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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is OP, I am truly interested in all these answers. Those of you who prep meals and/or components of meals for lunches do you also do dinner? Right now I let my kids watch a show or two while I throw together a fast healthy enough dinner each night and will probably keep doing that because I just can’t give up time to prep dinner too but I’m just curious.[/quote]

Here is a tip I learned from another DCUM food section lurker - no produce goes directly from the grocery store into the fridge without some prep. That really stuck with me. So when I bring home groceries I cut the broccoli into florets, I pit the cherries, cut the pineapple up etc.  that way everything is ready to cook on weeknights with extra steps and it makes things much easier if you don’t need to chop peppers and onions first (or whatever it is).  And then I have fresh fruit ready to put in front of the kids when they need a pre-dinner snack, or at breakfast.

It’s not really a meal planning hack but it has helped me use more produce before it goes bad!  Looking at you, head of cauliflower always sitting at the back of my veggie drawer…[/quote]

You pit cherries?![/quote]
…yes I pit cherries!  I didn’t realize that was strange. I have young kids, and they are sort of a choking hazard. This way they are ready to put on a plate, on top of oatmeal, yogurt…
Now I’m wondering what everyone else does. [/quote]

DP, I don't pit cherries NOW, but I did when I had small kids. Thumbs up for that.
My kids are still big and I still cut up strawberries for them - they are much more likely to eat them if they are cut up and accessible. Honestly, if they are around and rummaging for snacks I'll ask f they want me to cut up an apple - they prefer to eat them that way probably b/c I cut them up when they were little. 
Pineapple - I cut up as well, but only once I think it is ripe enough.
We don't prep the veggies, but that is because we meal plan and all the veggies have a place in the week and cutting up on Friday for a possibly Wednesday meal - not for me. But if it works for others, I'm not going to disparage it!![/quote]

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