nuts + coconut milk as a meal could cause digestive distress, so I dunno if I'd make that a go-to choice.

If you've been paleo for 3 years, seems like you'd have this problem licked by now?

With keto being higher fat than protein or carbs, you will probably be cooking less meat and veggies than you have been, so I think some of what you're concerned about will take care of itself.

Just some simple ideas,,,
- tuna salad, mayo, green onion eaten with celery sticks
- Routisserie chicken bought from store, steam some frozen veggies ( no roasting and already prepped)
- - use leftover chicken the next day and make a chicken Caesar salad, or simple chicken salad with mayo etc
- The next day boil the carcass , add seasonings and veggies and you have chicken soup
- Celery with nut butter
- Poached egg over steamed asparagus
- Already cooked shrimp from freezer section
- My fav lunch is 1/2 avacado, slices of cheese, few olives and 1/4 cup of nuts just on a plate. I call it a plate of stuff.

Just some things I've made and like

How about making sauces or differently flavoured mayo to have with meat? Something herby/lemony, something mustardy, something with capers and gherkins something with curry or chilli. Keeps it varied. I'm making sauces with cream cheese and yoghurt or making mayo snd then dividing into smaller containers for different flavours. Easy.

I'm a huge fan of do what you need to do to get by until you can do better. Roasting a whole chicken, pork loin, or beef roast (or all of the above) on a Sunday or day off can be really helpful to have quick to reheat stuff available. I like pepperoni/salami/ham roll ups with any kind of cheese and a pickle spear in the middle. Things like fat bombs that can be made in batches and frozen...

I also tend to batch cook - 3-5 pounds of ground beef at a time can become burger in a bowl, stronganoff soup, or taco meat - or even tossed into crack slaw (another good batch meal). I'm not a huge fan of spending hours in the kitchen every single day either, tbh. I like to steam veggies on the stove/rice cooker for meals, rather than roasting. Spaghetti squash is great in the crock pot - poke holes, 1 inch of water, low for 3-4 hours, high for 1-2 hours, depending on your needs. Doesn't burn, easy out, etc. Then, I do butter in a skillet, saute it a bit, add my meat, a few tbsp of heavy cream, shredded cheese of choice, just until all melted together... super easy.

@cmpinaz You poke some holes in it with a fork and leave it whole. It steams beautifully!

@kirkor - so you steam it in the crockpot without holes?? Just wanting to understand. I was just following the instructions my friend gave.

I try to keep it simple. There are a few recipes I love and cook couple times a week, but for the most part I do I lot of easy, don't have to think/worry about the carbs foods. Like beef patties, eggs, bacon, cream cheese pancakes, grilled chicken etc. Like tonight, I had egg salad and bacon, simple things like that.