Nutrition and Convenience Right in the Freezer

Who has time to cook today? Not me. I have a full time job and I started my own business. A single mom, I also have three teenage boys who have school, sports and social commitments - and a driver to get them there. In addition to being a chauffeur, I have the housework to do, bills to pay and finally, I have to get food on the table. "Stop whining," you say. "You're not the only one." I know that many people reading this may be in the same situation.

When my kids were smaller, I had to bring them with me to the supermarket and everywhere else. It wasn't "Ok, who wants to go to the market?" It was, "Everyone get your shoes on, we have one hour to do food shopping so LET'S GO! Chop, chop!!" Once there, I had to keep looking in the cart to see what they tried to sneak in.

One day I was putting the groceries in the trunk of the car while everyone was getting in the back seat - so I thought. I usually glanced in the mirror to see their heads - not consciously, it was just a habit. Maybe deep inside I knew that my brain was going 100 miles an hour, "Get dinner in 1/2 hour, make lunches, pick up toys, what clothes are they wearing tomorrow, what doesn't have stains on it?" - those types of brain arranging chores. I started out of the parking lot and for a most gut wrenching moment I just stopped short. In that one split second, I was afraid that I really did leave one of them behind in the parking lot in my rush to get everything done. The blood rushed to my head, my stomach turned to rock. I looked back and I let out a silent sigh of relief, but my legs were still trembling.

Once I got home, it was back to business as usual: what to cook for dinner? Thankfully, we have many options today thanks to the evolution of frozen foods, which now include a great variety of natural entrees and snacks, like Jac's Spinach Sensations. These stuffed spinach rolls are convenient and come in several varieties, like Spinach with Mozzarella and White Cheddar Cheese. Once heated, it's a yummy, gooey mess, but kids don't know it's good for them. And to further assuage the guilt of a mom on the go, the house has the aroma of fresh baked bread when these little things are baking in the oven!

Even in my rush to get a fast meal, I also want to understand the ingredients in my food. Jac's uses all natural ingredients - things you may have in your own cupboard rather than ingredients made in a laboratory. No starches, no fillers, no emulsifiers. All natural. Simple and basic.

The benefits of simplicity are priceless. Who has time for complexities? When you can't cook but you want something different for lunch or like to feed your family something wholesome and nutritious, look to the freezer section for natural frozen foods and snacks like Jac's Spinach Sensations.

Olga Baldos is the founder Jac's Handy Meals/Spinach Sensations.

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