https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 12 Apr 2026 18:25:06 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-anyone-else-who-eats-out-takeout-the-majority-of-nights/page/2#post-331843 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 13:48:25 +0000 WALLAROO 331843@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We cook during the week and will go out to eat on the weekends. I enjoy cooking and try to eat healthy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-anyone-else-who-eats-out-takeout-the-majority-of-nights/page/2#post-331751 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 13:03:45 +0000 MrsTiz 331751@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I cook dinner every night. We go out on special occasions, like last night we went out because DH's grandparents were in town but we normally don't. DH eats out fast food for his lunch, which makes me mad because $$$$, hellloo! Haha</p> <p>So I eat out maybe once a week for lunch. DH eats out 5 times a week for lunch. Neither of us do for breakfast or dinner </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-anyone-else-who-eats-out-takeout-the-majority-of-nights/page/2#post-331749 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 13:03:17 +0000 autumnlove 331749@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wish I could eat out more right now! :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-anyone-else-who-eats-out-takeout-the-majority-of-nights/page/2#post-331734 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 12:54:26 +0000 GrapeCrush 331734@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>some weeks we eat out like 5 times a week and other weeks i cook every night. i'm just too lazy to cook! getting takeout is just so much easier haha and not as many dishes, because i hate those too. this week is a cook at home week :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-anyone-else-who-eats-out-takeout-the-majority-of-nights/page/2#post-331721 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 12:46:04 +0000 mrs. wagon 331721@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mole: yay. you guys sound exactly like us. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-anyone-else-who-eats-out-takeout-the-majority-of-nights/page/2#post-331693 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 12:31:15 +0000 mole 331693@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was telling my husband that many women start stockpiling their freezers with ready-made meals in the weeks before the baby comes. I started to think out loud about doing something similar...and we just looked at each other and laughed. </p> <p>We eat out all of the time -- even if it's just something cheap like picking up Subway for dinner. I think we are spoiled by living in a city where it's really easy (and often cheap) to get delivery or takeaway from a variety of different places. Still, I do try to cook 2-3 nights per week, depending on my schedule. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-anyone-else-who-eats-out-takeout-the-majority-of-nights#post-331686 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 12:25:44 +0000 Honeybee 331686@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: Ditto. :)</p> <p>One thing we've done, to make it a little easier for me to get a meal on the table with two little ones, is to simplify my cooking. I do a lot of grilling (pretty much just put the meat out there, flip it once, and you're done), a lot of crockpots dishes (ones where I can just throw everything into a pot and walk away), and we do a combo of partially packaged meals from the grocery store and homemade stuff (like already marinated meat or a side from the deli). I just don't always have the time to make a homemade, gourmet meal every night, but we can't afford to eat out often right now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-anyone-else-who-eats-out-takeout-the-majority-of-nights#post-331311 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 09:08:44 +0000 Mrs.M57 331311@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a monthly budget for eating out, slit depends on how much we spend. Usually we eat out once per week. I wish we could eat out more! Pre-baby and pre-budget we ate out more like twice a week, we also used to do a lot more pre-prepared foods. Never used to like cooking, but I'm getting used to it and enjoying it more! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-anyone-else-who-eats-out-takeout-the-majority-of-nights#post-331293 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 09:00:27 +0000 mrs. wagon 331293@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Alivoo01: this sounds waaaaayyy too familiar. :D </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-anyone-else-who-eats-out-takeout-the-majority-of-nights#post-331291 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 09:00:01 +0000 Alivoo01 331291@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have phases/spurts where we eat out every night for a month, then we get our credit card bill and I'm like OMG! No more eating out, so I cook. Then one day, I'll be too tired from work to cook so we eat out. Then the next day, and the next day until we get the credit card bill and OMG! Rinse and repeat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-anyone-else-who-eats-out-takeout-the-majority-of-nights#post-331280 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 08:49:01 +0000 mrs. wagon 331280@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm so glad so many people responded to this thread, for both ways too! I'm realizing that our version of takeout is actually pretty cheap (we take advantage of a lot of things like the $7.99 large pizza carryout deal from dominos, $5 subs, etc) and we really only splurge on things like thai, japanese, sushi, etc when people come over. Since my mom has been cooking for us, we are at the grocery store and/or costco at least 4-5 times a week picking up the fresh produce and meat she needs for whatever she wants to cook, and the food bills are adding up!! Then again, we are feeding 3 adults instead of 2. And she really does a variety of things so we're building up a frozen stash of different meats that we bought from costco. But I feel like we've been spending the same, if not more, than before. BUT of course we're eating much healthier... the pregnancy pounds are still coming off bit by bit even though I haven't started exercising yet! (my mom wants me to wait til the 100 day mark.)</p> <p>I need to kick my couponing back into high gear :T </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-anyone-else-who-eats-out-takeout-the-majority-of-nights#post-331278 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 08:44:58 +0000 ladyfingers 331278@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wish! There's no way we could afford that. :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-anyone-else-who-eats-out-takeout-the-majority-of-nights#post-331186 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 08:01:37 +0000 blackbird 331186@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My weight couldn't take eating out that much! I'd gain 50 pounds, for sure! But it's hard to not be tempted, when cooking can be such a pain in the butt! I try to fix this by making something on Sunday and eating it a few times that week and doing easy stuff the rest of the night. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-anyone-else-who-eats-out-takeout-the-majority-of-nights#post-331137 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 07:28:50 +0000 mrsjyw 331137@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I cook probably 2-3x a week; the rest of the time, we do leftovers for lunches at work and we'll eat out, get carry out, or eat with our parents :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-anyone-else-who-eats-out-takeout-the-majority-of-nights#post-331121 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 07:14:52 +0000 mediagirl 331121@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We used to. A lot. Now that we have ridiculous costs for daycare, we just can't afford to anymore. We'll eat out twice on the weekends but that's it (normally pizza Friday and something we got pick up on Saturday). Saturday isn't a given, though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-anyone-else-who-eats-out-takeout-the-majority-of-nights#post-331111 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 06:57:36 +0000 heffalump 331111@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For me it just depends on the week, how I feel, etc. If I'm having a bad week with bad migraines, I won't cook. And that happens pretty often.</p> <p>This week I haven't been doing a lot of cooking because I've just been too busy to get to the store. Yesterday LO was sick so I had to take her to the doctor, then had lunch with my mom and had to go to the lab to pick up something to put her poo in. Then it was nap time.... and there went my day.</p> <p>Today DH's car is in the shop so he has my car and we're stuck at home with no car, so no grocery shopping again. Which means we're eating out again. I'm hoping to get to the store tomorrow. I want to make spinach lasagna! </p> <p>I don't believe weekends were meant for cooking though, and Fridays are part of my weekends :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-anyone-else-who-eats-out-takeout-the-majority-of-nights#post-331074 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 05:01:10 +0000 PurplePumps 331074@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wish I could bring myself to eat out more, but it'd bust the food budget. We might eat out for dinner once a month or two at best. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-anyone-else-who-eats-out-takeout-the-majority-of-nights#post-331073 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 04:54:36 +0000 dagret 331073@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The only decent food thats not junk fast food near us is pizza shops, and I'm pretty frugal, so we only eat out about once a week. If we lived closer to "town" we'd probably eat out more often. DH's former job as a pest control salesman also naturally curtailed our dining out. You don't want to know... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-anyone-else-who-eats-out-takeout-the-majority-of-nights#post-331027 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 01:29:06 +0000 SAHM0811 331027@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah that's me. Living in NYC made it super easy not to cook... The delivery options were ridiculously convenient and there were even pretty healthy choices. </p> <p>In LA, we've also been spoiled eating food from family parties we go to on the weekends or grabbing something quick from places just a short drive or walk away. Cooking twice a week is a lot for me! I do freeze a lot though and make really simple stuff for the kids. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-anyone-else-who-eats-out-takeout-the-majority-of-nights#post-330999 Mon, 08 Oct 2012 22:59:09 +0000 BoogieBea 330999@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We try to eat home cooked meals during the week because we eat out for most of our meals on the weekends. But I always make sure one or two nights are leftovers so that we really only have to cook 2-3 times during the week. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-anyone-else-who-eats-out-takeout-the-majority-of-nights#post-330978 Mon, 08 Oct 2012 22:28:59 +0000 runsyellowlites 330978@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We used to eat out most nights and now I MISS IT! For now my diet is so limited that I can have ONE salad option &amp; fries at ONLY Chick-fil-a or steak at a sit-down restaurant. Since I hate paying for a steak that is almost NEVER cooked properly we rarely eat out anymore. =(</p> <p>I highly dislike cooking and always end up having to clean up as well. Boo! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-anyone-else-who-eats-out-takeout-the-majority-of-nights#post-330970 Mon, 08 Oct 2012 22:15:04 +0000 shopaholic 330970@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I eat out every day. I say "I" because DH usually works really late and wanted me to stop making dinners for him/us since he'd come home, eat, and then it's bedtime. Said I was making him gain weight. So... I hardly cook anymore, even though I love to.<br /> On the nights he does get home early and weekends, we usually go out to eat or order in. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-anyone-else-who-eats-out-takeout-the-majority-of-nights#post-330926 Mon, 08 Oct 2012 21:39:22 +0000 Mrs. Bee 330926@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>charlie doesn't eat much food from restaurants so i have to cook. i hate cooking too but alas i must! and since i want to expose olive to a much bigger variety of food, i've been cooking so much!!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-anyone-else-who-eats-out-takeout-the-majority-of-nights#post-330923 Mon, 08 Oct 2012 21:36:41 +0000 birdieputt 330923@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>me. i cook about once a week! i usually buy prepared foods at whole foods (ie salad bar, deli, or hot food items). we'll order takeout from our favorite restaurants about once a week too. i have two babies to care for, a full-time job, and limited time for myself in the evenings, so the last thing i want to do is sit in front of a stove and wash dishes! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-anyone-else-who-eats-out-takeout-the-majority-of-nights#post-330918 Mon, 08 Oct 2012 21:29:35 +0000 BKCaribBaby 330918@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DH works long hours often, so it's usually just me. I often have a salad or something small. I try not to do take out on a weekday night, if it's just me. Weekends I get whatever I want except for Sunday nights when I try to make a nicer than usual meal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-anyone-else-who-eats-out-takeout-the-majority-of-nights#post-330901 Mon, 08 Oct 2012 21:18:19 +0000 googly-eyes 330901@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Me. I can't cook. I could learn but haven't. There are some things I can make but on a good week I cook half time. Sometimes I just eat things that don't have to be cooked, premade things or just fruit or sandwiches. It's pathetic!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-anyone-else-who-eats-out-takeout-the-majority-of-nights#post-330897 Mon, 08 Oct 2012 21:15:58 +0000 Smurfette 330897@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I cooked once all weekend. During the week, I bring my lunch and try and eat at home most nights. I just get so lazy during the weekends. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-anyone-else-who-eats-out-takeout-the-majority-of-nights#post-330870 Mon, 08 Oct 2012 20:59:41 +0000 cyndistar3 330870@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We eat out once a month tops, I always cook :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-anyone-else-who-eats-out-takeout-the-majority-of-nights#post-330865 Mon, 08 Oct 2012 20:57:50 +0000 CATWOMAN 330865@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO is going through an "act like a crazy person in a restaurant" phase right now so I've been cooking more. DH picks up take-out on the nights I am too lazy. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-anyone-else-who-eats-out-takeout-the-majority-of-nights#post-330863 Mon, 08 Oct 2012 20:57:11 +0000 Mrs. Yoyo 330863@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We used to eat out probably once a day. But lately we've been trying to eat in to save $$$ and calories. However, that means a lot of sandwiches and frozen stuff from Trader Joe's. I did "cook" a couple times last week -- very simple stuff. But that's a lot for me. I don't really enjoy cooking. </p>