Unless cooking is an enjoyable hobby, meal preparation is a "maintenance" activity - necessary to fill a need, but one that should be done in the most efficient, but proper, manner.
These meals should take almost no time, should be readily available (to avoid unhealthy alternatives that are convenient), and should satisfy your needs but not be a major point of living - the idea is to have time available for other higher payoff activities!
Of course, there are tradeoffs in terms of costs. However, the costs may be well worth it, as you are putting life above money (which you'll need to balance, so see the 80/20 Money Plan).
