Housewife "is not good at cooking" and can t save 26,000 yuan for meals! She solved five misunderstandings and successfully ended eating out

Self-cooking at home can help save money. Japanese housewife blogger Miyuki revealed that she was not good at cooking and often ate out, which caused her food expenses to exceed the table. Later, she successfully reduced her meal expenses by improving her side dish habits. She compiled 5 failed experiences she learned personally and provided them as a reference for busy families.

Mako has three children. She admitted that she was not good at cooking in the past, and just cooking main dishes was her limit. Therefore, she often relied on eating out or cooked food. Unknowingly, her monthly food expenses reached as high as 130,000 yen (approximately NT$26,000). At that time, I had no savings at all and my family was very financially strapped.

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Minato discovered that one of the reasons for the increase in food expenses was that the "making of side dishes" was never going smoothly, and he ended up going out to buy food, falling into a vicious cycle. She shared that she was once a wasteful housewife, and she re-examined and improved.

1． Making new side dishes every day

In the past, Miyuki always felt that the side dishes had to be changed to different types every day, which inadvertently raised the threshold for cooking. It takes time and effort, and is naturally unsustainable. Now I cook for two days at a time or use frozen dishes to reduce my burden.

2． Buying too many ingredients

The more she thinks about "a variety of side dishes," the more she will buy a bunch of excess ingredients. As a result, it is often too late to use up and then goes bad, which increases the waste of food. Later, I made up my mind to never buy anything I don’t need at the moment.

３． More and more seasonings are bought but not used

In the past, Minato would buy seasonings for specific recipes, but in the end they would often be thrown into the back of the cupboard, unused, the cost of seasonings would increase, and they would occasionally be left out of date. Now I always choose side dishes that can be made with existing seasonings.

４． Too particular and too time-consuming

In the past, I was too concerned about color matching and family preferences, which led to the preparation of side dishes taking longer and longer. Finally, I got bored and returned to the cycle of cooked food and eating out. Nowadays, I only choose side dishes that are “easy to make and take a long time to cook.” It is more important to maintain the habit.

5． The family quickly gets tired of eating

When there are not many side dishes, the family often says "This again?" or even refuses to finish the meal, which makes her very frustrated. Now she will prepare more "simple and easy-to-make" common dishes so that her family will not get bored easily.

Through gradual review and adjustment, Miyako's side dish preparation has become more and more efficient. Now he has accumulated many "quick side dish" recipes that can be completed in ten minutes, and will also be shared on his personal YouTube channel.