I never want to cook another meal for the rest of my life

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Everyone in my house eats the same thing (we have one gluten free) and even cooking one meal per night is utterly exhausting. I don’t think I could ever prepare separate meals. Now I get why housewives were happy with the advent of frozen dinners.

NOBODY was cooking several different things for dinner when tv dinners were invented.

i think it was more a "take it our leave it" situation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I used to love cooking and food. But since becoming a wife and mother I hate it. At this point I would prefer to just eat enough to survive and that's it. I hate it. My kids eat one thing, my husband is doing some super macro-intense food thing so makes his own food or I make up big batches for him and he portions them all out. This every day grind of making food has taken all the joy of food and eating out of me.

Meal prep for several days worth of food, so you cook less often and still have healthy meals.

Or eat junk food takeout and gain weight until your hubby runs off with a secretary.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I used to love cooking and food. But since becoming a wife and mother I hate it. At this point I would prefer to just eat enough to survive and that's it. I hate it. My kids eat one thing, my husband is doing some super macro-intense food thing so makes his own food or I make up big batches for him and he portions them all out. This every day grind of making food has taken all the joy of food and eating out of me.

Meal prep for several days worth of food, so you cook less often and still have healthy meals.

Or eat junk food takeout and gain weight until your hubby runs off with a secretary.

Op - why would I be getting fat? I don’t eat takeout or junk food. I just choose not to eat rather than making food.

But I have to cook for my kids. That part is pretty non-negotiable since they need food every day. I would probably just eat one meal a day if it was up to me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:i am only cooking for two, but we have several days we are not home for dinner. i usually get a couple things ready in the fridge on sunday or monday and make things from that during the week when we are home.

for instance i might have a pound of cooked chicken. i can add some to a salad, make gyros or add some to a pasta. my husband doesn't care what we eat and i don't care enough to make a big effort. we always have something to eat.

if i had kids here i wouldn't have them eating chicken nuggets every night, though. i would cook actual food.

Hahahaha, I want this poster to have known ds and then come back and post in a few years.

We cook "actual food" almost every day, because that's what we eat. We have a picky eater who eats maybe 10% of what we eat. I always have stuff like chicken nuggets, peanut butter for toast, simple cheddar cheese, apple sauce, etc. Because it's incredibly rare that the picky eater will be willing to eat enough of the "actual food" we eat to not be hungry.

Last week I made this delicious pasta with an arugula and pistachio pesto that I thought was super kid friendly -- I made it because I wanted a spring pasta but also because I thought farfalle with a green sauce would be appealing.

Not one bite. We heated up chicken nuggets and frozen peas both nights we ate it. Oh well. At least I enjoyed it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:i am only cooking for two, but we have several days we are not home for dinner. i usually get a couple things ready in the fridge on sunday or monday and make things from that during the week when we are home.

for instance i might have a pound of cooked chicken. i can add some to a salad, make gyros or add some to a pasta. my husband doesn't care what we eat and i don't care enough to make a big effort. we always have something to eat.

if i had kids here i wouldn't have them eating chicken nuggets every night, though. i would cook actual food.

Hahahaha, I want this poster to have known ds and then come back and post in a few years.

We cook "actual food" almost every day, because that's what we eat. We have a picky eater who eats maybe 10% of what we eat. I always have stuff like chicken nuggets, peanut butter for toast, simple cheddar cheese, apple sauce, etc. Because it's incredibly rare that the picky eater will be willing to eat enough of the "actual food" we eat to not be hungry.

Last week I made this delicious pasta with an arugula and pistachio pesto that I thought was super kid friendly -- I made it because I wanted a spring pasta but also because I thought farfalle with a green sauce would be appealing.

Not one bite. We heated up chicken nuggets and frozen peas both nights we ate it. Oh well. At least I enjoyed it.

I wouldn’t heat up chicken nuggets and peas for him. He can heat up his own nuggets and peas if that’s the alternative.

I phave a rule that you can always go and make yourself a peanut butter and jelly sandwich if you don’t like what we are having for dinner. I showed all of my kids how to make it as early as they could, and I kept everything where they could reach it. They all went through about a week of eating PB&J every night when they were about four, and then never again. It’s too much hassle.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:i am only cooking for two, but we have several days we are not home for dinner. i usually get a couple things ready in the fridge on sunday or monday and make things from that during the week when we are home.

for instance i might have a pound of cooked chicken. i can add some to a salad, make gyros or add some to a pasta. my husband doesn't care what we eat and i don't care enough to make a big effort. we always have something to eat.

if i had kids here i wouldn't have them eating chicken nuggets every night, though. i would cook actual food.

Hahahaha, I want this poster to have known ds and then come back and post in a few years.

We cook "actual food" almost every day, because that's what we eat. We have a picky eater who eats maybe 10% of what we eat. I always have stuff like chicken nuggets, peanut butter for toast, simple cheddar cheese, apple sauce, etc. Because it's incredibly rare that the picky eater will be willing to eat enough of the "actual food" we eat to not be hungry.

Last week I made this delicious pasta with an arugula and pistachio pesto that I thought was super kid friendly -- I made it because I wanted a spring pasta but also because I thought farfalle with a green sauce would be appealing.

Not one bite. We heated up chicken nuggets and frozen peas both nights we ate it. Oh well. At least I enjoyed it.

I wouldn’t heat up chicken nuggets and peas for him. He can heat up his own nuggets and peas if that’s the alternative.

I phave a rule that you can always go and make yourself a peanut butter and jelly sandwich if you don’t like what we are having for dinner. I showed all of my kids how to make it as early as they could, and I kept everything where they could reach it. They all went through about a week of eating PB&J every night when they were about four, and then never again. It’s too much hassle.

Congratulations? Your kids probably hate you, FYI.

[Anonymous]

Same here. I am done.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:i am only cooking for two, but we have several days we are not home for dinner. i usually get a couple things ready in the fridge on sunday or monday and make things from that during the week when we are home.

for instance i might have a pound of cooked chicken. i can add some to a salad, make gyros or add some to a pasta. my husband doesn't care what we eat and i don't care enough to make a big effort. we always have something to eat.

if i had kids here i wouldn't have them eating chicken nuggets every night, though. i would cook actual food.

Hahahaha, I want this poster to have known ds and then come back and post in a few years.

We cook "actual food" almost every day, because that's what we eat. We have a picky eater who eats maybe 10% of what we eat. I always have stuff like chicken nuggets, peanut butter for toast, simple cheddar cheese, apple sauce, etc. Because it's incredibly rare that the picky eater will be willing to eat enough of the "actual food" we eat to not be hungry.

Last week I made this delicious pasta with an arugula and pistachio pesto that I thought was super kid friendly -- I made it because I wanted a spring pasta but also because I thought farfalle with a green sauce would be appealing.

Not one bite. We heated up chicken nuggets and frozen peas both nights we ate it. Oh well. At least I enjoyed it.

I wouldn’t heat up chicken nuggets and peas for him. He can heat up his own nuggets and peas if that’s the alternative.

I phave a rule that you can always go and make yourself a peanut butter and jelly sandwich if you don’t like what we are having for dinner. I showed all of my kids how to make it as early as they could, and I kept everything where they could reach it. They all went through about a week of eating PB&J every night when they were about four, and then never again. It’s too much hassle.

Congratulations? Your kids probably hate you, FYI.

Dude. I’m just telling you to sit with your husband and eat the delicious dinner you made. Teach your kids how to microwave their own nuggets if that’s what they want!

And yes, my kids do hate me about 30% of the time, but that is because they are teenagers. Yours will too.
But we still sit around the dinner table and talk for an hour or so every night.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I used to love cooking and food. But since becoming a wife and mother I hate it. At this point I would prefer to just eat enough to survive and that's it. I hate it. My kids eat one thing, my husband is doing some super macro-intense food thing so makes his own food or I make up big batches for him and he portions them all out. This every day grind of making food has taken all the joy of food and eating out of me.

Meal prep for several days worth of food, so you cook less often and still have healthy meals.

Or eat junk food takeout and gain weight until your hubby runs off with a secretary.

Op - why would I be getting fat? I don’t eat takeout or junk food. I just choose not to eat rather than making food.

But I have to cook for my kids. That part is pretty non-negotiable since they need food every day. I would probably just eat one meal a day if it was up to me.

Poop

[Anonymous]

I hear you! My husband has to eat low carb and I have a child with texture issues. It's hard to find something everyone likes and will eat.

I also hate prepping those kind of meals where people can pick and choose what they want (i.e. tacos). It's such a pain. Sometimes I would just like to make a big fat lasagna and eat off it all week, but DH can't eat pasta. Sigh.

[Anonymous]

I hate it. There's never a meal where one of my kids isn't disappointed. And I have the type of DH who grew up with essentially a roast, fancy grain, and a variety of roasted veggies every night. He doesn't put the pressure on me to do that too, especially considering the pickiness of the kids but damn if dinner isn't all around a giant pain in the a--.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hear you! My husband has to eat low carb and I have a child with texture issues. It's hard to find something everyone likes and will eat.

I also hate prepping those kind of meals where people can pick and choose what they want (i.e. tacos). It's such a pain. Sometimes I would just like to make a big fat lasagna and eat off it all week, but DH can't eat pasta. Sigh.

nobody has to eat low carb. If he wants to be difficult he can make his own food.

[Anonymous]

Adults can take care of themselves. They can cook. They can shop. It's a good thing for the kids to see. Btw, the kids are too. Far more capable than most Mothers allow.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:i am only cooking for two, but we have several days we are not home for dinner. i usually get a couple things ready in the fridge on sunday or monday and make things from that during the week when we are home.

for instance i might have a pound of cooked chicken. i can add some to a salad, make gyros or add some to a pasta. my husband doesn't care what we eat and i don't care enough to make a big effort. we always have something to eat.

if i had kids here i wouldn't have them eating chicken nuggets every night, though. i would cook actual food.

Hahahaha, I want this poster to have known ds and then come back and post in a few years.

We cook "actual food" almost every day, because that's what we eat. We have a picky eater who eats maybe 10% of what we eat. I always have stuff like chicken nuggets, peanut butter for toast, simple cheddar cheese, apple sauce, etc. Because it's incredibly rare that the picky eater will be willing to eat enough of the "actual food" we eat to not be hungry.

Last week I made this delicious pasta with an arugula and pistachio pesto that I thought was super kid friendly -- I made it because I wanted a spring pasta but also because I thought farfalle with a green sauce would be appealing.

Not one bite. We heated up chicken nuggets and frozen peas both nights we ate it. Oh well. At least I enjoyed it.

Would he have eaten the pasta plain of with a jarred red sauce?

[Anonymous]

i’ve said it before and i’ll say it again-people who have kids that will eat anything/everything are simply just lucky. it’s luck. it’s not your parenting or your cooking. I say this as someone who’s first child literally ate everything, has never been picky and is possibly more adventurous with food than his parents. And then the second child came and humbled the superior thoughts right out of us. This was child was offered the same food and parented the same way and is the pickiest most difficult eater.

We are all just trying to survive. I hate all meal times and I look so forward to when my kids leave for college so I can go back to low stress meal times.