Make your own food, like an adult (sort of)
Do you ever have those days when you resort to eating microwave popcorn and chocolate bars, because cooking real food is just too much to handle? Do you ever follow these days with promises to eat healthier and take care of yourself, like real adults do? I hope your answer to both of these is yes, because I’d hate to be the only one stuck in a cycle of terrible eating habits.
It turns out, you can have the best of both words: a diet consisting of things only made in the microwave and things that healthy, real adults would eat.
For breakfast, try two-minute French toast in a cup:
1 slice of bread
1 small pat of butter
1 egg
3 tbsp. of milk
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
A mug
Take one slice of sandwich bread and cut it into cubes. Then, melt the small pat of butter in the mug, sloshing around the liquified butter to coat the inside of the cup. In a separate bowl, crack the egg, and mix it with the milk and cinnamon. Place the bread cubes and the egg mix into the buttered cup and microwave on high heat for about one minute.
For lunch, consider making macaroni and cheese in a mug:
1/3 c. of dry pasta of any kind
1/3 c. + 1/4 c. of water
1/3 c. of shredded cheese of any kind
2 tsp. of milk
A mug
Put the pasta and the water in the mug and microwave on high for six minutes, stirring at four minutes, two minutes, and one minute. Add the cheese to the mug and microwave on high heat for 30 to 45 seconds to melt. Stir well, adding the milk as needed to create a creamy sauce.
For dinner, think about trying meatloaf in the microwave:
2 tbsp. of milk
1 tbsp. of ketchup
2 tbsp. quick-cooking oats
1 tsp. onion soup mix
1/4 lb. lean ground beef
A small bowl
A mug
In the small bowl, combine the milk, ketchup, oats and soup mix. Crumble the beef and mix it into the other ingredients. Pat the mixture into a mug coated with cooking spray. Cover and microwave on high heat for three minutes. Let stand for three minutes. Serve with additional ketchup on top, if you like.
For dessert, try out a single serve microwave brownie:
3 tbsp. Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
1/4 c. Unsweetened Applesauce
1/4 tsp. Baking Powder
1 pinch of Salt
1 tsp. Vanilla
1 tbsp. Maple Syrup
A mug
Mix all ingredients together in the mug. Microwave on high heat for one minute; then, check the centre of the brownie to see if it is cooked. Continue to microwave on high heat in thirty second intervals until the centre is fully cooked.
There you have it: a full day of adult-worthy meals with minimal effort, minimal time, and minimal dish clean up required.