{"id":9224,"date":"2011-06-21T17:28:57","date_gmt":"2011-06-21T22:28:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crankymouse.com\/?p=9224"},"modified":"2011-06-21T23:06:13","modified_gmt":"2011-06-22T04:06:13","slug":"eat-well-spend-less-balancing-meals-and-the-summer-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/index.php\/2011\/06\/21\/eat-well-spend-less-balancing-meals-and-the-summer-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"Eat Well, Spend Less: Balancing Meals and the Summer Schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to the June edition of the Eat Well, Spend Less series<\/a>. This month we’re focusing on meal and snack time during the summer, whether it’s during air travel, on a road trip, camping, in the heat or just while juggling the craziness of the summer schedule. Here on Food for My Family, I’ll be sharing some tips for healthy and frugal meals and snacking when you’re out doing fun summer activities like the zoo, the ballpark or sitting watching the kids on the soccer field.<\/em>
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\nSummer is swinging. Today, in fact, marks the first official day of summer, which is timely considering we dropped the eldest off for overnight camp all week and both the 6-year-old and the 4-year-old started summer sports last night, broken arms and all.
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Still, though, summer was already going strong last week with warm evening walks and trips to Target Field to cheer our Minnesota Twins to a win. The zoo is an obvious next stop, and there will be state parks aplenty in the coming weeks, not to mention parades, fireworks displays and trips to the waterpark.
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With all these activities, it’s easy to see how the summer schedule goes from lazy warm afternoons to jumbled hectic living in no time, and with everyone out running around, finding time to sit down to a family meal can be near impossible.<\/strong>
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\nAs a challenge to myself, I decided to sign both Lene and Kjell up for soccer and baseball on the same nights, one right after the other, both right during dinnertime. Add that along with summer basketball league in the afternoons and a desire to get out of the house this summer, and it’s obvious I’m going to need to plan out a few ways to handle the feeding of my family on the go.
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Tips to Plan Frugal Snacks When Planning Daily Outings<\/font><\/h2>\n