Low spoons living

Hi! I'm Bryce (they/them), and I am autistic, depressed, and generally identify as mentally ill. I experience executive dysfunction, which means it's very hard for me to do everyday things. This is often referred to as having low or few spoons. Here I will try to post ways I try to get by and take care of myself. I'm also new to Tumblr, so please be understanding.

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Stabbed potato

Cheapness: 5/5 Easiness: 5/5 (alternative - 4/5) Tastiness: 4/5 (alternative - 5/5) Tools: microwave, bowl, fork, knife Minimum: -potato Medium: + mayo or milk + spices + cheese Short instructions: - wash potato - stab in with a fork at least in 5 different places - microwave for 3-5 minutes on max depending on the size of the potato - cut in half - munch the potato out of the skin - repeat until no longer hungry Longer instructions (with options): - Wash the potato - Stab it with a fork at least in 5 different places OR peel and cut the potato into chunks - Put the potato into the microwave for 3-5 minutes on max. If chunked, it's best to cover the potato with a microwave lid or plastic wrap with some holes in it. ~ If you're not sure about the timing, do 3 minutes, then stab it a bit to see if it's soft, then do 2 more minutes if it's not - Extra step: Cover the microwaved potato in spices, mayo/a splash o milk, cheese and whatever else you can scrounge up. Alternatively, put the cheese in, microwave on low for a minute, then add the rest o the stuff. Melted cheese! - Extra step 2: mash it up and add milk and butter for extra cozyness. Absolutely unnecessary though and kinda hard to do with a fork. - Repeat until no longer hungry! Pro tip: dw too much about the microwave time, eating a bit of slightly undercooked potato isn't gonna be a big deal for most people. You'll be ok! tbh i was sleeping on potatoes and hating them for a very long time, but this is top tier "i just gotta get some food in my mouth" kind of food" ngl

[lowspoonstuff]

Tofu pasta

Cheapness: 5/5 Effort: 3/5 Tastiness: 3/5 Tools: pan. bonus: bowl, pot, something to marinade tofu in. Minimum: - pasta - tofu - Soy sauce (or oyster sauce or fish sauce, smth like that. a sweet and sour/spicy sauce is also ok i think) - some spices (anything you got honestly) Optionals: (+taste, but +effort) Medium: + tomatoes + milk + cheese + oil Hard: + A Green + Lemon juice + Garlic Instructions (short and bare minimum): 1. Boil the pasta 2. Fry the tofu. Add spices and the sauce on both sides. 3. Put the tofu on the pasta. Instructions (with details and options): 0. (extra) If you want, marinade the tofu in soy sauce, lemon juice, garlic, spices. Cut the tofu in pieces, cut it partially, or don't cut at all - whatever feels doable 1. Boil pasta in the pot or the pan. 1. 5 Medium: remove the pasta, turn the heat up, cut tomatoes, throw them in. Throw in some spices (no salt, you'll get that w/ the tofu stuff!) + any of the optionals: A Green, lemon juice, garlic. Wait a bit. Throw in the milk, the cheese, and the pasta. Swirl around until all the milk-cheese-tomato juice isn't just sloshing around in the pan and turned into sauce. 2. Remove everything and add oil into the pan if you need. If you're not sure, then you need it. Drop in some soy sauce if you haven't marinated the tofu. Wait a bit, so the pan heats up. Plomp the tofu in and cover in spices, just go ham on it. Wait again, until the tofu is for sure cooked on the bottom. Turn it around and wait again. 3. Plomp the tofu on the pasta. Done! I'm also thinking you could probably cook some mushrooms with the tofu, or throw in more veggies, but i think that's a bit out of low spoon territory.

I'm very thankful btw that I know a place to buy, like, 2 pounds worth of tofu at once very cheaply, so I can freeze some, marinade some, and then boom - protein for days. It's truly amazing, since i cannot handle raw meat.