This week I got an email from a friend who is a new spoonie asking about that most important of household tasks: Dinner. As we all need to make food every day here's some of what I replied to her:
1. Find a good (healthy & cheap!) takeaway. I find Vietnamese rice paper rolls v good. V. healthy. (I can't eat anything with fat in it if I'm having a bad day)
2. Whenever I'm cooking properly I make enough for 4 & put half in the freezer. (We call these 'frozen mysteries' when we pull them out).
(I wish my freezer looked like this)
3. Cheese & tomato on toast/cereal are perfectly valid dinner options!
4. We did a weight loss thing a few years ago & used meal replacement bars (Optifast/Optislim/Celebrity slim etc). I keep 2 packets in the pantry for days when even eating is too hard. They are a whole meal, and healthy, and you just unwrap!
5. Casseroles/slow cooker meals are great. You can put 20 mins of energy in, put in the oven, rest for an hour, do another 20 mins!
6. Sometimes I'll partially prepare a meal. The Prince is often happy to make a salad/finish a meal or whatever if I've made a start.
7. Plan a menu. I find the hardest bit is often deciding what to eat/what we have in the pantry. If it's up on the board I don't have to worry about that & I know we have the ingredients for these 5 meals. (but don't be afraid to do something else if they feel a bit hard that day)
8. Lower your expectations. If your partner is anything like the Prince he'll be happy with a sandwich if he doesn't have to make it! (c:
What's your best idea for a spoonie dinner?
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