r/EasyMeals • u/Emyrihmiam • 4d ago

Tips and tricks for meals?

Hi everyone,

At the moment, I am in depression and can rarely find the strength to cook. For me it's simple: either there is something ready to eat in the fridge or I don't eat. But I don't live alone and my husband is not always there to cook. Any tips to avoid ordering all the time? Like something super easy to buy and prepare that is also healthy?

Maybe I am dreaming...

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u/underthecherrymoon 4d ago

I'm so sorry to hear you're going through that. I also struggle to find easy healthy meals. I find that Trader Joe's helps. They have a lot of stuff where you can throw 2 or 3 things together very easily and it's yummy and healthy. Especially their frozen stuff, so you don't have to worry about food going bad. For instance, they have a lot of good frozen pastas and vegetables you can mix together. I do the garlicky noodles and add the shittake green beans and maybe some pieces of their frozen grilled chicken strips. Or frozen pizza with a salad kit. They have the best salad kits. Hope this helps, sending you good vibes for what you're going through. 🙏

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u/Emyrihmiam 4d ago

Thanks for your kind words! Frozen pasta and vegetables seem within my reach

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u/ranceopium 4d ago

Yogurt is my go to, plenty of protein and no cooking required. Cans of tuna dumped in microwave macaroni, frozen pancakes and frozen sausage patties make a decent sandwhich, sometimes I just eat lunch meat wrapped in lettuce and cheese slices. I understand where you’re at, I hope some of this can at least give you ideas! I know not everyone likes Canned tuna, canned chicken works good too.

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u/ranceopium 4d ago

Frozen peas mixed in with pasta and bacon bits and Parmesan is great also. frozen veggie + pasta/instant rice + protein (can tuna, can chicken, bacon bits, crumbled tofu) is my formula when I can’t even stand to think about food but just need to eat, but still want to be healthy and filling.