• Jar of spaghetti sauce + noodles. Cook noodles directly in the sauce. Sneak in vegetables (I've noticed that frozen broccoli or squash are hella good like this). If spoons are higher, cook meat of choice in pot first, then add sauce and noodles. A handful of spinach cooked in is a hit for me.
• Magic grilled cheese easy mode: make your grilled cheese, but add some seasonings (I like red pepper flakes, onion powder, and black pepper), a lil minced garlic to the skillet, and a drizzle of honey on the bread while toasting it. Higher funds/spoons = use 2-3 different cheeses, add a protein like turkey slices or a fried egg.
• Cook favorite canned or leftover soup with pasta + cheese. Really good when your body is low on carbs/energy. Can throw in extra vegetables, olives, seasoning, etc. Mac & cheese or cheesy rice + soup or veggies or meat can also really hit on a bad day. Add less water when cooking to sub for soup.
• Rice and bullshit will save you. ALWAYS RINSE YOUR RICE 2-3 TIMES BEFORE COOKING. Cook it with broth, soup, whatever. Add your fresh or frozen vegetables before cooking. If you dice up meat tiny, it can safely cook in the rice, or even throw in scrambled egg or cook an egg in the rice. SEASON YOUR DAMN RICE. Teriyaki or suazan are hella nice when you don't know what you wanna add. I like to throw it all together in my instant pot and walk away to rest while it cooks. If you overcook it, cool, you have porridge now, also yummy.
Smoothies will fucking save you. I like banana and spinach as a base and then throw in whatever other fruits I have. I hate milk personally and sub milk for carrot juice, yogurt, v8, flavored electrolyte drinks, or cold coffee. Smoothies have endless possibilities and are easy to personalize with added seasonings, vanilla, oatmeal, (brown) sugar, honey, cereal or oat crumbles, or even shredded carrots.
• Prepare for low spoon days you expect to come up. Cook some chicken/bacon/protein and bag it in single serve amounts. Fridge or freeze that stuff so it's ready to go later. Keep rice, noodles, or instant potatoes on hand. If you don't use all of a fruit, potatoes, or veggies you have on hand, see what you can cook and freeze for later. If you like a particular blend of seasonings, make that blend and keep it in its own jar/shaker/whatever so it's ready to go on days you don't wanna think. If you've been feeling dehydrated, make sure you have more iodized (iodinized? whatever) salt in your diet. Increase your electrolytes by eating cucumbers, pickles, watermelon, greek yogurt, avocado, bananas, spinach, miso paste, etc. A lot of these can be added to various dishes, and cooking them doesn't reduce the benefits.
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