Meal Planning

I've done a lot of research around healthy  meals for slow cookers, freezing & storing, meals, bulk cooking, etc. I'm working on a sustainable plan that fits my diet, schedule, & budget. So far, I'm hoping to create at least 2 dinners & 3 lunches per week every weekend, as well as doing as much chopping of vegetables & measuring out snacks as possible.

I've chosen as my first recipes a white bean chicken chili & some enchiladas. I'm also hoping to find a good spinach lasagna recipe with good make ahead or storage prospects. 

Here are some of the resources I'm using:

http://skinnyms.com/10-skinny-weightwatchers-entrees-5-points-or-less/
http://wwcrockmeals.webs.com/

http://www.slenderkitchen.com/healthy-crock-pot-recipes/#

Re-Boot

Well, 2013 was quite the year. I'll be creating a lot of separate posts on these topics later.

• I was diagnosed with diabetes in January (both expected and unexpected) so I started making big changes. 
• I adopted a lower-carb diet (not entirely) and lowered my intake of refined sugar by a lot. 
• I joined Weight Watchers in April 2013. I lost about 20 pounds pretty quickly, but I've stalled a bit since then. 
• My housemates & I signed up for a bi-weekly veggie & fruit box delivery. 
• I bought a second crock-pot.

My current goals mostly revolve around learning to cook more healthy dishes that I enjoy.  I want to master at least 3 this year. I'm focusing on Weight Watcher's recipes, and if they're for the crockpot, so much the better. The plan (or at least part of it) is to get a group together to try new recipes.

Also, I lost an aunt last month, and in her honor, I am determined to bake a sweet potato pie from scratch, by myself.