Convenience food

[judecorp]

Someone (nikki_herself?) once posted that someone insinuated to her that it should be a lot easier for her to eat well since she is now a stay-home parent. I guess the thought process was something like: no cookies/cake/goodies around the office, no candy jar, no "working lunch" at a less than health restaurant, no tempting fast food, etc. The rationale was, "You can fill your house with healthy food and then just eat that! No problem!"

I can't speak for anyone else, but I have eaten nothing but CRAP since I have been home. And it's not even like my house is full of crap, but it has been, by necessity, overstocked with convenience foods like macaroni and cheese or instant oatmeal or frozen lunches. Processed crap. Never mind the fact that it is so tempting to go through fast-food drive-throughs while your child naps in the car seat behind you rather than considering lugging her out to get something proper... or trying to eat when you get home and she inevitably wakes up.

But even when I'm NOT eating processed junk, it's still junk. Let's take now. What am I eating? Potatoes. I'm not kidding, I'm eating potatoes. Leftover potatoes from dinner the other night. There was a tupperware container in the fridge and I opened it and there they were. Potatoes. So I heated them up, and here I am. Eating potatoes. With a slice of cheese on top. (A guy's gotta have some protein, you know? *g*)

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[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Let's see. I was a little better today. I think.

I had a bagel with peanut butter for breakfast, but then I didn't remember to take my morning meds until like 11:30, when I took them with water. (The first thing I drank all day, oops.) And then, at 2pm, potatoes with a slice of cheese.

I may have some yogurt or something to pretend it's a healthy day. ;) If there were cookies in my house, you KNOW that's what I'd be eating right now. Or Pop Tarts. Dang I would love a Pop Tart.

I don't even know how people manage to cook dinner. I suppose I could stick Punk in the high chair and putter around the kitchen aimlessly but I figure she'll be in childcare some day and maybe she should get the one on one now.

[halleyscomet.livejournal.com]

WOOT! Protein before noon!

As for dinner, do you have a crock pot? If Jenn can chop up some vegetables, and you can toss them into a pot with some protein before 10:00 am, you could have a nice, healthy dinner, plus leftovers by dinner time.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Yeah, we have a crock pot. A nice one, even. We're just always so fried by the end of the day. I should get on that crock pot business.

[halleyscomet.livejournal.com]

Crock pots are wonderful things.

Rice cookers are as well, especially if they have a steamer basket. I've found most fish tofu are cooked perfectly if tossed into the rice cooker with the cold water and rice. By the time the rice is done, so is the protein.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

We have two rice cookers - they don't have baskets though but we have steamed broccoli and stuff in them.

[hetterrific.livejournal.com]

Crock pots are a lifesaver. Love them... I have three of them (different sizes) and we pretty much live off of crock pot meals this time of year!

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Wow, three crock pots!!

I make chili in my crock pot but I should get into more crock pot meals.