Help Low effort meal recommendations?

[SeafoamSkeleton]

I eat pasta almost every day. I love my rice cooker, too. Ramen with tofu and fresh veggies is easy for me. If I don't want to move or eat I choke down a protein bar or chug some vanilla soy milk.

 

[eggsausagerice]

ramen, pasta, eggs and rice. rice with anything. try rice and a tin of sardines. i eat too many carbs but i love noodles so much lol. they fill me up when i'm too tired or anxious to eat anything else. sometimes it tastes good to crush up boiled eggs, sriracha, and mayo like i'm eating mushed up deviled eggs. i know eggs are getting pricier so i can't have them every day. i also love how the mcdonalds app has a deal for 1 dollar fries so that i can order 2 large fries for 2 dollars with my sister.

Tuna mayo rice:
Canned tuna
sticky rice (instant or whatever)
some kind of mayo, I like sriracha mayo (you can just add mayo and sriracha/other sauce)

sounds yummy

 

[Quietist]

Good ole' peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

 

[theboy]

Soups

 

[Life'sA6itch]

I eat healthy choice microwave meals and microwave frozen veggies/meals that steam in the bag. Fruits are good for my sweet tooth but I'm no stranger to things like cookies and brownies. Other times, I may get prepared foods from the grocery store or a restaurant, things like a baked chicken or a pasta dish. I refuse to cook, it's messy and time consuming.

 

[lowres]

I've been very depressed lately and eating into my savings buying meals from restaurants lol. I recently bought a rice cooker and now buy Japanese curry cubes. It is a lot of cutting vegetables, but if you have a large pot you can make a fuck-ton of it at one time, I usually get about 8-10 servings. I could eat chicken curry for every meal if I had to lol.

Another go to is beef chili. canned beans and canned or frozen veggies can make it incredibly easy

Buying kewpie mayo and just mixing it with canned tuna or salmon u can either make onigiri or just str8 up throw the tuna in a bowl with rice and eat it will a fork. I don't think it can get much simpler than that

 

[trying ungracefully]

Grilled cheese and canned tomato soup. You can put stuff like ham on it too.

Protein shakes. You can eat a fruit with it on the side to get solids in your stomach too.

 

[wham311]

Good ole' peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

Best

 

[DeusVult]

Oatmeal is good for the morning, fruits don't require preparation.

 

[Ch4in3dcr0w]

i have been in love with pink buldak ramen, its the easiest thing to do with low calories and even as a picy eater i can eat it

 

[SchizoPolyGymnast]

English muffin pizza

 

[avoid]

As an example if there's a miracle soup out there that has all the nutrients you'd need so that you can live off of it exclusively I'd be interested in it too, make a lot of it and freeze it.

Nutraloaf maybe? (wiki) But don't expect any taste sensation. I've made it once out of curiosity, eating nothing but nutraloaf for 1 full day, and it's edible but not something I care to try again.

My go-to meal is porridge. It's cheap, quick to prepare, and stills the hunger well. Just place a bowl on a scale, pour the oats and milk, microwave it, and let it cool before you eat—simple. It doesn't contain all nutrients but I eat it every day and use it to comfortably swallow a multi-vitamins pill.

• 40g Oat bran
• 360g milk
• Toppings after microwaving 4 minutes at 600W (optional):
  • Cinnamon
  • Vanilla extract
  • Banana
  • Chia seeds (absorbs water—thickens oatmeal)

Let it cool to thicken the porridge or use a bit less milk. For less calories, simply replace milk with water and no banana. It'll be blend but edible: eating for the sake of stilling your hunger.

 

[timf]

Tuna casserole

Boil noodles and drain, add a can of tuna fish, can of cream of mushroom soup, small can of peas, stir in butter and milk as needed.

 

[ghostwithnoequal]

Depression meals. What the title said. Alternatively, do you know of any resources that share recipes and rate effort, cost, and nutrients? As an example if there's a miracle soup out there that has all the nutrients you'd need so that you can live off of it exclusively I'd be interested in it too, make a lot of it and freeze it. Just share your survival tips with me please. Thank you

Frozen veggies steam/boil, I like frozen fish filets for this too. Season one filet and they cook in 6-8min. Cereal and oatmeal also.

 

[xiaoxiongmao]

Potato and sweet potato, boiled.
Protein shake. That's pretty much all I have everyday

 

[bl33ding_heart]

Spirulina and sea moss are great ways to get your nutrients and vitamins, if it's hard for you to consume foods of nutritional value.

 

[ceilng_tile]

My personal favorite easy meal is pasta with either sauce or chili-infused olive oil/sundried tomatoes/parmesan.

Also seconding frozen vegetables, eggs, peanut butter, and cereal. Other good options are cheese and crackers, smoothies (good way to get fruit and vegetables with minimal effort), and instant oatmeal. If you don't mind eating the same thing multiple days in a row, you can make a big pot of vegetable or lentil soup on the days you have more spoons to get you through the days when your energy is low.

 

[Custos]

Beans on toast
Oats
Pasta
Anything you can just put in the oven

 

[2messdup]

Frozen ready-prepared veg and cubed meat in a slow cooker, chuck it in with a bit of water.
OR
I use the microwave loads. Can cook virtually anything in the microwave.
Often make a big batch of bulgar wheat of rice in the microwave (add water, done in 10 minutes), sprinkle with onion salt. Microwave any sort of protein and any veg that don't need preparation (tenderstem broccoli or peas are good).
Can also make mini-omelettes in microwave- I've a small vented container (brand Sistema) - put 2 eggs in, stir once with some salt, microwave for 1.5minutes. Done.
But tbh, the local supermarket does dirt-cheap frozen ready meals that you can microwave from frozen-done in 10 minutes. I have them stacked in rows in the freezer drawers. Very minimal effort and they taste nice.

 

[nobodycaresaboutme]

Popcorn
Has anyone here eaten dog food? looks kinda appealing because it's cheap and nutrious and ready to eat. Change my mind please...

 

[brokenspirited]

Fast food & Takeout.

 

[XKZyn]

Personally love spaghetti or egg sandwiches, ramen noodles is always a solid go to.

 

[rururiruru]

maybe boiled potato and egg, mix it with a little of salt and pepper

 

[Remember]

Beans/lentils + soy sauce + peanut butter sandwich.
Produce no prep needed.
Others have mentioned protein supplement (not replacement).
I take multivitamin.

Lentils are the way. Just make a big pot, maybe throw in an onion and some spices and bam: lunch for days. Cheap too, serve it with a grain on the side.

 

[orpheus_]

Friend taught me to do overnight oats. Put some oats in a cup or a bowl. Add some milk (water is also fine though milk tastes better). Let them soak overnight, so they will get soft without cooking. You can add a banana, some jam, anything sweet you have at hand really.

I ate that shit every day for breakfast when I was depressed as hell but tried to hold onto university and needed anything to eat in the morning lol. Minimal effort AND doesn't require to buy fresh ingerdients, you can do it with things that can be stored for a long time. BUT it requires you to leave it for a few hours.

also as a Polish guy sometimes I just buy a shit ton of pierogi, put them in my freezer and reheat them in microwave when needed lol.

Basically if you own a freezer and a microwave that's half of the success, you can just cook a lot of something when you're feeling better and freeze it. Microwave not required but speeds up the process a lot. When I feel like shit I usually don't eat until I'm basically fainting so I need that food FAST