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[quote=Anonymous]Have some fruit, veggies and hummus to snack on as soon as the kids come home. If you’re home at 4 or a little past, 30-45 mins is plenty of time to make a fresh hot meal ready for a 6pm dinner.
Have kids finish their homework, reading, shower etc before dinner.
I usually start cooking around 4:30pm. Here’s our meal plan this week (we’re vegetarian). None of this takes more than 10-20 minutes of active time, plus some cook time in oven/ instant pot:
Monday: dal & rice, steamed green beans
Tuesday: Pasta with jarred sauce & lentil meatballs (previously made & frozen), roasted broccoli 
Wednesday: saag paneer, roasted cauliflower, freezer rotis
Thursday: Thai curry with tofu & veg, rice
Friday: pizza & salad

On weekends I usually spend a couple of hours  on varied food prep tasks - this could be anything from chopping veg, to making & freezing breakfast sandwiches or dinner add-ins like lentil meatballs, enchilada sauce, etc.
I also cook up a pot of beans and have condiments on hand so we can make Chipotle style “bowls” in a pinch as well.[/quote]

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