Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Calling all Anti-cooks

OK - I admit - I am not Betty Crocker nor Martha Stewart, but it's by choice. I HATE to cook. I HATED to cook when I was well, before all this IBS craziness started, so this isn't new. Anything that requires more than 3 ingredients (& I count water as an ingredient) is a big turnoff to me.

I'm a big fan of immediate gratification, thus I lived on frozen dinners/easy food - good stuff from Trader Joes, Lean Cuisine and the like mind you - but nothing was prepared from scratch. By the end of the day, I just didn't have the energy. Seriously, even the boxed flavored rice stuff that required you to brown the rice first, then add the water & seasoning was too much for me. I'm super impatient apparently. I just want to throw it in the microwave and forget it.

Thus - I'm really looking for the ready-made food that will jive with the EFI diet, particularly for me who is just starting out and trying to regain stability. If the only way to wellness is to FORCE myself to cook from scratch, then I'll have to bite the bullet. But I'm thinking acknowledging how I am and working with it is the best way to consistent success, right?

Have you found good, safe, ready-to-eat frozen or other foods that are quick? I'm single, so I'm only ever cooking for me. FYI - I'm fortunate to live in CA so there is both a Trader Joe's and Whole Foods nearby.

WARNING: I'm posting this same topic in the "Eating for IBS" forum too - so don't freak out if you see the post twice. I just didn't know where it was best placed.

Thanks!

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East Palo Alto, CA (San Francisco Bay Area/Silicon Valley)

IBS-C, pain, nausea

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