The dinner manager: 82% of families have one parent calling the shots

Eight in ten American households have one parent who runs the household’s meal-planning operations.

A new survey of 2,000 parents of school-aged children found that 82% of families have a default dining manager who handles meal planning, shopping and cooking.

Commissioned by EveryPlate and conducted by Talker Research, the survey found that moms are most likely to hold the title — 71% of moms polled say they handle the decision of what meals to make each week, compared to just 58% of dads.

The mental load can be difficult to share — 69% said it’s often easier to handle meal planning and preparation themselves than to delegate it to someone else.

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