The People Who Eat the Same Meal Every Day

For years I meal-prepped the same stir-fry (with minor modifications) every week because it reheats well and has balanced macros on top of being delicious. My lunch of choice has an array of flavors and textures and scratches the simple majority of my epicurean itches; how people glom on to PB&J or macaroni and cheese is unfathomable to me personally. Different strokes, jmo, ymmv, etc.

I’ve eaten the same meal everyday (lunch and dinner, I don’t eat breakfast) for years. I think it’s partially laziness and not wanting to think about it. And it’s probably partially depression: putting 30 minutes of effort into making a 8/10 meal is not going to make me much happier than my usual 5/10 meal.

I’m surprised that people find this surprising. It’s not like you can have something new every day, at some point your menu is going to repeat so why not pick some favourites and stick to them?

I took a cue from a YouTuber who eats the same breakfast every day, and I think this is a really good compromise. You wake up hungry, but you always know exactly what you're gonna make right away. You can easily keep the ingredients in stock and you have the preparation down pat.

I chose a muesli with yogurt, spices and fruit. It worked for a good long while. I got plenty of variety for lunch and dinner.

I do it a little differently, I mostly buy the same things every week but make many different things with them: Cheese, beans, eggs, mushrooms, apples. My weekly shopping trip to Aldi takes less than five minutes. About once every month or two I will make a shopping trip to some specialty grocery stores to pick up spices, condiments and other products.

I have my repertoire of recopies that I find to always be delicious, but I experiment a lot too. Fresh vegetables come from my garden, whatever is in season. The exception is in the dead of winter, then I am buying frozen vegetables mostly. I live in Zone 6B and have fresh produce 9-10 months out of the year.

I've been eating peanut butter toast for breakfast all my life

I eat pretty much the same thing everyday.

I love food, and I love cooking...but, it get's hard to decide what to eat when there are so many options readily available. It's often not worth the effort

I would much rather eat the same thing that works for me 6 days a week, and then have a nice meal on the weekend.

It seems to work for me...