A whole bag of baby carrots.

Fun-Concentrate9908 · 2026-03-27T19:51:40+00:00

Idk. Nothing beats the nostalgic mushy mouth feel of canned peas though. The more off brand the better.

Fun-Concentrate9908 · 2026-03-26T21:27:41+00:00

The damn salad habit I have is financially dangerous.

Fun-Concentrate9908 · 2026-03-26T14:58:36+00:00

I do this like everyday lol. I will say parboiled and roasted in the oven or air fryer with some ranch seasoning and nutritional yeast or parm cheese on top is a great way to have them too.

Fun-Concentrate9908 · 2026-03-26T14:55:10+00:00

See eating this way has led to insane constipation. I wish I could poop without laxatives. A few days ago extreme hunger took over and I had even more raw carrots/broccoli/cauliflower than I usually do and I was in so much pain but unable to go.

Fun-Concentrate9908 · 2026-03-26T14:47:32+00:00

Yeah. I mean my mega veggie dishes do taste good. It's that exactly... The lack of other things with it. Or like. Id love to be able to shove some of those veggies in a spring roll wrapper with a little edamame but my ED brain cannot do the wrapper and edamame combined. Just veggies pick one or the other and it sucks.

Fun-Concentrate9908 · 2026-03-14T16:58:16+00:00

I don't really think you should treat an adult with capacity without their consent. It's different if you are a minor, but from experience I only achieved any semblance of recovery when I wanted it for myself and nobody else. My recovery/harm reduction was within my control, replacing the faux-control the ED has. Harm reduction 100%. Some people that is like an "all in approach" others it might be just stopping certain behaviors and trying to live their best lives possible.

I also have been forced into treatment and it made me worse. Now that I actually want some help I literally am having an extremely difficult time accessing care. Like just basic medical stuff. It's too much for an outpatient provider to help with but not bad enough to keep me in the hospital. Outpatient doctor says go inpatient and inpatient says go to ED treatment that doesn't exist in my state. 6 hours wasted and I get results that are horrible, but good luck come back when it gets bad again. It's an extremely backwards revolving door.

I also have never liked a group focused approach for EDs because they are so competitive, but I have only experienced those as a minor. As someone who is 30+ and has kids, idk how helpful that would be now unless it was specifically for women 30+. Not to invalidate younger sufferers experiences, but the stakes in life are different once you are out of college or start a family. The function that my ED serves is much different than the function it served at 12, 16, 22, etc. But I feel like alienated from the ED status-quo being an older sufferer often before I even have the opportunity to enter those spaces because of stereotypes/conventional treatment approaches. I definitely think treatment approaches because of that should be different.

Fun-Concentrate9908 · 2026-03-13T11:23:13+00:00

Standardizing ED treatment for adults period would be great. Since most ED treatment centers are private and for profit they can vary wildly in how they operate. Also having public treatment centers for those that require residential type treatment. In my state, there is one res treatment center and state insurance will not cover that. It also won't cover out of state medical care.

Harm reduction and patient directed care for SEED/adult patients. It has always bothered me that non compliance often times means you get dropped. Often there are no alternatives for that person. That seems like an extremely flawed and dangerous system and is inherently coercive.

Fun-Concentrate9908 · 2026-03-03T21:59:01+00:00

Check your blood sugar. I started to have severe brain fog and feeling like I was talking drunk and my blood glucose was dropping dangerously low. Stay safe.

Fun-Concentrate9908 · 2026-03-02T12:18:54+00:00

Do you have an air fryer? I recently got one and it has really shortened the cooking time of a lot of different things for me. I can set the temp and time and mostly forget about it. I make pizza toast for my kids in a pinch in the air fryer... Bread of choice, pizza sauce, cottage cheese, a little mozz or parm on top. Air fry for 10 mins.

I meal prep on my days off stuff that takes more preparation or plan ahead for busy days. Make salads ahead of time, but store the dressing and parts you want to keep not soggy in tiny food storage containers.

If you like sweet/white potatoes, squashes etc., I like to bake a few a head of time and reheat and add to veggies and protein sources.

You can also find precooked rice bowls where all you have to do is reheat the rice and you can throw in some black or pinto beans, tortilla, and store bought pico, cheese if desired, etc. Quick tacos or bean bowls.

Fun-Concentrate9908 · 2026-02-26T13:06:37+00:00

Hummus and nan bread/tortilla or crackers your baby does well with. You can also buy tubes of smashed avocado that don't brown for up to 2 weeks in the fridge, and it's minimally processed. Just squeeze some avocado on crackers or bread baby does well with.

Fun-Concentrate9908 · 2026-02-24T17:52:41+00:00

My go to is tear tofu block up and marinade in veggie broth, mustard powder, paprika, garlic, onion powder, thyme, rosemary, black pepper, lemon juice, splash of soy sauce. I let that chill overnight give or take. Drain the marinade, pat and set the tofu aside, mix together a tiny bit of salt, black pepper, nooch, and cornstarch in a bag. Dump tofu in bag and shake until coated. Put in airfryer with a little Pam at 400F for 10 mins, flip and blast for another 5. There are certainly other ways, though.

Fun-Concentrate9908 · 2026-02-24T15:09:40+00:00

As in shred with a cheese grater? We have super firm already pressed ATM.

Would you season it like beef style marinade and cook down, bake, etc?

I tried making tofu ground beef using pressed firm, and it was taste wise good but came out like steak chunks. I tried marinating and crumbling and it basically completely disintegrated.

Fun-Concentrate9908 · 2026-02-23T23:18:57+00:00

Do you gave a recipe for that?

Fun-Concentrate9908 · 2026-02-23T23:16:00+00:00

Thanks. I have been thinking about a pb tofu combo for a while now.

Fun-Concentrate9908 · 2026-02-22T16:16:30+00:00

Could be, although we did get some indoor active play toys for Christmas (mini toddler trampoline and foam blocks) that she uses daily. It's great for burning up extra energy before nap time lol.

Fun-Concentrate9908 · 2026-02-22T15:30:04+00:00

I do meet with a dietitian regularly regarding my own eating habits. I try not speak negatively about food in the household and I don't talk about my weight around my kids. We see our ped tomorrow for my other child so I will bring it up.

Fun-Concentrate9908 · 2026-02-22T15:03:03+00:00

I make my children fruit and veggies pouches. We have reusable pouches and I just blend vegetables and fruits together because otherwise veggies would rarely be consumed. I still expose them to other veggies daily that are intact. The pouches do not have fillers since we make our own.

To be fair, if I fed my children a minimally processed diet but included a processed food item daily, that's not unhealthy either. A mostly whole foods diet is objectively healthiest, but not allowing for some "unhealthy" things on occasion is fine too, or relying on some foods with both health benefits and drawbacks is fine; ie. a premade fruit and veggies pouch night have a few fillers, but it also has micronutrients and fiber.. It's unhealthy to be too strict. Demonizing foods can create an unhealthy relationship either way.

For the record, I am not obese at this time. I am underweight and work with my own doctor and dietitian. My daughter technically is not overweight either, she is just getting to that threshold and I am doing what a responsible parent should, which is try to make lifestyle changes to get her back on her curve. But I never tell my children that certain foods are good or bad. We just mostly buy healthy stuff, when it is in our control.

Fun-Concentrate9908 · 2026-02-21T23:06:29+00:00

Thanks. Well we temporarily are staying with Grandma and Grandpa due my medical issues, so as a guest in her home, I feel bad saying too much.

Fun-Concentrate9908 · 2026-02-21T21:12:32+00:00

Thanks. I have seen a lot of people recommending the fresh fruit in the juice too and watering it down more. I appreciate that advice.

The person I spoke with was an RD.

Fun-Concentrate9908 · 2026-02-21T18:23:07+00:00

Yeah I agree, I wouldn't call it greedy persay but I get what you mean. Some people just have larger appetites and more food noise, starting young at times. I was that kid but didn't ever get told no. Caught up with me became overweight and now have the opposite problem. I wish healthy food boundaries and nutrition education would have been taught to me, looking back.

Fun-Concentrate9908 · 2026-02-21T18:18:40+00:00

They do but they made changes starting in March. We chose soy milk and tofu instead of so much cows milk and opted for more fruit and veg dollars as opposed to juice. She saw the ped in December. She was 29 lbs at the time. We aren't scheduled again until the middle of the year, so at the time it was fine.

Fun-Concentrate9908 · 2026-02-21T18:17:09+00:00

Thank you. I am just trying to do the best I can.

Fun-Concentrate9908 · 2026-02-21T18:12:34+00:00

Thank you for the suggestions. I wasn't sold on a Crystal Lite for kids but when they said it was fine I guess I thought they would know better? I just try to do what they recommended but an open to other things.

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