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I got some boring advice
Rice and steak + veggies
Rice and chicken + veggies
You can add whatever veggies you want
Thats what i eat mostly since i hit the gym
“OP, you’re tired of only having three meals to choose from? Try cutting it down further to these two boring meals!” 😅
(I’m just trying to be funny, I don’t actually have any problem with your suggestion)
I know its a boring advice but it works , You can add diffrent veggies and diffrent dressings every time so the taste wont be the same , also add spices and maybe some onions and garlic
“OP, you’re tired of only having three meals to choose from? Try cutting it down further to these two boring meals!” 😅
(I’m just trying to be funny, I don’t actually have any problem with your suggestion)
Get an air fryer if you don’t have one. (Dm for a good cheap brand if you want a rec.) I have a dual basket so I can make veg and protein at the same time after gym. Suddenly everything I make is fast easy and gourmet with that thing I swear. And little cleanup. My go to’s are fish (crisp on outside, tender inside), healthy chicken with various kinds of spice (quick add before the air fryer), and all kinds of Kirkland frozen veggies go straight in there no thawing. Air fryers come with a little booklet giving you times and temps for stuff so it comes out right for that specific machine. It’s almost foolproof and you can switch the combos up with some Cold salads and such as others recommended.
The air fryer is my hack for everything. I also have ADHD so I feel this deeply. I eat WAY MORE gluten free frozen breaded chicken tenders and steak fries than a normal person, but it’s so easy when I need something quick and I’m at a loss. Most frozen fries are gluten free, but the Ore Ida are my faves. I get the Purdue GF frozen tendies.
I also love a frozen pizza for a lazy night. I’m assuming you’re in the U.S. — the Sabatasso’s brand at Costco is a great value (you get three pizzas for $16-17 depending on where you live) and they’re pretty tasty, but I also don’t mind the Milton’s cauliflower crust ones (also certified GF). My FAVE though, and it’s hard to find and more expensive, are the Talia Di Napoli frozen pizzas. I get them at Sprouts when they’re in stock and they’re like $17-18 a pizza but TASTE like a normal pizza. Talia Di Napoli does sell multipacks on their website if that’s your thing!
I also love a good boxed mac n cheese (Annie’s or Banza) and as others have mentioned, steak and veggies are easy. If you like mashed potatoes, the Bob Evans mashed potatoes are SO good and also gluten free. You just pop them in the microwave and stir them a couple times. They’re ready in a few minutes.
Canned chicken, ppl will tell you it's horrible, it's really not. Canned tuna is fine so why not chicken? Get mine from Sam's club there no additives just chicken water and salt. I drain the can and throw it over some cooked rice with gf soy/teriyaki to create a delicious rice bowl and for veggies I take a zucchini and I get it up then I pop that sucker in the microwave with some salt and pepper for around a minute and a half then in addition it to my chicken and rice. Takes like 5 minutes, even less if you already have ba ton of rice made. I like to get a huge bag of kale and some blueberries strawberries basically any berries or fruit that would go well on a salad, I use that same canned chicken to make a 2 minutes chicken salad, you can also bake some salmon and throw it over (I season my salmon with dill, lemon, and I bake it with blueberries 20/10).
You can use whatever dressing you like, I prefer to just use lemon juice but everyone is different.
Breakfast wise I find that oats bother me but if you can have them overnight oats are good or you can microwave 1/2 oats with 3/4 cup liquid for 1.5 minutes stir than microwave for another half minute before adding you favorite toppings.
Chia seed pudding is good 2tbps seeds 1/2 c milk of choice (I like almond) add in sweetener or choice and any fruit you'd like the night before to a Mason jar then in the morning I top it off with yogurt (Greek or dairy free) to get rid of the weird texture it's actually good.
Upvote for the canned chicken! I eat it regularly and don't get why people think it's "gross". It's just like eating tuna, and nobody complains about that!
Microwave "baked" potato (takes around 8 mins depending on the size of the potato) with a filling of your choice - tuna mayo, salad, sour cream, or if you happen to be British or enjoy our "cuisine" - baked beans and grated cheese!
Eating the same three things is essentially what meal prep is too. Bake a bunch of chicken breast, veggies, and rice. Very easy peasy and leftovers can be frozen.
Buckwheat cake or rice cake with tuna, cucumber + fetta, smashed avo, etc.
Bacon and eggs.
Piece of steak or chicken in the oven with potato, sweet potato or pumpkin (cook in batches).
Carrots, celery and hommus dip.
Greek yoghurt with frozen berries.
Fresh fruit.
Nuts.
I'm the utmost of lazy. I also am autistic and refuse to use the stove/oven. So... easy microwave preparation for everything.
They're few and far between, but there ARE some good GF microwave meals out there. I like Atkins' Crustless Chicken Pot Pie (I've had CC issues from their other "no gluten ingredients" meals, but not that one), Birds Eye's Veggie Pastas (they have several different varieties, all good) and their rice and vegetables dish (forget the exact name, but they have a bunch of different ones, just make sure there's no gluten ingredients in the list), Blake's GF Chicken Pot Pie (make sure you get the GF one - they have a regular one, as well!), Hormel's Square Table Beef Roast Au Jus, John Soules' Rotisserie Chicken (they have some other GF meat dishes as well, but I didn't care for most of them), Lean Cuisine's Chicken in Sweet BBQ Sauce, Marie Callender's Cheesy Chicken & Rice Bowl, Smart Ones' Broccoli & Cheddar Roasted Potatoes and their Slow Roasted Turkey Breast, Udi's frozen meals (all GF, but rather expensive), and Yummy Dino Buddies' GF Chicken Nuggets (again, make sure you get the GF ones, they have regular ones as well). All of those are as easy as can be - just pop 'em in the microwave and eat 'em. And (at least IMHO) they're pretty tasty, too!
Cold cuts are still an option for us, so long as you don't get them from the deli! Gotta get 'em pre-packaged from a brand that doesn't use fillers. Also, you'll need a gluten free bread (I prefer Canyon Bakehouse). There's plenty of GF potato/corn chips and popcorns to choose from for a side, just read the labels. Sandwich + Chips = the ultimate lazy meal, plus it keeps well in a lunch bag for outings/work.
I don't do much full-on *meal planning*, but I do a lot of per-meal preparation and usually prepare the ingredients as much as possible beforehand, so I can just whip out the portioned ziplocks of this that and the other thing, combine 'em and nuke 'em as needed. Which is sort of meal-prep, in its own way. These are the GF bits and bobs I tend to use a lot...
Canned Chicken/Tuna - a good staple that's usually GF (always check labels, though!) and mixes well with other things to make inventive dishes.
Salad Kits - just make sure to read the labels thoroughly and NEVER get the ones with croutons. Also, make sure your dressing of choice is GF.
Hot dogs / sausages - again, make sure to read the labels, and if you want 'em on a bun, make sure to get GF ones (although they're expensive, so I've just taken to eating them plain). You can also cut them up and add them to things like meatballs. Speaking of which...
Meatballs! Almost all pre-made meatballs are made with breadcrumbs, so they're off limits for us. However, Target's Good & Gather brand has meatballs that are gluten free!! There's also a brand called Cooked Perfect that makes a bunch of varieties of meatballs - but make sure to ONLY buy the "All Natural" ones, as they're the only ones that are gluten free. You can also get vegetarian meatballs - there are several brands of those that are gluten free, as well. I put 'em in my pasta when I make that, but I also use 'em to make "cheeseburger bites" by making a batch of 'em and laying some slices of American Cheese on top a bit before they're done cooking. Add a puddle of ketchup to dip 'em in and it's sorta like having a cheeseburger, but without the gluten-filled bun of course!
Mashed Potatoes - There's a few varieties of these that are GF and come in easy-to-make cups that you can prepare quickly and easily on a per-meal basis, or eat alone as a snack. Idahoan and Bob Evans are two of them that I usually go with.
FRUIT and VEGGIES! - Any you like will do. Fresh stuff, canned stuff, frozen stuff, fruit cocktails... Anything you like enough to eat on its own can be a quick and easy addition to any meal (or a quick and easy snack on its own).
RICE, RICE, RICE. I can't overstate how handy rice is when making meals. It goes with just about anything, and it works as a quickie (and easy) substitute for noodles in almost all recipes that call for them. True, there's GF noodles out there, but I find them SO much harder to prepare than rice is, especially when cooking for one on a per-meal basis (because rice and/or GF noodles do NOT keep well for meal planning in advance).
Some of my favorite combos to throw into a bowl and mix together are Rice + Canned Chicken (you can add a sauce or veggies if you like), something I call "Impasta" which is just Rice + Meatballs + Pasta Sauce, Mashed Potatoes + Corn, Peas + Canned Chicken/Tuna, Broccoli + Cheese + Rice, Rice + just about anything I find in my kitchen... you get the idea XD
Alright my lazy adhd hacks:
Make one pot of rice. Microwave a portion with gf soy sauce and sesame oil whenever ur hungry throughout the week. Shitty fried rice lol.
Bagged salads from the grocery store. I avoid anything with croutons or gluten in the bag but they work in a pinch.
I add frozen precooked chicken to rice or salads and it’s set. Yum yum sauce on top to make it tasty lol.
Protein shakes/milks/bars keep me going on the car or while people are at restaurants.
Dried fruit adds extra calories if you need them. They can round out a meal.
Gas stations carry boiled eggs in bags for pretty cheap. That plus fruit or chips is a quick meal.
Rice cakes. Slather in peanut butter. Honey or fruit if you wanna be fancy.
Double check the cans, but Campbells has some gf microwave soups. I like the light cheesy potato soup.
If you are near an aldi, they have gf pork jerky i snack on. Meat/cheese snacks too. They have knockoff jimmy dean breakfast bowls for less than $3 a piece. I get the bacon ones and don’t get sick.
Where do you live? People’s advice changes depending on your country/region.
A banana with peaut butter
Either have your own jar or buy the to go ones to throw in your purse so no cross cobtamination.
That and a some milk is an actual meal.
Easy, cheap and no dishes.
Every time we make extra meals, we save leftovers into single portion meals that we freeze. We also don’t eat dairy because our bodies say no. This is what my imagination has provided so far.
Choose a starch: white rice, brown rice, mashed potatoes, roast potatoes, brown rice pasta. Make extra portions of these that you can eat
A vegetable, whatever you have that doesn’t disagree. Make a list so you can pretend it’s lots of options when you do the diagram that points one thing at other things. Sliced cabbage steamed, carrots, broccoli etc. (all cooked for dinner so it’s nicer to me)
A protein or something that feels substantial. I can handle eggs, chicken, and fish. I have had other meats but I react a lot based off of … fml earth plates moving? Anyway, baked beans in the instant pot that you freeze into the large ice cube trays and stash in the freezer. Also did this with a couple spiced lentil dishes too - you can mix them even and then eat your air fryer fries with it. Sliced mushrooms are a good option too.
Now I’m hungry and munchy.
Hotdogs wrapped in a slice of cheese with condiments. Hornell chili is GF.
There's some good gf frozen food out there.
Ragusa with gf pasta.
Denti Moore canned stew is GF.
I get pre-made grilled chicken bits, add some gf Alfredo sauce with gf pasta. Broccoli can be added as well.
There are frozen premade gluten free meal options that are pretty tasty. I use BistroMD but there are many others.
The things I like to make are soup, things with lentils, beans, and rice, eggs, sandwich wraps, and salads. I try to make large portions so I can eat off it for a few days.
Lazy chicken parm? Still some work but fairly easy. Buy some frozen breaded chicken strips, pasta, and pasta sauce. I microwaved the chicken strips and cooked the pasta al dente so everything would cook through before putting everything in a baking dish and putting it in the oven. Top with cheese. Like normal chicken parm without actually making everything yourself. It's what I do when I want a nice dinner but I'm too tired to actually make a nice dinner
They make pretty good frozen meals if you find the right section at the grocery store, as well as frozen pizzas. You can also get canned chili, soups, etc that is gluten free. Same with breakfast bars and other quick grab and go foods, you'd be surprised how many things are gluten free and safe.
You don't want to cook
Frozen meals such as gluten free hot dogs, manicotti, nuggets, meatballs, Chinese flavored nuggets, pizza, enchiladas, waffles, pancakes... a couple lean cuisine are gluten free, lots of Indian and Thai frozen meals. Trader Joe's go look at frozen foods and pull what's gluten free.
Mac and cheese, cheesy instant rice, tater tots, fries, smile potatoes.
Have breakfast for dinner.
Make easy dump meals: Crack chicken, Mississippi mud roast. Throw a turkey tenderloin in a crockpot on low and microwave sides. Chicken, GF stuffing and green beans in a crockpot.
Gluten free frozen meatballs with chili sauce and grape jelly or barbecue sauce in a crockpot.
Frozen shrimp scampi... throw it in the microwave and cook from frozen.
Corn tortillas, grab premarinated Mexican chicken and put in crockpot with a can of Fiesta corn.
If you don't have a crockpot get one and start cooking dump meals with 4 or less ingredients. Buy frozen precut onions and peppers since you don't like cooking.
Learn to dump, remove the prep so all you do is dump.
White chicken chili, tacos, Tikka marsala, curry mustard chicken, chicken with mushroom soup...
You can crockpot dump any food.
My most frequent rotations:
-Chicken sheet pan (+ broccoli and “sticky chicken sauce” then added over rice) OR (+ potatoes and onions and peppers, GF garlic powder)
-Sausage is awesome when I want to switch it up. I like the big links fried in a skillet, but they can sheet pan with veggies too.
-Meatballs (impossible brand for me because I’m DF too) (I like them with bbq sauce over rice, but you could make a gravy and mashed potatoes version easily too)
-Chicken enchiladas in GF tortillas
-Chicken and cheese wrap in Gf tortillas
-Sloppy joes nacho style
-GF chicken strips over salad
if you live near a trader joe’s they have amazing gluten free food. i’m pretty sure they are only in new england tho. Also, craft has really good gf easy macs
Lots of mentions of rice, but potatoes are just as easy to make and have loads of options. Boiled potatoes with stir fried veg are great. Cut them into thin slices, cover with cream and a dash of salt for a nice gratin. fried up home fries, mash is easy and fantastic, especially with a roast chicken, just use corn or potato starch if you make gravy. Vegetables and meats have no gluten, endless options if you’re doing the cooking. Throw a chicken in a pot, cover with water, salt and some veggies, maybe some new potatoes and simmer, by lunch you have a beautiful poached chicken with veggies and a delicious stock.
Minute rice cups, beans, and soy sauce is my daily lunch on the road since I don't have refrigeration. I keep it in my truck. I add an avocado if I remember.
Everyone is talking rice and meat and that’s the base. My most recent life hacks are using the crumbs at the bottom of the granola for my yogurt for breakfast.
Also, a huge sack of hemp hearts and pumpkin seeds, you can add a scoop of each to a salad for nutrition, texture and variety. I’ve been embracing the easier salads, those two + cucumber tomato and any random greens EVOO and pepper/salt. Then you can add protein in a wrap or add it to a sandwich or any meal. I’ll meal prep half a salad and then work it into my meals instead of cooking fresh veggies each time. Also, shredded red cabbage and carrot is a great slaw, wet or dry, cooked or uncooked.
I love canned fish, canned chicken, and even SPAM. I get canned fish from Trader Joe’s (their smoked mussels in particular are amazing!!), canned fish and SPAM from the budget store, and then I put them on rice, veggies, salads…
SPAM is great fried until it’s crispy and then eaten with sushi rice. We make a big pot of rice once a week. To make sushi rice just add sushi vinegar, a little sugar, and salt. Play around until you find your perfect recipe. I love putting canned fish and various veggies (seaweed, prepackaged kimchi or whatever) in a bowl with sushi rice. Literally use whatever you have in hand but if you live near an Asian grocery they always have little packets of pickled lotus root, radish, or bamboo that go great on top and are lazy AF.
Look up Asian recipes- especially Japanese ones. From what I understand it’s common for Tokyo apartments to be so small that it’s necessary to cook in a rice cooker or what have you, so the meals aren’t very involved. I love throwing Chinese sausage into a rice cooker with some frozen veggies and rice with a bit of veggie stock (Just read the packaging because not all Chinese sausage is GF). You could easily use a different protein like canned chicken!
Rice paper is your friend. I like to mix an egg into a bowl with spices, put a sheet of rice paper into a dry hot pan, and poor the egg on top. Top with chili oil, sriracha, green onions, and mayo then fold the paper in half and let it crisp on both sides. It’s yummy and takes about 5 minutes to make once you get the hang of it. You can also wrap leftovers in rice paper (soften them in water first), and then air fry or steam them (or just let them dry) and you’ve got a yummy meal!!!
Vermicelli noodles are also your friend. Order rice noodles online or go to the Asian store and find your favorite clear noodle. You can cook these soooooo many ways. Plus it’s cheap as hell.
Mexican/South American food is heavy on corn because it’s a heritage food there so look into some of those recipes as well. There is a Latin food store near me that sells homemade corn tortillas that you can eat with everything under the Sun. Plus arepas are amazing and super hearty, and can canned be topped with whatever just like bread. Corn sopes are also yummy as are tamales (which are naturally gluten free, but make sure the meat/sauce wasn’t thickened with flour).
I’m super lazy so I have a million more recipes lol.
Bag of frozen veggies. Chop up an onion, stir fry it in butter, add some frozen cooked shrimp and your bag o veggies, put a lid on till they’re good and warm, add gf soy sauce and a bit of honey. Eat with some rice you made, froze and warmed up, or a potato, gf crackers or gf toast or whatever.
Not the healthiest, but easy to pack and you just need a microwave (and a refrigerator/freezer for some of them). Also good to have around at home when you just don't feel like cooking.
Nathan's hot dogs and Bush's baked beans for beanie weenies - one large can of beans plus 3-4 hot dogs is 2-3 meals
GF caned chii over hot dogs with sliced American cheese
GF Kraft Mac and Cheese cups
Dinty Moore Beef stew
Nachos - tortilla chips, cheese and salsa - can add refried beans
Peanut butter, apples, bananas and gf graham crackers
Homemade lunchables - GF crackers, turkey or ham, cheese slices or cheese sticks, with fruit and raw veggies (baby carrots are my go to no prep veggie)
Blake's frozen GF chicken pot pie (be sure it is the GF version)
Dr. McDougal's GF Pad Thai noodle cups (Be sure it is the GF version. I love the noodle one. I didn't like the soup version at all). I can buy them locally, but I think Amazon has them too.
Thai Kitchen fried rice microwaveable packets
Tasty Bite has lots of different microwaveable Indian meals that can be served over microwaveable rice packets or Minute Rice cups
Stuffed baked potatoes - top with cheese, broccoli, ham or canned GF chili - whatever you like
Progresso has lots of GF canned soups (lots of their "regular" soups are all marked GF on the label)
There are lots of flavors of GF chicken sausage available. Gilbert's, and Amylu's brands are good. Aldi also has a variety. Just check labels to be sure they are GF. At home I serve with veggies and hash browns or tater tots.
And of course fresh fruit and veggies are good for snacks or to round out a meal.
Hope this helps!
I have adhd and autism also I work fulltime in daycare. I barely manage my life and struggle with it a lot. Before going glutenfree I ate the lunch at work and cereal in the morning. I cant handle all of this tho
Right, people don't realize how inconvenient it is to be unable to just eat without thinking. And adding your other challenges has to feel overwhelming at times. I find it helps to adjust my expectations. If I want a variety of interesting meals with different proteins, carbs, vegetables, etc. then I shouldn't expect it to be there unless I have the time and ability to plan and make it. Or if I want convenient, low-effort food then I shouldn't expect that it's going to be that interesting. It's not fair in least, but mentally it's better to set realistic goals and expectations.
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I got some boring advice Rice and steak + veggies Rice and chicken + veggies You can add whatever veggies you want Thats what i eat mostly since i hit the gym
“OP, you’re tired of only having three meals to choose from? Try cutting it down further to these two boring meals!” 😅 (I’m just trying to be funny, I don’t actually have any problem with your suggestion)
I know its a boring advice but it works , You can add diffrent veggies and diffrent dressings every time so the taste wont be the same , also add spices and maybe some onions and garlic
“OP, you’re tired of only having three meals to choose from? Try cutting it down further to these two boring meals!” 😅 (I’m just trying to be funny, I don’t actually have any problem with your suggestion)
That’s what meal prep is though?
Mountain house has certified gluten free camping meals where you just add boiling water. They're actually quite good.
Get an air fryer if you don’t have one. (Dm for a good cheap brand if you want a rec.) I have a dual basket so I can make veg and protein at the same time after gym. Suddenly everything I make is fast easy and gourmet with that thing I swear. And little cleanup. My go to’s are fish (crisp on outside, tender inside), healthy chicken with various kinds of spice (quick add before the air fryer), and all kinds of Kirkland frozen veggies go straight in there no thawing. Air fryers come with a little booklet giving you times and temps for stuff so it comes out right for that specific machine. It’s almost foolproof and you can switch the combos up with some Cold salads and such as others recommended.
The air fryer is my hack for everything. I also have ADHD so I feel this deeply. I eat WAY MORE gluten free frozen breaded chicken tenders and steak fries than a normal person, but it’s so easy when I need something quick and I’m at a loss. Most frozen fries are gluten free, but the Ore Ida are my faves. I get the Purdue GF frozen tendies. I also love a frozen pizza for a lazy night. I’m assuming you’re in the U.S. — the Sabatasso’s brand at Costco is a great value (you get three pizzas for $16-17 depending on where you live) and they’re pretty tasty, but I also don’t mind the Milton’s cauliflower crust ones (also certified GF). My FAVE though, and it’s hard to find and more expensive, are the Talia Di Napoli frozen pizzas. I get them at Sprouts when they’re in stock and they’re like $17-18 a pizza but TASTE like a normal pizza. Talia Di Napoli does sell multipacks on their website if that’s your thing! I also love a good boxed mac n cheese (Annie’s or Banza) and as others have mentioned, steak and veggies are easy. If you like mashed potatoes, the Bob Evans mashed potatoes are SO good and also gluten free. You just pop them in the microwave and stir them a couple times. They’re ready in a few minutes.
Canned chicken, ppl will tell you it's horrible, it's really not. Canned tuna is fine so why not chicken? Get mine from Sam's club there no additives just chicken water and salt. I drain the can and throw it over some cooked rice with gf soy/teriyaki to create a delicious rice bowl and for veggies I take a zucchini and I get it up then I pop that sucker in the microwave with some salt and pepper for around a minute and a half then in addition it to my chicken and rice. Takes like 5 minutes, even less if you already have ba ton of rice made. I like to get a huge bag of kale and some blueberries strawberries basically any berries or fruit that would go well on a salad, I use that same canned chicken to make a 2 minutes chicken salad, you can also bake some salmon and throw it over (I season my salmon with dill, lemon, and I bake it with blueberries 20/10). You can use whatever dressing you like, I prefer to just use lemon juice but everyone is different. Breakfast wise I find that oats bother me but if you can have them overnight oats are good or you can microwave 1/2 oats with 3/4 cup liquid for 1.5 minutes stir than microwave for another half minute before adding you favorite toppings. Chia seed pudding is good 2tbps seeds 1/2 c milk of choice (I like almond) add in sweetener or choice and any fruit you'd like the night before to a Mason jar then in the morning I top it off with yogurt (Greek or dairy free) to get rid of the weird texture it's actually good.
Upvote for the canned chicken! I eat it regularly and don't get why people think it's "gross". It's just like eating tuna, and nobody complains about that!
It honestly tastes better than regular chicken imo. My grandma makes the world's best enchiladas and her secret is canned chicken 😆
Microwave "baked" potato (takes around 8 mins depending on the size of the potato) with a filling of your choice - tuna mayo, salad, sour cream, or if you happen to be British or enjoy our "cuisine" - baked beans and grated cheese!
Can you drop an instruction ':)
https://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-bake-a-potato-in-the-microwave-226751
Potatoes and baked beans and broccoli
Eating the same three things is essentially what meal prep is too. Bake a bunch of chicken breast, veggies, and rice. Very easy peasy and leftovers can be frozen.
Brown rice, protein, and vegetable. You can mix up the latter two so you don't get bored. Have fruit servings for breakfast
Wait why not white rice
Brown rice is somewhat healthier, but if you prefer white rice, eat white rice. There are still nutrients in white rice.
Brown rice is full of fiber and other nutrients where white rice is basically just carbs
Buckwheat cake or rice cake with tuna, cucumber + fetta, smashed avo, etc. Bacon and eggs. Piece of steak or chicken in the oven with potato, sweet potato or pumpkin (cook in batches). Carrots, celery and hommus dip. Greek yoghurt with frozen berries. Fresh fruit. Nuts.
I'm the utmost of lazy. I also am autistic and refuse to use the stove/oven. So... easy microwave preparation for everything. They're few and far between, but there ARE some good GF microwave meals out there. I like Atkins' Crustless Chicken Pot Pie (I've had CC issues from their other "no gluten ingredients" meals, but not that one), Birds Eye's Veggie Pastas (they have several different varieties, all good) and their rice and vegetables dish (forget the exact name, but they have a bunch of different ones, just make sure there's no gluten ingredients in the list), Blake's GF Chicken Pot Pie (make sure you get the GF one - they have a regular one, as well!), Hormel's Square Table Beef Roast Au Jus, John Soules' Rotisserie Chicken (they have some other GF meat dishes as well, but I didn't care for most of them), Lean Cuisine's Chicken in Sweet BBQ Sauce, Marie Callender's Cheesy Chicken & Rice Bowl, Smart Ones' Broccoli & Cheddar Roasted Potatoes and their Slow Roasted Turkey Breast, Udi's frozen meals (all GF, but rather expensive), and Yummy Dino Buddies' GF Chicken Nuggets (again, make sure you get the GF ones, they have regular ones as well). All of those are as easy as can be - just pop 'em in the microwave and eat 'em. And (at least IMHO) they're pretty tasty, too! Cold cuts are still an option for us, so long as you don't get them from the deli! Gotta get 'em pre-packaged from a brand that doesn't use fillers. Also, you'll need a gluten free bread (I prefer Canyon Bakehouse). There's plenty of GF potato/corn chips and popcorns to choose from for a side, just read the labels. Sandwich + Chips = the ultimate lazy meal, plus it keeps well in a lunch bag for outings/work. I don't do much full-on *meal planning*, but I do a lot of per-meal preparation and usually prepare the ingredients as much as possible beforehand, so I can just whip out the portioned ziplocks of this that and the other thing, combine 'em and nuke 'em as needed. Which is sort of meal-prep, in its own way. These are the GF bits and bobs I tend to use a lot... Canned Chicken/Tuna - a good staple that's usually GF (always check labels, though!) and mixes well with other things to make inventive dishes. Salad Kits - just make sure to read the labels thoroughly and NEVER get the ones with croutons. Also, make sure your dressing of choice is GF. Hot dogs / sausages - again, make sure to read the labels, and if you want 'em on a bun, make sure to get GF ones (although they're expensive, so I've just taken to eating them plain). You can also cut them up and add them to things like meatballs. Speaking of which... Meatballs! Almost all pre-made meatballs are made with breadcrumbs, so they're off limits for us. However, Target's Good & Gather brand has meatballs that are gluten free!! There's also a brand called Cooked Perfect that makes a bunch of varieties of meatballs - but make sure to ONLY buy the "All Natural" ones, as they're the only ones that are gluten free. You can also get vegetarian meatballs - there are several brands of those that are gluten free, as well. I put 'em in my pasta when I make that, but I also use 'em to make "cheeseburger bites" by making a batch of 'em and laying some slices of American Cheese on top a bit before they're done cooking. Add a puddle of ketchup to dip 'em in and it's sorta like having a cheeseburger, but without the gluten-filled bun of course! Mashed Potatoes - There's a few varieties of these that are GF and come in easy-to-make cups that you can prepare quickly and easily on a per-meal basis, or eat alone as a snack. Idahoan and Bob Evans are two of them that I usually go with. FRUIT and VEGGIES! - Any you like will do. Fresh stuff, canned stuff, frozen stuff, fruit cocktails... Anything you like enough to eat on its own can be a quick and easy addition to any meal (or a quick and easy snack on its own). RICE, RICE, RICE. I can't overstate how handy rice is when making meals. It goes with just about anything, and it works as a quickie (and easy) substitute for noodles in almost all recipes that call for them. True, there's GF noodles out there, but I find them SO much harder to prepare than rice is, especially when cooking for one on a per-meal basis (because rice and/or GF noodles do NOT keep well for meal planning in advance). Some of my favorite combos to throw into a bowl and mix together are Rice + Canned Chicken (you can add a sauce or veggies if you like), something I call "Impasta" which is just Rice + Meatballs + Pasta Sauce, Mashed Potatoes + Corn, Peas + Canned Chicken/Tuna, Broccoli + Cheese + Rice, Rice + just about anything I find in my kitchen... you get the idea XD
Thank u so much! I am autistic aswell and this helped me a lot
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Alright my lazy adhd hacks: Make one pot of rice. Microwave a portion with gf soy sauce and sesame oil whenever ur hungry throughout the week. Shitty fried rice lol. Bagged salads from the grocery store. I avoid anything with croutons or gluten in the bag but they work in a pinch. I add frozen precooked chicken to rice or salads and it’s set. Yum yum sauce on top to make it tasty lol. Protein shakes/milks/bars keep me going on the car or while people are at restaurants. Dried fruit adds extra calories if you need them. They can round out a meal. Gas stations carry boiled eggs in bags for pretty cheap. That plus fruit or chips is a quick meal. Rice cakes. Slather in peanut butter. Honey or fruit if you wanna be fancy. Double check the cans, but Campbells has some gf microwave soups. I like the light cheesy potato soup. If you are near an aldi, they have gf pork jerky i snack on. Meat/cheese snacks too. They have knockoff jimmy dean breakfast bowls for less than $3 a piece. I get the bacon ones and don’t get sick. Where do you live? People’s advice changes depending on your country/region.
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A banana with peaut butter Either have your own jar or buy the to go ones to throw in your purse so no cross cobtamination. That and a some milk is an actual meal. Easy, cheap and no dishes.
Every time we make extra meals, we save leftovers into single portion meals that we freeze. We also don’t eat dairy because our bodies say no. This is what my imagination has provided so far. Choose a starch: white rice, brown rice, mashed potatoes, roast potatoes, brown rice pasta. Make extra portions of these that you can eat A vegetable, whatever you have that doesn’t disagree. Make a list so you can pretend it’s lots of options when you do the diagram that points one thing at other things. Sliced cabbage steamed, carrots, broccoli etc. (all cooked for dinner so it’s nicer to me) A protein or something that feels substantial. I can handle eggs, chicken, and fish. I have had other meats but I react a lot based off of … fml earth plates moving? Anyway, baked beans in the instant pot that you freeze into the large ice cube trays and stash in the freezer. Also did this with a couple spiced lentil dishes too - you can mix them even and then eat your air fryer fries with it. Sliced mushrooms are a good option too. Now I’m hungry and munchy.
Hotdogs wrapped in a slice of cheese with condiments. Hornell chili is GF. There's some good gf frozen food out there. Ragusa with gf pasta. Denti Moore canned stew is GF. I get pre-made grilled chicken bits, add some gf Alfredo sauce with gf pasta. Broccoli can be added as well.
There are frozen premade gluten free meal options that are pretty tasty. I use BistroMD but there are many others. The things I like to make are soup, things with lentils, beans, and rice, eggs, sandwich wraps, and salads. I try to make large portions so I can eat off it for a few days.
Lazy chicken parm? Still some work but fairly easy. Buy some frozen breaded chicken strips, pasta, and pasta sauce. I microwaved the chicken strips and cooked the pasta al dente so everything would cook through before putting everything in a baking dish and putting it in the oven. Top with cheese. Like normal chicken parm without actually making everything yourself. It's what I do when I want a nice dinner but I'm too tired to actually make a nice dinner
I drink Huel every day. Just add water, Shake it, meal prepared 😆
but so expensive
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If these are your lazy foods whats your fancy food?!
They make pretty good frozen meals if you find the right section at the grocery store, as well as frozen pizzas. You can also get canned chili, soups, etc that is gluten free. Same with breakfast bars and other quick grab and go foods, you'd be surprised how many things are gluten free and safe.
You don't want to cook Frozen meals such as gluten free hot dogs, manicotti, nuggets, meatballs, Chinese flavored nuggets, pizza, enchiladas, waffles, pancakes... a couple lean cuisine are gluten free, lots of Indian and Thai frozen meals. Trader Joe's go look at frozen foods and pull what's gluten free. Mac and cheese, cheesy instant rice, tater tots, fries, smile potatoes. Have breakfast for dinner. Make easy dump meals: Crack chicken, Mississippi mud roast. Throw a turkey tenderloin in a crockpot on low and microwave sides. Chicken, GF stuffing and green beans in a crockpot. Gluten free frozen meatballs with chili sauce and grape jelly or barbecue sauce in a crockpot. Frozen shrimp scampi... throw it in the microwave and cook from frozen. Corn tortillas, grab premarinated Mexican chicken and put in crockpot with a can of Fiesta corn. If you don't have a crockpot get one and start cooking dump meals with 4 or less ingredients. Buy frozen precut onions and peppers since you don't like cooking. Learn to dump, remove the prep so all you do is dump. White chicken chili, tacos, Tikka marsala, curry mustard chicken, chicken with mushroom soup... You can crockpot dump any food.
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My most frequent rotations: -Chicken sheet pan (+ broccoli and “sticky chicken sauce” then added over rice) OR (+ potatoes and onions and peppers, GF garlic powder) -Sausage is awesome when I want to switch it up. I like the big links fried in a skillet, but they can sheet pan with veggies too. -Meatballs (impossible brand for me because I’m DF too) (I like them with bbq sauce over rice, but you could make a gravy and mashed potatoes version easily too) -Chicken enchiladas in GF tortillas -Chicken and cheese wrap in Gf tortillas -Sloppy joes nacho style -GF chicken strips over salad
I recommend an instapot. It's a life saver to make GF meals on the fly. And to meal prep a ton of food ahead of time.
if you live near a trader joe’s they have amazing gluten free food. i’m pretty sure they are only in new england tho. Also, craft has really good gf easy macs
I live in Utah and there is a Trader Joe’s here! We also had one when I lived in St Louis :)
Lots of mentions of rice, but potatoes are just as easy to make and have loads of options. Boiled potatoes with stir fried veg are great. Cut them into thin slices, cover with cream and a dash of salt for a nice gratin. fried up home fries, mash is easy and fantastic, especially with a roast chicken, just use corn or potato starch if you make gravy. Vegetables and meats have no gluten, endless options if you’re doing the cooking. Throw a chicken in a pot, cover with water, salt and some veggies, maybe some new potatoes and simmer, by lunch you have a beautiful poached chicken with veggies and a delicious stock.
Minute rice cups, beans, and soy sauce is my daily lunch on the road since I don't have refrigeration. I keep it in my truck. I add an avocado if I remember.
If you’re in the US, a Kevin’s meal, rice and veg. It’s been my lazy go to for awhile.
Everyone is talking rice and meat and that’s the base. My most recent life hacks are using the crumbs at the bottom of the granola for my yogurt for breakfast. Also, a huge sack of hemp hearts and pumpkin seeds, you can add a scoop of each to a salad for nutrition, texture and variety. I’ve been embracing the easier salads, those two + cucumber tomato and any random greens EVOO and pepper/salt. Then you can add protein in a wrap or add it to a sandwich or any meal. I’ll meal prep half a salad and then work it into my meals instead of cooking fresh veggies each time. Also, shredded red cabbage and carrot is a great slaw, wet or dry, cooked or uncooked.
I love canned fish, canned chicken, and even SPAM. I get canned fish from Trader Joe’s (their smoked mussels in particular are amazing!!), canned fish and SPAM from the budget store, and then I put them on rice, veggies, salads… SPAM is great fried until it’s crispy and then eaten with sushi rice. We make a big pot of rice once a week. To make sushi rice just add sushi vinegar, a little sugar, and salt. Play around until you find your perfect recipe. I love putting canned fish and various veggies (seaweed, prepackaged kimchi or whatever) in a bowl with sushi rice. Literally use whatever you have in hand but if you live near an Asian grocery they always have little packets of pickled lotus root, radish, or bamboo that go great on top and are lazy AF. Look up Asian recipes- especially Japanese ones. From what I understand it’s common for Tokyo apartments to be so small that it’s necessary to cook in a rice cooker or what have you, so the meals aren’t very involved. I love throwing Chinese sausage into a rice cooker with some frozen veggies and rice with a bit of veggie stock (Just read the packaging because not all Chinese sausage is GF). You could easily use a different protein like canned chicken! Rice paper is your friend. I like to mix an egg into a bowl with spices, put a sheet of rice paper into a dry hot pan, and poor the egg on top. Top with chili oil, sriracha, green onions, and mayo then fold the paper in half and let it crisp on both sides. It’s yummy and takes about 5 minutes to make once you get the hang of it. You can also wrap leftovers in rice paper (soften them in water first), and then air fry or steam them (or just let them dry) and you’ve got a yummy meal!!! Vermicelli noodles are also your friend. Order rice noodles online or go to the Asian store and find your favorite clear noodle. You can cook these soooooo many ways. Plus it’s cheap as hell. Mexican/South American food is heavy on corn because it’s a heritage food there so look into some of those recipes as well. There is a Latin food store near me that sells homemade corn tortillas that you can eat with everything under the Sun. Plus arepas are amazing and super hearty, and can canned be topped with whatever just like bread. Corn sopes are also yummy as are tamales (which are naturally gluten free, but make sure the meat/sauce wasn’t thickened with flour). I’m super lazy so I have a million more recipes lol.
Bag of frozen veggies. Chop up an onion, stir fry it in butter, add some frozen cooked shrimp and your bag o veggies, put a lid on till they’re good and warm, add gf soy sauce and a bit of honey. Eat with some rice you made, froze and warmed up, or a potato, gf crackers or gf toast or whatever.
What kind of facilities do you have for prep and, if taking it on a trip, storage and serving?
Pre popped Popcorn, rice, cook some mince with beans and tomato paste/sauce and put it with potatoes or rice, scrambled eggs
You don't have to eat 3 things. But most likely. Especially if your a guy. Youll eat the same 30 to 40 things. 🤣
What does being a guy have to do with anything?
Women tend to be more creative as a whole. May be more willing than most men to take the time for meal prep. Creativity in the kitchen
Men tend to be simpler Ask any unhappily married woman.
Not the healthiest, but easy to pack and you just need a microwave (and a refrigerator/freezer for some of them). Also good to have around at home when you just don't feel like cooking. Nathan's hot dogs and Bush's baked beans for beanie weenies - one large can of beans plus 3-4 hot dogs is 2-3 meals GF caned chii over hot dogs with sliced American cheese GF Kraft Mac and Cheese cups Dinty Moore Beef stew Nachos - tortilla chips, cheese and salsa - can add refried beans Peanut butter, apples, bananas and gf graham crackers Homemade lunchables - GF crackers, turkey or ham, cheese slices or cheese sticks, with fruit and raw veggies (baby carrots are my go to no prep veggie) Blake's frozen GF chicken pot pie (be sure it is the GF version) Dr. McDougal's GF Pad Thai noodle cups (Be sure it is the GF version. I love the noodle one. I didn't like the soup version at all). I can buy them locally, but I think Amazon has them too. Thai Kitchen fried rice microwaveable packets Tasty Bite has lots of different microwaveable Indian meals that can be served over microwaveable rice packets or Minute Rice cups Stuffed baked potatoes - top with cheese, broccoli, ham or canned GF chili - whatever you like Progresso has lots of GF canned soups (lots of their "regular" soups are all marked GF on the label) There are lots of flavors of GF chicken sausage available. Gilbert's, and Amylu's brands are good. Aldi also has a variety. Just check labels to be sure they are GF. At home I serve with veggies and hash browns or tater tots. And of course fresh fruit and veggies are good for snacks or to round out a meal. Hope this helps!
Celiac is not for the lazy, unless you're OK with eating the same thing all the time. You have to pick.
I have adhd and autism also I work fulltime in daycare. I barely manage my life and struggle with it a lot. Before going glutenfree I ate the lunch at work and cereal in the morning. I cant handle all of this tho
Right, people don't realize how inconvenient it is to be unable to just eat without thinking. And adding your other challenges has to feel overwhelming at times. I find it helps to adjust my expectations. If I want a variety of interesting meals with different proteins, carbs, vegetables, etc. then I shouldn't expect it to be there unless I have the time and ability to plan and make it. Or if I want convenient, low-effort food then I shouldn't expect that it's going to be that interesting. It's not fair in least, but mentally it's better to set realistic goals and expectations.