The Sewing Mom

Thursday is one of several days during the week that I find it difficult to plan a decent dinner. My daughter gets home from school just after 4 in the afternoon. She immediately begins working on homework (usually) and at 5:15, we head out for a 45 minute drive to the softball fields for weekly practice. Practice is 2-3 hours long, then we drive the 45 minutes back home and by the time we get home it’s 8:30 or 9. Too late for me to be cooking, much less eating. If I eat that late I won’t be able to sleep.

Lately, I’ve just been making sandwiches or buying sandwiches on the way. Of course, if we buy sandwiches, that means money from our dining out budget and I’d rather be spending that money on some other dining experience, but sandwiches are easy to eat in the car!

So, I was in Kroger the other day buying sandwich stuff and I noticed a new product in the refrigerated lunch meat section of the store that I’d never seen before, Fix Quix from Buddig and they come in 3 flavors, Grilled Chicken, Oven-Roasted Turkey, and Smoked Ham. These are ready to eat right out of the package or they can be added to my own recipes (or yours!).

I have to tell you too, I’ve been diagnosed with high cholesterol, so I always have to watch pre-packaged food items because they tend to be high in trans-fats, sodium and calories. Fix Quix is low in calories and low in fat with ZERO trans fat!  I can add them to some whole wheat pasta for a quick take-along pasta salad,  make a quick wrap sandwich or put them over some greens for a healthy salad.  Any of these ideas can be eaten on the go so we can all have a nutritious meal that has the protein my daughter needs (and none of the fats that I don’t) before practice.

I know I have readers from all over the U.S. and internationally, so I hate to say this, but right now, if you’re wondering where to buy, this product is only available in Arizona, Missouri (St. Louis) and Texas. I do hope it becomes more widely available because I know many families have time crunches similar to mine and can use this product!

Click here for your $1.00 off coupon and get a second coupon directly on the package when you make your purchase.