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How are you able to cook while working full time through the week? Do you have some kind of strategy? How do you plan your food? (beehaw.org)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Templa@beehaw.org to c/food@beehaw.org

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We want to break out of this cycle of ordering delivery but at the same time, cooking everyday has been a challenge. We also have been trying to develop some sort of routine where we meal prep on the weekends but we live in an apartment with a really small kitchen so cooking and storing food for 5 days doesn't seem doable. Maybe cook for 3 days and then prepare the ingredients to cook again on Wednesday?

I'd appreciate if you could share your strategies and experience. The goal here is to eat healthy and good food.

Edit: Thank you everyone for all your contributions! I am a little overwhelmed by the number of replies so I if I do not reply to you please do now feel bad!!

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[–] Leafeytea@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Have really appreciated this thread and reading everyone's different ideas 😊

My schedule is basically a 60 hour week most of the time, so there are days when cooking a big dinner is just not in the cards. I am single so it is a lot easier to prep and make food for one vs a family so there is that at least.

My routine for many years now has been evolving around a commitment to organic produce and better nutrition. I don't have anything boxed, canned, or frozen in the house; I guess that sounds weird but where I live it's easy to get fresh produce so I usually stop by the store every few days on my way home from work and get whatever looks the most yummy and plan from there. Menu during the week (especially in summer) tends to revolve around lot of salads and veggies and adding a chicken breast or fish to go with it, since it takes very little time to cook those additions. I save part for lunch at work the next day.

Weekends are when I have more time to get more creative, so I prepare a couple dishes I may fancy and make sure I cook enough to have leftovers so that I can add those into my week along with the above. In winter, I occasionally use a slow cooker for beans and soups, which makes it nice to come home to ready warm food.

[–] Templa@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

That was the idea of the post. I wanted to create a post that would have different perspectives and that could help other people having the same issues, being for lack of time, ADHD, etc. Thank you for your contribution!