Always Stock Up 

If you open your fridge or cupboards only to find that you don’t have any of the ingredients that you need to whip up a tasty, healthy meal for your family, then this will certainly be a nightmarish experience that adds a considerable amount of stress to your day. Failing to fill your kitchen with the necessary ingredients, snacks and more will no doubt make it more tricky than ever for you to cook in a calm and stress free manner, as you will have to drag yourself to the grocery store daily to buy food as and when you need it. Rather than making such a disastrous mistake, it’s always going to be better to stock up and fill your cupboards with a whole host of different ingredients and food items, especially those that are dried or tinned and subsequently have a much longer shelf life. Things that you can stock up on include dried pasta, rice, beans, lentils, canned tomatoes, sauces (passata, curry paste), and spices that can add a little flair to your cooking. You’ll find it so much easier to simply grab what you need and start cooking rather than having to rummage around to create a low quality meal with what little you have available, so for the best stress free cooking, always stock up. 

Make A Menu 

Do your children ask day in day out, what’s for dinner? This is an all too common occurrence, and more often than not you may not even know what’s available to actually prepare for your kids, which can lead to stress, arguments and hangry episodes that you will likely want to try hard to avoid! Fortunately there is a solution, as taking the opportunity to make a menu that includes some affordable, easy-to-make meals that your kids can choose from each night is one of the best courses of action! Making a menu shows your little ones exactly what is available, and if you choose to make a weekly menu that has set meals each evening, then they will know exactly what to look forward to rather than stressing you for hours on end about what they’re going to be eating! Making a menu in this way can also help you when it comes to completing the food shopping, as you’ll find it much easier to do a once weekly shop that allows you to stock up on the ingredients you need for the upcoming days rather than thinking as far as one meal ahead. 

Get Technological Help 

Are you still hand washing your dishes? You could be benefiting dramatically from technological help in your kitchen, as an investment like a dishwasher can totally transform the time and energy that you have to forfeit each day! Having a dishwasher can make things so much easier, as all you need to do is rinse off your pots and plates before you simply pop them inside of your dishwasher ready to be cleaned without any intervention on your part. Dishwashers can be particularly helpful for large families that would usually fill several sinks with washing up after just one meal, but you can also reap rewards as a single parent with an only child - all parents are busy, no matter how big their families may be, so letting go of a few time consuming responsibilities in this way can certainly be of benefit. Make sure you don’t overfill your dishwasher or make the mistake of putting items inside that aren’t supposed to be there, as this can cause damage to your handy tech and stop you from gaining the benefits. Fortunately OEM dishwasher replacement parts are easy to find, so you should be able to get several years of use out of your new kitchen device! 

Enjoying stress free family cooking has never been such a simple task when you can utilise some of the innovative ideas detailed in this helpful guide!