#eggs on toasted tortilla

[paddysol]

how do yall eat your eggs?

[amethystsoda]

one core memory I have from childhood is making the lasagna hamburger helper a lot bc my mom actually bought the boxes so us kids could learn how to cook stuff (and it was fairly inexpensive and tasted pretty good!)

I just grabbed some boxes tonight and it feels like a bittersweet memory—one of the early forms of cooking I can remember, but also the symbol of a parent who refused to cook because she thought “everyone criticized her cooking so she just gave up.”

[micamone]

know somethins wrong with me when im standing in the store staring at the eggs thinking "maybe gaston was onto something just straight up eating a dozen of those. maybe i should try idk." when i dont even like eggs.

[tthcookingsee]

Double Cheese Egg Toast! Egg tortilla rolls!

[wall-eye]

We've unlocked a old safe food again lads 💪

[literaryvein-reblogs]

Writing Reference: Food History

B.C.

10,000 - almonds, cherries, bread, flour, soup

8,000 - wheat ⚜ 7,000 - wine, beer, pistachios, pig, goat, sheep, lard

6,500 - cattle domestication, apples ⚜ 6,000 - tortilla, dates, maize

5,000 - honey, ginger, quinoa, avocados, potatoes, milk, yogurt

4,000 - focaccia, watermelons, grapes, pomegranates

3,200 - chicken domestication ⚜ 3,000 - butter, onion, garlic, apricots

2,737 - tea ⚜ 2,500 - olive oil, seaweed, duck ⚜ 2,300 - saffron

2,000 - peaches, liquorice, marshmallow, pasta, ham, sesame seeds

1,500 - chocolate, vanilla ⚜ 1,200 - sugar ⚜ 1,000 - mangoes, oats, pickles

900 - pears, tomatoes ⚜ 700 - cinnamon ⚜ 600 - bananas, poppy seeds

500 - artichokes ⚜ 400 - pastries, appetizers, vinegar

300 - parsley ⚜ 200 - turkeys, asparagus, rhubarb ⚜ 65 - quince

1st—13th Century

1st Century - chestnuts, lobster, crab, shrimp, truffles, blueberries, raspberries, capers, kale, blood (as food), fried chicken, foie gras, French toast, omelettes, rice pudding, flan, cheesecake, pears in syrup

3rd Century - lemons ⚜ 5th - pretzels ⚜ 6th - eggplant

7th Century - spinach, kimchi ⚜ 9th - coffee, nutmeg

10th Century - flower waters, Peking duck, shark's fin soup

11th Century - baklava, corned beef, cider, lychees, seitan

12th Century - breadfruit, artichokes, gooseberries

13th Century - ravioli, lasagne, mozzarella, pancakes, waffles, couscous

14th—19th Century

14th Century - kebabs, moon cakes, guacamole, pie, apple pie, crumpets, gingerbread

15th Century - coconuts, Japanese sushi and sashimi, pineapples, marmalade, risotto, marzipan, doughnuts, hot dogs

16th Century - pecans, cashews (in India), Japanese tempura, vanilla (in Europe), fruit leather, skim milk, sweetbreads, salsa, quiche, teriyaki chicken, English trifle, potato salad

17th Century - treacle, pralines, coffee cake, modern ice cream, maple sugar, rum, French onion soup, cream puffs, bagels, pumpkin pie, lemonade, croissants, lemon meringue pie

18th Century - root beer, tapioca, French fries, ketchup, casseroles, mayonnaise, eggnog, soda water, lollipops, sangria, muffins, crackers, chowder, croquettes, cupcakes, sandwiches, apple butter, souffle, deviled eggs

19th Century - toffee, butterscotch, cocoa, Turkish delight, iodized salt, vanilla extract, modern marshmallows, potato chips, fish and chips, breakfast cereal, Tabasco sauce, Kobe beef, margarine, unsalted butter, Graham crackers, fondant, passionfruit, saltwater taffy, milkshakes, pizza, peanut butter, tea bags, cotton candy, jelly beans, candy corn, elbow macaroni, fondue, wedding cake, canapes, gumbo, ginger ale, carrot cake, bouillabaisse, cobbler, peanut brittle, pesto, baked Alaska, iced tea, fruit salad, fudge, eggs Benedict, Waldorf salad

20th Century

1901 - peanut butter and jelly ⚜ 1904 - banana splits ⚜ 1905 - NY pizza

1906 - brownies, onion rings ⚜ 1907 - aioli

1908 - Steak Diane, buttercream frosting ⚜ 1909 - shrimp cocktail

1910 - Jell-O (America's most famous dessert)

1910s - orange juice ⚜ 1912 - Oreos, maraschino cherries, fortune cookies

1912 - Chicken a la King, Thousand Island dressing

1914 - Fettuccine Alfredo ⚜ 1915 - hush puppies

1917 - marshmallow fluff ⚜ 1921 - Wonder Bread, zucchini

1919 - chocolate truffles ⚜ 1922 - Vegemite, Girl Scout cookies

1923 - popsicles ⚜ 1924 - frozen foods, pineapple upside-down cake, Caesar salad, chocolate-covered potato chips

1927 - Kool-Aid, s'mores, mayonnaise cake ⚜ 1929 - Twizzlers

1930s - Pavlova cakes, Philly cheese steak, Pigs in blankets, margaritas, banana bread, Cajun fried turkey ⚜ 1931 - souffle, refrigerator pie

1933 - chocolate covered pretzels ⚜ 1936 - no-bake cookies

1937 - Reubens, chicken Kiev, SPAM, Krispy Kreme

1938 - chicken and waffles ⚜ 1939 - seedless watermelon

1941 - Rice Krispies treats, Monte Cristo sandwiches ⚜ 1943 - nachos

1946 - chicken burgers, tuna melts, Nutella ⚜ 1947- chiffon cake

1950s - chicken parm, Irish coffee, cappuccino, smoothies, frozen pizza, diet soda, TV Dinners, ranch dressing ⚜ 1951 - bananas foster

1953 - coronation chicken ⚜ 1956 - German chocolate cake, panini

1957 - Quebec Poutine ⚜ 1958 - Instant ramen noodles, crab rangoon, lemon bars ⚜ 1960s - beef Wellington, green eggs and ham, red velvet cake

1963 - black forest cake ⚜ 1964 - Belgian waffles, Pop Tarts, Buffalo wings, ants on a log, pita bread ⚜ 1965 - Gatorade, Slurpees

1966 - chocolate fondue ⚜ 1967 - high fructose corn syrup

1970s - California rolls, pasta primavera, tiramisu ⚜ 1971 - fajitas

1975 - hicken tikka masala ⚜ 1980 - turducken

1980s - Panko, portobello mushrooms, bubble tea, chicken nuggets, Sriracha, Red Bull energy drink, everything bagels

1990s - artisan breads, Jamaican jerk ⚜ 1991 - turkey bacon, chocolate molten lava cake, earthquake cake ⚜ 1993 - broccolini

1995 - Tofurkey ⚜ 1997 - grape tomatoes

21st Century

2002 - flat iron steak, tear-free onions ⚜ 2007 - Kool-Aid pickles, cake pops

2008 - Mexican funnel cake ⚜ 2013 - cronuts, test tube burgers

Source ⚜ Writing Notes & References

[what-even-is-thiss]

Quick and cheap filling vegetarian food (I’m going ovo-lacto for this)

Soup:

Dump some cans of stuff in a pot. Maybe some seasoning too. Pearl barley or rice may also be a good choice to bulk things out. With beans or legumes and some kind of grain you can make a whole protein. If that doesn’t appeal to you add some cheese or poached egg. Don’t add a lot of rice btw it will expand don’t turn your soup into a rice dish I swear to gosh

Quesadillas:

Basic idea for this is shredded cheese melted in between two tortillas warmed up on either side in a pan, in a microwave if you’re feeling extra depressed. But other stuff can be added. Salsa, pico, leftover tofu or beans, sliced peppers or onion. It’s a dish that’s as complicated or as simple as you want to make it.

Casseroles:

Dump a can of cream of mushroom or cream of potato soup on it. It’ll work itself out probably.

Scrambled eggs:

The most braindead way to cook eggs. You can even scramble them in the pan. Put stuff in it. I like putting fried tomatoes in it. Add enough mushrooms and cheese and you can feel your system clogging up in real time. Eat some toast with it to convince yourself that adding carbs makes it fine actually

Curry:

Wildly oversimplified term for basically most Indian food. It’s simpler to make than you think. The spices are the important part. The base of a lot of types of Indian food is onion, ginger, garlic, and tomato and then add spices and stuff to that. What stuff? Whatever. Spinach, potatoes, coconut milk, regular milk, even more tomatoes, lentils, beans, yogurt. Put it over rice probably. Use powdered onion and ginger-garlic paste and canned tomatoes when you’re tired. Probably look up some actual Indian YouTubers and bloggers to get more specific recipes than my stupid ass can provide.

Peanut noodles:

Cook some noodles. Probably ramen noodles. Melt some peanut butter on it and add soy sauce. Merry Christmas.

Melts:

Get a panini press so you never have to think again. Cheese, something else, bread, hot, eat. Add a sauce and some nicely grilled vegetables if you want to but tbh a midnight grilled cheese with tomato isn’t gonna be a gourmet meal. Just make it so you can finish crying.

Smoothie:

Frozen fruit and/or veggies and some kind of liquid. I usually use strawberry, mango, and soymilk. Maybe yogurt too idk. The worst part of this is cleaning the blender later but the actual process of making it is fast.

Pasta:

There’s more to life than just spaghetti and red sauce. Or so I’ve been told. You can use canned soups as a sauce sometimes if you reduce them a bit. I like butternut squash soup. Adding some cream cheese to sauces tastes better than it sounds and can fix your protein problem that you sometimes get with pasta dishes. Keeping a jar of pesto and some mushrooms in the fridge can make for a fast dinner when you need it.

Chili:

Get two different types of beans and some tomatoes and chili powder and whatever in a pot and let those bitches get to know each other and simmer while you stare off into space for a while. Maybe like 10-20 minutes idk it tastes good with sour cream

[rachellaurengray]

Not sure what to eat today that aligns with your diet goals? Here's a list of 50 things you can eat under 400 calories:

1. Grilled chicken breast (4 oz) with steamed vegetables

2. Turkey and avocado wrap with 15 cal tortilla

3. Greek salad with feta cheese and olives

4. Veggie omelette made with egg whites

5. Quinoa salad with mixed vegetables

6. Baked salmon fillet (4 oz) with roasted asparagus

7. Tuna salad on whole grain crackers

8. Cottage cheese with sliced strawberries

9. Shrimp stir-fry with broccoli and bell peppers

10. Black bean soup with a side of cornbread

11. Grilled tofu skewers with teriyaki sauce

12. Whole grain pasta with marinara sauce and grilled vegetables

13. Hummus and vegetable sticks

14. Turkey chili with a dollop of Greek yogurt

15. Brown rice sushi rolls with cucumber and avocado

16. Chicken Caesar salad without croutons

17. Steamed edamame sprinkled with sea salt

18. Spinach and feta stuffed chicken breast (4 oz)

19. Veggie burger on a whole wheat bun

20. Caprese salad with fresh mozzarella, tomato, and basil

21. Lentil soup with a side of whole grain bread

22. Baked sweet potato topped with Greek yogurt and cinnamon

23. Tofu and vegetable stir-fry with low-sodium soy sauce

24. Egg salad lettuce wraps

25. Grilled shrimp skewers with zucchini and cherry tomatoes

26. Chicken and vegetable kebabs

27. Cauliflower crust pizza with veggies and light cheese

28. Whole grain toast with mashed avocado and sliced tomato

29. Baked cod fillet (4 oz) with lemon and herbs

30. Quinoa-stuffed bell peppers

31. Greek yogurt parfait with fresh fruit and granola

32. Turkey and vegetable soup

33. Baked eggplant parmesan

34. Steamed mussels in white wine sauce

35. Veggie and tofu lettuce wraps

36. Cottage cheese and pineapple

37. Spaghetti squash with marinara sauce

38. Greek yogurt smoothie with spinach and banana

39. Baked chicken meatballs with marinara sauce

40. Roasted vegetable and goat cheese salad

41. Salmon salad with mixed greens and balsamic vinaigrette

42. Turkey and cranberry lettuce wraps

43. Baked falafel with tahini sauce

44. Zucchini noodles with pesto and cherry tomatoes

45. Tuna and white bean salad

46. Stuffed portobello mushrooms with quinoa and spinach

47. Grilled teriyaki tofu with brown rice

48. Greek yogurt chicken salad with grapes and almonds

49. Turkey and black bean lettuce wraps

50. Spinach and feta stuffed mushrooms

These options offer a variety of tastes and textures while keeping your calorie intake in check. Enjoy!

[lowcaloriekate]

I took a bit of time to look at the menus for a couple places and scanned their options for items under 300 kcal… i tried to choose side items under 150 kcal and dips/sauces/dressings under 50 kcal.

take a look! let me know what restaurant you want me to look at next!

🦞Red Lobster🦞

mahi, grilled (300)

garlic shrimp scampi, shrimp (220)

walt’s fav shrimp, shrimp (260)

cheddar bay biscuits, each (160)

coleslaw (110)

House salad (160)

Roasted asparagus (100)

seasoned broccoli (190)

kids menu garlic, grilled shrimp (80)

Kids menu fruit (30)

Kids menu, lemonade (50)

kids menu, raspberry lemonade (90)

kids, menu milk 1% (100)

cocktail sauce (45)

marinara sauce (30)

sour cream (25)

pico de gallo (10)

🎈Red Robin🎈

ensenada chicken platter with one (1) chicken breast and inclusions (200, [two would be 510])

bottomless side house salad, each (80)

Garlic Parmesan broccoli (80)

Bottomless, steamed broccoli, each (30)

Coleslaw (180)

kids menu grilled chicken dip’ns (120)

Kids menu bottomless mandarin oranges, each (25)

Kids menu bottomless carrots, each (15)

Kids menu, bottomless steak fries, each (210)

kids menu coleslaw (90)

house made salsa (15)

marinara sauce (30)

many sugar free options

🛢️Cracker Barrel🛢️

coarse ground grits (70)

Hash brown casserole (140)

Tomato slices (10)

Coffee, reg or decaf (5)

Old timer’s, two eggs (150)

The Cracker Barrel’s country boy breakfast, three eggs (220)

Grilled catfish (260)

Smoking southern grilled chicken (190)

Kids grilled chicken tenders (160)

Kids applesauce (50)

Kids biscuit and scrambled egg (210)

Impossible sausage (210)

Spicy chicken sausage (220)

Egg whites (60)

Butter, each (35)

Sawmill gravy 2 ounces (80)

Fresh fruit (60)

House salad (160)

Barbecue sauce, 1 ounce (60)

Cocktail sauce, 1 ounce (20)

Cranberry relish, one ounce (45)

Country green beans (80)

Steamed broccoli (35)

Turnip greens (80)

Chicken noodle soup bowl (240)

Chicken noodle soup cup (120)

Turkey noodle soup cup (130)

turkey noodle soup bowl (250)

Vegetable soup cup (80)

Vegetable soup bowl (150)

Sugar-free maple syrup (10)

🍪BJ’s🍪

honey Sriracha brussels sprouts (220)

California club flatbread pizza (110)

pepperoni, extreme flatbread, pizza (110)

House starter salad no dressing (80)

roasted asparagus (20)

Steamed broccoli (40)

Broccoli cheddar soup cup (250)

Chicken tortilla soup cup (210)

Chicken tortilla soup bowl (280)

Barbecue chicken deep dish, pizza mini (170)

Buffalo chicken, deep dish pizza mini (170)

Cheese and tomato deep dish pizza mini (140)

Barbecue chicken deep dish, pizza shareable (300)

Cheese and tomato deep dish pizza shareable (280)

Cheese and tomato deep dish pizza large (300)

Vegetarian deep dish pizza mini (140)

Vegetarian deep dish pizza shareable (270)

Vegetarian, deep dish, pizza large (290)

🍰Cheesecake Factory🧀

Green salad (130)

Grilled asparagus, (120)

Broccoli (260)

Green beans, (140)

Farm fresh eggs, (280)

skinnylicious tossed green salad with SK mustard vinaigrette (280)

Skinnylicious toasted green salad (190)

[glamatron3000]

The Unofficial Malto Family Cookbook

I was inspired by the longing of @ihatebrainstorm for Alex's cooking to do a deep dive into just what Earthspark's best dad was making, so here it is! The Unofficial Malto Family Cookbook!

Just a note, I am in no way familiar with Filipino cooking (I mostly cook American, European, and Japanese-inspired food in my day to day) but I'd like to think I am a skilled practitioner of Google-Fu, so here's what I was able to find!

These dishes were either shown or mentioned, sometimes both, in season 1 and the first half of season 2. I believe I got them all, but I did pan through the episodes pretty quickly, so let me know if I missed any!

Embutido

First up is the main dish from episode 1, which already sent me on an adventure trying to identify because it was never named. After poking around a few Filipino recipe sites I managed to identify it as embutido, which is described as a Filipino meatloaf. Dot mentions that it is her favorite dish.

Lumpia

The side dish of Dot's celebratory new job meal is lumpia, Filipino egg rolls! This dish appears regularly in the Malto family's meals, seen twice again in the first half of season 2.

Pandesal

Okay, so technically this is probably just a store-bought dinner roll, but why not try to find if there's a Filipino recipe it could be? Our boy Alex seems like the type of guy to pull out all the stops when it comes to feeding his family. The closest I could find is pandesal to round out our episode 1 meal.

Breakfast Burrito

In episode 2, we see Robbie lure Alex out to the barn with a picnic of breakfast burritos. Now surely there's also a Filipino style recipe for this, yes? Yes!

Longganisa

In episode 3, we see Alex frying up a pan of sausage for breakfast. Could be store bought, but it's also possible that it's a traditional Filipino pork sausage called longganisa.

Tortang

Here's our first one that was only mentioned and not shown. In episode 4, Alex tries twice to coax Bee into frying tortillas with his stingers. At first I thought he meant just regular flour or corn tortillas, but the way he was talking made it sound like a main dish and not just an ingredient. So after a bit of digging I found a dish called tortang, which is sometimes referred to as tortilla from what I can gather (citation needed -- I am a dumb American). Unlike the sort of tortilla you would use in a wrap or burrito, this dish is closer to an omelet. Those with more knowledge of Filipino cooking please feel free to correct me if I got this wrong.

Bibingka

Another only mentioned in episode 4, this is the dish Robbie would have picked to have for dinner for a week if he'd won the weekly chore race. Of course a child would pick a sweet dessert for dinner if he could.

Spam Steak

Okay, this was another mystery for me, particularly because of the way everything is stylized in the show. In episode 5, we see Alex frying up another breakfast food. I thought maybe it was a kind of french toast, but the browning texture didn't look quite right for that. So I browsed through the breakfast section of the recipe website I've been using and the closest I've found is this crispy spam steak recipe. Apparently spam is pretty popular in the Philippines, so it's possible! Again, if anyone more knowledgeable has another option, please correct me.

Snickerdoodles

In episode 7, Alex makes bagged lunches for Mo and Robbie's first day at school. While we don't know what's in those lunches, Alex did mention that he included his homemade snickerdoodles. Snickerdoodles originate from Dutch/German immigrants who settled in New England, and since there's a lot of Dutch/German heritage in Pennsylvania where the Maltos live, I'm fairly confident this is something Alex picked up in America. But just for fun, I did find an interesting Filipino/Mexican-inspired variant of this classic cookie, so you get a two for one deal with this one!

Unfortunately, Tumblr won't let me post more in a single post, so the rest will have to be in a Part 2 reblog!

[the-cat-and-the-birdie]

I bet Miguel can cook REALLY well.

Like CRAZY WELL.

Being a dad he did have to come up with something to eat for dinner every night

And with Gabriella being a bit picky, sometimes he had to get creative

And some of his favorite memories are the conversations he and Gabbie had while dinner was on the stove

But even now, he loves it. Miguel finds he act of cooking so relaxing. He likes the peace and the order of it

And even if he comes in really really late from HQ - he'll still try and cook something

Fighting sleep while cooking a quesadilla on the stove

He's a Sazon loyalist SORRY ADOBO STANS

There's always tortillas, sour cream and salsa verde in his fridge - freshly made

(if you got those you can figure something out)

And he grows his own cilantro and basil on the window sill

And he'll never use powdered garlic, only fresh

Yes he can eat garlic - yes people on campus ask him that a lot

(he's hot ACTUALLY a vampire)

His seafood is TO DIE FOR

Miguel can make amazing lobster tail, or crab legs (with Old Bay and butter of course)

And his Ceviche is SO GOOD and SO FRESH

Most likely makes everything spicy. It's not even that he 'loves' spicy food - He just makes it spicy AF and acts like he doesn't notice

MEANWHILE you're next to him and it hurts to breathe

He and Hobie are bean stans.

Miguel loves them in Chilli con Carne, with rice, refried, you name it

and Hobie goes through those British blue cans of Heinz baked beans like it's nobodies business

They both think beans are underrated

Makes AMAZING MOLE and even better Tamales

But you have to BEG him for weeks on end to get him to make Tamales cause he can't be bothered - and he will make you help

He likes Avocado, like in general. On toast, with eggs, guacamole use always a staple

He'll often just eat chips and guacamole the whole day in his office and he'll get pissed if the food court is out of it.

Well look at a corn shell ground beef taco and be like 'You think that's a taco? Is that what you honestly believe?'

Loves cooking with other people - in fact Miguel actually just likes working with people in general. That's why Lyla has a personality.

He's good at guiding others during cooking and teaching them things and not bossing them around

OBSESSED LIKE CONCERNINGLY SO

With mango and Tajin

He'll put Tajin seasoning on ANYTHING - the first time Jess saw him put it on watermelon she was like 'what for????'

But he loves fruit in general, watermelon, lychee, guava. A lot of them are grown fresh in the Society gardens

Strawberries are a favorite of his. Gabriella loved strawberries on pancakes

He pronounces lychee - Leechee (not Lie-chee)

He's the fucking PRO at protein shakes and milkshakes

The man needs workout fuel and whey powder and kale and potassium and-

He's in the kitchen 5am getting ready for the gym

Making a shit ton of peanut butter strawberry banana and oats protein smoothie with coconut milk and honey to sweeten

Because he does have a sweet tooth.

Jolly Ranchers are an oral fixation

You can hear him sucking on one, the quiet clacking of it.

Or see him press it into his cheek, lost in thought

But baking and sweets are his secret love

He just doesn't have anyone to test it on anymore - so he doesn't

His flan is the best, and it was one of Gabbie's show faves

He eats parfaits pretty often, and makes them a lot for Jess (and she teases it for it)

Miguel LOVES tres leches cake, as sweet as possible. And fancy stuff like creme brulee

Don't tell anyone but he actually really likes cheesecake he acts like it's a secret

With him cooking get ready for the most sugariest breakfast ever. It's a dad thing.

Whipped cream, fruits, syrup, chocolate chips, you name it.

Sure Miguel shouldn't have been giving Gabriella THAT much sugar THAT early - but with you it's fine so enjoy the stomach ache in two hours

Another dad thing:

COOK OUT FOOD.

Him and Peter get INTENSE.

Miguel swears by charcoal grills, Peter likes propane and gas

Miguel is the tio with the best Hot dogs and relish that HITS

Peter is the burger dad who spends an insane amount of money on Angus beef

Miguel judges your hot dog toppings but says nothing

His ELOTE???? EUPHORIC

Like,,, it'll bring you to tears it's so good - I don't know how he does it

And when it comes to cooking he's ALWAYS willing to learn

He'd rather invite you over and cook you something than going out to eat

He'll learn something you like or where you're from and make something from there

Even better if you can teach him how to make something - the two of you can make it together

But his favorite part by far is setting it down at the table, trying not to seem like he's watching your reaction

And seeing your face light up at the first bite

Or even better -

Seeing you collapse into bed with a food coma

Miguel with cooking and food as a love language

[inawickedlittletown]

All I Want For Christmas Is You (BuckTommy) - 9/9

Summary: When Buck and Tommy pick each other for the 118's Secret Santa, they both realize they know nothing about each other. That changes very quickly. Words: 3.8k Rating: M Read on Ao3 Chapter One Chapter Two Chapter Three Chapter Four Chapter Five Chapter Six Chapter Seven Chapter Eight

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Chapter Nine

“Is that your Secret Santa gift?” Evan asked, pointing at the bag next to the tree. 

“Hmm, yeah.” 

Evan got a mischievous grin on and went to grab it. Tommy slapped his hands away. Evan turned to him at once, mouth open in put upon shock. 

“No peeking, Evan.” 

Evan narrowed his eyes on him. “Why? It’s not like you got me. Or, wait, did you?” 

Tommy grabbed Evan by the shoulders and turned him around. “You’ll find out who everyone got in two days. Whole point of Secret Santa.” 

“Hen’s not even here,” Evan said and though Tommy couldn’t see him, he knew he was pouting. 

“You know that somehow she’ll find out if I let you know who I got and what I got them.” 

Tommy glanced back at the bag. He was going to have to rewrap that, wasn’t he? Otherwise Evan would figure it out early. There was also the fact that Tommy didn’t think it was complete quite yet. He did have an idea on what might complete it. That would be something to take care of when he got back from breakfast. 

“Come on,” Tommy said, “I thought you were hungry.” 

“Starving,” Evan said. “I guess the chips and guac from last night were not enough.” 

“Definitely not,” Tommy said. “The ice cream helped.” 

They had both been too caught up in each other to think about dinner the night before and then had found that Tommy had literally nothing in his kitchen to make a meal out of. Not even eggs. So, they had settled for the giant bag of lime sea salt tortilla chips Evan found in a cabinet and the guacamole Tommy had remembered he’d bought the last time he was in a store, instead of going out to get food or ordering take out. They’d eaten that while watching Christmas movies in the living room until Tommy pulled out the ice cream. After that they both decided to head back to Tommy’s bed. It was no wonder they both woke up at the crack of dawn starving. 

Waking with Evan wrapped around him had been everything in spite of also waking to Evan’s stomach literally growling with hunger.

They wound up at a diner that Tommy had never been to. It seemed like it had kept all the aesthetics of a 50s diner including an actual jukebox that when they sat down was playing Frank Sinatra’s version of Jingle Bells. 

The menus were laminated and Tommy didn’t have to even glance at it before ordering pancakes. 

“Should have known that’d be your go to,” Evan said and then went with scrambled eggs with sausage and toast. 

“You can’t go wrong with pancakes,” Tommy said. 

“I guess. So…what, uh, what happens now?” 

Tommy had been expecting the question. They’d been in a bit of a bubble, a sex bubble. The best type of bubble. What little they had talked about had put them there and it was actually probably smart of them to talk things out in public so neither of them could find a way to distract the other. 

“Would you consider this a second date?” Tommy asked.

Evan smiled at him, reached for his hand across the table. “I could be on board with that.” 

“Good.” He gave Evan’s hand a squeeze. “I won’t freak out this time. I want this to work, Evan.” 

“Me too. But what about work?” 

“I don’t know,” Tommy admitted. “It’s not like I ever planned on dating anyone I worked with. And look, we don’t have to say anything to anyone. You’re not out. You’re still discovering yourself. I don’t expect you to be ready to just tell everyone.” 

Hen probably suspected, but she wouldn’t say anything. Tommy could even pull her aside and talk to her about it, but he didn’t even think that was necessary. 

“We can be professional,” Tommy said. “Definitely no repeats of what happened in the bathroom during the toy drive.” 

Evan looked like he was going to protest that. Tommy was going to have to hold strong against how much of a tease Evan could be. It’d be difficult, but he’d do it. 

“I’m serious,” Tommy said. 

“So we’re keeping this a secret,” Evan said and his voice had gone a little strained. 

“Uh, we don’t have to. I just figured you probably aren’t ready to tell everyone that you’re not as straight as we all thought.” 

Their food arrived and Evan thanked the waitress. 

“I don’t know if I want to lie to everyone,” Evan said. “I don’t know if I can.” 

Tommy let out a sigh. Evan was an open book especially around everyone at work. It was one of the reasons that he got along so well with everyone. Who could hate someone like Evan? Tommy had certainly tried to dislike him and failed. 

“Look, my experience isn’t yours. I was ashamed and I had some not supportive people around. It’s different for you, but that doesn’t make it less scary. It’s new for you and I can go at whatever pace you set. You can show up and tell them next shift. Or it can happen next week or next month. I’m here either way. It’s up to you, Evan.” 

Evan took a moment and then he let out a sigh. “Can I think about it?” 

“Of course.” 

Tommy thought that he might also have to get a good look at what the policy was on dating a coworker so they could be prepared to deal with it. 

“Hey, I’ve been meaning to ask,” Evan said, then, apropos of nothing, “what’s up with all the flight manuals?” 

Tommy hadn’t known that Evan looked at his bookshelf all that closely. 

“You saw those?” 

“Uh, yeah.” 

“I was a pilot while I was in the Army,” Tommy said. 

He didn’t know what he was expecting from Evan, but the way that his jaw dropped was not it. 

“How did I not know this already? That’s — I mean that’s so cool that you know how to fly. Helicopters? Planes?” 

“Both,” Tommy said. “I, uh, I don’t advertise it.” 

Evan looked even more shocked at that. “Why? If I could fly I’d tell everyone I ever met. I’d start off with that. Why aren’t you flying for airsupport?” 

Tommy chuckled. “I fly in my free time. And that was my plan originally. It takes more than just having the license. There’s a lot of requirements and it’s competitive even when there is a free spot open.” 

“Oh,” Evan said. 

Tommy smiled at him. “One day, Evan. But, I could take you up sometime. If you want.”

“If I want? Yes, Tommy, I want. You don’t know how much hotter you just became to me. My pilot boyfriend.” 

Tommy rolled his eyes even though hearing Evan call him his boyfriend was doing something to him, enough so that when the bill came he was just a few seconds too late to Evan grabbing it and sticking his card into the holder. 

After breakfast, Tommy drove back to the 118 so Evan could get his car. Evan seemed reluctant to leave Tommy’s truck, and Tommy couldn’t even blame him because he didn’t want to leave Evan either. Wasn’t it odd, to not get tired of another person? 

They lingered in the car together, both of them excusing that Evan was still telling Tommy about his sister even though it was the second or third topic they had begun right there in the car. 

“I haven’t seen her in years,” Evan was saying. “I guess I miss her the most at the holidays.” 

Tommy grabbed his hand and Evan smiled at him. Tommy didn’t fully understand the story behind Evan’s sister, but he knew she was important to him and that there was a lot of hurt there too. He had also gathered that it probably wasn’t her choice that they weren’t in contact. He hoped she was alright for her sake and Evan’s both. 

When Evan finally let out a sigh, Tommy knew it was time. 

“I guess I’ll see you next shift?” 

“Yes.” 

Evan nodded and then he leaned over and kissed Tommy, pulling back long enough to just look at him before he kissed him again. Tommy wanted nothing more than to keep kissing him. 

“Go,” Tommy said after the third kiss. “Or you never will.” 

“Bye, Tommy,” Evan said and once he was out of the car he waved at Tommy before going to his own. 

Tommy waited until Evan had started his car and pulled out before he did, heading back home where it was far too quiet. 

-

Walking into the station on Christmas Eve, Buck found Hen at the Christmas tree arranging the presents that the others had already brought in. Despite having seen Tommy’s truck parked outside he didn’t see the bag he’d seen at his house which made Buck just a tad suspicious. Buck was curious about what kind of gift giver Tommy was, but he’d find out later when they opened presents. 

“Wrapped and everything,” Buck announced to Hen. “Where do you want it?” 

“Give it here,” she said. “Who helped you wrap these?”

“Hey, I have skills,” Buck said. “And Youtube.”

And also Connor, but Hen didn’t need to know that one of Buck’s roommates was very good at wrapping and had done all the fancy folds on Tommy’s new pencils. He’d done it all right before leaving to catch a flight to get home for Christmas. In fact, Buck had never seen the house so quiet over the last day with everyone going home to see their parents. Considering how much Buck was enjoying having the place to himself, it was making Buck think that it really was time he start looking for a place of his own. That might have to be his goal in the new year. 

Hen bumped his shoulder once she was done arranging everything. “So then you wouldn’t mind if I got you to wrap Denny’s birthday presents in a few months.” 

“I think Karen probably knows what she’s doing,” Buck said. “I should go get changed.” 

“Admit it, Buckley, you didn’t wrap any of them,” Hen said. 

Buck shrugged his shoulders as he turned and walked away. 

When he spotted Tommy in the locker room the urge to walk up to him and kiss him was strong. He had to tamp it down and just nod at him. Tommy smiled through his own nod and then gave his shoulder a squeeze when he walked out. They hadn’t seen each other since Tommy dropped Buck off to pick up his car, but they had texted a little, and Tommy had reiterated that they would need to be professional at work. 

Buck was going to break and give them away, he was sure of it and a part of him didn’t care. A different part was a little worried about how things might change and not in regards to Tommy, but just in how everyone saw Buck and how they treated him. It was a little irrational. 

Logically he knew nothing would change. Hen already knew. Tommy knew, obviously. Chim would probably pretend that he’d seen it coming. Bobby would probably have more to say about Buck and Tommy being together than anything else and only where it interfered with their work. Despite his own past regarding inappropriate use of department equipment, Buck did think he could be professional about it. 

Still, Buck wanted to wait, but not for very long, just until he and Tommy were a bit more steady in the relationship they were forming. It was so new and throwing in the opinions of everyone they worked with would probably be a horrible idea. 

The day didn’t drag, but it was also full of mundane calls. A small fender bender, a little old lady that fell down and broke her hip. A woman going into labor at a park. A lost child that wasn’t actually lost. A Christmas tree fire. Then, another one. What Buck liked was having Tommy near him, how they worked together side by side and sat in the truck together on the way to and from calls. 

It was so wildly different from the week when Tommy had been avoiding him and Buck loved it. He might not be able to be openly affectionate because they were at work, but they could share glances and casual touch and it meant everything. 

They had a nice dinner. Bobby had gone a little more fancy because it was Christmas Eve. Hen had helped by taking care of the salad, and Buck had been in charge of the mashed potatoes while Bobby took care of the roast. By some stroke of luck they managed to actually sit down and eat it without interruptions. 

“This is probably the best Christmas I’ve had in a while,” Buck said halfway through. 

It felt like an actual family Christmas, the type that didn’t really happen for Buck, not even when he’d lived with his parents especially after Maddie left. Christmas had meant being out of school and his parents, as teachers, being home too. Buck had tried to stay out of the house as much as possible. 

Across from him Tommy made a face. “I don’t know if that’s sad or not.” 

“Both,” Hen said. “I mean, Bobby’s cooking can make any Christmas good.”

“You got that right,” Chim said. 

“I’m just glad you’re all appreciating our Christmas dinner even if we all have to be at work today.” 

“Well, I don’t think Buck is wrong,” Tommy said. “This has been a good Christmas. One of the better ones for sure.”

Buck tried to avert his gaze from Tommy’s, but when he did look up he found Tommy’s eyes and he couldn’t help but smile. He ducked his head again before anyone could notice. He felt Tommy’s foot tap his under the table. Buck wished that he could ask Tommy to join him in the bathroom or in another secluded spot in the fire station so he could steal a kiss if nothing else. 

He was almost glad when the next call came right as they were starting to clear up after dinner especially when he wound up sitting next to Tommy and he could touch him even if minimally. 

-

Tommy had always been good at falling asleep almost anywhere, he was also easy to wake, so he heard when Evan got out of his bed and then felt it when Evan lifted his blanket and climbed into his. 

“Ev—”

Evan was sleep warm and soft. He kissed his name off of Tommy’s lips and Tommy could do nothing but respond to it, kissing back because it was Evan and he would never deny Evan. 

“Missed that,” Evan said against his lips. 

They kissed again and then Evan dropped his head to Tommy’s shoulder, letting out a content sigh. 

“You need to go back to your own bed,” Tommy whispered. 

Evan nuzzled into him. “I know. Five minutes.” 

Tommy knew more than five minutes passed, but he didn’t urge Evan to go. Instead he held him and ran his fingers through Evan’s hair. Kissed the top of it. Tommy tried not to drift off, but Evan was a happy weight atop him and he smelled good and it wasn’t difficult to be a little selfish and want to keep him there. Eventually, he did just drift off, arms pulling Evan closer to him. 

The next thing Tommy knew was Chim’s voice. 

“Holy shit. Guys, guys, come here.”

Hen’s incredulous laughter followed. 

“What’s happening?” Bobby asked, followed by an, “oh.” 

He blinked awake, felt the weight on him, the way that his legs were tangled with someone’s. Evan’s. Evan made a snuffling sound and he had definitely drooled on Tommy’s sleep shirt. Tommy froze when he looked at Hen, Chim, and Bobby who were all peering at them with big smiles. 

“Oh,” he said. 

“Tommy,” Evan said, voice rough from sleep. “I think we fell asleep. What time—” he froze and Tommy knew he’d opened his eyes and spotted their audience. 

Evan made no move to get out of Tommy’s bed and Tommy didn’t really know what to say or do. He was grateful when Hen coughed. 

“We’re going to go,” Hen said. 

“Yeah, but what—” 

Hen tugged Chim away. 

“I think we’ll have to have a conversation later,” Bobby said, but he didn’t look upset or concerned, just mostly amused.

“Yes,” Tommy said. “We will.” 

Bobby left and Tommy let out a breath. He had no idea how Evan was handling it and he hoped it wouldn’t put them two steps back on where they’d been just a few hours ago when Evan had decided to get into his bed with him. He hardly expected Evan to start laughing. He was giggling, shaking against Tommy because he couldn’t contain it. 

“Evan,” Tommy said, carefully.

Evan took a few breaths and he sat up, facing Tommy. “I didn’t think I’d be able to keep it secret for very long, it’s just as well they found out now. Is that…is that alright?” 

“You’re alright with it?” 

“I am,” Evan said. “I mean it’s too late now, but it saves having to tell them. I don’t mind. Come on, they’re probably gossiping about us.” 

“Bobby doesn’t gossip,” Tommy said. 

Evan fixed him with a look. “He walks a careful line, but he gossips.” 

-

Buck was glad in the end to have everything out in the open. It meant that when they did the Secret Santa presents at the end of their shift, he could sit next to Tommy closer than would be appropriate and hold his hand. Breakfast had been a little awkward admittedly, but it seemed like Hen had explained some of what she knew. Chim had given them both pats on the back and Bobby had given them smiles and a reminder that they’d need to have a bigger conversation on their next shift. 

Buck expected there to be more questions and he was sure eventually there would be, but for the time they were just letting Buck and Tommy be. 

“I’ll begin,” Hen said and dug around for the present she’d brought in. “I got you, Cap.” 

She handed him a box wrapped in red wrapping paper. 

“Thank you, Hen,” Bobby said. “Uh, do I open it? Or are we waiting until everyone has theirs?” 

“You can open it,” Hen said.

“I wonder how this goes down with Denny,” Buck whispered to Tommy. 

Tommy shrugged his shoulders. “I imagine not like this.” 

Bobby’s gift turned out to be a very nice fire engine red dutch oven. Bobby seemed pleased with it and he smiled at Hen appreciatively before he went to fetch his own gift. Bobby had gotten Chim and he handed him a gift bag. Out of it came a very nice looking sweater and along with it a wallet. 

“Yours has been looking a bit worn out,” Bobby explained. 

“I’ll transfer everything over right away. Thanks, Bobby.” 

Chim’s present was for Hen. Hen took the bag with care and reached inside. First there was a stuffed hen that made Hen roll her eyes, but following that was a skincare set that had Hen raise her eyebrows. 

“Have you been talking to Karen?” 

“Nope,” Chim said. 

“I guess that means you’re up, Tommy,” Hen said. 

Buck let go of his hand and Tommy grabbed a bigger bag than the one Buck had seen the day before. “I was originally going to tell you not to open all of it, but since everyone knows now I guess it doesn’t really matter.” 

They had gotten each other. Buck hadn’t expected that. He grinned at Tommy and their fingers brushed when Tommy passed him the bag. Everything inside was wrapped except for one thing that had a bit of tissue paper covering it. It was a frame and when Buck withdrew it, he gasped. 

The drawing was of him. He had his firefighter helmet on and he was looking off to the side. It was amazing. 

“Wow,” he said. 

“Yeah,” Chim said, looking over Buck’s shoulder. “Who drew that?” 

“Tommy did,” Buck said. “This is amazing.” 

“I don’t think it does you justice.” 

Buck felt his cheeks go warm. 

“There’s more,” Tommy said. 

The next thing was wrapped in silver and green wrapping paper. When he tore it off he found a cardboard box. Inside was a carved wooden dog with a firefighter helmet. Buck didn’t remember seeing that piece, but he did remember the wood carver they’d seen at the Christmas Market. 

“That’s really nice too,” Hen said. “Did you make that too, Tommy?” 

“Oh. No. Definitely not.” 

The next thing was a mug that really did declare to the world that Buck was bisexual. He loved it and planned on drinking from it as often as possible. And last there were two books that Buck would definitely be picking up and flipping through later. 

“Thank you,” he said to Tommy. “I loved every part of it. And now, it’s your turn to open yours.” 

Tommy smiled. “Bring it on.” 

Buck watched him unwrap each of the presents. The box of chocolates got a grin from him and he seemed to appreciate the sketch books, but the colored pencils got a bigger reaction. 

“I’ve been looking at these for a while,” he admitted. “Didn’t know if I should get them. Thank you. How’d you—”

“Good guess,” Buck said. “But you like them?” 

“Yes. Definitely. Thank you, Evan.” 

Buck leaned over to him and as low as he could say it, muttered, “this isn’t the only thing you’re getting for Christmas.” 

“Evan,” Tommy said, warning in his tone. 

“I don’t know if I like this,” Chim said pointing at them. “You’re too buddy buddy now. It’s not normal.”

“That sounds homophobic,” Buck said at once and turned to Tommy. “Does that sound homophobic to you, Tommy?” 

Chim looked from Tommy to Buck and then to Hen. “I’m feeling a little outnumbered here.” 

“Don’t worry, Chim,” Tommy said, “you’ve always got Bobby on your team.” 

-

Tommy couldn’t have guessed that Evan had had him for the Secret Santa. He wondered if Hen knew what she had done for them and how without it, he wouldn’t be walking out of the firestation with Evan, arms brushing against each other but too full with their duffles and Christmas presents to manage to also hold hands. 

After putting his things in his truck, Tommy turned to Evan. 

“Did you really like what I got you?” Evan asked. “I mean, buying an artist colored pencils and sketchbooks is kind of a copout.” 

“I got everything I wanted, Evan,” Tommy said and he grabbed Evan’s hands, drawing him in. “I got you, didn’t I?” 

Evan groaned. “That was cheesy, Tommy. So cheesy.” 

“But true,” Tommy said and he leaned in and kissed Evan. 

Evan melted into him, clutched at Tommy and kissed him back. 

[f4unlette]

𝑙𝑜𝑤 𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑠𝑝𝑜

drinks:

⌗ 1.5l of water daily/min

⌗ diet soda or flavored sparkling water

⌗ chamomile, nettle, black or green tea

⌗ black coffee with flavored syrup

⌗ warm 200ml sugar free almond milk (26cal) with 50ml coffee and barista’s finest coffee co sugar free salted caramel syrup

breakfast:

⌗ overnight! low fat yogurt (~50cal), 1.5 tbsp chia seeds (65cal) and 5g honey (15cal)

⌗ low cal pancakes from the big man’s world website (150cal/serving) with almond milk (24cal/100ml), honey (20cal/5g) and blueberries (1-2cal/each)

⌗ 165-170cal lidl protein bar with 200ml almond milk (~46cal)

⌗ toasted rye bread (125cal/50g slice) with laughing cow light cheese (20cal/each) and/or low cal strawberry jam (8cal/portion) and tea

⌗ low fat natural yogurt with strawberries (4cal/each) and a super detox smoothie (58cal/100ml)

⌗ rice cakes (between 23-35cal each) with light cream cheese (15cal/10g), thinly sliced cucumber or strawberries and yopro protein shots (58cal each)

⌗ almond milk (23cal/100ml) and 30g wheat cereal (100cal)

⌗ super breakfast (73-100cal/each) and banana (90cal/100g)

lunch/dinner:

⌗ (15 min, oven) mini pizza — portobello mushroom cap (20cal), tomato sauce (5cal/20g), light shredded cheese (80cal/serving) and basil leaves

⌗ low cal cottage cheese pizza (330cal) — recipe from graber.mp4 on tiktok :)

mix together 180g 1-3% cottage cheese with 1 egg and desired spices;

bake for around 30min at 180°c;

add toppings to liking: tomato sauce, light shredded mozarella and everything else is optional;

bake until the cheese melts (around 6min).

⌗ 80 cal mini tomato tortillas w/natural hummus (~25cal/10g), grilled mushrooms (~3cal/each) and shredded cabbage (25cal/100g)

⌗ lettuce wrap with light cream cheese, extra thinly sliced ham (11cal/slice), tomatoes (19cal/100g)

⌗ (140cal/100g) deluxe lidl mini potato gnocchi w/ tomato sauce slightly diluted in water (6cal/25g)

⌗ shirataki noodles (10cal/100g) in chicken broth (15cal) with vegetable gyoza (29cal/piece) and soy sauce (8cal/tbsp)

⌗ (sauteéd) oriental vegetable mix (17cal/75g) with soy sauce + tomato sauce (8cal/30g) and tiny shrimp/prawns (35cal/100g) with salt and pepper

⌗ boiled potatoes (83cal/100g), egg (75cal), carrots (~40cal/100g) with natural tuna (~80cal/tin)

⌗ white rice (130cal/100g) with sauteéd asparagus (20cal/100g), soy sauce and a sliced cucumber and cherry tomato salad (34cal/100g)

⌗ grilled chicken breast (165cal/100g) with calvé ketchup (8cal/10g), grilled mushrooms and steamed broccoli (31cal/100g)

⌗ oven baked bell pepper (20cal/100g) with an egg, black pepper and salt

⌗ oven baked salmon fillet (175cal/100g) with sautéed asparagus or broccoli and a boiled egg

⌗ (oven baked, 5-7mins, 200°c) tomato and basil zucchini rolls:

feta cheese, fresh basil leaves, diced sun dried tomatoes, pepper, zucchini

snacks/in between meals:

⌗ peanut butter chocolate chip cookies

⌗ popcorn (150cal/30g portion: a huge bowl!)

⌗ roasted chestnuts (37cal/each)

⌗ 1/2 sliced apple (~45cal) and cinnamon

⌗ light string cheese (45cal/each) with extra thinly sliced ham

⌗ celery (14cal/100g), baby carrots (35cal/100g) and hummus

⌗ banana

⌗ plain alpro yogurt (51cal/100g)

⌗ apple cereal bar (78cal)

⌗ cereal bar with white chocolate and jam (82cal)

⌗ protein pudding (75cal/100g)

⌗ sugar free jelly (10cal/each)

⌗ raspberries (1-3cal/each)

⌗ almonds (7cal/each)

⌗ protein bars

⌗ rice cakes

⌗ clementines (35cal/each)

⌗ zero sugar vanilla ice cream (57cal/50g)

⌗ alesto pitted and dried dates (20cal/each)

⌗ peach (50-60cal/each)

⌗ zero sugar gum

⌗ skinny rice bars (between 45-70cal/each)

⌗ low fat protein yogurt (64cal, 10g protein)

⌗ blédina fruit (42-50cal)

⌗ milbona skyr (51cal)

photos from pinterest!

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[tightwadspoonies]

Eating Well

If you are someone who struggles to figure out what to eat, this post may help.

There is a lot of information out there about eating well. It's important to know it's not as complicated as most guides try to make it. The following is a simple way of looking at food adapted from David Werner's Where There Is No Doctor:

You need a main food, or foods. A "Main Food" is one or more starch bases, like pasta/noodles, bread/tortilla/biscuits, hominy, rice, potatoes, taro, millet, barley, or another grain or starchy tuber.

These are usually cheap and should make up a majority of your calories. They often also provide an amount of protein, vitamins and minerals.

However, living on starchy bases alone is not adequate. To them, you need to add at least one or two each of "Go Foods", "Grow Foods" and "Glow Foods" every day.

"Go Foods" are energy foods. They are things like oils, fats, peanuts, other nuts, oily seeds (like sesame and sunflower), and sugars (like granulated sugar, honey, maple syrup, and fruit juices). Eat more of these if you are doing heavy work. They can also replace some of your Main Food, though they are often somewhat more expensive.

"Grow Foods" are foods that build muscle and other body tissues and heal injuries. They include animal foods (like meat, eggs, milk, and fish), legumes (beans, peas, peanuts, and lentils), and seeds (pumpkin, sesame, sunflower, melon, etc...).

"Glow Foods" are foods that contain a lot of vitamins and minerals. These include dark green leafy vegetables (spinach, kale, collards, turnip greens, radish greens, etc...), orange vegetables (carrots, pumpkins, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, winter squash of any kind, etc...), fruits (apples, pears, berries, quince, etc...) and other vegetables (turnips, radishes, summer squash, onions, cabbage, etc...), herbs and spices (chili powder, garlic, cumin, thyme, oregano, sage, cinnamon, etc...).

Example meals (each meal does not need to contain all types of foods, as long as someone is eating some of each every day):

A rice bowl (Main) with vegetable (Glow) and bean (Grow) curry (Glow).

Oatmeal (Main) with whole or coconut milk (Go, Grow) and berries (Glow)

Spaghetti (Main) with tomato sauce (Glow) and meatballs (Grow)

Tapioca pudding (Main, Grow, Go) with cinnamon and nutmeg (Glow)

Farrow (Main) with stewed tomatoes (Glow) and olive oil (Go)

Zucchini boats (Glow) with black beans (Grow), rice (Main) and cheese (Go, Grow)

Baked potato (Main) with broccoli (Glow) and cheese (Go, Grow)

Potato (Main) and spinach (Glow) curry (Glow)

Whole fat yogurt (Grow, Go), granola (Main, Go), and berries (Glow)

Peanut butter (Go, Grow) and jam (Go, Glow) on toast (Main)

[totally-sick-blogger]

Low energy/low prep snack and meal ideas

I've been thinking a lot the last few days about how difficult it can be to find the energy to make food when you're having high symptoms or low energy so I thought I'd make and share a list of snack and meal ideas that require minimal preparations.

You can make one serving of these things when you're hungry or most of them are also great to prepare in advance on a day when you're feeling really good or when you can have a friend, family member, or caregiver help you out. Snacks

dried fruits

precut veggies and dip

trail mix

popcorn

apples with cinnamon

cheese and crackers

pretzels and peanut butter

crackers and hummus

yogurt and berries (greek yogurt has lots of protein)

pickles

peanut butter on toast

guacamole and tortilla chips (guac can be homemade or store bought)

Meals

Cheese quesadilla (this obviously is not authentic lol)

boiled eggs

ramen (neither is this. I’m talking mr noodles. Not the real thing)

avocado toast

canned soup

rice (can be mixed with eggs or veggies or whatever else)

I hope these were helpful and as always leave any other suggestions in the comments

Love u all <3