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[quote=Anonymous]Try the already made rice packets (frozen section at Trader Joe's). Heat one up in microwave. Take some frozen peas. Heat them up in microwave or run it under hot water (does the trick). Take a piece of chicken breast that you already thawed out the day before. Cut into small pieces. Put some olive oil on it, garlic powder. Stick it in the oven at 350 for 10-15 minutes. There is your dinner. Over the weekend, prepare for the week by cutting up vegetables and fruits and put them in ziplock bags. Good ones are cucumbers, carrots and bell peppers. Do the same for fruit. Instant side dishes. I  serve "burritos" nearly every week. Buy tortillas in bulk and keep in fridge. I can put black beans, yogurt, scrambled eggs, tomatoes and shredded cheese in them and the kids are happy. It's worth stocking up on shredded cheese for example. You can also easily make quesadillas if you have tortillas and shredded cheese at home. Make them just with cheese and cut up some avocados/tomatoes on the side and some fruit and/or a small bowl of yogurt. Easy dinner. 
My mom was a single mom as well until I was 13 when she finally remarried. She left the house around 7 every morning and didn't get home until 7 every night. There was also no way for her to get home earlier. We never had dinner together and I never had a warm dinner, but I used to get a warm lunch at school so it was no big deal. I honestly think I would just have a piece of bread with some cold cut or cheese in the evening, but I don't remember because I was not much of an eater back then.  I feel like I would be OK giving my kid a bagel with cream cheese and fruit and veg for dinner once a week. I'll probably get blasted here because everybody gets blasted by some angry DCUM-er, but I don't see what the big deal is about having a warm dinner. [/quote]

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