What is for Supper???

Well if you asked my husband or kids what we have been having for supper lately you might not get a good answer.  I have not been wanting to cook and really not clean up after it.  One of my biggest problems is that I have no desire to eat anything.  Nothing sounds good and if I cook it it really doesn't sound good after I have gone through the whole preparation of cooking it.  Another big things is that my husband has been working a lot.  Most of the time he is working during supper so I would rather make food I know that the kids will eat.  Some of the things that my kids eat really good are spaghetti, pizza, mac&cheese, grilled cheese, cheese taco's, and sandwiches.  So if you ask me that is what I want to cook something easy. 

I think a lot of it has to due with the fact that I am pregnant. With the first two I was past this point in my second trimester.  Another hard thing is not knowing what to make and not wanting to spend the money to make new recipes.  For awhile there I was cooking all the time and loved it!  At that time I was enjoying trying new things and so was my husband.  One of the things that I find hard about trying new food or recipes is that my kids won't always eat it.  Madison is a pretty good eater!  Kenton on the other hand is a lot like me a very, very picky. 

I also have always wanted to be a meal planner.  I know a lot of my friends do meal plans.  I started one a long time ago but found that I spend a lot more money that way if I plan out or foods.  You think that it would be the other way around, but it is not.  I also am very bad about looking at the ads and planning a meal around them.  When I look at a grocery ad I find things that we will use but I never find meals.

I guess a long with the ad thing comes coupons.  I always find that I will cut all of these coupons out and then go to the store and find out that if I buy the store brand I can still get cheaper.  I enjoy watching the show Extreme Couponing but here in Omaha no place I think doubles coupons. 

So if you are wondering why I quit cooking so much now you know.  I guess there is a lot of reasons.  I am sure that it will get worse before it gets better.  I know after this baby is born there will be days that the kids will be like, "we are having that again Mom?"   I just hope that I get my appetite back and start enjoy cooking again soon.  Hope your family is eating better then mine!!!