Modern mums cook nine meals a day for fussy families and admit reaching the end of their tether five times One in seven mothers said they felt stressed ten times each day or more "Stress O'Clock" particularly hits at 8:01am, 11:56am and 5:30pm Mothers are reaching boiling point with their kitchens turned into makeshift cafes as they cater for the multiple culinary demands of their families, according to a new report today. Almost a quarter of mothers now have to cook up to nine meals a day to satisfy their family's palates according to The Modern Mum Report. One in 20 even say they are making 10 or more meals every day as they give into their family's fussy eating habits. Stressed: Almost a quarter of mothers are cooking up to nine meals a day to satisfy their family's fussy habits Mothers admit to feeling stressed and tense at least five times a day, with 14 per cent reaching the end of their tether 10 times each day or more. The report reveals a real insight into the demanding life of today's mum and the poll of 1,000 mums with children aged five and under, launched to coincide with the publication of Annabel Karmel's Quick & Easy Toddler Recipes book, finds that "Stress O" Clock" hits every Monday morning at 11:56am - just as mum is preparing for lunch. The next stress tipping points are at 8:01am and 5:30pm. The top stressful situations are revealed as: The supermarket shop with tetchy, tired children in tow, 35 per cent; Juggling domestic tasks with entertaining the kids 35 per cent; Morning mayhem with wake up calls, breakfast and getting out the door, 31 per cent; The daily feeding battleground to get children eating a cooked meal, 28 per cent; Preparing a range of meals for family fuss pots, 24 per cent. Annabel Karmel, parenting author and expert on feeding children, says: 'Mums are working harder than ever to keep their families on track, but this report highlights that they are experiencing unhealthy levels of stress which could, in turn, impact on their own wellbeing. Cooking one meal can be hard enough when you are juggling work, household chores and after-school activities, but 63 meals a week is guaranteed to take its toll on even the most resilient of mums. Frazzled: Mothers are suffering from unhealthy levels of stress The problem is 56 per cent of mums feel guilty if they can't cook from scratch, so they need simple food solutions to get them through mealtimes without tearing their hair out.' With family schedules becoming ever more demanding, the research has also identified a growing trend in "speed parenting" where every second counts in order to make it through the day. On a daily basis, mums will devote on average three hours and 28 minutes to powering through a multitude of family tasks, often juggling work too. This is putting their own health and wellbeing at risk as 35 per cent admit to skipping meals as they run out of time in the evening to eat. For those that do manage to eat, one in five tuck into the kids" leftovers. With so much on their plate, more than a quarter of mums say they worry that their meals are not substantial enough for their growing family. If that is not enough to contend with, over one in five claim that their partner is almost as bad or worse than the children when it comes to fussy eating. In a bid to avoid a complete kitchen meltdown, 40 per cent of mums say they pack their children off to a friend or relative's house to be fed at least once a week.