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So how do you pull it all together on those nights when …one child has scouts, one has lessons or a game, you have a meeting, and everyone needs to eat – really quick! My answer is to mix and match!

Using different cooking techniques, you can put your dinner on the table quickly every night. Putting your family in the action plan gets the job done a lot quicker and with a whole lot more fun! This week's method is taking advantage of Carry Out and Home Delivery.

You do have healthy options for Carry Out and Home Delivery meals! Whether you are on the road or in a time-crunch, it is hard to avoid the lure of fast food! The trick is knowing which items to select. Better Homes & Gardens Magazine offers these and 40 more smarter fast food choices:

Do your diet a favor at Taco Bell with one word - fresco-style - to add salsa instead of cheese and sauces to you selection. You get flavor without the extra fat and calories.
Order your Pizza Hut pizza with a Thin 'N Crispy crust to cut the fat nearly in half. Get volumn but not necessarily calories with vegetable topings. Order the toppings in quarter sections so everyone gets their choice!
At Subway, eat fresh and forget the fat when you order wraps, salads or 6" subs with only 6 grams of fat!

Want more information? Here are some books just for you!

"Eat This, Not That!" is an illustrated guide to thousands of foods so you'll make the smartest choice every time! Tired of sneaky calories adding to your waistline and having to starve yourself or spend hours on the treadmill trying to burn off the damage? Learn how to cut the fat and calories.
"Fast Food Fix" is a cookbook for anyone who wants to eat healthy but yearns for fast foods. This collection of recipe makeovers shows you how to make healthy versions of your favorite fast foods . It's a must-have!
"Get With the Program! Guide to Fast Food and Family Restaurants" - "It's not where you eat, it's what you eat! From Bob Greene, the bestselling author of "Get With the Program!", comes with a handy guide to dining out. With healthy choices from more than 75 fast food and family restaurants, you can feel confident when dining out with your family. Each restaurant listing offers Bob's Top Picks for healthy and delicious options.

Home Delivery makes a great option for you!

Mom, meals do not have to be stressful to be healthy! Prepared meals, appetizers and more...delivered nationwide to your home! Artiko has meal plans for 1 to 4 people so you can order what you need.

You can save money and time with DineWise! Rethink Dinner! Thousands of delicious and microwaveable chef-prepared meals for every gourmet taste and every healthy lifestye.

Home Bistro delivers great tasting meals right to your home. They use the finest ingredients and do all the cooking for you. If you love great food, try Home Bistro.

You can have your time and meal, too! MagicKitchen is a way for busy families and seniors to have delicious, wholesome meals without shopping, cooking, or cleaning up.

Here are some Carry Out options for your supper:

Boston Market helps you answer the "what's for dinner?" dilemma by offering wholesome, convenient, great-tasting meals you can feel good about eating and serving to your family. Everything they make is not only delicious, it's good for you too. So stop in and pick up dinner and get to what's great about life. . .living. Boston Market. Time for something good.

Carside To Go is the perfect way to make sure you and your family get the tasty Applebee's® food you love, even when you are in a hurry. Just call your order in - you can order anything on the menu, pull up and they will deliver your delicious dinner right to your car. How easy is that!

Heavenly Ham gives you easy ideas for any occasion, you may choose from delicious recipes. Find a store near you or shop online.

Dont't forget the pizza! Pizza Hut has been serving a lot of mouths in this world, and they want to please 'em all. That's why there are so many different pizzas on their menu - each as distinctive as the person who orders 'em. So if you've got a mouth, they've got your pizza! Order the thin crust to save calories and carbs.

These nutritional guides will help with your selections:

McDonald's 'Bag a Meal' lets you select your meal to find out the nutritional content. Its fun and educational!
Can fast food be part of a weight-loss or healthy diet plan? You might not think so. In fact the Mayo Clinic: Fast food: 6 ways to healthier meals shows you how to fit fast food into your weight-loss or healthy diet plan.
Believe it or not, more and more fast food places are beginning to offer healthier meals that can be worked into your meal plan if you're in a bind. Check out this site, Stop Getting Sick, for the health of your family. You may want to print this page to have the numbers at your fingertips.

Previous mix and match meal methods:

Coming in future weeks to continue mix and match meals:

Using Prepared Ingredients (To Get a Jump Start on Your Meal)
Meals To Go

You see, the important thing is not that you fixed the entire meal from scratch but that you have time to eat together as a family!

I am a firm believer in Meal Planning to save you time and money with meals that fit your busy schedule plus fewer trips to the grocery store!

Meal Mixer is a great program for family meal planning because it gives you menus that fit your style and they even create a grocery list for you! Great home meals that fit your tastes and diet. Check them out at Meal Mixer.

Let MOM bring your family back to the dinner table! If you are looking for easy meal planning, help with nutrition, and extra recipes, then give them a try. What makes them different from the rest? You get the recipe and shopping list for 2, 4, & 6 servings so you don’t have to do the math. So no matter what size your family, you’re covered! Try My Online Meals.

Menu Planning Central has wonderful news letters to keep you informed and in-tune with the latest tricks and techniques to get your dinner on the table quick and easy! Mom, dinner time does not have to be stressful - take a look at Menu Planning Central.

Got a penny? Trade it for one whole week of menu planning and a juicy report that will teach you how to save hundreds of dollars per week in groceries. Check it out : Dine Without Whine.

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