Do you like "Lazy Food"?

[Waffles's iconWaffles]

I gotta admit... I'm quite impressed with what food chemists can turn into shelf-stable/tinned/just-add-water/microwavable meals these days, and I have found some really great stuff in there as well, but the budget-y nature of these meals is lost on me due to the sheer volume of mouths to feed in my household. Still, I do love myself some cup-a-soup from time to time.

What about you? Are you still buying these kinds of foods? If so, what do you think? Are they genuinely underrated or are the vast majority just garbage? Tell us!

 

[DunkeyKong]

A bread with some random chocolate bars. I don't know why but it felt like I created a new recipe

 

[jankusanagi jankusanagi]

I enjoy some "just dump into boiling water"-type risotto and spaghetti quite often.
Japanese noodles with curry, too!

 

[fake-kun]

This is basically all I can eat, anyway. My ADHD stops me from cooking.

 

[fishboneKiller]

my adhd medication suppresses my appetite, so i barely eat anything during the day. but near the end of the day, i get REALLY hungry cuz i havent eaten anything, and by that point im so hungry that i don't want to take the time to make any real food. so i usually just get myself a bowl of pretzels and eat that for dinner. either that or it's air fryer chicken nuggets again...

 

[Waffles's iconWaffles]

A bread with some random chocolate bars. I don't know why but it felt like I created a new recipe

You both fascinate me and horrify me ;D

Nah, I'm kidding... and that actually sounds kinda tasty XD Kinda like the meals they used to make in the Great Depression and World War 2 (peanut butter & mayonnaise sandwiches, pate and sugar on rye bread...).

 

[DunkeyKong]

You both fascinate me and horrify me ;D

Nah, I'm kidding... and that actually sounds kinda tasty XD Kinda like the meals they used to make in the Great Depression and World War 2 (peanut butter & mayonnaise sandwiches, pate and sugar on rye bread...).

I remember that lmao, maybe I just like the taste of WW2 foods or those MREs

 

[AnonymousCookieMonster]

I prefer food that stays on my plate... Food that runs away, is certainly not lazy... but i don't feel like chasing after it.

Cookies running away from me... that's a horrible nightmare...

 

[jankusanagi jankusanagi]

Cookies running away from me... that's a horrible nightmare...

The thrill is in the chase!

 

[fishboneKiller]

reminds me, in earthbound there's a food item called the "peanut-cheese bar" and one time i thought "huh. i wonder if that's any good?" so i cut up some cheese, put some peanut butter on a slice of bread, made a sandwich out of it, and... it honestly wasn't that bad. this was like, seven years ago now so i may just be misremembering.

 

[DunkeyKong]

reminds me, in earthbound there's a food item called the "peanut-cheese bar" and one time i thought "huh. i wonder if that's any good?" so i cut up some cheese, put some peanut butter on a slice of bread, made a sandwich out of it, and... it honestly wasn't that bad. this was like, seven years ago now so i may just be misremembering.

That must've been tasty if you remember that

 

[CaptainToad]

I'm vegan and I hate doing dishes and having to clean after cooking, so I usually cook a big vegan/vegetarian-ish supper for my family and make enough for leftovers for the next day or two for myself (mostly). Which helps cut down on work for me by a lot, I can just reheat leftovers in 1-2 minutes for quick food most days. Outside ramen, I don't think we could afford a lot of prepackaged microwaveable dinners though. I can do enough vegan chili to last like 2-3 days for like $8 compared to probably $4-5 for one of those dinners that still leaves me hungry.

 

[Waffles's iconWaffles]

I'm vegan and I hate doing dishes and having to clean after cooking, so I usually cook a big vegan/vegetarian-ish supper for my family and make enough for leftovers for the next day or two for myself (mostly). Which helps cut down on work for me by a lot, I can just reheat leftovers in 1-2 minutes for quick food most days. Outside ramen, I don't think we could afford a lot of prepackaged microwaveable dinners though. I can do enough vegan chili to last like 2-3 days for like $8 compared to probably $4-5 for one of those dinners that still leaves me hungry.

That honesty sounds really good, man.

There are a couple of good options to even out the value, though -- I think Tesco lets you have five meals for £5, and stuff like that.

 

[Zerpina]

I Don't eat alot of Instant food's, Time to time i have Raman. and if i just want something Quick toss a handfull of Pizza rolls in the Air Fryer.

But for the most part, i Cook Once a day, usually all i eat. Sometimes Twice, but it's Rare.
Live on Coffee and Baked Chicken mostly.

Tho yesterday i Did make a Slow Baked Roast <8 hours on 250> with Veggies and Rice

 

[AnonymousCookieMonster]

I'm vegan and I hate doing dishes and having to clean after cooking, so I usually cook a big vegan/vegetarian-ish supper for my family and make enough for leftovers for the next day or two for myself (mostly). <snip> I can do enough vegan chili to last like 2-3 days for like $8 compared to probably $4-5 for one of those dinners that still leaves me hungry.

If the vegans on youtube have shown me anything, it's that you can't be a vegan indefinitely; Instead you'll go ~3 years and then have catastrophic health problems cropping up once you exhaust certain fats and minerals. There's certain things you just can't get via veggies alone. So every so often have some fish or something.

As for cost of food, yeah i hear you there. Right now i buy about 5lb potatoes a week and heavily use it mixed in my food. Frying potato slices, i do about 2-3 potatoes per person and takes 3-5 minutes per pan to cook. Relatively cheap, satisfies for brunch, and then have a decent dinner of something a little heavier.

 

[Zerpina]

Yes I do like it fats and easy when you got no time or don´t feel like it. Watching allot of brutalmoose I know that American microwaved food is often BAD.

But here in Sweden the food is almost home made quality and 90% of the times taste even better than my home cooking but then again I never been good at it >.<

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This is a favorite of mine to throw in the Microwave and shit is delicious as heck.

Yeah, Canned/Instant food here in America <if you can call it food honestly> is nothing but Salt and Preservatives. And often Taste like it, almost like FastFood Levels of Salt and Grease

 

[AnonymousCookieMonster]

I Don't eat alot of Instant food's, Time to time i have Raman

Homemade ramen is better than instant. Cheaper too.
edit: A little after the fact but... i'll drop this here.

Post in thread 'Cooking and recipe sharing chat'

Jan 19, 2025

Over the last 6-7 years after i moved and was independent from a relationship, i worked my way up from total novice on cooking to being quite proficient. In that time, i rarely ever use a recipe unless I'm making bread in the bread maker.

Instead I've gotten quite adept at knowing how much seasoning to put in for a size of pot. Usually it's thin dusting (special rules for Lemon Pepper, salt and pepper)

I've also gotten to using a lot more bullion broth but i get it in the large bulk containers. Since i do so much raw veggies/foods i don't consider it a problem.

So example with...

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[Waffles's iconWaffles]

Watching allot of brutalmoose I know that American microwaved food is often BAD.

1) HELL YEAH! A fellow fan.

2) Yeah, some of that stuff doesn't even look like food.

3) But don't you get the impression that he messes up on purpose sometimes? I know him being a """professional""" chef is part of the joke and all, but still.

 

[Zerpina]

Homemade ramen is better than instant. Cheaper too.

Agreed, but that's just if i need something Quick. 99% of the time, if i want Pasta, i want Real Pasta.
not.. Honestly i have no idea what the Instant Noodles are made of, Eh well

 

[AnonymousCookieMonster]

Honestly i have no idea what the Instant Noodles are made of

It's starch and flour... basically...

Angel hair pasta is cheaper and does better.

 

[DunkeyKong]

Yeah, Canned/Instant food here in America <if you can call it food honestly> is nothing but Salt and Preservatives. And often Taste like it, almost like FastFood Levels of Salt and Grease


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That's crazy, should've just put salt lol

Homemade ramen is better than instant. Cheaper too.

This is so true

 

[ciro64]

Just get a potato, pinch a few roles with a fork and put it on the microwave

It's nature's fast food

 

[AnonymousCookieMonster]

Just get a potato, pinch a few roles with a fork and put it on the microwave

It's nature's fast food

I'd rather steam or boil. And if i do that I'll do several at a time, as many as i can fit in a 2qt pot. (frying pre-cooked potatoes is especially yummy... Also mashed potatoes and stuffed potatoes and mixing to other foods...)

Microwaves should be the path of last resort.

 

[Ajderniz]

Rice + canned tuna. If you want to get fancy, add tomato, purple onion and mayonnaise.

 

[jankusanagi jankusanagi]

Rice + canned tuna.

Hey, I do that, but with curry sauce!

I've been told it's weird ?
(I reply it's delicious)