It’s 4:00 and you realize you haven’t even begun to think about dinner. And to be honest, it’s probably too late to start making anything. But you can’t do nuggets and mac AGAIN! (Hey – nothing wrong with it sometimes, but 3 nights in a row? Now you’re pushin’ it.)
So what is a person to do? Spend another $40 on take out for the whole family? Switch it up by serving the parmesan mac and cheese as opposed to the cheddar mac and cheese? Pray that tonight is the night the magical dinner fairy will deliver a healthy, home cooked meal to your home? (And then also clean up after you eat??)
You COULD do those things, or you could fall back on your ‘go to, no time to cook, or not in the mood to cook’ meals. You CAN make a dinner that is (almost) as easy as ordering in, and feel good about putting a (mostly) home cooked meal on the table.
And here is the secret….