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27 Mar 2008 @ 10:23 AM
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| redartglass |
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Awful time thinking of something to cook
Does anyone else have this problem with thinking of something to cook for dinner? I have the same problem when I prepare my grocery list and try to think of what to make for dinner. I consistently think, what should I make for dinner, and I look into a black hole. I think, what foods are there? At the grocery store I think, why don't they make some new kinds of meat. I have made great progress in my housekeeping, with my best tip being Put 10 things away, or work for 5 minutes and setting the timer. But none of those things help the dreaded What's for dinner? Anyone else have this black whole? I don't know if it is ADD related or a more specific learning disability. Sue |
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7 Apr 2008 @ 5:37 PM
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| ADD RN |
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Difficulty finding something to cook.
I never am at lost for what to cook or eat due to many reasons the most proably is I do only half the cooking and my husband does the other half. I have to proudly say I am the much better cook; and I also have to have certain foods with each other such as Apple sauce with pork chops. With that said, I never carry a list around because I lose it. I just go into the store pick up something that interest me or is on sale and base the meal around this one item. I have an great memory for what food products are in the house and I will also buy something if I for some reason don't remeber if I have the spice. Dinner doesn't really doesn't have too much stress for me. However if it does for you make sure your meds aren't getting in the way because I could never finish or make a meal when I am taking my medications. I lost my appettie so bad that the thought of food cooking and shopping just could coudn't cross the brain barrier. I can and will go days of not really eating. Not good especially when you work 12 hour shifts. I am not oraganized enough to put up a list and menu but you could try it. Pick a day and make a number of dishes that can be stored so you can just pull it out for dinner. If you have someone at home who likes to make the menus let them and some one cooks and someone cleans up. And if it really late or a stressful keep your favorite restrauntants close by and order of course not ever day because that can very expensive. (Judi N) |
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7 Apr 2008 @ 8:05 PM
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| JenATCinAL |
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Let somone else plan it for you...
Check out this website http://www.meals.com/Index/Index.aspx?Theme=0 It's free to sign up and has a lot of great ideas - it helps plan out your grocery list and everything. Hope this helps! |
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9 Apr 2008 @ 9:18 PM
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| Special Ed Assistant |
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it's not the cooking... it's the PLANNING arrrghhh!
Holla! I'm SO glad someone else posted this! I've been very frustrated with this same issue... I'm a pretty good cook - I was making dinner for my family of 5, Japanese meals FROM SCRATCH back when I was younger... but back then, all I had to do was call my mom up and ask her what to make for dinner that night. I can come up with ideas what to cook, but the act of trying to get organized so I can find everything (sometimes I can't find it at the grocery store down the street where we get our groceries), and the time it takes to cook - I have to organize myself for that. And then I forget that I have it... and it goes bad. It makes me upset to think about all the food I've wasted b/c I forget to make it. It's mostly organizing though. I've looked at books that have pre planned menus for a week, with leftovers being planned into the next day's lunch etc. I bought it before I became vegetarian though, so now things are even more complicated! I guess the way to go about this is to break it down into steps... 1. What are foods we like to eat? 2. choose 5 breakfasts, 5 lunches, 5 dinners 3. write out ingredients 4. check and see if we have them on hand 5. the stuff we don't have goes on a shopping list 6. keep an eye out for things that they don't sell at our usual shop 7. know when we have to be home for to start making our dinner SO MUCH TO THINK ABOUT!!!!!!!!! Is it the decision making process?? What is it about it that makes you overwhelmed? Are you comfortable in the kitchen? My goals are: to start making things from scratch to be able to plan ahead for the meals of a week with the fiancee (been trying to do this for a year... not entirely my fault!) to figure in days to try out new recipes :) Maybe start a thread about meal planning progress. I'm often at a loss for lunch ideas too - I've never been a "sandwhich" kind of person. |
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16 Apr 2008 @ 4:06 PM
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| jitters |
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Does anyone else have to "be in the mood" for a certain type of
It's an hour till dinner, I use take out menus. Trying to figure out what I feel like eating is my problem. I gave up cooking except a few things years ago. I can't stay focused and it would take an entire day to decide, plan, shop, cook for one meal. Instead I changed my drapes today, and got some sun. |
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25 Apr 2008 @ 9:48 AM
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| Wishful Spirit |
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A few ideas
What about setting a specific time each week to meal plan and make a grocery list? Limit yourself to 1 or 2 cookbooks you really like, so you don't get overwhelmed by choices, and reward yourself with something you really like when you are done, such as getting a magazine you enjoy from the store when you go shopping. We keep our meal plan on the fridge, so we see it and remember what we were planning to do that day. |
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