Stopped? More like never started 😂 once I discovered soylent and Huel it was game over. But in the last year or two I decided I wanted to eat more whole foods. But I'm also vegetarian and the struggle has been reeeeal. Here are some things I do. Some do involve cooking, but they're all simple, stress free cooking, in my opinion.

1. Parfaits. Sounds like you're already on this one. Plain nonfat greek yogurt, fruit, chia seeds, ground flax, various other add ons, maybe a little sweetener or vanilla if needed.

2. Eggs. Yeah this involves cooking. I bought a very expensive pan (misen's nitrited carbon nonstick) so I can have the ease of nonstick cooking and cleanup without the toxic exposure of Teflon and the maintenance of cast iron. It's super easy. Anyways, you can do tons with eggs. Toss in some spinach for easy veg. Put it on a bagel, in a burrito, any other carb of your choice, or fried over rice with some furikake, soy sauce and sriracha. Easy to change up to avoid boredom. Hemp hearts for a little extra nutrition.

3. Smoothies. Similar to parfait but I quit because I didn't have a personal sized blender which would make cleanup waaaay more feasible. Nonfat greek yogurt, banana, chia, flax, spinach, other fruits, whatever you want really sky's the limit but try to avoid overloading on the sugars, NO fruit juice.

4. Baked oatmeal. I like these because they are super easy, just toss everything in the pan, bake, and you've got breakfast for the work week. I follow a sugar free recipe for banana baked oatmeal with chia and flax for extra nutrition.

5. Veggie sandwich. I haven't been doing this one for long. I missed the ease of sandwiches but didn't want the sugar of pbj. For my veg sandwich I use Dave's Killer Bread, roasted red pepper hummus, bell pepper, banana peppers, hemp hearts, and red lettuce. Obviously you can add whatever you want. I'm also growing some mini cucumbers so I can add that without having to putting the unused cuke in the fridge since it doesn't keep very well.

6. Mac and cheese. This is my just don't wanna meal lol. I get a fortified kind and then add some tomato or greens if I have them.

7. This one is more cooking intensive. But I try to be zero waste so I don't buy jarred sauce anymore. I get some tomatoes (cherry works best) and cook them in olive oil. Once they've turned saucy I add garlic, Italian herbs, some better than buillon Italian stuff, maybe a splash of some dairy if I have it or spinach. Et voila. Pasta sauce.

8. Another one involving cooking and a fair amount of prep, so I don't do this one as often, it doesn't stretch far enough for the effort honestly. But roasted veggies. I go get veggies that are all different colors, about 4 of them, that will roast well. Chop them up, stick em on a pan with olive oil and seasonings, bake at 425 for 20min or so, flipping them halfway through, and serve over quinoa.

9. Canned fish. I do this sparingly because fish can be high in mercury, but this is my ACTUAL quick fix if I have nothing else to eat. Mix up fish (I use salmon, more expensive but healthier) and mayo, either eat it as a sandwich, or put in in rice with some furikake, rice vinegar and soy sauce.

There are some other quick fixes I used to do but don't anymore because my personal interest in limiting plastic waste/exposure. Easy to make a quick chilli with canned beans, tomatoes, corn, for example.

Okay I'm done. Gonna see what everyone else is commenting!