How long would you spend each night on dinner?
Ten mins or an hour on sunday
How many nights a week do you eat a full hot meal? 2/3
Monday-bunny buffet aka picnic
Tues/Thurs-they are at their dads
Weds-Leon at child minders and gets hot meal izzy has a pack up on way to cheer, snacks on way back
Fish Friday- fresh salmon, cod, seabass or frozen battered fish or fishcakes
Saturday-pasta or pizza
Sunday dinner- Leon has shop bought roast chicken slices and girls have veggie sausages, tons of veg, potatoes and gravy(granules)
How many nights a week do you have prepared meals (freezer or fresh shove in the oven type variety)? I don't have prepared meals as such. It's usually one thing out of the freezer then loads of fresh bits to go with
What are the main things you buy pre-prepared? Pizza and Quorn stuff
how many nights a week do you eat a quick dinner (googy eggs and soldiers, beans on toast, toasted sandwiches type food)?
4
How often (if ever) would you have a salad for your main meal (summer and winter numbers
)? Always eating salad but with something like fishcaKes
How often do you have a takeaway? Chippy or pizza once a month
Do you ever have hot food at lunch or is it mainly sandwich type food? Salads or pasta or picnic
"Just trying to work out if I'm doing something wrong or if everyone spends as long cooking / shopping etc"
I get a fruit and veg box delivered then I do small shop a couple of times a week. I don't like cooking and kids aren't keen on meals such as soups, stews,curries,one pot meals.
All meals are separate things on a plate
so whether it's hot or cold we get a main bit like fish, sausages,pizza then we have loads of different bits on the side like veg, salad, olives, cheese, crisps
They are then allowed unlimited fruit afterwards. Friday night we have popcorn or ice cream and Sunday we make apple crumble and custard
I don't like cooking, especially when I'm with the kids. It's not relaxing because they pick that exact time for needing undivided attention
I used to think home cooked meals was important to us but what we have now is much less stressful, less time consuming and they actually eat everything! Including tons of fruit and veg.
When I don't have the children i tend to work late and have no intention of cooking a meal for just me so again it's quorn or fish and salad
I find no joy in cooking whatsoever but I totally get why others do. Everyone is different