Can’t believe I still haven’t come to a solution to the never ending “what are we eating today”. I wonder how other people do it.
Can’t believe I still haven’t come to a solution to the never ending “what are we eating today”. I wonder how other people do it.
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I keep a fridge, freezer, and cupboard stocked with ingredients, and I’ll stare into them pondering what I’ll fancy. Usually I’ll pick a meat and then build from there.
Eat the same meal 3-4 times a week so that you only need to cook twice in big batches.
If you say no to the other’s suggestion you have to suggest something you would eat. You can’t just veto everything waiting for them to guess what you feel like.
I tend to look at it as a highlight, what do I get to eat for dinner today?
That sounds like it might be aspirational but it’s more there’s nothing really going on in my life so whatever stupid bullshit I put in my mouth is likely the highlight of the day.
Rotating generally the same 10 or so meals at home and going to restaurants 2-3 nights a week.
When I was living alone, I used to buy those two-portion high-protein freezer meal packs and pick whatever flavor was on top. I’d get three bags a week, which gave me six meals in total, leaving me just one day to wonder what I’d be eating, haha.
Now that I live with my partner, I use the app from my supermarket. I set it to low-calorie, high-protein, and simply tap the meals we’d most likely enjoy. Then, I get the ingredients delivered straight to our door. I cook the meals that are most likely to spoil first so leafy greens and fish early in the week, and other items later on.
so i almost never have a discussion about what we are having for dinner haha.
Center it on the protein. At the grocery store I’ll get a couple nights’ worth of chicken and of pork. Depending on the cut I get I’ve got multiple ways of cooking it. I’ve got multiple veggies and a couple starch choices.
So what’s in the fridge? What did we have last night? What am I up for cooking tonight? If there is a veggie that I need to use sooner rather than later, what does it go best with?
So it gets narrowed down from all the choices in the world to a couple coin tosses.
Meal prep most of my week on Sunday and/or Monday. Grab a container reheat.
Shop what’s on sale in three supermarkets then layout a week’s worth of meals that can rotate. Some stuff needs to be defrosted.
I made a menu for the week.
Next.
My wife enjoys cooking while listening to crime podcasts so I just let her do her thing. Half the time me and the dogs aren’t even allowed in the kitchen since it’s a one butt kitchen.
I haven’t yet. I’m only 37 though, I’ve got time.
Got a wife and a job that pays well
I’ll thaw out some meat and make something based on that. I’ve been cooking from scratch for years and at this point it’s super easy to come up with something to eat.