FOOD SLIDE:
You sound like my husband. He eats meat all the time. He also plans his eating annoyingly by the clock, and even the day of the week, but I digress. Suffice it to say we only partake of the same meal together maybe 1 or max 2 times a week. I don’t cook, but for many of the meat dishes, there is an excellent restaurant supply place nearby that sells big frozen bulk packages of uncooked entrees (see, these restaurants may be cheating, too! lol). So we cook them up, divide them into portions, and freeze in containers for two. We then thaw them out as needed, a day before in the fridge.
Here’s a typical Friday or Saturday conversation re. meals:
Mr 17s: Do you want Salisbury Steak and mashed potatoes on Sunday?
Me: We just had spaghetti and meatballs on Thursday. (thinking: ‘yet again’....)
Mr 17s: So? What does that have to do with anything?
Me: I don’t know if I could take another meat meal only 3 days after the last one.
Mr 17s: (Sighs audibly, and gives me a totally non-comprehending stare.)
FOOD SLIDE:
I cook up a meal or two in the oven or crock pot - sometimes on the stove top. Stick it in the frig with a label, and we reheat as the mood/hunger strikes.
My fast food is on the pantry shelf. I can the meats that are one sale, and they are ready to eat in a jiffy. They could be called dump entrees-dump all the stuff in the crock pot, and forget it till later, or heat it quickly on the stove top, or stick it in the oven for and in between time.
If push came to shove, it could be eaten straight from the jar - like tuna.