I'm too busy....Is there ever a reason to not cook a good meal for your family?

I love to cook, and I am pretty good at it. The problem with cooking is that it produces dirty dishes and I hate to clean.

I do usualy cook one meal a day, and we will eat the leftovers later that day or the next day.

But there are times that I just would rather get something than dirty my kitchen.

I cook but I get really busy so I cook large meals and then just modify them a little for two or three days. I do use cooked chicken or sea food from the store often, but most I make from scratch.

Your poor husband! Now there's a person with troubles...being allergic to nuts and (hopefully) having to carry them all life long!!! (just kidding)

I don't often cook but if I had to --which I have HAD TO-- I sit down one day of the week and formulate my menues for every day and night, then I buy what I need for those and that's that!!!

I don't know what's the big deal and NO! I certainly DO NOT think there's a good excuse for not eating right every night! And that rhymes!!!!

I am a stay at home mom, and I cook day in and day out at home. Some days, I cook 3 meals, other days, I can get away with just cooking two. We don't eat out but once in a blue moon and don't eat just sandwiches inless we are in a total time crunch. I have a menu that I follow for the month with some alternative days where things can be switched around. I can't say I love to cook, because I don't. I cook because it's the easiest and cheapest way in our household. I know many people who eat out just because they work all day long and don't wanna go home and cook a big meal, which is understandable. I think it's all about personal preference and what works best for each family or person.

I'm in graduate school and a stay at home mom right now, but I always manage to find the time to cook for my family. About the only time we've run into eating out on the run is if a doctor's appointment lasts longer than it should. Then it's something quick on the way home so my husband can get to work. Namaste-Anora

I am not a good cook but I grew up with a Mother who cooks all the time for the family. We don't go out for dinner a lot before and I am thankful since from that, I really love vegetables and home made food.

Now that I am married, I am learning but my husband loves cooking so, I am assisting and learning from him too. I have a lot of friends who don't cook in their house and just rely on eating out and kids grow in that lifestyle and eating unhealthy food. NOt all the time for sure but you know kids, the most that will attract them are the less nutritious food!

I can cook, and I like to cook when the family wants to eat a home cooked meal.. but I might only cook once a week because the family doesn't want anything home cooked. My son in law would rather eat a can of ravioli, or a can of beef stew. If it comes in a can he likes that best. I will make a vegetarian dinner for my daughter and I sometimes... but even she hardly eats supper much. So I end up eating something quick and easy.

I sometimes make a good meal anyway and just put it in the refrigerator so that I can get some and warm it up when I want it. My family just isn't into too much home cooked foods.

I see less of this, because my state is pretty rural and over half of it is comrpised of farms. But I do see some...I find it a bit ridiculous too, because you never know when you might need this kind of skill. I mean honestly...cooking is one of the very basic skills of life.

I can cook. I'm told that I'm good at it, as well. I'm also growing a good portion of my family's food this year. THIS, for me, is convenience. It'll cut down on costs this year for me and mine, it'll even earn us some scraps of money if we do it right, and in years to come it'll end up getting us free food if we keep at it.

I do cook for the meals at home. There are times though when we just prefer to eat in a restaurant or fastfood chain. That usually happens on Sundays or when we are all out of the house that going home to eat is impractical. I love cooking too.

I believe that since so many women work and there is a fast food or two on every corner it is so easy to not cook when these women come home tired from work. I don't think that many young people are taught how to cook any more. So many people's lives are so busy running the kids to this and that that they don't have time to teach their kids to cook. I do cook and for the most part enjoy it. With my family having such different schedules and not all being home at the same time for meals I have learned to make TV dinners for them. Home cooking is so much better and healthier than any thing from restaurants. With home cooking You can control what goes in to your food. I'm lucky that not any one has any allergies.