Day 46: Entr'acte

Sometimes there it seems every single moment is booked with one activity or another. It's these type of days that can threaten a PCP meal because you just don't have the time to prepare it. Here's a couple of products that may help in your quest to stay on PCP and not spend a lot of time in preparation.

Muir Glen is a company that focus's on organic food, specifically tomatoes. Unfortunately, many of their tomato products can contain non-PCP friendly ingredients, like salt and sugar. However, their canned Diced Tomatoes No Salt Added seems to be a perfect fit for a PCP world. The only ingredients it contains are "organically grown and processed tomatoes and tomato juice, naturally derived citric acid and calcium chloride." So, if you're in a pinch for tomatoes for your meal, this could be a good help.

Peter Rabbit Organics produces a handy-dandy little pouch of fruit which is perfect for someone on the go! The pouch contains 100g of fruit and I know that for some of us this is the perfect PCP portion size. The best part is that there are no additives, no preservatives, no added salt, and no added sugar. The only ingredient is 100% fruit! (And they list exactly what percentage of each type of fruit the pouches contain.) They come in three flavors: Apple and Grape, Strawberry and Banana, and Mango, Banana, and Orange. The last one is my favorite!

Granted, it is pureed fruit so it looks like baby food—and it doesn't help that it can be found in the baby food section of the store, but this is a handy little package that can be thrown in a lunch bag, back pack, or purse and it doesn't need refrigeration until it is opened. You can enjoy it right out of the pouch or mix it in with your plain yogurt, which is my favorite way.

There you have it. A couple of ideas to help you fix your PCP meals a little quicker when you're on the go!