I am not a good cook, I usually choose microwaveable food over the meals that need extensive preparation and cooking. Is this bad?

As far as whether it is bad to cook microwaveable foods over meals that need extensive preparation and cooking, it really depends. You said you are very busy, so if you don't have children and want to eat microwave food for convenience, you are an adult and can choose as you like. As you said, there are many choices of microwaveable foods on the market.

The only real drawbacks are the preservatives and sodium in pre-made meals, and you can't control what ingredients are put into them. Obviously, preparing fresh natural foods is more nutritious and healthy for you. If you have children you should make an effort to purchase fresh fruits, vegetables, and meat and prepare them normally.

Kids need more nutrition as they are still growing and developing than adults do. Cooking is a great skill to have, and it is pretty easy to learn how to prepare just a few simple meals such as baked chicken, grilled steak, salads, baked potatoes, spaghetti, and so on. Not only is it better for you, but it also costs less to buy simple ingredients and cook them.

You overpay when you are buying little microwaveable meals. If you don't want to totally switch offf of the microwave meals, you could try cooking a few nights a week and using the microwave meals for nights when you are truly short on time. As far as whether it is bad to cook microwaveable foods over meals that need extensive preparation and cooking, it really depends.

You said you are very busy, so if you don't have children and want to eat microwave food for convenience, you are an adult and can choose as you like. As you said, there are many choices of microwaveable foods on the market. The only real drawbacks are the preservatives and sodium in pre-made meals, and you can't control what ingredients are put into them.

Obviously, preparing fresh natural foods is more nutritious and healthy for you. If you have children you should make an effort to purchase fresh fruits, vegetables, and meat and prepare them normally. Kids need more nutrition as they are still growing and developing than adults do.

Cooking is a great skill to have, and it is pretty easy to learn how to prepare just a few simple meals such as baked chicken, grilled steak, salads, baked potatoes, spaghetti, and so on. Not only is it better for you, but it also costs less to buy simple ingredients and cook them. You overpay when you are buying little microwaveable meals.

If you don't want to totally switch offf of the microwave meals, you could try cooking a few nights a week and using the microwave meals for nights when you are truly short on time.