What I Eat When I Don’t Feel Like Cooking

When my husband is home I tend to be less productive, that’s just a fact! He does a lot of hanging around and it makes me want to hang with him. The weekend signals that it’s time to relax and take a break from the go-go-go of the weekdays.

1. Smoothies and Popcorn

I do meal replacement smoothies and juices a lot but we all end up eating popcorn and smoothies for at least one meal a week. It’s not the most nutritious dinner but it saves my sanity and gives me a break when I need one. 

We use Orville Redenbacker GMO FREE Popcorn Kernels from Costco in our air popper and coat our popcorn with a healthy sprinkling of sea salt and coconut oil. This is probably one of my kiddos favorite dinners and is usually accompanied by a family movie in mamas bed. 

2. Tuna Fish and Chips/Wraps

When I first met my husband he would invite me over to his place for dinner. He made three things well: DiGiorno’s, Frozen Bean and Cheese Burritos (the cheap ones from Walmart that come in those orange packages, lol), and tuna fish. 

Well the tuna fish stuck. Daddy makes two things in our house now, oatmeal and tuna fish. Once or twice a week when I don’t feel like cooking Brady prepares wild caught tuna (Wild Planet from Costco) with homemade mayo and organic sweet relish. We eat it as a lettuce wrap or sometimes we eat them with organic tortilla chips (Kirkland or Late July brand). 

3. Guacamole/Hummus

Ya’ll know me by now. You know I love my dips. We love to eat veggie platters that consist of a ton of raw veggies and a bowl of hummus or guacamole. All I have to do is put a bunch of stuff on a plate, I usually always have a batch of hummus or guac made up in the fridge. This is a simple meal that covers all the nutritional bases I strive to hit at every meal: lots of veggies, healthy fat, fiber, and protein. 

You can find my homemade guacamole here.

And my hummus here and here. 

4. Hard Boiled Eggs

Part of my meal prep for the week consists of making 8-12 hard boiled eggs. I keep these on hand for snacks, breakfast, and salads throughout the week. On Sundays I usually eat a couple hard boiled for breakfast while everyone runs around crazy getting ready for Church.

I make my hard boiled eggs in my Instant Pot Pressure Cooker with a stainless steel steamer basket. I use the 5-5-5 method which means I cook them for 5 minutes on Manual High Pressure, I allow the pot to naturally release the pressure for 5 minutes, and I put the eggs into an ice bath for 5 minutes to stop the cooking process. 

5. Scrounge Around

Sometimes I wander around the kitchen aimlessly, feeling unmotivated, with three little people close on my heels begging for food and complaining about hunger. There are things that I could prepare but sometimes a mama just wants to sit down! These are the moments that I used to call Daddy and ask him to pick up pizza on the way home. I haven’t done in that in over 7 months now, and I don’t want to break my streak, so I scrounge.