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Are my dinners rubbish?

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Sowhatbigdeal · 10/05/2025 13:38

Been told they are

Here’s an example of an average week, more or less:

Monday (I work at 6, so do something simple)

Feta & red onion salad with new potatoes & rice

Tuesday

Pasta with jar pesto (working today)

Wednesday

Dh to do omlette/eggs on toast with salad (working today)

Thursday

Salmon, salad, new potatoes

Friday

Homemade chilli with rice, nachos & dips

Saturday

Takeaway

Sunday

Roast dinner/homemade lasagne

Are they?

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Sowhatbigdeal · 10/05/2025 13:46

Croquembouchiere · 10/05/2025 13:43

Maybe not enough veg? More salad / veg on the side and friot for pudding maybe

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Fruit available after dinner
In winter I do vegetables like carrots, broccoli, cauliflower etc, just changed to salads etc, not sure what else I could add?

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Jetsettermum · 10/05/2025 13:45

i think they sound good OP. If it helps, I pick 3/4 main dishes and bulk cook them. They all go in the fridge in Tupperware normally last Monday to Friday and I don’t have to cook again all week. (Includes 3 small dc). It’s a life saver x

Trovindia · 10/05/2025 13:45

Monday and Wednesday seem like light lunches to me rather than dinners but then I am two stone overweight so...

InternetRandoms · 10/05/2025 13:45

A takeaway every week seems a bit much & not a great habit to get them into, apart from that it seems fine. what sort of things do they have for lunch?

titchy · 10/05/2025 13:44

What goes in the salad on Monday? If it’s just those four ingredients it’s needs more veg and protein. Pasta and a jar of pesto - you can cook a healthy sauce in the time it takes the pasta to boil, (though any excuse for pesto Grin), take away every week is a bit much, but the other four days look perfectly tasty and balanced so what’s not to love.

ThreePointOneFourOneFiveNine · 10/05/2025 13:44

Sounds lovely to me. New potatoes and rice is an odd combination though, you don’t need double carbs. Unless you’re cooking a curry that has potatoes in it. Fine for a child I think.

Stripeyanddotty · 10/05/2025 13:44

I think I’d try to up the vegetables/fruits if you can.

Croquembouchiere · 10/05/2025 13:43

Sowhatbigdeal · 10/05/2025 13:40

Are they healthy/nutritious enough for a child

Maybe not enough veg? More salad / veg on the side and friot for pudding maybe

Croquembouchiere · 10/05/2025 13:42

They sound like normal meals a busy person makes. We end up with omelettes or soup or jacket potatoes quite a lot because we both work and have kids, gym classes etc. My freezer is teeny so can't really batch cook very much

Yes, I'd love to make "proper dinners" every day but it isn't always possible

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Sowhatbigdeal · 10/05/2025 13:40

Are they healthy/nutritious enough for a child

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Starbucks123 · 10/05/2025 13:39

They sound nice to me… maybe whoever is moaning can cook their own dinners from now on??

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