I’ve been depressed for the last several months since my dog got diagnosed and ultimately passed from cancer. I was also struggling through my last semester of college and trying to hold my job. But now school is over, I’m working just enough hours to get by, and I’m finally taking the time and energy to make myself some food. So no it isn’t from scratch, and it isn’t the healthiest options, but I’m tired of eating out or living on snacks, so it’s still a step up. Cost and time are a priority, so everything was on sale, and all of this plus yogurt, brownie mix, (yogurt and brownies will be going in the empty slots), hummus, kombucha, coffee, and a bag of nerds gummy clusters lol, came out to about $50 and took about an hour to make. Caesar salad (undressed until I eat it) with “pizza croutons,” smoked sausages with sauerkraut and cheesy mashed potatoes, and bay scallops with lemony angel hair pasta and broccoli.
by Safe-Constant3223
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I think this looks great, so good on you for spending the time and energy to nourish yourself! Not every meal prep has to be completely from scratch and you get an extra pat on the back for including some greens. We do what we can with the time and resources we have. Nice job op!
Doing a good job!
Nice prep! If you’re anything like me, the process & modularity of meal prep are a happy place.
Giving yourself routines, maintaining a meal schedule & keeping your blood sugar stable may not technically be a cure, but it sure can’t hurt the emotional aspect. Hang in there & keep taking good care of yourself!
This internet stranger is proud of you.
You got this! Keep it up!
Congratulations! The pizza croutons is such a good idea.
Great job!
It’s a wonderful accomplishment to be taking such good care of yourself. Depression can make it especially hard to ensure you’re getting good nutrition. ❤️
This looks great! I’m so sorry to hear about your dog. Sounds like you’ve had a difficult hole to crawl out of. Don’t worry about how easy or complex your prep is. Make what you fancy, what’s easy, whatever!
I love cheesy mash.
This is inspiring, honestly. I’m trying to cut down on fast food and get into prep myself. That lemony angel hair pasta with bay scallops looks bomb. I’d go to town on that.
Nice work stranger! As a human who struggles, feel proud and impressed of your achievement here.
Great prep!! Proud of you. Pizza croutons sound really good on a salad.
Proud of you, bub!
Great job!!
Today I found myself dreading meal prep, but I reminded myself that in 2 hours I’ll have 20 meals. It’s become a “fun” time for me as I png getting creative with random items I have in my pantry/fridge/freezer that I need to use. I will have to pivot in the summer months as it is way too hot to have the oven and the stove going.
This is a great start and I can’t wait to see what else you come up with. I hope you’re doing well.
I laughed when I saw the pizza, when I opened the post I went looking for the reason. I like it. I usually have a pizza with a side salad for non-mealprep cheat day. So This is a nice variant of that.
Please post your recipe(s)!
We recently added a rule (#6) requiring either a recipe or list of ingredients, since it is so often requested. If you wouldn’t mind adding that we’d appreciate it!
Good for you!
Proud of you
You’re crawling! Next thing you know, you’ll be walking. Thanks for the inspiration.
Looks so good!!!! 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🥰
Everything looks delicious! I may have to steal some of your ideas. Sending you lots of love and encouragement to keep going and keep treating yourself well! ♥️
Good job and congrats!
Hell yeah!
I want to inhale all of this like Kirby.
that’s a good place to start
the fact that you made this is fantastic. you should be so proud of yourself, OP. making food is hard in and of itself not including having mental health issues. eat it and enjoy what you’ve done for yourself 🙂