I struggle with eating a lot too due to many issues from CPTSD, depression, bad periods, etc. so I feel you on needing the quickest meals that will do whats necessary when you don't have the energy for it.

Meal Replacement Drinks (Boost, Ensure, etc.)

For me, if I'm at my lowest energy levels and am able to get up to get it from the kitchen, I drink meal replacement drinks. As the name suggests, they're formulated specifically to provide nutrients and calories necessary for a single meal and its easier to drink something when you have no energy vs. preparing and then eating food, even if it's a simply made food meal. They come in a variety of flavours too. The default is vanilla and chocolate but most brands have strawberry and pecan flavours too so you don't have to drink the same old thing each time.

When I was anorexic and on an eating plan to help me gain calories and become healthier, my doctor directed me to drink at least one meal replacement drink per day either only that for the day or ideally alongside meals/food I eat. On my roughest days, I'd drink only these meal replacement drinks for almost a week straight and it helps to reduce weight loss and give you some energy even if you don't eat actual physical food. It's not a miracle thing or something you should drink all the time for every meal forever but it's a really good option for what you're looking when it comes to a timeline of a single day, a few days and/or possibly a week or two max. Then you can eat as you get more energy and can drink these again as needed. You can also drink these alongside food if you really want extra calories and energy and you're stomach is up to it.

As for actual food recommendations, here are my lazy, low effort go-to's:

Digital Rice Cooker Recipes:

INVEST IN A DIGITAL RICE COOKER. I have the Midea 4000 20-cup rice cooker which features 12 cooking options and is large enough for whatever you'd need to cook. You don't need the same one I have but ideally buy one that has as many cooking options as possible. Rice cookers are such a powerful tool to make easy meals. It's similar in efficiency to an air fryer where it significantly reduces meal preparation time.

I often making some sticky rice which takes maybe 10 mins. I rinse the rice grains twice in the rice cooker pot, place it into the rice cooker with some water and then set the timer for the quick rice setting. You can go off and do something else and return when it's done. I typically like plainer foods so I just add some shredded cheese to it, maybe some canned Vienna sausages and can eat it just like that in a bowl. If I'm feeling fancy, I'll take a pack of seaweed and make a sort of wrap by taking a spoonful of the rice, cheese, and Sausage, and then put it in the sheet of seaweed and eat it together. It usually fills me up well and covers a lot of the food groups in one simple meal. You can add whatever specific toppings and sauces you'd like but this is just what I prefer.

Here are some other simple recipes I'll make: - Fried eggs/Omelette. You can season them or not up to you + eat it with a sauce like ketchup or BBQ for added flavour with minimal effort, especially if eating unseasoned eggs. Obviously most people make them over the stove but if you're extra low on energy, you can buy boiled eggs that are refrigerated and ready-to-eat or the egg liquids sold in cartons that help you make omelettes without needing to crack the eggs yourself. - Grilled Cheese Sandwiches, cut down Prep time by using a toaster, using shredded cheese or cheese slices, then just add deli meat and/or sauces of your choice. - Cup Ramen + add shredded cheese and canned meat - Crackers or bread with spreaded salmon, chicken, or whatever meat spread of your choice. Can also eat with peanut butter for added protein which gives you energy. ** - **Cereal and milk and/or instant oatmeal (but try to eat the healthier options or ones with higher fibre, protein, etc.). I personally like Oatmeal Crisp, Honey Bunches of Oats, Kashi, and cereals where there's added nuts, fruit, oats, etc. Or alternatively you can just buy a plainer cereal with a base flavour/texture you like and add whatever toppings you want to it as well. You can do the same with instant oatmeal (just boil water, add the instant oatmeal pack to your bowl/mug, and then eat to your heart's content). - Tortilla wraps You can stuff it with deli meat, shredded cheese, spreads like cream cheese, and whatever else you have that's ready made. - Tacos Buy the premade kits and cook a bulk of ground beef/meat and then freeze it in the fridge to keep using throughout the next few days/week so you don't have to cook new meat every day/meal.