Robin Zerbib, Mother of Four, Phoenix:

Every Sunday, I chop a million vegetables and fruits that my kids can feed off all week. Melon, strawberries, celery, carrots, peppers, tomatoes. I call it "clean food."

I can only imagine what they're eating all week at school, so I want to make it easy for them to grab a handful of something healthy when they're at home or running out.

I like getting the tedious prepping for the week out of the way on Sunday. I even enjoy it. I can do it while the ball game is on or while the kids are hanging out in the kitchen. I can mindlessly chop and listen to Sophie read to me, Gabi tell me about a story she's writing. A lot of the time, my kids join in. We use the mandolin or food processor so the slicing goes faster. If there are leftover bagels from the weekend, I'll slice them up for bagel chips.

We put the veggies in see-through Tupperware in the fridge. That's key. When the kids are hungry, they don't want to hunt around. They like to open up the fridge and see what's there.