This is for people who don’t know how to cook, who don’t have cooking facilities, or who just want to spend less time in the kitchen. Also for people who are away from home and unable to cook their usual meals.
Here are a few ideas. Please add your own!
-Canned sardines. Very portable; pack a spoon or fork.
-Canned salmon, tuna, etc.
-Canned mackerel, tastes okay with hot sauce.
-Processed meats such as salami and pepperoni. Slices are convenient. Check label for zero or 1 carb.
-Precooked rotisserie chicken or chicken legs.
-Many varieties of cheese; also shredded cheese and individual packages of cheese (e.g., string cheese or Babybel). If I’m away from home with no food, sometimes I buy cheese from the nearest grocery store and just break some off with my bare hands.
-Cream cheese can hit the spot when you want a taste of something nice and rich. (Instead of dessert.)
-Roasted soybeans. Walmart has them for very cheap. Amazon has roasted black soybeans, which are lower in carbs.
-Canned Eden organic black soybeans. Rinse the liquid off and eat straight from the can.
-Protein bars. Costco’s protein bars are okay for the occasional sweet treat, but it’s better not to eat a lot of these. (Any other recommendations?)
-Pork rinds. (Any ideas for a no-prep dip?)
-Mayonnaise to add extra flavor and fat to canned fish, meats, and raw vegetables.
-Huy Fong chili garlic sauce (Vietnamese sauce) to make mackerel and other things taste better.
-Precut vegetables and small vegetables are available in some stores, e.g., celery sticks, broccoli florets, cherry tomatoes. Or you can eat a whole cucumber or bell pepper right out of your hand, no slicing necessary. Keep it simple; buy one (or maybe two) kinds of vegetables and eat those up before you buy more.