I used to love to cook, and as time passes more and more I have become SUPER adverse to it and I have no idea why. Even the idea of say, making oatmeal on the stove or a pack of instant Ramen is too much for me. I do plan on trying to make myself do it and try to form a habit of it but for now I’ve only been buying pre made/take out food and it’s super expensive. How do yall hack this so that you buy groceries you’ll actually eat??
Some info:
I don’t have a microwave
I’m not super food restrictive
I’m a brat and only like fresh veggies (not precut or frozen), usually organic
I try to avoid preservatives but I do like chicken nuggies/tots/frozen pizzas, but I really want to try and stick to a healthier veg filled diet
An example of something that isn’t overwhelming for me to make are protein shakes: put powder, kefir, water, PB&J in a jar, shake it, drink it.
Any advice is super appreciated 🙏
Might be a burn out thing? I can’t be fucked to cook since going keto. I’m on to boiled eggs, cheese, olives, preserved meats, stuff like that. It’s down to “which macro am I hitting?” and fiddling around with stuff gets to be too much hassle.
As for ideas? I have none. Advice? Buy low effort/zero prep food?
Honestly I would bet that it is a burnout thing, but it’s been a couple of years that the love of cooking has been decreasing…I guess it could still be burnout though 🫠🫠 since you’re on keto, can you give me some other ideas of what you eat? It looks like charcuterie is the best option lol but yeah, sneaking veggies in is a must
Boiled eggs are an easy breakfast. Salted, they are lovely.
Olives, cheese, salami for mid afternoon meal thing.
Later I might get some cooked meat or actually (like tonight) buy chicken thighs, put them in the oven while I shower. Easy meal, zero prep apart from looking at the time.
If I can muster the energy and enthusiasm a “mug cake” made from almond flour, egg and some baking powder. Microwaved, but you can cook something like that in a frying pan like a pancake. Only thing is, almond flour things like that taste a bit rubbish without lashing of clotted cream or butter.
Brazil nuts. Unless you have an allergy.
Veg… Lower carbohydrate options. Broccoli, cabbage, lettuces, kale, spinach, limited intake of onion, tomato etc.
Cabbage is great sliced up and snacked on. Stick oil and salt or some seasoning or something on it too.
Ooo, Cabbage to snack on sounds great. I saw a snack of cream cheese spread on red bell pepper too which is really good. You are definitely speaking my language lol. The mug cake idea sounds pretty easy to whip up too. It’s so wild, like why does that seem less labor intensive than cooking a pack of Ramen noodles?!No reason, brain just days so lol.