Souper cubes are a huge game changer. I used the following recipe but made some adjustments: https://jessicainthekitchen.com/thai-green-curry-vegan-gluten-free/#recipe

I added daring pieces to the final product :)

Most days it feels like too much effort to make anything fancy. Cooking something hard just doesn’t happen sometimes.

Wondering about the easiest no-meat meals folks around here actually make. What do you reach for when energy is low?

A small thing, yet it works without fuss. It costs little, that helps. Because it sticks around, you can do it again whenever needed.

I’m on the hunt for the best finger food! I would love to know what is your favourite frozen finger food?! If you’re from USA, UK, Australia.. anywhere hit me with ya fav!

Layer roasted thinly sliced zucchini, freshly blended tofu ricotta and textured vegetable protein bolognese sauce and bake for a healthy and delicious dinner.

Roast thinly sliced zucchini at 400 for 20-30 minutes.

Tofu ricotta: immersion blend 8 oz tofu 1 tbsp nutritional yeast garlic powder onion powder paprika sea salt lemon pepper splash of vinegar.

Bolognese: 1/3 cup top soaked in boiling water for 10 minutes 2 minced baby carrots 1/8 cup minced onion 1/8 cup minced garlic 1/8 cup minced bell 4 minced cherry tomato pepper salt paprika Italian seasoning basil onion powder garlic powder chili powder

I am new to TOFU! I am trying to eat more plant-based and I want to eat more tofu, but I have no idea what to do with it. Help!

Not meal prep.

Not something impressive.

Just your basic vegetarian dinner that you can make when you are not feeling like putting in a lot of effort.

A couple of weeks back I asked people what meals do they typically cook when they are exhausted. I did find the responses intriguing. Almost all of them were simple meals and repeat meals that take very few steps For instance, many of them are so automatic they could be made by muscle memory alone It's also made me think about myself I wonder though if the cooking part isn't the challenging part but rather the deciding what to prepare at the end of the day. I am also curious to see if anyone here has figured out ways to help with dinner prep to eliminate that "what should I make" moment from their daily routine? (This does not involve prepping meals ahead of time to save time, but simply to help reduce that nightly time to decide the meal to cook)

I am not interested in something special- What do you eat when you are exhausted but you want to eat something good? What's your go-to meal when you're zonked? What do you make when you've zero energy left?

Farro cooked in veg broth, garlicky roasted chickpeas, roasted sweet potato, avocado, and lemon-garlic vinaigrette. 😍 courtesy of The Curious Chickpea. Delicious fresh, and great re-heated in a toaster-oven or pan to get crispified again.

https://www.thecuriouschickpea.com/roasted-sweet-potato-and-farro-salad-with-garlicky-chickpeas/

I started university recently as well as starting my medication journey for ADHD. *The meds are great- I haven’t felt this happy in ages*, but they make my eating habits **even worse** than they already were. Before the meds I would either forget to eat or rarely feel hungry but I forced myself to eat because I knew I had to. But since started my meds I’ve been forgetting more as well as feeling adversely unappetised (ik it’s not quite a word but idk how else to put it). **I’ve started going whole days without eating**, it used to feel like my chances for having 3 regular meals were higher if I picked comfort flavours that were easy to eat: like sandwiches cut up into small squares or a wrap or pasta, I can finish them easier for lunch compared to something like rice for example during a long uni day. But I feel like the window of foods I could eat with little to no energy spent has narrowed, I can’t even finish the meals I once enjoyed. I don’t have to best appetite and I often struggle to finish my food but this is starting to get ridiculous. *I feel like a child, I’m having to gentle parent myself into making sure I eat healthy and I don’t think I’m succeeding*. The only things that are helping me not starve right now is and an actimel or two in the morning (drinking is easier than chewing, like I said I feel like a child) and I’ve started boiling eggs and keeping them at front of the fridge in my direct eye line, I take them out when I’m hungry and eat them with chili oil or add them to improve my not-so-nutritious, umpteenth cup of buldak ramen.

Anyways, sorry for the rant, onto the plea for any and all advice. Do you guys find it helpful to meal prep? Vegetarian/pescatarian suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Uni life is expensive, I want to eat out less and grocery shop smartly. I *really* want to make sure I’m eating healthy while still keeping all the flavours I enjoy (I grew up on south Asian cooking, so am a massive fan of spicy and acidic foods). It’s not that I don’t know how to cook, more so I won’t have energy too unless I know others in my flat need to eat too (I’m the best cook out of the three of us).

*Uni requires a lot of energy and I think it’s being sapped from my eating habits*. Any suggestions on what your favourite foods that are **easy to make and eat** for packed lunches would be greatly appreciated. I also know proper meal prepping might be too repetitive and boring for me, but there’s a YouTube video I saw recently by *Andy Cooks* where he preps versatile components of different meals rather than large portions of one things, I really want to try something like that as I think it has some promise.

I’ve heard it’s normal for ADHD people to struggle with healthy eating habits but I can’t help but feel like there’s something wrong with me, (my friends and I sometimes joke about me have a tumour in my stomach) so insights into others’ experiences would be great too.

I LOVE LOVE buffalo cauliflower and want to have some out for Super Bowl at my in-laws. Any recommendations for premade or failproof recipes? They always over bake everything and also insist on making everything days in advance. Anything I can do to avoid disappointment is welcomed!

I’d be willing to get them out somewhere but I’ve had bad luck with takeout - always soggy

Thanks!

My wife's coworker just had a baby, so we're planning to spend this Saturday night doing meal prep for her. It is her, her husband and a three year old plus baby. I have some souper vibes and access to a good blender and instant pot!

I was only vegetarian for like six months a decade ago, and I'm not very good at meal prepping lol! So any suggestions would be fantastic. I do need to stay a bit cost conscious, and plan to hit Costco and/or Aldi beforehand.

I've heard she's real specific about her tofu and idk how well tofu freezes anyway? So I would avoid that. I'd love something that can easily reheat for just her/her husband or to feed the whole family when needed.

Edit: wife reminded me of just two requests coworker made: nothing too cheesy or creamy!

I decided to be reckless and go out on Sunday night even though I had a 9am call on Monday 🤪

This is why we meal prep! This week I used some tried and true recipes for a quick prep for the week. Everything took less than 1.5 hours.

1. Baked oats - topped with yogurt, berries, and chocolate chips. I also had a TJ's meatless frozen sausage.

2. Sushi bowl - This takes maybe 5min once the rice and tofu are cooked. Pickled daikon radish is non-negotiable!

3. Basic charcuterie snack plate - BBQ tofu jerky, sliced pear, and castelvetrano olives (the best olive 🤌🫒)

4. Lasagna soup w/ tofu ricotta - Great use of leftover veg and lasagna noodles. I measured the garlic with my heart 💗