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What is the best way to maintain a constant flow of nutrients?

Its been a good half year since I touched anything other than tramadol and the rare benzo to get to sleep.

This is what I'm currently doing, force feeding on the above items. Hardboiled eggs would be a good idea if I had a fridge to store the eggs inside and a stove to boil them on... although I suppose I could use my water-heating kettle.
 
yeah eggs stayed fresh for me out at west texas in 85-95 degree weather (as long as they were in the shade in a cooler).

you could easily eat a half dozen in 2 days. throw a couple hardboiled eggs on some of those whole wheat bread things you got and some fruit on the side and you have a pretty decent little meal.
 
About eating plain rice with no other foods during the meal, I don't react very well to it either. Somebody mentioned olive oil, which I find helps. Make sure you get enough protein. If you're a vegetarian, some beans or tofu or something you like to eat. If not, eat a can of tuna or something with it.
I don't know how to cook, so when I'm out backpacking or home and can't get someting from a deli or restaurant, that's the kind of thing I'll eat. Eat some fresh fruit and vegies every day too. Except I'll make hummus or eat flat bread and when i'm camping.
Also, try finding something to eat that will help lift your spirits. Go to a coffee shop and get a cup of tea or coffee. Caffeine is a great mood elevator. Eat a piece of chocolate. That helps too.
 
Hey gaian, i noticed that in all of ur meal reccomendations u never include fruit or veggies....how do u get ur vitamins? multi?
 
Ugh, I know the feeling. I had a pretty bad period of depression almost a year ago when I just didn't have any appetite and felt nauseous at the thought of eating. I saw myself getting skinnier and skinnier, and hated the way I looked, but I just couldn't eat. What helped me was protein shakes, simply because they slowly helped me get used to eating more. Also, when I really couldn't eat, at least I could gulp down a protein shake (even though it still made me feel a bit nauseous, at least it went down faster!) and that would give me some nourishment. It's not optimum nutrition, but it's better than nothing!

I find forcing myself to eat a big breakfast has really worked too. Two eggs, two pieces of toast with tomato and fresh spinach was my standard. If I skip breakfast, my eating patterns for the rest of the day are pretty fucked up - I get really hungry but have no appetite.

I've noticed myself slipping back into the no eating mode. I don't know what it is. I just find eating to be one of the less pleasureable activities. Sometimes it gets so bad that I get a bit nauseous at the mention of food, almost as if I were on MDMA. It's weird.
 
First off I want to thank everyone for their above posts. I'm going through some eating troubles myself and I've been trying to find which foods will give me the most nourishment. I live a very hectic and busy lifestyle and I dont always have time to sit and cook and eat right, ya know? I've been living this way for a couple of months, and Im starting to feel really tired all the time, and have a general BLAH feeling about me. I know it's probably from my diet, or lack there of.

Aside from the aforementioned, (good tips I will try them), is there anything that will give the nourishment of veggies, without eating veggies? I know that probably sounds stupid, but is there anything? Or should I just go out and buy a bag of salad?

Thanks!
 
Yeah I thought about ensure. I was drinking that when I had my wisdom teeth out. but I ended up vomitting after drinking it one time and I haven't touched it since. Granted that could have been from the pain meds.

Maybe I will give it another try.

Thanks!
 
I don't like veggies either. But for health reasons, I force myself to eat some every day. The least repugnant veggies to me are raw baby carrots, raw baby spinach leaves (I buy a bag of this and munch it like potato chips) , raw peas, lightly steamed things like raw green beans, cherry tomatoes.
Another thing you can do is eat lots of fruit instead of vegetables.
 
I'm a hedonistic glutton...at least for food, so this issue is a tad alien to me.

This may be a tad redundant, but smoothies are a good bet, to up calories while allowing you to feed without noticing as much. I would include:

fruit, particularly berries (this will provide sugar coupled with insoluble fiber).

brown rice syrup as a sweetener (this has a lower glycemic index than other sugars, and thus should absorb more slowly, providing more constant calories).

yogurt: good for digestion overall, good source of quality protein and biotic digestive aids.

flax seed (to be ground first, to unlock bioavailability): this will provide lots of fiber and omega-3s, all at once.

protein supplement: whey is likely the highest quality. This too will lower the glycemic index of your beverage.

fiber supplement?: y'know, I'm not sure what you'd wanna add. wheat germ? I tried to include fiber in other things in the list.

liquid: I'd go with juice, soymilk, or full fat milk. This is a good way to sneak in more calories, in particular fat calories. I would imagine that dumping oil into the smoothie would be gross, but you may toy with this, particularly flax oil, if you can stomach it.

ebola
 
Portillo said:
^ Cauliflower doesnt taste too bad either.
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Mmmm. Especially roasted with a bit of olive oil until it gets all golden brown. Season it just right, and you've got a treat right there.
 
Wow you guys are making me hungry! Hahah you're making veggies sound really good!
 
Sound good? They are good!

One of my new faves-- roasted fresh brussels spouts. I have yet to try it with the frozen ones, but you just take fresh sprouts, coat liberally in oil, season with salt and pepper, roast at 375F until they're brown and awesome all over, turning as needs be, and then checking again to make sure that the seasoning is perfect. I made these at thanksgiving, and only about a third of the batch made it to the table as everyone was snacking on it in the kitchen.

If you want to kick them up even more, right when they come out of the oven hit them with a tiny amount of freshly grated nutmeg. It won't be enough to taste nutmeggy, but enough to give it that je ne sais quoi that nutmeg does so well.
 
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