With the cost of groceries continuing to creep up , social media posts with the hashtag #strugglemeals are mushrooming. Some accumulate long lists of derisive comments, disavowing a recipe’s qualifications as a struggle meal.

The discord lies in the fact that struggle is in the eye of the beholder. For some, it’s time or physical and emotional energy, and the emphasis there is on extremely pared-down recipes that require no planning and little cleanup. Things that come in a bag or box with prep so simple you don’t even need to read the instructions are preferred.

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Others are looking to prioritize saving money, so they may lean more on from-scratch recipes that take more time, or more planning to re

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