What about the phrase, “We married for better or worse, but not for lunch”?
Be grateful for inexpensive ethnic cuisine.
Other suggestions include teaching your better half how to cook, preparing double or triple a recipes and freezing, or buying more prepared foods. It is not the end of the world.
A lot of people, mostly women, are simply sick to death of cooking. They have been doing it for a dog's years. If you want to eat healthfully, remember simple is better. Skip the fancy sauces and fats at home, because if you eat out a lot managing your waistline is challenging.
Try two larger meals a day, if you do not like cooking. Or, five smaller portions of food that are healthy can work well. A large apple can fill you for a couple of hours, is healthy and non-fattening.
Keeping slim is a challenge in retirement. It has been said that more than fifty percent of boomers are overweight. Consider carefully how to eat.
Mahara Sinclaire
