alright guys, i really need some help, not sure if i should post here or /fit/ (ive never really come to these boards).
I have been living with stomach issues way too long, and im sure its entirely my shitty diet, but i honestly "dont know how to cook", i'm 25 @ 150lbs , and i want to make sure i never fucking become pic related.
My main problem is a menu selection, i typically eat a shit load of pasta or some pizza/junk food, i can afford to eat better but its mainly my time and laziness.
I work a 9-5 out of town, so i dont really get home most nights until like 7, could you guys help me build a menu of basic foods that can be prepared and cooked within half an hour?
When i say "i cant cook" i mainly mean, i dont know what to cook, i can make a meal, but i have no idea how to create it.
I think my main problem is soda (mainly DrPepper) thats causing most of my stomach issues but i dont know what to replace it with. (i can drink water, but i cant drink that shit programming all day everyday).
I also almost always skip breakfast, mainly because my stomach is so grumpy in the morning, do you think if i force myself to actually eat 3 meals a day that would help as well? Some people think i have an eating disorder for how little i eat, when in reality my stomach always feels like fucking shit so i never enjoy eating food.
Trying to get my life on track before its too late.
More or less avoid anything with ham/bacon (pork is cool) or heavy amounts of dairy or dairy related products.
Definitely force yourself to eat three meals, even if breakfast is shit. Anything works, eat a fucking apple for starters.
Re: your soda problem -- it could be the carbonation causing you problems. Since you're probably acclimated to the sugar levels by now, you'll need to wean yourself off of it. Make a huge batch of iced tea, add sugar little by little until you can stand it. Then slowly add less each week until you're drinking it plain. Then water down the tea more and more every day until you're eventually drinking plain water. It'll be more enjoyable than going cold turkey.
As for meals, stick to simple things. Buy a rice cooker with a steam tray. Cook some brown rice or quinoa and steam some vegetables (fresh or frozen) in the tray. Bake some chicken in the oven while that's cooking. It should all finish around the same time. Season however you want.
Whenever you make food, make extra. Especially meat. Cook an extra chicken breast, make a sandwich the next day. etc.
You don't even need to give up flavoured drinks per se. Iced tea lightly sweetened is actually not bad for you whilst still being tasty.
I noticed that in a lot of 90s films, characters will drink coffee at night time, even if they have a day job.
Is drinking coffee at night a common thing in US culture or just used in movie sets to make a scene look comfy?
>>9276348
Really more the latter
But coffee in the US during the 90s was fucking horrible, so considering that the quality was so shit, combined with the fact that there's a lot of water in it compared to something like an espresso, it's not hard to see people being able tk drink it at night.
Then again, I'm a literal caffeine addict who can sleep right after taking a few caffeine pills and a /sip/ so I may be biased.
I think it means they're expecting to have sex
t. virgin
People who regularly drink coffee will not get a caffeine kick. Personally i often drink a coffee in front of the computer before brushing and going to sleep
To conceal feces in a dish, you need a lot of sugar.
i hate children
>>9276320
>i hate children
Try adding more sugar, or a more punchy, pungent spice blend.
>>9276315
why conceal it
What is your favorite versatile hot sauce?
Mine is Marie Sharp
>>9276279
Versatile, you say.. ok I'll keep it themed
Breakfast: Tobasco will forever be the king of breakfast. Great on eggs, biscuits and gravy, that vinegar zing kick early in the morning
Mexican: Valentintina Black label
"We're from the South basic bitch": Luweesenah shit sauce
Patrician: A thousand different sauces from a thousand different jackasses. Some good some not but you have to try before you know.
Personal favorite: pic. Habenero zing with a slight sweetness. They use carrots
>>9276305
>Tobasco
I see this a lot on here.
Is it a regional spelling?
I'm going to be at Lake Tahoe next week for 5 days. North Shore. Anyone have any recommendations for good restaurants? I hear Fireside(?) Pizza at Squaw Valley is supposed to be good, but I'd like more recs as well if anyone has some.
>>9276194
Do they have McDonalds?
>>9276194
You're in luck!
>>9276219
Firstly, that's south shore. Secondly, fuck off.
DARET?
How do I improve my cooking and get the food to look better?
This is what I cooked today
>>9276056
that looks just fine
raw chicken can give you salmonella
>>9276056
Hit your wife until she does it right. Men aren't supposed to prepare food.
>>9276056
You need a carbohydrate, a vegetable and a garnish. Chicken looks good though on it's own. Plate that over some brown rice, a steamed vegetable and a neat garnish...boom done.
DARET?
>>9276043
im shitposting tonight, get off my turf
Was there ever any food you got fed too much as a kid and now dislike because of it? For me, it is tomatoes. It seemed in my house we were constantly having some tomato based dish, spaghetti, goulash, stewed vegetables in tomatoes, blah blah blah, it was always something involving tomatoes particularly tomato sauce and now I just can't appreciate tomatoes, they don't taste like any kind of pleasurable food they just taste like some chemical compound that came from the earths bastard vines
In fact, the only times I enjoy tomatoes are as a raw component to something else like burgers, tacos, etc or on pizza sauce where I find it complimentary and usually is very spiced/flavorful of things other than tomato
Any of you have issues like this with an item of food?
i just watched the newest joe rogan podcast, anyone know any good ketogenic cookbooks/recipes i want to try that shit out
There's The Ketogenic Cookbook. I'm sure you could find the pdf somewhere
>>9275838
>joe 'my kids see my dick after I shower' blowmen
pass
>he doesn't lick off every last crumb from the muffin wrapper then wad up the wrapper into a ball and suck on it to extract every last bit of baked-in flavor
>>9275837
>yeah, he bought a huge muffin, devoured the entire thing
>then right in front of me, licks all the crumbs off
>starts sucking on the paper, it was so weird
>No, I'm not calling him again. D'Quon is on his way over now to...hang out ;)
>>9275837
>he has a pathological need to do something bizarre
>believes it to be the 'valid' or 'superior' way
Hey /ck/ its 11:30pm on my day off...im really hungry
I got 2 cans of Stagg chili
No cheese or chips
Or
I can go down to 7/11 n get like ice cream n stuff
Halp??
>>9275687
Get some chili dogs from 711
It's trash but fuck me I love downing those shits
Kys yourself for a start
op you should buy pinto beans and make your own chili. canned chili is expensive as shit
Are there any decent fusion cuisine at all? All the ones I've tried in my country are basically low end of both sides that appeal to hipsters.
If it doesn't exist fucking make it yourself
>>9275683
texm ex
The best fusion is happening in America
>Tex Mex
>California cuisine
i can never quite put my finger on why their pizza is so fucking awful
I miss the p'zone though. Couldn't beat that shit for five dollars.
>>9275553
I disagree, it has a certain jay nay say kwaugh that the other big chains do not have
Best coffee beans to buy for making black beans
>>9275488
Perhaps he is wondering why you would buy the beans before they are roasted