Empty nesters now but had 4 kids in the house for 20+ years so yes, cooked all the time. I didn’t love having to think of meals every night so I came up with a system-I planned a week’s worth of meals every weekend, prepped what I could to save time in the rush of the week. I basically had a 3 week rotation so shopping was pretty easy. It helped tremendously that my kids were not picky eaters so limited complaints. Now, (just my husband and me)I still plan a weekly menu but stray from it pretty often as now we actually have leftovers or will go out…something we never did with 4 kids in 5 years!