Mr. Bee makes breakfast which usually takes about 15 minutes.
I pack the kids' lunches which takes 15-20 min.
Then dinner takes an hour because I usually make different things for Mr. Bee and the kids.
I just can't get it together enough to not cook every day, prepare ahead of time, eat leftovers, etc. The kids tend to eat better when food is freshly made too. I wish I could cook less!
How much time do you spend cooking every day?
hostess / wonderful honeydew / 32460 posts
probably less than an hour/day. I used to love cooking.. hate it now! 
hostess / wonderful watermelon / 39513 posts
We don't really "make" anything for breakfast. We eat yogurt, cereal, oatmeal (prepared the night before), toast, hard boiled eggs. Easy and quick.
15-30 for lunch
30-45 mins dinner
5 minutes packing leftovers or making lunch for the kids.
bananas / 9357 posts
I'm pretty lazy when it comes to cooking. I don't cook breakfast unless you count popping waffles in the toaster or microwaving oatmeal. DS won't touch eggs otherwise I would cook eggs. so like 5 min for breakfast.
Lunch is leftovers or if I do make something it's quick and easy so 15 min.
If I actually cook dinner usually takes an hour. We make enough to do leftovers on some nights and DH will cook dinner some nights too.
blogger / eggplant / 11551 posts
10 min for breakfast, and 20-30 min for dinner... so a total of 30-40 min a day! On my wfh days, I'll sometimes cook too but usually we just reheat leftovers or scrounge.
We don't pack lunch for N anymore because her new preschool provides it. It's sooo nice to have even those measly 10-15 min back!
apricot / 441 posts
I adore cooking and spend time on it when I can. I usually spend 1-1.5 hours making dinner. My husband is on breakfast duty and usually spend 10-20 minutes. We both pack our own lunches or go out to eat.
On the weekends I occasionally make food ahead for lunches like chicken salad or soup. I like to cook big dinners on Saturday or Sunday and spend 2-3 hours cooking.
I imagine this will all change when a baby is thrown into the mix. My mother-in-law still rolls her eyes at me when I say I love cooking!
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21628 posts
30-45 minutes. The only mean I cook regularly is dinner.
cantaloupe / 6730 posts
The only thing cooked is dinner, really and that takes 30-45 min a day.
pomegranate / 3983 posts
Way too much! I think around 15-20 minutes in the morning for breakfast/preschool lunch, then 15-20 minutes for lunch for baby and me/snack for preschooler, and at least an hour for dinner. Even when the actual meal is quick I spend a ton of time making random things from scratch because we can't get them here.
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21616 posts
Dinner always seems to take awhile. I am much faster at cooking than DH, but DH cooks most of the time while I'm in school. He can easily spend up to or even over 2 hours cooking, whereas I can make many meals in 30 minutes, but usually up to an hour.
I pre pack my work lunches before bed, and that takes maybe 10 minutes. DH packs J's lunches in the morning since he leaves later than I do.
Breakfasts usually take about 20 minutes depending on what's being made. Some mornings are just a banana and english muffin day.
coconut / 8681 posts
1-2 hours. Dinner always takes at least close to an hour, breakfast is usually 15-20 minutes. Lunch is usually fast... Like 5-10!
cantaloupe / 6751 posts
Breakfast- usually something super quick I can get together in five mins or less (greek yogurt + flaxseed, toast + berries, cereal).
Lunch - i typically eat leftovers so it only takes 5-10 mins to hear it up. Depending on what is, I'll share w/ LO or spend 20-30 mins fixing her pasta, rice, soup, etc
Dinner - usually around 1.5 hours
I try to cook several big meals a few times a week to cut back on cooking time.
grapefruit / 4997 posts
Breakfast is usually oatmeal, fruit, breakfast sandwich. (So not really cooking)
Lunch is usually leftovers from dinner
Dinner- I cook about 3-4 times a week, big portions for just us 2 since DD is eating purées now, so there are plenty for lunch the next day or leftovers. We eat dinner out every Fri & Sat, sometimes Sunday nights too. I look forward to the weekends so much! TGIF!!! Hallelujah.
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