{"id":11463,"date":"2012-06-20T15:23:05","date_gmt":"2012-06-20T20:23:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crankymouse.com\/?p=11463"},"modified":"2012-06-22T11:27:54","modified_gmt":"2012-06-22T16:27:54","slug":"eat-well-spend-less-during-busy-summer-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/index.php\/2012\/06\/20\/eat-well-spend-less-during-busy-summer-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"Eat Well, Spend Less During Your Insane Summer Schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"

This month in the Eat Well, Spend Less series<\/a> we’re focusing on summer fun, or, in my case, a crazy and insane summer schedule. Can you still eat well when your days are crammed full of activities and work and plenty of swimming? Of course!<\/em>
\n\"\"
\nI’m not going to lie. This summer is going to be a difficult one. Between book promotion, the kids’ activities, summer camps, and Kiera’s schedule (OH MY GOODNESS, managing her schedule is a full-time job now that she’s headed to 7th grade) I am feeling a bit loaded down. Add to that all of the things I like to do during summer like camping, heading to the Boundary Waters, baseball games, picking berries, hosting barbecues, eating outside, and lots and lots of swimming<\/a>, and I’m starting to wonder if I have officially lost my mind in thinking I’m going to pull this off.
\n\"\"
\n<\/p>\n

Operation Eat Well When You’re Busy<\/h2>\n

<\/font>
\nIn the midst of what felt like self-destruction, I kissed my eldest as she headed off to camp for the week and came up with a plan to keep my head on straight and keep us eating well. These are the makings of that plan.
\n<\/p>\n

Menus<\/h3>\n

<\/font>I’ve said it before, but I truly believe that having a plan in place before you start the week makes you more successful. Make a menu for each week, and try to be conscious of the days you’re busy. <\/p>\n