Dinner for you and you and you

I was not always much of a cook or planner, but along with my new found passion for fitness I learned quickly that fitness starts in the kitchen.  So gone were the days of the same few dinners in rotation... I'm pretty sure I had pasta at least once a day.

Well we've evolved, now as a family of four things are slightly more complicated but definitely eating cleaner and more variety.

I should probably begin by telling you I'm a Lacto ovo Vegetarian, I'm not a vegetarian by principal more by taste.  Started as a kid, I was "picky" and slowly I eliminated animals from my diet.  And lets not even go there with the "where do you get your protein?" argument.  I do just fine, probably more than your average carnivore.

My husband is a meat and potatoes kind of guy.  When we first started dating he wouldn't touch a vegetable, now he eats a little more.  The kids are actually a lot less picky than we are.  I-girl is more like daddy and M-boy will eat just about anything.

So cooking dinner I sometimes feel like a short order cook... grilled chicken and sweet potato for the Hubs, chicken nuggets and veggies for the kiddos and a black bean quinoa salad for me.   I must say I got it from my mom, growing up she had to make dinner to cater to her non meat eater and her non dairy eaters.  I learned to stream line,  I do a lot of meal prep on Sundays and I try to pick a themes for dinners for the week. i.e. Mexican - Kids LOVE quesadillas, chicken burrito for my man and a veggie burrito for me.  The time of year I love grilling so burger night is easy hotdogs or turkey burgers for them and veggie burger for me.  You get the idea.  It doesn't always work out, sometimes it's more of a potluck, lets cook it all and see what goes.

Working on sharing some our favorite dinners with photos soon!

Are you a planner or wing it? Do you cook one meal for everyone?