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How to live healthy with only a microwave?
| To clarify, I live in a barrack, so I literally only have a microwave and a minifridge lol
| Mac and cheese is pretty cheap. Go to the store and grab whatever noodle is cheapest. Pick up some cheese, and a bit of milk too. Once you're home, put some n00ds in the bowl (say like a cup?) and cover them with dihydrogen monoxide. Microwave it for a few (maybe 4) minutes. Drain excess dihydrogen monoxide. Now shred some of that cheese we picked up earlier onto it, and put around a teaspoon of milk in. Microwave it till the cheese is pretty melted, then take it out and stir. Yum!
| >>547259 I hear dihydrogen monoxide is the leading cause of death in 2019! :o
Mac and cheese like that is a good idea. I already have a block of cheese which is perfect. Sounds better than buying those bullshit sized kraft singles.
| Maybe you could sneak in a toaster oven or hotplate.
| Mac n cheese g/u/rl here. When I first moved out, a microwave was all I had. I am well versed in "how to not die with only a microwave" theory. Here's your next recipe. Super simple, and almost healthy. This is your shopping list. Ramen noodles, chicken cubes, any and all veggies. We're going to do the same thing we did with the last batch of pasta, except we're adding some things in before we nuke it.
| Be sure to crush up a quarter of a cube and put it in there, along with any sliced vegetables (I'd reccomend carrots, cucumbers, green onion, regular onion, just about any vegetable will work). Make sure there's veggies in there. This is one of the ways you will be getting your vegetables in you. After you've finished your masterpiece, cover it with more dihydrogen monoxide and nuke it. What comes out is the healthier version of instant noodles, with vegetables so that you don't die of scurvy.
| Note that a lot of foods don't require a microwave. Carrots last months, don't need to be refrigerated (saving precious mini fridge space), and can be consumed raw for a healthy, tasty snack. Same can be said for cucumbers. Want to mix it up? Grab some dip. Fruits don't need to be cooked, and are always yummy and healthy. Depending on where you are, they can be expensive though.
| Carrots are cheap just about anywhere. Apples are great, don't need to be refrigerated, and are usually a half decent price. Instead of asking yourself "how can I cook this", when grocery shopping, ask "does this even need to be cooked in the first place?". I'll be back later tonight with more suggestions and recipes.
| >>547279 hey g/u/rl, I appreciate it. Bought some mac and cheese ingredients along with high antioxidant fruits and veggies like blueberries and broccoli. I'll come back to this thread in a few days to see them recipes
| >>547278 oh also do mini carrots have to be refrigerated? I've had em in my fridge for a little while already
| >>547289
Not that g/u/rl, but generally Ive been able to keep them out as long as they stay dry and cool. Also helps to eat them sooner rather than later.
| Ramen, but invest in some actual chicken/beef stock and use fresh vegetables and some meat. Season adventurously because that's what keeps it from being monotonous
| Most of the suggestions in this thread like mac n cheese and ramen are not healthy at all.
If you really can't use a stove or oven, then my suggestion is to make salads and sandwiches. Especially with fresh veggies and whole grain bread these can be pretty damn healthy without needing to cook; just chop, assemble, and serve.
| >>547314 this gurl never made ramen without the instant seasoninf(which is where all the heart attack sodium is)
| >>547318
The noodles themselves are essentially deep fried dough. Though I cannot speak for what you add in, and adding vegetables and meat could make it more nourishing, the ramen noodles are junk food. Empty calories.
| I mostly agree with what the other g/u/rls are saying but I just want to add maybe buying some healthy snacks so you don't have to cook so much. Example: Calorie Mate, oranges (but these are pretty messy), raisins
| Soylent is pretty good
| >>547368 you could always cut the noodles and make just meat and vegetable soup/stew instead but the noodles themselves really aren't that bad. Also bear in mind a serving of ramen is HALF the brick.
Also rinse it first. Cook seperate until they begin to loosen up before putting them into your soup and finish cooking there.
This gets rid of a lot of the soaked in oils and starchiness and such.
Lived off ramen for years healthiest I ever was lol
| That's not too say it's the best solution or should be done every day but you can make it cheap and good and can use a microwave for it if you're careful (never trusted coming meat in a microwave myself, I always made my ramen stove top. Pre cook the meat chopped/fried in a pan)
| Also cut sodas from your diet completely.
Switch over to flavored seltzers if you mostly drink them for the fizziness. They'll taste bland when you start but once your system gets used to not being overflavored they'll start to taste sweet and better
Ideally you'd drink water more than any other drink though.
| If you drink coffee, drink less of it. Restrict yourself to a cup a day at most. Try drinking it black or easier on the cream. Fruit is good for both breakfasts and late night treats.
| Try to diversify your diet
Your body needs lots of different nutrients and if you eat the same thing all the time you'll likely be missing something. Change up which meats and veggies you cook with.
| Ok,going a little old school here. If your really on a budget and can't afford much. Potatoes are going to be your friend. You can eat them raw or cook them and they have enough nutrition to keep most dangerous deficiencies at bay. Plus they can be an excellent source of calories. I think my grocery store sells 8lb. Bags for like 5$ a pop. That is more than enough to survive for a day. 5×7=35. Hope this helps because all this other shit is going to give you a defiency.
| Do you have a teapot to boil water? You can actually cook porridge in a bowl. Also salads and fruit.
| >>547645 wait there's people who cook it and them put it in the bowl??? But that makes extra dirty dishes! Why not just make it in the bowl?
| >>547255
All kind of soups with vegetables and bread or noodles.
Just boil water in a bowl with the microwave oven, cut some vegetables and put them into the bowl and eventually cook them all together with spices for 2-3 min. Examples:
- pee soup
- lens soup
- bortsch
- miso
- ramen
- udon
- soba
- potatoe soup
- pumpkin soup
- Mulligatawny
Don't use instant mixes! They often contain tons of unhealthy flavor enhancers and preservatives.
| here a complete list:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_soups
Most of them can be done with fresh ingredients and even in a microwave oven (even thought a regular heat plate is much better and practicable).
Some may need a masher thought.
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| Recently broke my favorite rice cooker (a forty dollar aroma cooker) and have been basically living off of oatmeal and pizza rolls the past few days. I've managed to keep my weight down by upping my cardio, but I'm worried I won't keep the habit.
With a grocery budget of say... $35 per week, what do you g/u/rls think would be a good cheap solution until I get a new rice cooker?