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I was recently tagged in an IG story from someone who said she felt “like a good mom” for making my recipes. It came at the end of a week when my back had been hurting a ton and I hadn’t cooked anything in days—other than a quick batch of Chicken and Stars Soup.
My “meal prep” consisted of having groceries delivered and making sure I had easy prepared foods to quickly reheat. Last night we had sandwiches for dinner. (A hit, except for the one child who adamantly did not want a sandwich for dinner!)
We’d had yogurt and purchased granola with fruit or cereal for breakfasts and mainly school lunches for lunch.
As a recipe developer, I want to help others feel confident in their ability to cook easy recipes, with ingredients you probably have on hand, and that the kids might just eat. I want you to feel confident and capable and like you can do it!
But I wish there was a way to take this “good mom” pressure out of it because I think we are pushing the goalpost way too far down the field.
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