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Apr 1, 2026 40 min

#130: The Truth About Why Dinner Feels Exhausting

from The Plan to Eat Podcast

This week, we’re talking about why meal planning can feel more exhausting than other household chores. Tasks like vacuuming or folding laundry can usually wait, but feeding yourself or your family happens every single day, multiple times a day! From deciding what to cook, grocery shopping, managing preferences, and actually making the meal, the mental load adds up quickly. We explore the invisible work behind feeding a household, why thinking about food can feel so relentless, and how the emotional and mental weight of meal planning makes it different from other chores. Get 50% off your Plan to Eat subscription from November 27th - 30th! Learn more and get the sale price here: https://app.plantoeat.com/annual-sale Sign up for a free trial + get 20% off your first annual subscription: plantoeat.com/PTEPOD Contact us: [email protected] Connect with Plan to Eat online: Instagram Facebook Pinterest

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This week, we’re talking about why meal planning can feel more exhausting than other household chores. Tasks like vacuuming or folding laundry can usually wait, but feeding yourself or your family happens every single day, multiple times a day! From deciding what to cook, grocery shopping, managing preferences, and actually making the meal, the mental load adds up quickly. We explore the invisible work behind feeding a household, why thinking about food can feel so relentless, and how the emo...

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