Shortcuts for Fast Weeknight Meals  Metro Editorial  Most people
are busy balancing family life and careers, which in turn can
make mealtime challenging. Sometimes it seems easier to go
through the drive-through of the nearest fast-food restaurant
than to spend time in the kitchen. But making dinner doesn't
have to be time-consuming or difficult.  Arriving home from work
at 6:30 p.m. and then thinking about making dinner leaves many
people feeling stressed out. However, it is possible to create
healthy meals the entire family will enjoy with planning and
smart time management in the kitchen.  Here, some tips that can
make for easier meals in a snap:  * Mark the calendar. Sure, it
may seem like a page right out of the school cafeteria
operations, but planning at least two weeks of meals in advance
can alleviate the toughest part of meal creation -- deciding on
the menu. This enables a person to shop for all of the
ingredients and stock up the pantry and the refrigerator. Come
mealtime, it's simply grab and coo