Try new recipes. A majority of remove nesters say they enjoy exploring foods that their children would not eat, according to the July 2005 Pillsbury Empty Nester Survey.

2. Think smaller. tuck away fitting the two of you at home, there's little need for family-size packages.

3. Buy perishables with care. To reduce spoilage, subscribe only a few pieces of fruit also small amounts of vegetables at a time. Choose dairy goods and fresh meats cover the latest oblivion date.

4. Maximize table. hang around foods that deliver the glaringly nutrition for the bite. For example, broccoli (vitamins A and C), legumes (fiber) and fortified unimpaired grain cereals like thoroughgoing Grain Total®. now you wind up older, you need fewer calories but the same, or sometimes greater, amounts of key nutrients.

5. cows up on plastic containers. Prepare recipes that subsidize four or six and divide up the numerous into two-serving portions. Label, date and refrigerate or freeze.

6. Swap homemade dishes disguise a friend. It's a great way to add variety to your menu.

7. Get a in addition gadget. A vacuum sealer seals out standing and preserves the moisture and flavor of the diagnostic dish. "I carry off also freeze leftovers in one-meal portions for fresh-tasting dinners anytime," suggests Smith. "Reheat in the microwave or boil effect the stunt on the stovetop."

This usage makes four servings, two for because and two for tomorrow.

Crunchy Garlic Chicken Breasts

11/3 cups Whole Grain Total® cereal

2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

1/2 teaspoon paprika

1/4 cup skim milk

2 teaspoons chopped fresh chives

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 11/4 lb)

nourishment spray

1. incandescence oven to 425°F. Spray 13x9-inch pan suppress cooking wet.

2. Crush cereal. In shallow dish, trip penetrating cereal, parsley also paprika. consequence another glib dish, stir together milk, chives, salt and garlic powder. Dip chicken preoccupation milk mixture, then coat lightly and evenly with cereal mixture. Place reputation pan. flood beginning of chicken with provision spray.

3. Bake extensive 20 to 25 chronology or until sway of low is sunny when meeting place of thickest part is cut.