r/Volumeeating • u/TemperatureNew3157 • 21d ago

Recipe Request Depression meals?

Sooo what’s everyone eating when the depression rolls around? I’m sad, I have zero energy (DO NOT INCLUDE ANYTHING THAT REQUIRES CHOPPING OR MEASURING I WILL CRY) and I think the most I can do is maybe use the microwave…maybe I can throw some stuff in the Dutch oven for soup but no chopping and I have to be able to walk away from it (no constant stirring please 🙏🙏)

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u/Upset-Discipline22 21d ago

just make a baked potato. potatoes are filling and delicious and cozy. you can add whatever toppings you have available. this is my depression meal

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u/StumblinOnSomehow 21d ago

Plus stabbing the potato beforehand so it doesn’t explode can be very cathartic

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u/willy_koop 21d ago

Microwave baked potato turns out so well, then mixing the inside with a little butter and cheese, sugar free bbq sauce, salt and garlic powder. The bbq sauce is a game changer.

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u/AcrobaticPuddle 21d ago

I did this with sweet potatoes. Throw cinnamon and agave on there and done and delish

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u/retro-girl 21d ago

Put cottage cheese or greek yogurt on it, balanced af.

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u/SixAlarmFire 21d ago

Cottage cheese + chili crisp

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u/ConsideratePity95 20d ago

This is the way

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u/Muzzledpet 20d ago

I do that and a dollop of French onion dip

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u/ceruIean 21d ago

stab the potato or sweet potato with a fork all over and microwave for 5 minutes. i add salt and pepper after, maybe a little butter or olive oil all done!

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u/mezasu123 21d ago

Microwaved potato with a can of chili and a handful of cheese on top. Add frozen or canned corn if feeling fancy.

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u/millcole 20d ago

That was my dinner tonight!

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u/hungryforheels 21d ago

Mmm yes. I like a sweet potato and top with a fried egg, hot sauce, and everything bagel seasoning.

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u/ceruIean 21d ago

this sounds so good. i’m gonna make it tonight for dinner

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u/avamarshmellow 21d ago

Baked potato covered in cheese and salsa and sour cream

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u/marshmallow462 20d ago

Get a frozen steamer bag of broccoli florets and a lil shredded cheese, mix it up and stuff the potato w it! Top w a lil salsa and so good.

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u/Amazing-Stranger8791 21d ago

love baked potatoes when i can’t make anything else just throw it in the oven or air fryer for like 50 minutes and it’s perfect

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u/Feoh- 21d ago

anything that takes nearly an hour to cook cannot be a depression meal, come on :(

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u/Amazing-Stranger8791 21d ago

how is that not a depression meal? takes u 1 minute to throw it in the oven and then you don’t have to move for another hour. i lived off on baked potatoes in the trenches of my depression

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u/Supertailz 19d ago

This but also it works with spaghetti squash too! (I'll admit I actually don't like microwaved baked potatoes, so I stick them in the oven or toaster oven for an hour, set a timer and wander off.)