4 Tips to Help You Skip Takeout for Dinner Tonight

We've all been there: It's a Tuesday evening, and you're driving home from a whirlwind of a work day and contemplating how on earth you're going to fit in a workout, the laundry, those emails you didn't get to while you were in meetings all day AND a homemade dinner for your family (click HERE to opt for Southern Grocery gourmet food instead).

It's tempting to pick up the phone and get pizza or Chinese food delivered but not only does takeout food get expensive, it's typically loaded with calories, fat, salt and preservatives.

Here are 4 tips to balance a hectic schedule with still finding time to prepare healthy, inexpensive meals at home: 

1) Plan ahead. Before the craziness of your week sets in, take a look at your week and what plans and obligations you have each evening. If you know you have a PTA meeting and need to pick your children up from  soccer practice later that evening, thus getting home later than usual, make sure you have something at home that can be made quickly—or better yet, use a slow cooker so that dinner’s waiting for you when you get home.

2) Remember that skipping eating out doesn’t have to mean giving up convenience. After a long day, it’s nice to have someone bring ready-to-eat food to your door. Giving up takeout food doesn’t mean you have to give up that convenience. Southern Grocery Company delivers entrees and sides to your door that are ready to heat. 

Our Southern Hospitality poultry entrees are great time savers. You can quickly throw our boneless chicken breasts, turkey burgers or all-natural chicken kabobs on the grill, and they’ll be ready faster than any pizza delivery guy could get to your door. Pair with our Southern Fields side dishes, and you have a great meal! Best of all, Southern Grocery Company uses the best ingredients, so you can feel confident that we bring you food much more healthy than what you can find in a greasy takeout bag.

3) "Brown bag" it. It can be especially hard to say no to eating out for lunch with coworkers when there is also a social aspect to it, but lunches can really add up.  According to Forbes, the average American goes out to lunch twice a week and spends an average of $11.40 on each meal. This adds up to almost $1,200 a year. Instead of heading out for salads and sandwiches, enlist the help of your coworkers and agree that you’ll do something fun like take your lunches and eat them in a park or have a potluck once a month.

4) Reward yourself.
With the money you save from eating out less, occasionally reward yourself with treats.  Our Southern Delights Cookie Dough is always a big hit, and everyone loves our juicy All-Natural Ribeye Steaks!

Here’s to eating deliciously healthy in the comfort of your own home!

--Your Southern Grocery Artisans