Do you stick to the same go-to meals or variety

stmokomoko

Same thing until I'm miserable lol. Crockpot meals will a bajillion servings do this to me.

Lounmoun

I plan 28 different dinners every month so for dinner I am eating variety.
For breakfast I have yogurt, cereal, fruit, a sandwich or leftovers usually.
For lunch I have a sandwich, salad or leftovers usually.
For snacks I often have popcorn, fruit, carrots, cheese, trail mix or a granola bar.
So some variety but some go to foods.

shadowfax_c11

Breakfast is the same every week day. Lunches for work are always leftover dinner. But my days off and my dinner is where I get to explore and create. I might eat the same things for a week but pretty much every week changes and also the different seasons change what I eat. I try to eat things that are in season as well as a wide variety of grains. Last night I used Quinoa in a meal for the first time.

scolaris

M-Th I have a pretty simple rotation. Some crockpot recipes, some protein rich salads, some pastas/risottos and tacos/enchiladas. A little carry out in a pinch. Friday I buy fresh fish, so lots of variety there. On Saturdays we grill a red meat and on Sunday I make a chicken supper. Those are the nights when I might try something new. I used to cook a lot but now that I work out more I don't spend as much time in the kitchen. Amen!
I like the app 'Paprika' for storing recipes & making shopping lists. It's always with me so I can shop any time.
We've always eaten a lot of veg. Now I'm more conscious of protein & fiber. And I do less cooking with creams & butters. Still love that kind of stuff but it's just an occasional treat.

Need2Exerc1se

GuitarJerry wrote: »

I would venture a guess that most people that stick to it are fine with eating the same everyday. It's people that have to have lots of variety that have the most trouble with watching calories. I'm not saying it's not possible to do, but I'm saying that it's really easy when you eat the same thing day after day. It gets routine to where you can not log for weeks and know it's fine. It's just a trend that I have observed with various people IRL and online. People that are picky with taste, and need sauces and lots of flavor usually fall off the wagon a lot because that's the stuff that makes it difficult to stay on track. I can eat plain baked chicken every day of my life. It doesn't bother me at all.

I don't know about picky eaters. I eat a large variety because I'm not a picky eater. Seems like the picky eaters would be the ones that eat the same foods over and over. When you love all the foods variety is much easier.

But the first part of the post does not ring true for me at all. I do have a problem with measuring everything I cook/eat but I've never had a problem controlling my weight when I tried.

peaceout_aly

I vary week to week. I usually try to switch it up daily - but stick with the same variations (eggs with avocado and tomatoes, tuna and celery, etc.)

kommodevaran

toe1226 wrote: »

I cycle. I have the same thing for breakfast every day for a week, then move on to the next thing every day for a week. I try to have similar calorie and protein goals for breakfast. Its kind of the same thing for all my meals- I eat one thing for like, a week, then I mix it up, cycle through. A lot of it for me comes down to affordability/efficiency/reducing food waste.

This is what I do too, for the same reasons. I eat some every day until the item is gone, then I start something else, but in the same category, whether it's sandwich spread, raw vegetables, fruit. A well stocked pantry allows for a steady intake of crispbread, porridge and nuts, and pasta, rice and grains for dinner. Sometimes I'll add cheese or yogurt to my evening meal, sometimes have a smoothie, sometimes I'll have a salad for lunch, but mostly the same kinds of things.

scolaris wrote: »

M-Th I have a pretty simple rotation. Some crockpot recipes, some protein rich salads, some pastas/risottos and tacos/enchiladas. A little carry out in a pinch. Friday I buy fresh fish, so lots of variety there. On Saturdays we grill a red meat and on Sunday I make a chicken supper. Those are the nights when I might try something new. I used to cook a lot but now that I work out more I don't spend as much time in the kitchen. Amen!
I like the app 'Paprika' for storing recipes & making shopping lists. It's always with me so I can shop any time.
We've always eaten a lot of veg. Now I'm more conscious of protein & fiber. And I do less cooking with creams & butters. Still love that kind of stuff but it's just an occasional treat.

A bit similar here. I have a "base" of dinners, each assigned to their own day of the week (Tuesday pork/chicken, Thursday salmon/herring, Saturday toast/pancakes, Sunday beef/lamb), which I cycle through every 2/3/4 weeks, plus a list of 12 favorite soups and casseroles for Mondays with leftovers on Wednesdays, making a 12 weeks rotation plan, with a slot for whims on Fridays. If anything stranger than usual happens, I just switch around meals, but there's a point of no return the night before whenever I need to defrost or soak something, and that involves most dinners.