When my kids were little, we ate out on Monday nights. They had violin lessons and only had a short time from when I picked them up at daycare and the lessons. We rotated who got to pick the place. It really helped with them asking to go to McDonalds when we were out on a Saturday as I could say “Oh, you can pick that on Monday when it is your turn to pick.”
My friend’s family ate pizza on Fridays. Out or at home, only on Fridays. She said otherwise they’d eat it 3 times a week.
It was actually very nice. Monday was the day the school sent out The Brown Envelop’ with all the paperwork, announcements, permission slips, etc so we could review those too.
I have a standing date with daughter #2 for dinner on Wednesdays. Since Thanksgiving I think we’ve gone 4 times because of snowstorms, being out of town, other conflicts but at least we try.