‘I know I should eat well, but I just can’t bring myself to cook. And anyway, I’m not that hungry.’
This post has been inspired by my dear patient who recently lost her husband, and said the above to me – a sentence I’ve heard many times before.
We know eating fresh food with good ingredients is important for our health.
This is even more important when we’re fighting pain and inflammation, or recovering from major life events such as surgery, illness or loss.
But what if you’re too tired, too sad, or too busy to cook? What if you’re on your own, or caring for someone else, grieving, or don’t know where to begin?
Should you live off the snack cupboard, or expensive takeaways? There’s another way, and it’s really easy.
We are so lucky in this modern world to have fresh and relatively inexpensive food within easy reach. All I suggested to my patient was to check out these shelves at the supermarket:
✅ Chilled stews
✅ Chilled soups
✅ Frozen veg
Method:
➡️ Go to the supermarket, or order online 🚚
➡️ Buy ready chilled soups or stews with no artificial ingredients.
(🤓 A quick scan of the ingredient list should tell you if everything listed is actual food! Avoid MSG or E numbers if possible. I’ve shared below a few brands which I know are good)
➡️ Buy a bag of frozen veg: peas, soya beans, spinach, sweetcorn – get at least 1 green 🫛🥬
➡️ When heating up your soup or stew, throw in some frozen veg straight from the freezer 🍲
⭐️ Au voilà! A nutritious and delicious meal in around 2 minutes and £2!
Brands to check out:
[These are not sponsored links, just brands I found and liked, with good ingredients]
BOL
Yorkshire Provender
Cully & Sully
Supermarket own-brand chilled soups (just check the ingredients are all familiar)
‘Merchant Gourmet’ make oriental and mediterranean dishes based on lentils or rice, which can be kept in the cupboard for a while before they expire.
I hope this helps if you are in a tight spot, or if like me you don’t love cooking but want to eat well 😉💚
Ooh and finally a little shout out for my everyday hero’s – they are just so good for you 😍
Avocado 🥑
Nuts and seeds 🥜 🌰
organic eggs🍳
With love,
Orit x
