[jm3]

My husband pretty much doesn't eat meat/chicken or fish. My four year old is a bit fussy and only really likes "chicken and vegies" and my 12 year old and myself would eat anything.

I find myself at 4 o'clock thinking what the heck am I going to cook tonight!

Does anyone else hate the need to cook dinner?

[wanting_more]

ME!!!!! My daughter has eating issues, BAD eating issues. Hardly eats a darn thing. And every night it's the dread of what to cook she will eat with the least amount of tears.
I now loath cooking an evening meal

[lisacat]

Me. I love cooking for occasions and crowds but hate cooking dinner. It is so monotonous and boring especially with dh as he wants the same things over and over.

[~~diz~~]

Yep. I have a hubby that will eat anything i cook. The kids however. One will only eat white foods so i can work him out easily enough, 1 that will eat something one day and then not touch it again for months. A 9 year old who is going through a i dont like anything stage and a 5 year old who eats enough for all 4 kids put together. Drives me crazy.

[katniss]

I used to but then decided that if they don't like what I've cooked, they can cook themselves!!

[lylac]

Sometimes I really really hate it, espeacially in this heat.
Sometimes I like cooking, I don't have a very fussy family though. I can understand why someone might always hate it.
Tonight it's just leftover sausages and salad.

[mitty82]

yes me me me

I get asked every morning even before brekky is on the table what is for tea.

I hate it
Plus hubby is a shift worker so 3 or 4 nights a week he isnt even here. I have two young boys who will only eat certain things and an older daughter who thinks the only vegetable that doesnt taste like poo is potatoe.


tonight we had hot chips and fish from around the corner shop....badd I know

[skae]

Meal planning can help a bit. I used to be like that, but now I just plan out a weeks worth of meals. My meal planning chart I made has Fri-Thur (since we shop on Fridays) and a space to put 'whats happening' as well as the meal. So on Sunday nights when hubby goes to church early, I know we need an easy meal. When we have planned a dinner out I put it on there. Or if there is a bday party in the arvo, easy meal again. We don't always stick to it, and somedays we swap the meals (eg have Wednesday's fish instead of Monday's BBQ) but we have all the ingredients there and ready, and it's simply a matter of looking at the chart each day.

Sorry for waffling, I love my meal planning

ETA - I had my chart printed on one of those car door magnets from vistaprint - works like a whiteboard so it just sticks on the fridge and we can wipe it clean each week

This post has been edited by skae: 10/01/2013, 06:46 PM

[Funnington]

I love cooking, it's a bit of a hobby for me. Every day I plan, I love checking out fresh ingredients at the supermarket, I love hearing/reading what other people eat. But, it's sometimes a chore .... I'm not totally morphed into Betty Crocker 7 days a week

If you have fussy eaters combined with lack of motivation why don't you get into 'family style sharing' type meals? I keep banging on about him (Jamie Oliver) but, I love his concept of making rustic style food and it's all served on chopping boards, mismatched bowls and plates. That way, everyone can have bits of the things they like.

We've definitely moved away from plating up everyone's meal that's a carbon copy. I like to give everyone a choice of their favourite meal each week and having more relaxed, inviting looking food.

Everyone being involved in preparing/cooking/serving definitely increases their interest too. (My 6 year old's new favourite job is using the pester & mortar and my daughter loves constructing salads).

[whale-woman]

I used to but then decided that if they don't like what I've cooked, they can cook themselves!!

Same here. They wont let themselves starve.