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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is OP.  I have a HS senior, two HS juniors (2 boys & 1 girl) and DH.  Here is my morning schedule looks like

Breakfast at 6;30am:  take an hour
- make fresh cashews milk for five people (15 mins),
- make egg white with spinach and whole wheat toast for four people (15 minutes),
- make smoothie from fresh avocado, strawberries, blueberries, mango, apple and banana for five people (15 minutes to prepare and blend)
- make fresh oats milk for five people (10 minutes)
- clean up (10 minutes)

Lunch:  Take about 65 minutes - DH WFH and kids are home school
- Homemade chicken soup - 30 minutes  
- Salad  - 5 minutes
- Freshly made Chicken Lasagna - 30 minutes
-   (make smoothie from fresh avocado, strawberries, blueberries, mango, apple and banana for five (15 minutes to prepare and blend),
- Freshly made Almond milk for three (10 minutes),

Snack: 15 minutes
-   (make smoothie from fresh avocado, strawberries, blueberries, mango, apple and banana for five (15 minutes to prepare and blend),

-Dinner: one hour
- steamed vegetable (10 minutes),
- Lobster or seafood on Pasta (40 minutes),
- fresh smoothie (15 minutes)

Rinse and repeat.

I've been doing this for the past three months and it is exhausting.  Fortunately, I am already retired but still feel overwhelmed at times.[/quote]

This is insane.  You are doing WAY too much unnecessary work.  Cashew milk AND oatmilk, freshly made, daily? Really? Drink water or real milk. Those “milks” don’t have much nutritional benefit and they create a lot of food waste (the pulp and leftover oat meal).  I would stop that.  I would also stop making smoothies.  Everyone is eating food all day.  Why are you making 15 servings of smoothies daily? Eat an apple. Eat a handful of almonds.  I also wouldn’t be cooking lunch.  You are already cooking a hearty breakfast, lunch can be leftovers or individuals can prepare themselves something (a sandwich, a grain bowl from stuff in the frig, a wrap, a piece of fruit, yogurt..).  Cook a normal dinner that appeals to most.  [/quote]

I have to believe this is a joke!  That is a crazy amount of food in a single day![/quote]

Well she’s “retired” so obviously needs to fill her time.[/quote]

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