Mine too. We only had one entree, one starch, one veggie, maybe a salad and a dessert. Sometimes it was just a salad, pasta and bread. No choices. I just didn't know how rough I had it.

thankfully we now have very nice lives!

the portions aren’t that humongous! :-)

I haven’t actually roasted a chicken and one day I shall. I’ll have to do test runs! We are fans of raw veggies as well.

Or substitute veggie burgers for the ground meat.
I didn't realize how rough I had it. We didn't even get dessert most nights!

Ever since I read that you love Robbins Cherries Jubilee, it just seems to taste better even though it was a usual choice at the Robbins shop. I’m so happy to now just get it at Safeway.

it sure looks that way but it’s not like each of us eats every line item.

so I didn’t properly explain... I love bucatini. My spouse loves fresh pasta. Our child loves penne.
I don’t crave fresh pasta, so the higher price doesn’t entice me to eat it.
bucatini is rare so it tends to be more expensive as a dry pasta.
penne is perennially on sale and the lowest pasta price point (with spaghetti and fusilli).

so it makes more sense that we have 3 different pastas because why should others eat pastas that they don’t want at higher costs? And there’s no reason for us all to eat penne.

If you like it, can afford it, and don't waste it (meaning any leftovers are saved for another meal), then I say why not do it. Many of us have more time on our hands than we did pre-pandemic.

I have a niece who is an extremely picky eater. She nearly always has a different meal than my brother and his wife. Fortunately she's now a teenager and can make some meals herself, but I don't know how they made two dinners for years. It would have frustrated the heck out of me -- especially since the meal I won't eat has yet to be discovered :). But if it doesn't bother you and the 3 conditions I listed are met, go for it.

Moules Marinieres, caught fresh today.

One of the problems with allowing a kid to make their own meal choices is that they are not likely to make nutritious and balanced picks. Many kids would gladly eat a McDonald's burger every day. It is one thing to ignore nutrition when you are an adult (and that is also bad) but when kids bodies and brains are developing they need certain nutrients and vitamins and fiber etc. Plus even though they may not like it all, it is good to introduce kids to new healthy foods at a young age and also good eating habits. Of course, kids should get to eat crap sometimes....we all do.

Ding! It seems like there are very few vegetables included in some meals. I'm not a picky eater, other than avoiding allergens (tree nuts, peanuts, etc.). I wish my parents had introduced me to a greater variety of foods as a child, but given any number of reasons, including a wider range of allergens that I've since outgrown, they didn't.

I completely agree, but if someone wants to make 3 types of pasta for a meal, no harm done.

I wasn't responding to the 3 types of pasta (and 2 types of pizza)..someone said that their child when younger would require a separate meal and I know that gaobest's does as well.

One of my favourite meals and in terms of bang for your buck both in cost and time to make it's got to be right up there.

We've had this east coast low belting Sydney the last couple of days windy, cold and wet. It's a real two dog night tonight so I made potato and leek soup.

Yep, two different things. I was responding to someone responding to someone who posted that there was only one protein, starch, and veggie at each meal as a kid (paraphrased). Lol...easy to get lost sometimes.

If I were making all these different items, I'd certainly try to get my child to eat some of the healthier choices as well. Each parent has to do what they think is best.

Grilled sirloin bone-in steak (end of our $5.99/lb promo)
chimichurri sauce
cheeseburger in roll-Ppang
raw cucumbers and red bell peppers
grilled onions
oven fries (again big yay for not going the deep fryer route)
baked potato with fixings
mixed green salad with Trader Joe’s vegan green goddess dressing

Iced water

chocolate ice cream
rocky road ice cream
cherries jubilee ice cream (for Jaimito)

the steak and cheeseburgers were really good.

My better half is trying her hand at Malaysian fish head curry tonight.

Haven't found the head yet and (I'm secretly hoping) we may resort to salmon collars instead.

Wondering how this will stack up against Muthu's...