This might sound stupid....

If you're eating nutritionally balanced meals, it's OK to eat the same everyday. That would include adequate protein and veggies. Otherwise, switching things up can help balance out the nutrition.

Needachange84 wrote: »

Does anyone ever eat the same meals everyday? Is it bad for you? Is this something that people who meal prep may do? My schedule isn't the easiest with 3 boys so I'm looking for something to make it a bit more simple. Looking for all opinions as everything helps.

Is there something in between the out of control stressed feeling you have now, and eating the same meals every day? Planning healthy family meals is something that a lot of people struggle with and there are lots of threads on here, and meal planning ideas on Pinterest and other sites.

You can plan meals ahead, taking into consideration your weekly schedule( sports and activities) to figure out which nights you need to have super quick plans and which you have time for a 30 minute meal, grocery shop on the weekend, and do some basic meal prep. Cook ground beef/turkey in bulk and divide it into 1 lb portions - you can freeze these in zip lock bags and it makes weeknight chili, tacos, or spaghetti super easy. Same with chicken - do you have a slow cooker or an instant Pot (if not I highly recommend both) cook several chicken breasts with some basic seasoning, shred and use for pasta, salads, etc. also on Sundays wash and chop fruits and veggies, you can make hard boiled eggs or egg casserole that can be divided and eaten throughout the week as well. Make meals that will result in some leftovers like lasagna or soups/stews and then use those to supplement the meal plan on busy nights.

All this may help the out of control feeling but it’s not exactly “eat the same thing every day”.

I also have 2 boys and if I tried to feed them the same thing every day, even if it were butter noodles or pizza, I think they’d get tired of it pretty quickly...

If I could eat sushi everyday, I would. When I was working as a manager for Circuit City, my lunch ALWAYS consisted of leaving the building and going across the street to eat pho. I did that for 4 years.

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When I do eat breakfast, it’s one of two things that I rotate. For lunch, I have 3 things that I rotate, and dinner I rotate between 3-4 things as well. I do plan the nutrients for the day, so I make sure that my breakfast (when I have it), lunch and dinner for together to meet my daily goal.

Usually my dinner is something around chicken or salmon. My lunch is usually more greens. And and my breakfast is usually protein cereal or a protein shake. I might go outside of these type of meals once a week to do something different, but still keep it within my nutrient ranges.