It can be a little bit more expensive for me to shop, and I know that isn’t always an option for everyone. But I have discovered that I’ve had to flip the way I do my groceries as food wastage was SUCH a terrible thing in my household. I would never finish a bottle of milk, never finish a bottle of orange juice, CONSTANTLY throw away fruit and vegetables. I would buy with “big ideas” on what I was going to prep or make, or what I “should” prep and make, and it all fizzled out at the end of the day when I was exhausted just from existing, and couldn’t be bothered with any of it.

I put this down to just not having the function at the beginning and end to every day for food preparation. I am now finding things a little easier and less stressful and taxing, to buy the prepackaged healthier ideas so it’s quicker to pack my lunch, quicker to prepare my dinner.

I’ll buy frozen dumplings and chuck them in the packet broth and that will do me for a few nights, only having to reheat when needed. I’ll mix the peaches with 2 minute oats for lunch or breakfast. Prepackaged lettuce saves me the prep time and my brain switching off and not wanting to.

I am definitely learning to “move the hook” and make my world work for me, instead of continuing to try to fit into a world that maybe wasn’t designed for me in the first place 😅