Once H had his license he did the grocery shopping for his 6 person family. FIL (who cooked) didn't have time, & MIL never paid attention & bought the wrong things.
We normally go together, but H can handle shopping with a list.
I do most of the meal planning and list making, but I also do most of the cooking. He could do it himself, but we'd have the same things every week.
Post by themysteriouswife on Aug 24, 2015 14:45:44 GMT -5
It's a joint effort. We typically shop together. There are a few times we go alone. We have a family discussion on what we would like for meals. I do most of the cooking and he cleans the kitchen
He's the chef in the family. He's an incredibly good, very adventurous cook. So, he does a ton of the meal planning because he enjoys the cooking part of things, and he does a good 50% of the grocery shopping.
That said, meal planning honestly took us years to master and we still aren't consistent with it. It's awesome when we have an 'on' week because I love not hitting 6:00 and going "oh shit - we have to feed these small humans that live with us" or trying to bodge together something when we haven't gotten groceries all week out of sheer busy-ness.
Post by pantsparty on Aug 24, 2015 14:52:22 GMT -5
No, cooking is my thing around here. He grills, and he also does laundry and basically all home maintenance, so I don't mind.
We usually grocery shop together, though. Well, the one big trip together, and then I go back at least 1-2 times to pick up the stuff I forgot, or stuff we ran out of.
I'm jealous of everyone here that is any good at meal planning. I usually just wander around the grocery store picking up whatever looks good that day. I usually don't come home with enough food.
I started a Google spreadsheet doc for meal planning. I don't update it every week, but on weeks where I am, "I don't know what to maaaaaaaaaaaaake!" (every week) it's a good source. I also usually put quick recipe notes so I remember whether to make something again, link or cookbook, and notes on if I should make any changes next time.
I'm jealous of everyone here that is any good at meal planning. I usually just wander around the grocery store picking up whatever looks good that day. I usually don't come home with enough food.
I started a Google spreadsheet doc for meal planning. I don't update it every week, but on weeks where I am, "I don't know what to maaaaaaaaaaaaake!" (every week) it's a good source. I also usually put quick recipe notes so I remember whether to make something again, or what adjustments to make.
This is smart. I should do this. It would prevent me from making the same 4 things over and over again. Except tonight. Where I stared at the meat counter for a solid 5 minutes before somehow coming home with a rack of ribs. Random.
I'm jealous of everyone here that is any good at meal planning. I usually just wander around the grocery store picking up whatever looks good that day. I usually don't come home with enough food.
I started a Google spreadsheet doc for meal planning. I don't update it every week, but on weeks where I am, "I don't know what to maaaaaaaaaaaaake!" (every week) it's a good source. I also usually put quick recipe notes so I remember whether to make something again, link or cookbook, and notes on if I should make any changes next time.
This is a great idea. I hate when I'm meal planning and I can't think of anything, or when I know we had some great meal but can't remember where I found the recipe.
I started a Google spreadsheet doc for meal planning. I don't update it every week, but on weeks where I am, "I don't know what to maaaaaaaaaaaaake!" (every week) it's a good source. I also usually put quick recipe notes so I remember whether to make something again, or what adjustments to make.
This is smart. I should do this. It would prevent me from making the same 4 things over and over again. Except tonight. Where I stared at the meat counter for a solid 5 minutes before somehow coming home with a rack of ribs. Random.
This is what it looks like, pretty simple:
It also reminds me when to thaw meat. I am THE WORST at remembering if I don't meal plan.
This is smart. I should do this. It would prevent me from making the same 4 things over and over again. Except tonight. Where I stared at the meat counter for a solid 5 minutes before somehow coming home with a rack of ribs. Random.
This is what it looks like, pretty simple:
It also reminds me when to thaw meat. I am THE WORST at remembering if I don't meal plan.
I'm sorry for your snafu, but "Set a little lower in oven - set on fire" made me snort because it is something I would do.
Yes. He is actually cooking dinner right now. My options were boiling the rice or getting his daughter from work. I think I'll go for a ride in the car.
Post by melodramatic26 on Aug 24, 2015 15:20:22 GMT -5
No. I try to let him but he will get the cheapest version of anything available. So if I say "garlic" he will bring home a glass jar of minced garlic. Um, no.
Or he'll buy weird quantities. Like 2 green bananas and 1 super ripe one.
but this is a discussion I'm getting ready to have because I hate having this responsibility still on me on the weekends when I he has the time available and I do not.
He helps decide what we are having for dinners, but I do 99% of the shopping.
I use this and hang it on the fridge. I write out breakfasts and lunches as well since I'm home with the kids. We're pretty flexible on blast and lunch, but it gives me an idea on what we have on hand.
He doesn't meal plan but he can grocery shop if I need him to. I like shopping so I usually take care of it but if I'm busy with other things he can and does, with a detailed list.
He's not a very experienced cook and has problems with making the right quantities so I handle the meal planning because we eat better when I do. If he did it, we would eat much more simply and probably less healthy too.
Post by janetplanet20 on Aug 24, 2015 15:38:02 GMT -5
My H grocery shops if we need stuff mid-week since he works from home. I usually meal plan, show him what I came up with and he will make suggestions of meals he wants to add. I try to do our main grocery shopping trip on the weekend and he usually comes with me.
He doesn't meal plan or grocery shop, but he will cook if I ask him to. During the summer, especially, dinner is pretty evenly split because he grills and I take care of the other meal components.
All of that said, I'm sure he would be fine with meal planning and shopping once in a while if I asked him to. Though, honestly, we would probably end up having a protein and nothing else every night. He tends to get side tracked and forget about side dishes when I ask him to cook. I have to remind him to start prepping veggies or get a starch on the stove.