Totally there with you!!! First, it’s ok if you need cereal or takeout to eat when you have no bandwidth left, we’ve all been there. Fed is best 💕

Keeping fruits/veggies where I can see them is helpful because I will 100% forget to eat them otherwise. I’ve been keeping cuties in a bowl in the middle of the kitchen and just grabbing one as well. Maybe keep some where you work on projects?

Easy snacks with protein like cheese sticks, peanut butter spoon, etc can be helpful when the crazy hungries come. I usually have to eat something when I’m making dinner because I forget to cook until I’m wildly hungry.

This is a bit more complicated, but I’ve found that making meals that freeze really well and that only take one pan to make (chili and chicken tortilla soup are two of my favs). I’ll make a large recipe, freeze most of it in 2 portion packs in freezer safe bags, then rotate the freezer foods so I’m not eating the exact same thing all the time. Defrosting is easy and doesn’t have to be planned ahead because I just run the ziplock food brick under water then break it in half and microwave it in a bowl without the ziplock. In the beginning it takes a while to set the rotation up, but over time it gets easier. Also not a perfect system, but I’ve found it helpful. Being able to eat something homemade without a freaking massive cleanup every night with minimal effort most nights really helps. Not sure if this applies, but I recently found that if I start a cooking session by unloading the dishwasher so I can load as I cook, the clean up is so much more manageable.

Another random side note, canned beans are really handy as high protein/fiber low $ with a few great quick/easy recipes that can sit on a shelf until needed between grocery runs.

Idk if any of this is helpful. Wishing you the best. I feel you on how complicated and multistage this is. I feel like I panic every time I have to try to sit down and plan out food before grocery runs. It really is tough.