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Hello hello! So I'm trying to broaden my culinary horizon right now, things have gotten a bit stale since I have a mild case of ARFID and tend to fall back on safe foods (protein bars, fruit pureΓ©s, burritos) when I don't keep an eye on my diet. Ideally I'm looking for something that's healthy and reqires little prep. And it should be obtainable in Germany. But if the title speaks to you in any other way I'm interested to hear your thoughts anyway.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Millet, Spelt, Cranola, ....
There's many grains you can put in pillows πŸ›Œ. Although you generally use the chaff.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

I've heard good things about buckwheat

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago

Sumac. Put that shit on your winter baked potatos peeps, you're welcome

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Rice cooker saved my life. I add whatever I have lying around that doesn't require cooking like ham, pickles, canned veggies or fruits, fresh or dried fruits, etc, and if I'm feeling fancy I might boil eggs. Plus mushroom sauce, oyster sauce, fish sauce, or soy sauce. If you can find black rice in asian supermarkets it's even better.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

How do you feel about oatmeal? It's healthy and has much more potential for adding flavors to than most people ever consider. It's pretty neutral and makes a good canvas for other flavors.

For example, you can add cheese to make something like a healthier Mac and cheese. The starch makes it sort of creamy.

But you might want to upgrade from rolled oats to steel cut oats. You get much more "tooth" to your oatmeal and not just mush. Unless the mush is what you like. You can also use whole oats for even more "tooth".

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

Steel cut oats in my instant pot every morning. 1:2 oats to water, a little vanilla extract and a pinch of salt, 4 minutes high pressure with 10 minutes natural release. It doesn't take long until it's just a habit you never want to break. Your colon will thank you.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

what food item are people sleeping on

I sleep on a mattress, actually.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

Yeah, but I've got chip crumbs on mine

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago

Fucking trust me on this - roasted radishes.

Try it and thank me later.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

Another post, another horse

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

Green beans!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Charcuterie plates

Cold cuts, cheeses, fresh/dried fruit, vegetables/pickled vegetables, bread/crackers, etc.

Make whatever plate combination you're in the mood for from a variety selection, i like to stock about 3 options from each category to feel like I have choices

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Girl dinner is trending if anything, not exactly being slept on.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

Fair πŸ˜‚ I focused on easy/low prep and availability in Germany which brought me to the german deli/bakery I used to go.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I've really been enjoying chia seeds recently. They are great in smoothies. Spinach too, it's essentially undetectable so you can just add a handful of either. Works great in any type of smoothie, and feels like "dessert" even when it's just fruits and veggies and seeds. Plus, you can freeze (or buy) frozen produce, or freeze what you can't eat, so it keeps for ages.

Unflavored yogurt tends to work best, imo.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

Do r our food in your bed. It will be gross, and be very uncomfortable for sleeping.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Edible insects! They yummy!!! πŸ˜‹πŸ˜‹πŸ˜‹

And there are many established culinary practices for cooking them from vastly different cultures, so there's also a good variety of recipes you can find and try out!

[–] [email protected] 53 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Take vegetable. Saute with olive oil, a little salt, and some seasoning. Vegetables taste amazing and people just don't eat enough of them, and I think it's because they don't cook them right.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 week ago

Piggybacking this comment because similar:

Chop up some veggies (I like zucchini, yellow squash, onions, and maybe carrots), toss them in olive oil, salt, some seasoning, and an acid like lemon juice or wine (or a little balsamic vinegar if you want that vibe), then throw it into a lubed pan and into a preheated oven until roasted to your liking (probably like 15-20 minutes at 400Β°F).

I like this method because it's largely passive, so this can happen while you deal with some other part of your meal. Sauce, meat, rice, whatever. Plus it's pretty hard to fuck up unless you forget to use a timer lol.

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[–] [email protected] 39 points 1 week ago (4 children)

My bed, normally, with a rare nap on the couch. Why would anyone sleep on food?

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 week ago

You just had me look up the idiom to make sure I got it right πŸ˜…

Let me rephrase in accordance with the definition that came up: Which important or impressive food items are people not paying enough attention to?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago

Due to disability I practically live in my bed. I often sleep on nuts, noodles, peas and rice. Once I slept on a chicken nugget.

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[–] ExperimentalGuy 36 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Any type of bean. You can make dips, chili, put them in rice, and they are really healthy.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I love beans! The burritos I make usually contain some baked tofu and onions, brown rice and refried as well as whole beans. They're like at least 70% bean πŸ˜„ Best way to get some protein in when you prefer plant based foods.

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 week ago (11 children)

Since you're talking about Germany: Tofu has been unfairly demonized here (maybe because it can serve as a meat substitute).

It is a great source of nutrients and protein. It can be prepared in many different ways. It is environmentally friendly, can be conveniently stored and has a relatively long shelf life.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

I could take or leave tofu, but I really like tempeh.

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 week ago (7 children)

Nutritional yeast, aka flake yeast.

Intense flavor, goes with damm near anything parmesan goes with, and things it doesn't. It's fairly cheap, lasts ages when stored decently, and it packs a nutritional punch.

People like to talk about how umami's spread as a specific flavor into awareness in the west was a massive shift. But a lot of people got locked into the soy and fish sauce focus that was the first thing that western tastes became familiar with as umami. Even when folks are aware of other things, they still tend to think in terms of sauces and complex recipes for pastes and fermented products. But good old yeast is right there, cranking out a deep and rich flavor.

So it gets slept on pretty hard. It doesn't help that it isn't marketed well. A lot of people that have heard of it think it's more along the lines of a vitamin you take on its own, or lump it in with woowoo nutrition in places where it's called nutritional yeast.

One of my favourite things that really focus on it as a major flavor component is roasted cauliflower. You mix it with the spice blend, and toss it in a bowl, and it opens up with that rich, heady scent that yeast has. I don't measure for it, it's just dumping a bit of garlic and onion powders, salt & pepper, then some paprika. Then maybe two to three tablespoons of the yeast. It's mouth watering, just the smell. Fuck, my mouth is watering thinking of it.

You get that amazing caramelized flavor from the roasting, that delicate floral note that some cauliflower has, the slightly sulfuric tang too. Then the spices lift those, and the yeast ties it all together and becomes greater than the sum of its parts.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I like it on corn. Cheese grits with cheddar & nutritional yeast; on popcorn OMG like it better than Parmesan (and I say this as a woman fascinated by cheese) and on corn on the cob.

I do not like it on tofu as sub for scrambled eggs. Nope. Mostly use it for grits and popcorn.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

Oh, heck yeah! Elotes en vaso especially. It still needs the cotija or parm, but the yeast bumps it up.

Grits are the same; still needs actual cheese, but the yeast amplifies it. Popcorn, it can just go straight on!

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Rutabaga. It's a root vegetable that you cook similar to parsnips or turnips. A bit of a nutty, earthy flavor. Really good mashed with a splash of cream and a grating of fresh nutmeg.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago

Hard boiled eggs, super food, very portable, easy to throw in a backpack or lunch box. Available in most convenience stores

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Get a rice cooker with a timer. Aside from steaming rice to perfection it can also make perfect omelets, al dente pasta, soups(no raw chicken! Not hot enough) I replaced my old gas stove for this and a microwave to effectively reduce my energy bill. So slowcooker + microwave for sauces and garlic infused bread you can make very diverse combos of 15 minute meals. I am on a lean meat and vegetarian diet.

Also a cool hobby is fermenting and preserving. Like making your own jam from leftover fruits.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Spices! Smoked paprika, curry sauce and spices, turmeric, southwest seasoning, garlic everything!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

Where would I be without smoked paprika

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago

Gochujang paste - Korean fermented red pepper paste. It has a really tasty, slightly spicy flavor, that tastes great in soup/ ramen or coating noddles/pasta.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Rule of thumb: whatever amount of a spice a recipe calls for, double it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I did that once with bay leaves, that soup was...so mildly off.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I have absolutely no idea what difference bay leaves make. I keep putting them in things, mainly due to blind allegiance to the recipe, but if you put a gun to my head and demanded that I describe the taste you'd just have to shoot me 'cause I wouldn't be able to it.

(The fact that the leaves are too tough to eat by themselves to understand their flavor doesn't help either. Maybe I should try grinding one into a fine powder or something.)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

In normal amounts, they add a sort of pleasing background note. They mostly help other seasonings feel more rounded.

When placing a bunch in, it tastes...off. Bad? Strong in a bad way. Overwhelming other tastes.

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