The Self-Care Cookbook

The Self-Care Cookbook: Easy Healing Plant-Based Recipes | Gemma Ogston

My #mtcookbook pile. I‘m struggling. I must get my diabetes and inflammation under control. I know diet will help. I hate to cook. So i‘m hopeful to get a simple meal plan planned. Maybe Use 1 book a week? I‘m not sure yet of that. But seeing the cookbooks on #mtcookbook is inspiring. How does one learn to enjoy cooking? My dear #bfc group has been hearing my struggle for years!

wanderinglynn, Blaire, Crazeedi, Mitch, MicrobeMom, ElizaMarie

wanderinglynn I‘m afraid I can‘t help you as I hate cooking. I too need to do better with nutrition, but cooking is such a chore for me! 11mo

Jari-chan I used to hate cooking too, but I tried to make it as easy as possible for me. Frozen veggies and cans with already cooked beans. One pot meals actually means to just throw in what you have. Or the same but throw it into the oven. You don't have to follow a recipe step by step (that's why I like cooking more than baking). Adjust it to your taste and what you have at home. 11mo

IndoorDame I used to love it. I found it totally zen and creative. Now I just don‘t have the physical strength or stamina a lot of my old recipes or the cleaning that comes with. I don‘t cook as much as I should/used to/want to… but I favor recipes that can go in the oven, be cooked in ceramic nonstick (I swear it takes almost no effort to wash!), don‘t have a ton of ingredients… 11mo

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Bookwormjillk I don‘t know if I can help you not hate cooking but audiobooks make it easier for me! 11mo

intothehallofbooks A couple of years ago my doctor suggested a Mediterranean diet to me as it is largely a non-inflammatory diet and the foods are mostly good for diabetics as well. I switched my rices and breads to long grain and whole grain when I could, and I incorporated a lot of brown rice, chickpeas, and quinoa as a base. My joints feel so much better, and when I slip back into a lot of white rice and bread, I can really feel it in my body… 11mo

intothehallofbooks Hang in there! There are great cookbooks and resources available! My favorite are America‘s Test Kitchen Mediterranean cookbooks. I have tagged one that I love.

The Complete Mediterranean Diet Cookbook: 600 Vibrant, Kitchen-Tested Recipes for Healthy Eating Every Day

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TheBookHippie If you lived closer you could pick up a plate every night 🙃. Learn to love a crockpot, put it in before work- come home, it‘s cooked. Menus help for cooking and shopping ♥️ 11mo

MicrobeMom @Chrissyreadit you got this! I feel your struggle! I have put on so much weight in the last year. I think positive affirmations help. You can do this! Simple food with simple healthy ingredients! I believe in you. 11mo

julieclair Some of these cookbooks look really good. I, too, am not fond of cooking. And I definitely need to lose weight. I agree with @TheBookHippie that the crockpot is a great tool. I love the Fix and Forget It crockpot cookbooks. Have you seen

Fix-It and Forget-It Slow Cooker Diabetic Cookbook: 550 Slow Cooker Favorites—to Include Everyone (Fix-It and Enjoy-It!)

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julieclair I like your one book a week idea. Try one book for a week, and if the recipes aren‘t grabbing you, move on. 11mo

mabell I‘m sorry, Chrissy! That does sound like a struggle! I didn‘t know you didn‘t like to cook! A few suggestions - if browsing for a recipe is fun, then do that and see what sounds good. Once you have a recipe, take shortcuts! Use readymade components when you can, such as sauces, and get pre-prepped ingredients, like the fresh chopped vegetables from the produce department. The more it is just assembling, the easier and less overwhelming it seems. 11mo

Crazeedi Chrissy just use as close to the earth ingredients as you can. I will look and see what simple recipes I have especially for someone in your situation, not sure. Hugs! 11mo

Mitch Hi honey. I‘d make it super simple and choose just one book and stay with it for a while. Books often need a few key ingredients or techniques and then it becomes economical and straight forward to have a limited pantry and one book xx 11mo

Tamra @Chrissyreadit I would make it easy on yourself and shoot for one new recipe a month or maybe one every other week. We all know how LIFE interferes. 😉 This is supposed to be fun, so look for things that are simple and will bring you pleasure.💙💙 (edited) 11mo

Tamra I love 12 months of Monastery Soups! 11mo

Chrissyreadit Thank you so much for all of the encouragement and thoughtful responses! All greatly appreciated and helping this feel less like a chore. I‘m going to try one book at a time - but ingredients i easily have, and can buy frozen/pre cut. @wanderinglynn @Jari-chan @IndoorDame @Bookwormjillk @intothehallofbooks @TheBookHippie @MicrobeMom @julieclair @mabell @Crazeedi @Mitch @Tamra 11mo

TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit ♥️♥️♥️ 11mo

julieclair I think your plan sounds smart and doable, Chrissy. 👍💙 11mo

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