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[quote=Anonymous]Meal planning. So much easier to cook something when it's right there in front of you and you don't have to think "what am I going to do for dinner?"

Every Sunday I go grocery shopping. When I get home, I list out what I am going to make for dinner each night, using up the more perishable stuff like herbs or delicate fruits first. I also list what I will make for the kids lunches and my lunches on the days I go in to the office. I tack this list up on the cabinet and every night I just cook what I listed, then cross it off. DH likes it because he knows what's for dinner.

It is also totally fine to keep it simple and think of nutrition through the week. Last week we had peaches and fresh mozarella salad, watermelon, and bread for dinner. The next night we had something with salad. Sometimes I cook chicken or meat or fish, sometimes it's vegetarian and if people (DH!) find it not filling enough, they supplement with nuts or yogurt or fruit. Every night we have either pasta, bread, or rice, because the kids are guaranteed to eat those. DH and I don't always eat the starch if we don't feel like it.

If you are not good cooks, get a bunch of simple cookbooks from the library - Mark Bittman is a good resource - and make simple recipes until you figure out what you like and can easily make. I am a good cook and have a sense of what I can easily make in 30 mins or 45 mins (no matter what the recipe claims), but it took years of cooking to get there. Like anything else, you have to put in the work, but it's easier to do if the end result is going to be something you like. Eg, if you don't like chili or fish, don't make them just because your friends do. Make what you want to eat and will eat. Almost anything you make will be healthier than takeout.[/quote]

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