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Re:I've eaten a meal replacement shake twice a day for two y... by t-writescode on Saturday July 06, 2024 @05:49AM (#40889314)
The cooking part has never been the stress source for me. It's the cleaning and prep time. Those stress me out hilariously badly; and, even if I use the dish washer (which is wonderful and I do use), I'm only one person, cooking for one person. I don't have the discipline, focus, etc, to meal-prep; and, I don't make enough of a mess to run the dishwasher every day - .. though arguably it would *still* take less water than manually washing.
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Re:I've eaten a meal replacement shake twice a day for two y... by shinycode on Saturday July 06, 2024 @07:35AM (#40889786)
I understand and it happens to many people including myself. Maybe set yourself to do a nice easy meal once a week just for the pleasure and see how it builds up from that.
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Re:I've eaten a meal replacement shake twice a day for two y... by maccard on Saturday July 06, 2024 @06:45AM (#40889556)
Do you want to change this? Honest question. If you do, it is changeable. Start small. Grilled cheese, or pasta with jarred sauce. Once a week. It gets easier. But no shade if you are happy how things are
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Re:I've eaten a meal replacement shake twice a day for two y... by actionfromafar on Saturday July 06, 2024 @06:00AM (#40889350)
Cook a huge stew and put 14 portions in the freezer?
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Re:I've eaten a meal replacement shake twice a day for two y... by maccard on Saturday July 06, 2024 @06:03AM (#40889366)
This is how you never eat stew again. I’m a decent home cook, I do all the cooking for our household. About 10 years ago I made a delicious, but enormous daal. I ate it for 3 days, froze probably 10 portions if not more. Every time I opened the freezer, I saw daal. Every time I wanted a convenience meal for a month, daal. It felt like I ate nothing but daal for a month. I love daal. But I’ve not eaten it since
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Re:I've eaten a meal replacement shake twice a day for two y... by actionfromafar on Saturday July 06, 2024 @12:09PM (#40891314)
I think people have very different tolerances for low variety in food.
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