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Nobody knows what is for dinner

The problem The 5pm "what's for dinner" panic and the takeout that follows.

The hack Give each night a theme: pasta Monday, taco Tuesday, soup Wednesday. You choose the meal inside the theme, so decisions drop from hundreds to three, and kids stop negotiating.

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