28 Day Challenge: Week Four

We are concluding our 28-Day Challenge with the fourth and final week. Let’s check in real-quick - Are you still taking those recommended supplements? Have you been drinking more water and eating more fiber? Are you still crunching away at those plants you started eating more of last week? Great! Keep up the good work, you’re almost there! And remember, these 28 days are helping to form a lifestyle that will propel you towards becoming the best version of yourself. (For more 28 Day Challenge info, click here).

This week, we challenge you to eat one more meal at home with your family. Research shows that meals prepared at home tend to be lower in calories, fat and sodium. We know tackling this challenge is probably easier said than done - especially when you think about all of the after-school activities, games and meetings that you have to account for. It’s exhausting just thinking about adding one more thing to your plate. Finding the time to plan out healthy meals for your family is difficult at best and then finding time to actually cook is even more difficult. That’s where we can help!

Our team has been hard at work creating the ultimate solution to your problem. We’ve all compiled our favorite ways to feed our families nourishing and satisfying meals in 30 minutes or less. We have even created a list of our favorite “shortcuts” to getting dinner on the table when there is just no time to cook. These are all tried and tested methods that we have found to work best for our families and schedules. Don’t have time to cook? Not to worry! Try a salad kit topped with some chopped lean deli meat from the deli counter. Need a pasta dinner ready, but don’t have time to make a sauce? Try the Modern Table Meals kit for a quick and filling dinner option.

Maybe you have a little bit of extra time one evening and you want to serve up a delicious, home-cooked meal for your family that is also dietitian-approved, but you don’t have the time or desire to meal plan. Not to worry, we’ve also created a solution for this problem too! Each month the dietitians will provide 5 recipes that will have dinner on the table in 30 minutes flat and that don’t require a professional chef’s pantry. Keep an eye out in the aisles, right here on our blog and on Facebook as we help you Build a Better Meal this year! Check out our first recipe of the year below - Asian Pork & Vegetable Stir Fry. 

P.S.- Make sure you've entered to win one up to $500 in prizes and don't forget to spread the "health" by sharing your 28 Day Challenge commitment with friends. For each friend that clicks on your post and enters, you'll score an extra entry toward our $500 grand prize drawing which takes place next week! Enter or share your entry by clicking here. Good luck!

Asian Pork & Vegetable Stir Fry

Ingredients:

• 1 lb pork tenderloin,boneless, cut 1 inch thick
• 4 cups assorted fresh vegetables (sugar snap peas, broccoli florets, bell pepper, carrot strips)
• 1 bell pepper, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• ½ cup prepared stir-fry sauce
• 1/8 to ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper
• 2 cups hot cooked rice
• 2 tablespoons unsalted dry-roasted peanuts (optional)

Instructions

1.  Cut pork steak lengthwise in half, then crosswise into ¼-inch thick strips
2.  Heat a large pan over medium-high heat until hot. Add pork and garlic; stir-fry 8-10 minutes or until pork is no longer pink. If pan is not large enough, cook pork in batches.
3. Combine vegetables and 3 tablespoons water in large nonstick skillet. Cover and cook over medium-high heat 4 minutes or until crisp-tender.
4. Add stir-fry sauce and crushed red pepper; heat through. Serve over rice. Sprinkle with peanuts if desired.

Stir Fry recipe adapted from beefitswhatsfordinner.com