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[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Instant rice. Sugar. Cinnamon. Milk.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Roasted almonds. Tons of protein, lots of fiber, often keeps me sated for longer than a "balanced" meal.

I buy them raw and roast them myself, it takes 15 minutes in the oven on a pan, that's it. I have a giant tub that I go to when I need them.

Yes, they are calorie dense due to the oil but this is a replacement meal, not a daily thing.

It's actually amazing how far 100 g of almonds will take you in a day. I managed to lose 130 lb of fat by incorporating various high protein nuts into my diet.

Edit: Unsalted only. Salted nuts just provoke greater sensations of hunger.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

A slice of sharp cheddar on wasa crackers

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

Grilled cheese sandwich. It's as lazy or as fancy as you're feeling.

Super lazy? Grease bread with cheese slice. Fry flip eat.

Feeling less lazy as you start? Cut a hole in one of the pieces of bread and fry an egg in it while you toast the other side, and upgrade the cheese. Just be careful. When you start eyeing meats and mustards to pair, you're in danger of making yourself a pretty epic sandwich.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago
[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

I air-fry six chicken nuggies, cut them into bits, and mix them with half a cup of mashed potatoes.

Easy and yummy, filling, and only approximately 400-500 calories.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

just frozen meat, heat it up, spice it up and cook it with olive oil.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I'm not seeing it here so I will recommend:

Always have some frozen shredded chicken in the freezer.
It's super easy to make. Chicken, broth or water, some veggies like celery and onion and salt if you just used water and let it simmer in pot with a lid on at a low temp or use a pressure cooker for even more hands off and then hit with a mixer to shred the chicken.

You can make several pounds of it in advance and then just wrap up portions of it in Saran wrap or foil. Bag it and put it in the freezer. It's now very resistant to freezer burn and it's a perfect ingredient for lazy days.

Tacos, grab some chicken add some cayenne cumin and lime juice and throw it in a tortilla.
BBQ, mix with BBQ sauce and heat up throw on bread or a bun or even better some yellow rice or rice-a-roni. You can add it to soup, you can turn it into all your classic chicken dishes and it's there and waiting for you.

Shredded chicken.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

does this have a vegetarian alternative

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Fried tofu. I mean it's way more effort but freeze it to get all the water out and then you can even freeze it again.
Each time you do it makes the tofu more chewy than creamy and has a tougher texture which actually makes it easier to work with.

From here I would have differing suggestions depending on desire. I personally love to cut them up just straight into cubed strips and lightly toss them in cornstarch with some salt or msg added and some white pepper and then fry them in a pan with generous amount of coconut oil. Get a nice golden crisp on them and you have basically strips that can also be used for sandwiches or nugget replacements or things of that nature. But if you want to have the shredded chicken style option.

Once frozen for the second time shred the tofu or cut into really thin strips when it thaws out and you want to toss it in veggie bouillon powder and some black pepper and a touch of soy or vinegar and then bake at 350 until golden or panfry.

It's a different texture and flavor per say but should be very useable for the same purposes of just being able to quickly toss it into anything and have it add some protein to a otherwise plain meal.

Both store very well and can be reheated easily. Preferably baked to reheat. But not everyone has a toaster oven.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

I know I recommend freezing it but also if you prefer the creamy texture I know some people who recommend boiling the tofu block for just like a minute in salt water to quickly get the moisture out but I'm aiming for easy and little work and I'd put this above freezer if below tofu pressing.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Ricecakes and hummus, Beans and toast

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

Mac & Cheese with a can of tuna. Usually either Kraft Deluxe or Velveeta Shells and Cheese and usually white/albacore tuna. Sucks that shrinkflation has made the cheese packets watered down so much that it's no longer tons of sticky cheese and that the cans of "solid" tuna are now only mostly solid pieces with added filler. But it is still a decent tasting, simple meal.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

As much ice water as it takes to feel full

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

Stoufers mac n cheese, pizza, pop tarts/waffles, popcorn, depending on hunger level.

I have a poor diet lol

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Tacos! Quick to throw something together from scratch and easy to make ingredients ahead.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

They're versatile and can have all sorts of ingredients too. Really the longest part is cooking the meat and even that is pretty quick, just chop up the veggies and chuck everything into the tortilla. 10 minutes tops.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

@toomanypancakes

Least effort: essentially snacks, but somewhat filling and can get the job done
- string cheese (proteiny, and fun to pull apart like you're still a kid. Why can't adults have fun too?)
- cut up fruit
- those seaweed snacks

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

@toomanypancakes
Some effort
- tortilla wraps with anything, basically, to make food portable. Bananas and Nutella? Cold cuts and cheese? Half a can of beans and a chunk of that leftover chicken?
- veg sticks and dip/ranch. Always taste better than I expect (which is not much). "Some effort" bc I cut em myself and mix my own dip (sour cream and mayo as a base and any seasonings you have around are usually a good mix. I go garlic powder, olive oil, salt, pepper, lemon juice.)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

@toomanypancakes
And then slightly more effort but bigger payoff is making combos of the big 3 - carb, protein, veg.

-Rice, gravy, canned peas
- Pasta, sauce (pesto?), Chicken (frozen/precooked) and (steamed bag)broccoli.
- 1 pot 'gumbo': rice sausage peppers onions tomatoes seasonings.
- instant noodles with an egg and some leafy veg tossed in
- frozen dumplings or ravioli
Mix and match
With some of these I feel like you're in danger of entering the higher effort territory so take your pick

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Peanut butter on an apple.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Unpeeled. Just a large dollop of peanut butter sitting on top of an entire apple. Eaten with a fork and knife because that just somehow sounds more egregious to me.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

Unpeeled. Eaten by hand. Messy and delicious

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

Bologna bowl, good for when you're poor and/or lazy.

Slap a slice of bologna in a bowl, slice of cheese on top of that, then crack an egg on top of that and nuke it in the microwave for about a minute and 30 seconds. Good with toast or as is.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago

pineapple slices straight out of a tin can

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