On this beautiful Sunday afternoon, I am prepping for my upcoming week. If you haven’t gotten into the kitchen yet to prep for your upcoming week, there is still time.  Even if you make just one thing. I’ve shared before that I don’t love to cook.  I am not a nutritionist because of my love for being in the kitchen. But what gets me in the kitchen is my love for how proper nutrition helps take care of me.

More really good news? The momentum of eating better can only start with a single step – you can’t take ten steps at one time, so no use feeling overwhelmed by thinking one step isn’t enough.  It’s more than enough, it’s all that can be.

So if you are ready this on Sun night, what is just one step you can take to be better prepared for tomorrow?

• Can you quick grab whatever scrap piece of paper is close to you and just list what you want to have for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and one snack tomorrow?
• If you know what you are having, can you take just one additional step of thinking through how balanced those meals are?  Compare what you are having to our CARE Balanced Plate.  Can you increase a serving of produce? Do you have enough protein? The right amount of healthy fat?
• And if you have all this covered, can you go tinker around in the kitchen for 20 minutes to feel more organized going into the week?  Maybe go through the fridge and organize crispers? Organize the spice shelf? I am also so happily surprised by how good even just 20 minutes in the kitchen helps me create a little more space when it comes time to getting food on my plate.

Back I go to my make-ahead cooking because that is the ONE step that I can take right now!  So know that there is at least one other person, over here in Southwest Minneapolis, taking just one step towards health with you.

Related Post:

How I Get in the Kitchen When I Don’t Want to be in the Kitchen:  https://www.benedictinewellness.com/get-in-the-kitchen/

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