meals thinking ok more thinking outside the box! at home the box dietitian approved hearty beef stew this person would likely not meet recommendations for the key nutrients needed to keep the body running optimally and feeling good health and waistline will benefit out the meal dietitian approve remaining broth and worcestershire sauce and bay leaves the cooked veggies and potatoes from the microwave and add down to medium and simmer for an additional 10-15 minutes or until the potatoes are fork tender stews are a great way to use up fresh vegetables that are near canned vegetables can be substituted or mixed with frozen just drain the canned vegetables and add to the stew in the double the batch and freeze some in individual containers wheat egg noodles the thawed veggies in the same step that you add the broth eaten and you cut down on food waste page 17