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How To Plan Easy Weeknight Dinners For The Whole Family

We get it, weeknights can be stressful. Especially when you’re in charge of cooking dinner for the entire family. With different dietary requirements, school pick-up times, and clashing work schedules, it can be hard to make a family dinner that is going to cater to everybody’s needs.
We get it, weeknights can be stressful. Especially when you’re in charge of cooking dinner for the entire family. With different dietary requirements, school pick-up times, and clashing work schedules, it can be hard to make a family dinner that is going to cater to everybody’s needs.

A guide of family dinner ideas that are perfect for busy weeknights

Not only this, but we have also included how you can incorporate our ready-made meal delivery service into your weekly dinner schedule.

<h2>Family Friendly Dinner Ideas<h2>

Family Friendly Dinner Ideas

The first hurdle to jump when it comes to planning easy weeknight dinners is to choose a recipe that the whole family is going to enjoy. We know this isn’t always an easy task when you live in a house with small children or fussy eaters, as we understand their tastes can easily change from one day to the next. However, the best advice we can give you is to choose crowd pleasers that are easy to make, reheat and are also usually a hit with the family. Some examples of easy weeknight dinners for the family include spaghetti bolognese, lasagne or curry, as they are all relatively affordable and easy to prepare, while also being good options to reheat for members of the family who aren’t home in time to eat lunch or dinner together.
At Youfoodz, we completely take away the time it takes to prepare ingredients with our easy, pre-made meal delivery service. Our menu changes weekly, but often contains customer favourites like the aforementioned spaghetti bolognese. and lasagne., alongside a delicious katsu curry. Not only do our meal plans involve home-cooked family favourites, but you can also stock up on a range of different meals to suit your families different tastes and nutritional needs, so nobody will feel left out!
<h2>Have stress-free weeknights with the help of Youfoodz</h2>

Have stress-free weeknights with the help of Youfoodz

Meal-prepping ahead of time can definitely take the stress out of weeknight dinners. This can be done on a Sunday night so you’re ready for the week ahead. There is a lot of research on the benefits of meal-prepping and not only is it designed to lower stress levels,it has also been proven to increase your intake of more nutritionally dense foods such as fruits and vegetables.

Meal-prepping is a great hack when planning easy weeknight dinners for the family as it allows you to put more thought into what you are eating. For example, it encourages you to make a conscious effort to add more vegetables into a usual favourite meal, or try out new recipes that your kids will enjoy.


Don’t have time at the weekend to meal-prep? We understand a lot of families lead very busy lives, so when it comes to dinner, it can often be easier to opt for convenience over health. At Youfoodz, we provide convenient meals with a difference. All of our pre-made, healthy meals are made in-house by our talented chefs, delivered to your door and ready to eat in two minutes. We also have a large selection of ready meals that we're sure your kids will love, like this cheese and mushroom tortellini.
<h2>Cater For All Dietary Requirements With Youfoodz</h2>

Cater For All Dietary Requirements With Youfoodz

Got a big family with lots of different dietary requirements? No problem. Youfoodz has a selection of different ready meal plans that cater to even the fussiest of eaters. Do you or a member of your family follow a vegetarian diet? We have plenty of meat-free ready meals for you to choose from, like this lentil lasagne that makes the perfect family friendly dinner. If you and your family prefer a range of different meals, however, we also have a flexitarian meal plan that allows you to choose a range of ready meals each week, ranging from satay fish to smokey bbq chicken. Youfoodz really is the ideal option when you’re looking for simple and easy family dinner ideas.

Ready Meals Your Family Will Actually Love

For easy and kid-friendly weeknight night dinners for the whole family to enjoy, we recommend trying out a Youfoodz meal plan. Developed and made-in house by our talented nutritionist and chefs, we offer a range of different menus and plans, including high protein and low calorie that are designed to cater to individual nutritional needs. Not only this, but our comforting family-favourites, including Nonna’s spaghetti bolognese and chicken penne with sundried tomato sauce are guaranteed to go down a hit with your kids.

All you have to do is choose a plan, decide on your weekly meals and wait for your order to be delivered straight to your door.

It really is that easy. No more prepping, no more supermarket shops with the kids, just pop one of our meals in the microwave and enjoy an easy weeknight meal in the space of two minutes.

We hope we managed to give you some inspiration for how to make easy weeknight dinners for your entire family. For more information on how you can make life easier for yourself and your family with a Youfoodz meal plan, check out how our ready meals work here.