Stress over meals
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I plan out meals for the week and do as many things I can batch cook and freeze as possible. That way I don't have to make as much stuff on the day as possible. We also do sandwiches most days for tea.
I have 2 autistic (beige food) children and I usually cook the same for all of us but take some aside for them. Like some pasta before adding the sauce and veg. Also batch cooking and freezing individual potions helps. I also always have some tins of Mac n cheese in the cupboard when we have soup as neither of them eats soups. Don't worry about making your child fancy, super complicated meals x
Veggie muffins and egg muffins are a great way to bulk make a healthy lunch/dinner item. It essentially makes 12 lunches/dinners and then I just add some extras. Dinner wise, don’t be afraid to do the same dinner two days in a row. I try to give our baby what we have and make 2 portions for him so he can have it for dinner/lunch the next day as well. Also use chat gpt to get ideas/make a shopping list. It takes off the mental load.
I love a meal plan and even with that I've been finding the mental load a lot! Which is why I've been asking chatgpt! If you tailor the prompt around what your baby likes or what you want them to try or have in the house anyway (whatever helps) then they'll do the thinking for you.
I was struggling with this and it was stressing me out on a daily basis so now I meal plan. Every Saturday I think about the week ahead and where I can I make things that night too. That way I just have to grab things out of the freezer etc. I also only really do things that take around 30 mins to make because it’s is also just us and I don’t like leaving her too long or having her under my feet 😅