UPDATE: Am I a bad dad for buying food instead of cooking?

Original post here: https://www.reddit.com/r/Parenting/comments/102ceha/am_i_a_bad_dad_for_only_buying_food_instead_of/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf

So just wanted to say thank you to everyone who responded and 1. gave words of encouragement and 2. took the time to give very helpful suggestions!

I was able to get some incredibly useful help from the responses and they also gave me the idea to get myself some cookbooks and just start prepping meals one at a time. I think the biggest issue with the meal kit services was the lack of variety and overall “sameness” of the meals. I got myself a couple of decent books and plan on picking out recipes one at a time so at least I can cook for my son occasionally. Added to which I got myself some kitchen science books which should help me learn to cook without a recipe!

So thank you all so much again! I’m glad I posted.