Help! I hate cooking... food ideas?

I hate cooking. I can cook, and pretty good or so I am told but I hate cooking I hate every part of it. I love eating obiuously why I am on here, but hate cooking. Any tips for healthy eating? Or maybe tips to enjoy cooking?

Just do it!!

I don't like cooking either but I like nice, simple and healthy food and the only way to get it is by cooking it myself. So I just grind my teeth and do it. And I been doing it for more than 50 years...

Grilled or baked lean meats (chicken, pork, fish), steamed vegetables, lots of salads, side dishes of quinoa or brown rice, baked yam, saute vegetables, etc. For desert (I don't bake or care for sweets), fruit with greek yogurt or cottage cheese or once in awhile some ice cream.

Just keep it simple and think that by cooking most of your meals at home your save money and calories.

Frozen meals? Smart ones, lean cuisine.... Canned soup, bagged salad with light dressing.... Cereal and almond milk?

You took the words out of my mouth, Itskaleena! We do this as a family on Sunday then we get hot meals all week. And with our busy schedules, we are thankful to be able to eat quick and right.

Look up crock pot/slow cooker recipes on Google

Basically just spend 5-10 min tossing everything in the pot, turn it on, and in 4-6 hours you'll have a meal that is probably way more flavorful than what you could have cooked otherwise. Virtually impossible to screw up, you don't have to be home while it's cooking, and you can make large quantities so you can eat from it for a while.

Ugh! I hate cooking too, which is why I stick to simple recipes. I mean, I can go to a restaurant of I want something different, but to be honest if it's not something I like, I won't eat it. I have a hard time eating foods that I don't prepare, not sure why, lol. What I do is stick to simple things like tacos, stir fry, pizza, burgers, chili, soup, kabobs etc. I stick to things like that and change them up when I want to. They don't require much cooking honestly, and can be made on a stove top. One recipe I highly recommend is white chicken chili. For the chicken you can use breasts or canned chicken in a bpa free can if you care about those sort of things. Also look into lasagna rolls, which are also pretty good and a cinch to make. A salad you might like is a bean salad, and any veggies you like can go into it. A bit long winded, but hope I could help.

I 2nd a lot of what was said above.

- Do a big batch of cooking eg. Sunday that you can eat for lunch or dinner during the working week. Or if you have a lot of freezer space, freeze a lot of it and then you can alternate with different food on different days after a few weeks of stocking up. Good things here are soup, bolognese sauce (add pasta when eating) & fish pie. You can also marinate your chicken before freezing it making it no effort when it comes to sticking it in the oven.

- Eat more raw food. Seriously, I hate washing up so I eat a lot of salads. Cook 1 pot of quinoa beginning of the week and then it's me, my chopping board and a knife for the rest of it.

- Eat omelettes. One pan dish for the win.

Make a whole bunch of whatever you're making so you have lots of leftovers. That way you only have to do the actual cooking part once, but you can eat off of it for several days.

My problem is not with the actual cooking. I hate having to clean it all up once I'm done.

Look up crock pot/slow cooker recipes on Google

Basically just spend 5-10 min tossing everything in the pot, turn it on, and in 4-6 hours you'll have a meal that is probably way more flavorful than what you could have cooked otherwise. Virtually impossible to screw up, you don't have to be home while it's cooking, and you can make large quantities so you can eat from it for a while.

I find the slow cooker makes much of whatever I put in it. But, that is probably because I am doing something wrong, being such a horrible cook.

I do what a lot of other posters here already suggested. I meal prep one day for the rest of the week. But as for easy recipes? I just made Japanese nimono--super easy simmered vegetables in broth/seasonings. You can just chop and add any type of root veggies (ie. carrots, taro, sweet potato, bamboo shoots, etc) and your "protein" (tofu, fish cakes, chicken, etc.), add stock/broth/water just to the point that it covers the mixture, let it come to a boil, cover the pot, turn heat down to low and simmer for 20-25 minutes until the root vegetables are soft, stirring every now and then. You can also add zucchini, different types of squash, broccoli or any "soft" vegetables halfway through to cook as well. No oil needed and it's very good for you!! It's also a great way to make chunky curry too. Just add the curry roux/seasoning 5-10 minutes before it's done.

There's also recipes like tuna-avocado mix with a bit of lime, jalapeno, salt/pepper, wrapped in butter lettuce and nori. Super easy. I found it here: http://nomnompaleo.com/post/17420518139/tuna-and-avocado-wraps

Love that website!!

I'm Vietnamese so I also eat very easy to make, fresh things such as spring rolls. I season sliced beef very well and then stir fry it. Slice cucumbers/carrots/steamed or stir fried broccoli slices in a little bit of butter or oil, gather fresh cilantro/herbs, lettuce leaves, maybe boil rice noodles. I wrap everything in the lettuce leaves (and sometimes rice paper) and eat it just like that. If beef is not your thing, you can buy pre-cooked frozen shrimp, thaw it under cold water and eat that instead with the veggies. Super easy and minimal cooking. You can make a sauce for it too but I like to keep my sodium levels low.

Once you get into the kitchen and keep cooking, you'll see that it isn't actually that bad. I never cooked until I turned 21 years old... and now I'm 24 and I realize, it's so easy; why had I not done it before?? Lol. That being said, there's recipes out there that requires a ton of stuff to make it flavorful but I prefer simple, fresh foods with minimal processing.