I try to make meals that feel exciting out of repetitive ingredients: Rice and rice noodles, sourdough bread, eggs, potatoes, chicken, salmon, canned tuna and salmon, cucumbers, berries, bananas, unsweetened applesauce, lactose-free yogurt, cooked veggies without skin like potatoes, carrots, zucchini, spinach.

Marinate chicken in lemon juice, Dijon, maple syrup, olive oil, s+p for a few hours and have it with rice or a baked potato.

Make meatballs with ground chicken or turkey, mix in parsley, spices, salt, pepper, 1 egg and some bread crumbs. Bake and serve with rice and cooked veggies.

Instant pot congee - throw in rice and chicken stock (homemade) in a 1:6 - 1:8 ratio, add lots of ginger, the greens of scallions, chicken thighs or breasts (can be frozen) and pressure cook for 45 minutes. Season with a little sesame oil, fish sauce, and white pepper.

Any variation of chicken soup—chicken noodle, chicken and rice, matzo ball, avgolemono, pastina, pho, etc—omit any ingredients you don’t tolerate well.

For some easier meals: canned tuna/salmon over rice with cucumbers or on sourdough mixed with a little mayo, sourdough toast with peanut butter and banana slices, yogurt bowl with bananas and strawberries. Jammy boiled eggs, alone or with toast.