Anyone else hate cooking?

Juliel85
Juliel85 Posts: 2
in Health and Weight Loss
I really don't like cooking, especially after a long day at work. The idea of make large meals and freeze isn't too appealing to me.

I'm curious what super simple, healthy meals I can throw together at 6 pm after work when I'm exhausted and still need to make it to the gym. What do you do? Thanks.

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  • 1brokegal44
    1brokegal44 Posts: 562 Member
    Actually I love to cook...just hate to clean up. But, Cooking Light has lots of good weeknight meal plans. Here's the link.

    http://www.cookinglight.com/food/everyday-menus/dinner-tonight-quick-easy-meals-00400000057114/
  • callybobuffalo
    callybobuffalo Posts: 7
    Turkey Chili. 2 cans of chili beans, a couple fresh tomato, some garlic & onion, and 1/2 lbs cooked ground turkey. Or there is a web site I use frequently for meal ideas laalooosh.com.
  • Timshel_
    Timshel_ Posts: 22,834 Member
    Personally I love it. I was actually studying to be a chef in high school and right after. I understand when time is short the last things any of us want to do is cook. What helps me is on weekends and days I have time I block out a few hours and cook like crazy. Then vacuum bag meal sized portions of stuff and freeze them for during the week. Then it is simple 10 minute reheating for full meals.
  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,257 Member
    I find the time, it really isn't that hard. Pretty much everything I cook never takes more than 30 minutes.
  • Synapze
    Synapze Posts: 499
    1 word: Crockpot.
  • OspreyVista
    OspreyVista Posts: 464 Member
    I have the same problem. My fiance cooks mostly, and he works all the time, but he loves to cook and that's pretty much the only thing he has around the house to do so it works out. When I cook, I like doing the crock-pot recipes because they can cook all day and they are simple an easy. But I'm also home all day. Chicken Alfredo is yummy I buy the box alfredo (no, it isn't healthy) and I cook chicken and add it to the alfredo and it's usually around 5-550 calories.
  • curvygirl77
    curvygirl77 Posts: 769 Member
    Me, I would rather clean the entire house from top to bottom---hate cooking so my boyfriend does all the cooking but I do everything else. works perfectly
  • Rose_bee
    Rose_bee Posts: 226 Member
    I hate cooking.

    Frequently my 'dinners' are triscuits with chevre goat cheese. If I have extra calories I'll add half an avocado. Fresh roma/cherry tomatos in summertime, with a drop of balsamic vinegar. Yuuum!
  • 1brokegal44
    1brokegal44 Posts: 562 Member
    I hate cooking.

    Frequently my 'dinners' are triscuits with chevre goat cheese. If I have extra calories I'll add half an avocado. Fresh roma/cherry tomatos in summertime, with a drop of balsamic vinegar. Yuuum!
    That sounds really good! Now I want goat cheese:bigsmile: and triscuits.
  • sPaRkLiNgLYFE
    sPaRkLiNgLYFE Posts: 609
    Ground Turkey Tacos
  • winterswish
    winterswish Posts: 162
    When I tell people I hate to cook I think they think I'm really saying, "I hate to cook because it takes too much time, I don't like cleaning up and well, I'm just lazy." But what I'm actually saying is: I hate to cook.

    I resent it. I completely understand that there are people who love it or at least don't hate it and I think that's great! But just like there are people who don't like to sew or parasail or read books without pictures, there are those of us who genuinely dislike cooking.

    My easiest "cooked" meal is making a decent sized pot of jasmine rice, toss it in the fridge. Then when I'm hungry I put 1/2 cup of rice with 2oz of canned salmon on top, squeeze a lemon and some pepper over it. Done.
  • haroon_awan
    haroon_awan Posts: 1,208 Member
    I enjoy cooking when my housemates haven't made the kitchen absolutely filthy and when I have time to cook.

    But if I have work and university and training all in one day then no thanks. I just put some frozen chicken in the oven and rice in the rice cooker, both with salt, pepper and coconut oil and leave them to cook.
  • JeneticTraining
    JeneticTraining Posts: 663 Member
    I make large portions but I don't freeze thwm. I just make them for that week.
  • jbruced
    jbruced Posts: 210 Member
    Plain frozen vegetables are simple and quick. A bit of salt, water to cover, bring just to a boil kill the heat, drain and season to suit yourself.
    For meats, poultry and fish learn to saute and finish in the oven and use the ppan liquids to make a sauce. Basically 2 minutes on each side then in the oven for 8 to 10 minutes followed by 1 to 2 minutes for the sauce and you are done. Protein and veg all done atthe same time.
  • jbruced
    jbruced Posts: 210 Member
    This thread has been on my mind all day. Another thing that I do when it has been a long day and there is little time to prepare a meal before my wife leaves for work is make us chef salads. Fortunately for me, we both really like a salad for supper.

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