Tips for Back-to-School Meal Planning

When it comes to back-to-school, we want to provide our families with solid, sustaining nutrition and we don’t have all day to cook.

Protein-packed options stave off hunger and offer more sustainable energy throughout the day than carbohydrate-heavy choices. Boontoom Sae-Kor/Shutterstock

I don’t know about you, but meal planning is often the first thing to go at my house when summertime arrives. It’s easy to toss something on the grill and just add a salad, or go out for ice cream and call it dinner.

While this seat-of-your-pants lifestyle is glorious, it doesn’t jive as well with the busy back-to-school season on the horizon. So, a little preparation is in order.