Sandy 45,

I have just recently discovered a wonderful way to make fresh veggies for dinner, without having to clean then, cut them up, boil/steam them, etc. They are already prepared and bagged fresh veggies that you throw in the microwave for 5 minutes and TADA you have fresh steamed veggies.

I found them by the salad area at Pick N Save, where the stir fry veggies kits, etc. are. I found broccoli/carrots and broccoli/cauliflower. They are about 4 servings per bag and are about $3.50. The shelf life is about 1.5 weeks.

For dinner at home, I will throw a bag in the microwave (5min), boil some whole wheat noodles (10 min), and heat up a jar of sauce (8 min) (last night it was sun-dried tomato alfredo~highly recommended ). All of this can be done in only 10 minutes and costs less than $10. It's really healthy, filling, and is easily feeds my family of 3 (my DH and I are both athletes, so we eat quite a bit). Or you can double everything, feed a family of 4 or 5 and have leftovers for lunch. Since there is no meat, you would be able to bring for lunch the next day without refridgeration

Roshelle