Post #1977857
2026-04-21 21:29 UTC
Replies (6)
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@revoluciana@chaosfem.tw 2026-04-21 21:36
I grew up food insecure and neglected, and once I got out of that situation, I taught myself quickly how to cook, both to save money and also because I just really wanted to feel like I not only deserved food, but good food. So, I know what it's like to not eat good food on a regular basis, and to just generally go without, but I don't know what it's like when you have your needs met, but you don't have the skills to eat without *good* food more or less whenever you want-- again, just because you lack the skills. Because eating out must be expensive. So what are the alternatives like? The more I'm typing this, the more I'm realizing how much this can be the experience of people with various disabilities, as well, and not simply a skills issue. I know it seems like such a banal inquiry of thought, and might seem obvious to other people, but it's not obvious to me.
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@tsvga@ni.hil.ist 2026-04-21 22:40
@revoluciana@chaosfem.tw smoothies, soups, pasta, things that cook passively and don't need me to check on them every few minutes
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@lydialurch@mastodon.social 2026-04-21 23:52
@revoluciana@chaosfem.tw I have a friend who doesn’t cook but he can toast a bagel. He eats a lot of hummus and pizza. He gets soup at CoreLife Eatery. I think Chipotle is also in the mix.
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@RuthODay2@chaosfem.tw 2026-04-22 00:25
@revoluciana@chaosfem.tw Zero cooking skills here. And zero taste buds to try to satisfy. I usually buy a bunch of ground beef and chicken breasts. I boiled the chicken breasts all at once, they last four or five days. Lunch is boiled chicken breast cut into pieces with chopped up cucumber, covered in salt, pepper, and pumpkin seed oil. The latter I discovered when I lived in Germany. (Amateur tip: peel a banana and pour pumpkin seed oil on it and then lightly salt, for dessert). The ground beef I cook one serving at a time. In a pan then either chopped up cabbage or broccoli on top. Usually months cooking with one of those vegetables then months of the other. Breakfast is two eggs, scrambled, cooked in butter, in the same pan from last night's ground beef. With some broccoli on top. Bon appetit!
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@janef0421@mastodon.nz 2026-04-22 01:43
@revoluciana@chaosfem.tw I generally eat commercially prepared frozen or chilled food.
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@malusdraco@sunny.garden 2026-04-22 03:11
@revoluciana@chaosfem.tw my problem is that i have no patience to make something complex when i'm not doing my work dinner, which is always veggie nuggets with some sort of sauce. nowadays it's usually toaster + microwave grilled cheese, or boxed mac n cheese done up with extra extra dairy (if I have the time/urge) for days when I just need calories super quick, canned tomato soup, or either a frozen pizza (specific brand and type) or a hot pocket i've thought about pre-cooking some things but honestly? i hate it when food goes bad, and at this point nothing I eat is liable to go bad without me noticing. on top of being a picky eater, not really into cooking in general, and missing the general social attachment people have to food, this is what works best for me. i think it does scare people though when i tell them lol