Although most of us are aware that cooking from scratch is the healthiest and one of the cheapest ways to get your nutrition game up and going, sometimes it’s the last thing you want to do.

That’s when the temptations come in: cheesy tacos, meaty burgers, or frozen pizza. But it turns out you don’t need that much effort to prepare a pretty good meal and “I Don’t Feel Like Cooking Today” meals can be an art form in itself.

So when someone asked people “What is your go-to ‘I don’t feel like cooking’ meal?” on Ask Reddit people rolled up their sleeves, sharpened their kitchen knives, and got to work. From very basic ingredients to as little effort as possible, this is what we call a perfectly optimized meal.

#1

Pasta with butter or olive oil and powdered parmesan

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#2

Not magic but fried egg sandwiches are quick, cheap and easy on a weeknight and the whole family likes them. Egg fried the way you like, cheese on toasted bread. Bonus if you’ve got some leftover ham or bacon in the fridge.

#3

Bread and cheese. French bread and French cheese to be precise.

“My favorite go-to no-cook meal is DIY (do it yourself) tacos,” the pediatric dietitian and feeding expert Rachel Rothman, MS, RD, CLEC, who is also the owner of Nutrition in Bloom told Bored Panda.

“I grab a can of black beans, and shredded cheese, chop lettuce and tomatoes, heat up a microwavable bag of rice, and serve with tortillas. It’s a perfect super easy family-friendly meal – everyone gets to make the taco of their choice.”

If you want to check more of Rothman’s DIY dinner ideas and why she loves them so much, check out this post.

#4

Cereal

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#5

I always keep at least 5 “lazy day meals” in my freezer for this exact purpose. If I see a good discount on ingredients I’ll buy more than I need, cook a larger portion than what I intend to eat that day, and keep one in the freezer. It helps a lot when you get sick and need to eat like a normal human being. Just remember FIFO (first in; first out).

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#6

Grilled cheese

Those days when we don’t feel like cooking, frozen food and take-outs can be our saviors. Rothman believes that we shouldn’t demonize them but on the contrary, she argues that take out, frozen food, and fast-food can be part of the food that we are eating – and should be part!

“Life can get busy and these convenience foods serve a purpose–they are convenient. Plus, many of these foods have similar nutrients to a home-cooked meal,” she said.

“As a pediatric dietitian working with busy parents I often encourage my clients to use these foods. Sometimes we have to make choices (like spending extra time with our children or having a fun outing) and if that means skipping out on cooking from scratch I am all for it!”

#7

A freezer pizza

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#8

Frozen dumplings from the supermarket

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#9

Toast. An entire loaf of toast.

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#10

PBJ

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#11

quesadilla

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#12

Egg on rice, lil soy sauce, lil sesame oil. *mwah* 👌

#13

Nachos

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#14

Ramen and an egg

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#15

Baked potato

#16

There’s a lot of cooking going on in this thread. For me a sandwich. Specifically cream cheese and ham.

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#17

A flour tortilla with shredded sharp cheddar and some La Victoria salsa. Fold it over and nuke it for 30 seconds, and eat away!

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#18

Instant mashed potatoes with butter and peas

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#19

Tuna melt on English muffins here. Always got tuna, mayo, an onion and something I can toast under some cheese .

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#20

Lunch meat, pepperoni, pickles, olives and cheese.

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#21

Peanut butter on a spoon

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#22

Same here, though it’s more like “we don’t feel like coming up with anything to make, or going shopping” since it still involves some cooking. We get these noodles called Mi Goreng, make them, add some sauteed vegetables (whatever we have) cooked in gochujang, with a fried egg on top. It is so good.

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#23

toast with sunny side up eggs, feta cheese, tomatoes and cucumbers

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#24

Black bean chili. A can of black beans, a can of diced tomatoes, some onion, some garlic, some chili powder, salt, pepper, and a bit of simmering. Easy, cheap, and tasty. It’s a weeknight staple now.

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#25

Shawarma place less than a 5 min drive from me.

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#26

Eggs and toast,

#27

Rotisserie chicken and a box of stuffing.

#28

Canned stuffed dolmas from Trader Joe’s. Also a great work lunch.

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#29

I nuke a bag of veggies and legit just eat out of the bag with a fork

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#30

My family has done this all the time ever since I was little and now I have my wife making it too. We affectionately call it shaker cheese spaghetti.

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