Most moms cook just nine different meals
The average mum relies on just NINE different meals to feed her family, it has been found.
A study of 4,000 families found that nine in 10 moms cook the same meals over and over again - and one in four even have a set day of the week for different dishes.
The most common meal among the nation's mums was spaghetti bolognaise followed by roast dinners, a shepherd's or cottage pie and a pasta dish.
It was also found that dinner time takes the average mum 35 minutes from start to finish, and four in 10 mums play safe by choosing meals they know their family like.
Despite this odd news many of the moms admitting to keeping recipe books from the likes of Nigella Lawson and Delia Smith on their shelves just to impress visitors - but not ones coming round to eat.
A spokesman for Merchant Gourmet, who carried out the study, said: "It's not surprising, given the demands of modern family life, that home cooks revert back to the recipes they know and love.
"But this can make for very repetitive meal times. People are put off experimenting with new meals and ingredients as they're convinced it will be time consuming or expensive."
MUMS' NINE RELIED-UPON MEALS
1. Spaghetti Bolognese
2. Roast dinner
3. Shepherds Pie/Cottage Pie
4. Pasta dish 5. Meat and two veg
6. Pizza
7. Casserole/stew
8. Sausages and chips/mash
9. Indian/Curry
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Merchant Gourmet
"But this can make for very repetitive meal times. People are put off experimenting with new meals and ingredients as they're convinced it will be time consuming or expensive."
MUMS' NINE RELIED-UPON MEALS
1. Spaghetti Bolognese
2. Roast dinner
3. Shepherds Pie/Cottage Pie
4. Pasta dish 5. Meat and two veg
6. Pizza
7. Casserole/stew
8. Sausages and chips/mash
9. Indian/Curry
LINKS
Merchant Gourmet
