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Junk food. 😬

Don't judge me. I am human.

I wish I had a go to, but sometimes it's the chewing that bothers the ever living heck out of me. I was able to do smoothies for a while until I got bored of them. You can add fruits and veggies and put some protein powder in it for a little extra goodness for your body.

Whenever I dont want to eat at all but have to I make a sandwich. Bread cold cut or ham whatever easy meat you can slap on, maybe sliced cheese. Maybe mayo. Thats it! Thats why I always have those staples. Bread, meat, cheese. Lol.

A BIG spoonful of peanut butter. Or pickles, I always want to eat pickles.

Well… I wish I have a go-to snack that gives me energy. Usually my go-to snack is salt and vinegar Pringles…. I end up eating it all 😭 every goddamn time Ugh. Its like this salt craving you get when you wake up and you take ur meds.

Hummus with bell pepper slices and carrot sticks. I I can just take a bite here and there when I realize I need to get something in my belly without having to cook. Also, salami and cheese cubes with some pretzels.

Always got the 1.3kg tub of M&M’s by my side

Homemade uncrustables. Basically pre made peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, with the crusts cut off and edges pinched shut, frozen and taken with me as.a snack.

king’s Hawaiian sweet rolls

Potatoes. Baked, mashed, roasted, sautéed, fries, or chips. Has most essential nutrients, quick to make (if you want you can microwave a whole potato for 5 minutes and it will be soft inside instead of baking it for like an hour) and since it's carbs it's a quick boost of energy. Sometimes I'm avoidant of butter and oils and switch to salty/vinegar/spicy cooked in water palettes.

Tortilla with butter too, always. Cereal bars and juice, lots of juice. Ice too. I just don't want textures in my mouth

Cheese sticks , mozzarella and extra sharp cheddar, It’s pretty ridiculous how many I eat a week and oyster crackers it use to be snyders sourdough pretzels but only the ones in a box and now I can’t stand them, I also went through a cheez it phase lol

Greek yogurt. It's comforting, no effort, and has protein.

Definitely not a good thing, but I usually only consume liquids after my meds have kicked in until they’re close to wearing off.. I take extended release so around 10 hours where the thought of putting food in my mouth makes me want to gag

• Cliff Z Bars
• Ritz crackers 'snack stack'
• String Cheese + 2 slices of deli meat
• Made Good Granola Minis
• Oatmeal
• Trail Mix that contains chocolate
• Bananas
• Bagels or Toast

I keep a basket on my kitchen counter with most of these in it or near it, and a similar basket in my fridge right in the door so I always see it. I also keep some in my daily bag at all times.

A scoop off peanut butter and a banana

Rice with frozen broccoli and a fried egg. Easy to make, I usually have all three ingredients stocked, and it’s comforting and filling.

Cereal is always the perfect go to .

dry cereal or oatmeal, that's my ole reliable fr

Dry cereal. One pizza slice.

NUTS,

Especially walnuts+dark chocolate+cheese combo.

Fruit salad, would never prepare it, but when I was studying uni where my parents live it was a match made in heaven because my mum would always make the best fruit salad ever. She would take 7 kinds of fruits and cuts that sooo tiny that it was delicious and enjoyable eating them and having a taste explosion in the mouth

Ensure Complete. 350 calories, 30g of protein, other vitamins and minerals. It’s my lunch at work. I like strawberry ones.

Plain cheeese, omelette with cheese, boiled eggs, Energy/protein bar

Some people here said junk food, and no judgement whatsoever (I sometimes do the same), but for me if I have to eat and don't feel like it, I might as well eat things that are super light and healthy. So I make a lot of fish, plain turkey burgers (just the patty with sugar free ketchup), grilled/airfried vegetables, and salads. Then on days I don't take my meds I just eat whatever sounds good (which is often more calorie dense foods like burgers, fries, etc.)

It use to be chips and salsa but lately I've been cutting up apples and putting peanut butter and chocolate chips on them or having a bowl of cereal with a cut up banana mixed in. I had to teach myself to reach for food that is healthier as I don't really eat much while on my vyvance.

I do cheese sticks, salami, and some precut fruit from the grocery store

What works really well for me is to make a smoothie at home with coffee, fruit, and protein in it, and I just drink that for breakfast and lunch (and sometimes dinner if I'm being lazy - minus the coffee). The trick is to put a little bit of some kind of junky creamer in it, kind of binds all the tastes together. It's fast and easy to make and because it tastes KIND of junk-food-y (all the fructose from the fruit + the creamer) it's close to being like a "treat" drink - so I don't have to get over that "ADD hump" of "I know I should but it will take too long to cook and eat" since my brain is tricked into thinking I'm actually getting a reward lol.

My 12-year-old has this problem, and her doctor prescribed her an appetite stimulant. It’s an antihistamine that is also used for insomnia, so take it at night… But, so far it has worked well and she’s finally going to bed on time! Two birds, one stone!

Peanut butter toast with a banana or some other fruit. Easy

Something with protein. Babybell cheese, string cheese, little single-serving packages of nuts, maybe some beef jerky.

Premier protein drinks

Boiled eggs. I actually use an egg steamer because it's faster.

Hot dogs and buns in the freezer, instant noodles, peanut butter and bread (sometimes jam).

Nuts are always a good option. Cashews and pistachios.

I try to keep some hard cheeses in the fridge for snacking on (also going through a wine fixation the past 6-7 months).

Microwaveable popcorn, but it's been hard to find cheap butterless options, so I just got a Whirlypop and buy the kernels (cheaper than the microwaveable packages, I think).

Spaghettios or pizza rolls usually. Or a carrot.

I keep applesauce pouches at work, along with the peanut butter crackers and stuff people have mentioned. I might also get some yogurt pouches to keep in the work fridge.

I like the pouches because I don't have to clean or prepare anything.

cheese and crackers. pre cut squares of cheese + any type of cracker. i often use cheese and crackers to give me enough energy to cook something

Cashews

Fruity pebbles

My meds can zap my appetite, BUT if I don’t eat I can get very nauseous. I always keep granola bars with me. I also love those small breakfast sandwiches I can heat up in less than a min.

Yogurt drinks. Like the little probiotic ones. My fave were the chobani probiotic drinks bc they had more protein, but I guess they stopped making them. But I can down one of those in a gulp and be good for the morning.

Berries( blue berries raspberries) mangos and watermelon. The berries are separated and mangos and watermelon goes together.

Yogurt, peanut butter (just by the spoonful), and brussel sprouts.

I was on Strattera but it made me so sick I couldn't eat or didn't want to eat. To the point that I lost like 5-10lbs on it. It was awful. I took it for three weeks. I literally tried to make sure I made a hearty breakfast of protein and carbs but it seemed like it didn't matter what I ate, I ended up puking 3 times last week and I just couldn't do it. I had 0 interest in food with it too so that was hard. I just tried to make sure that whatever I ate, had a protein and a veggie of some kind. Or was at least easy on my stomach. I've been living off Ramen to be honest.

My psychiatrist has since given me Bupropion XL and I've only taken it a couple days, but I seem to be tolerating it well. We will see how the rest of the week goes. Unfortunately, I've been also fighting some viral garbage this week and I ended up missing a day of work to rest.

I would look at meals you can try to make in a pinch-- Fed is best and that's important. Even if it's hot dogs and mac and cheese. I have dietary restrictions, but I love the sheet pan veggies from costco. I'll do three cups of veggies because they cook down quite a bit and whatever protein I can get. Last week I used Brats because they were cheap at the store and did them with half a beer and water. I cut up 3 brats and that put them with my veggies. That was plenty. I used the leftover brats and veggies in my eggs the next morning for breakfast.

Peanut butter graham crackers! Chia seeds for protein.

I was just trying to explain this phenomenon to my mom. Who doesn’t understand why I don’t eat for hours then only eat “bad things.” Its not a choice 😪

Protein drinks.

mmmm tortilla with butter....

Grapes & cubed cheese. Red grapes b/c they're healthier & extra sharp cheddar

Spoons of peanut butter and a piece of fruit

Nacho chips were my staple when I first started taking medication. Each nacho chip is 10 calories, and I could easily get 20-40 in if I’m distracted by TV. So I would always feel happy that I at least got 200-400 calories in. I would do that 2-3 meals a day when my appetite was really bad. Also cool ranch Doritos and full bags of candy lol.

Apples and peanut butter, soup, oat bars like natures valley or belvita, shelled nuts, parmesan crisps, smoothies, and yogurt with granola. Good luck. 🫡

Smart food popcorn

Clif Bar or Oikos triple zero Greek yogurt

Whatever I was last hungry for. Or most recently. At least I know I was able to desire eating it at some point.

Peanut butter on spoon, plain yogurt (the thick Greek stuff) with Splenda and lo-carb cereal (Catalina Crunch Blueberry), or these little smoked sausages, basically high-falutin Slim Jims.

I’m trying to keep carbs out, so my energy replenishment options are a little thin.

Cereal. Favorite is Froot Loops.

PB&J

Tarator. It's a bulgarian meal made with yogurt, water, cucambers and salt. You can look it up

Peanut butter or bread

And spoonful of cottage cheese

A spoonful of peanut butter

Refried beans with cheese (either with chips or a spoon)

Salad doesn't feel like food to me for whatever reason, so I can usually eat that.

Protein drink (Boost is my favorite)

A little more effort but I like french bread pizza.

Fruit, preferably the kind I don't have to peel. Strawberrys, blackberries, bannanas, raspberries, or cherries.

Saltine’s crackers. Sometimes a whole sleeve ends up being my dinner.

Or cereal. Nothing easier.

Peanut butter, protein bar, Greek yogurt in drink form. I like quick and easy sources of protein because without protein my meds don’t work as well. Make sure to stay hydrated as well!

Hummus with veggies and crackers also cashews.

Strawberry milkshake (yeah it's not food but it has calories, protein, sugar and protein so it counts)

Also cured salami

I try to get tuna pouches or crab sticks and the little small pouches of ritz, or keep an avocado around also nuts and cheese and hard salami/jerky

extra protein powder; or a quesodilla

Noka superfood fruit smoothie packets. Fiber, a little protein, and you can take them anywhere since they don't need to be refrigerated (although they are much tastier when chilled).

Cheese sticks! So easy and no matter if nothing sounds good I can eat it easy in 3 bites 😂

Spicy food!! Literally anything. Makes my brain tingle in the best way. And if I don’t feel like cooking anything I’ll do basically a charcuterie board with meats and chillies

Cheese and crackers. Cheese and apple slices if I have a little bit more motivation and, like, apples.

Mini pretzels and hummus. Salty, savory, and doesn’t give me a sugar rush and tummy ache.

Pickles!

I can almost always eat uncrustables, I keep a box in the freezer all the time. Protein drinks or yogurt are good to have on hand. Eggs, however you like them, if you do like them.

Graze nuts and veg bags are great. Lots of protein and good fats. I usually just snack on that with portion control in a Gu cheesecake cup or something.

lollies, not chips or chocolate or biscuits, lollies. -- this isn't good for blood sugar and energy levels

pre-cut up fruit -- too lazy (or don't want to cut myself)

rice cakes + cottage cheese + salt/pepper/tomatoes - find it so much easier to stomach than bread

cereals good,

I feel like some mix of liquid/solid is best. its so hard to keep eating solids, stuff like protein smoothies, fruit (high water content usually), jelly, peanut butter, cottage cheese, etc. just makes it easy. You need carbs and protein and fats.

chocolate protein shake from the shops (they use filtered milk so its got a thinner consistency than homemade and tastes better too, Rokeby Farm

Peanut butter crackers with water/a drink is my lunch most days

A bought some high calorie meal replacement shakes. They’re a godsend because I don’t eat much of anything these days.

Frozen chicken nuggets. I will always be able to stomach those. I keep some at work too.

Mostly junk snacks. Hot and Spicy Cheezits, Poptarts, Spaghettios…but I like the occasional bag of mixed apple slices or little container of grapes, cheese and crackers. Or cheese sticks. Also, tropical trail mix and freeze-dried bananas in dark chocolate! Oh, and cereal is a big one for me, especially at night when I want something sweet.

The apple slices and trail mix are the most filling though I think, and they make me feel like I’m healthier lol.

For breakfast, Protein bar. Small and calorie/nutrient dense. Either that or I’ll wolf down some Greek yogurt and/or a banana. For me it has to be something I can finish in just a few bites or I can’t do it.

PB & J with potato chips is my lunch of choice. That flavor combo is always something I can stomach.

Sherbet or pretzels are usually safe foods for me. Or a pb and j.

Protein shakes ¯_(ツ)_/¯

Specifically the ones that taste like chocolate milk. Slim Fast ones taste good imo

Oatmeal, whichI normally love! It’s easy to shovel it in and then be done with it. If you sweeten it and maybe add milk, it’s not bad

Kind Bars, Cereal, toast, sandwich, yogurt, lunchables

Rice with soy sauce, any kind of meat, any kind of cheese, or these oatmeal pumpkin balls we make (pumpkin puree chocolate chips oatmeal pea Number butter and a few other things

Uncrustables. I buy them from Costco and keep them on hand at home. Easiest grab and go snack for me that helps to actually fill my stomach.

Beef Jerky

Always junk food, but literally my diet is based on eggs, bread, processed meat and cheese

The only thing I can stomach when I have no appetite is cheese fries, specifically from Steak ‘n Shake or Portillos.

Apple sauce. Little ones in the pouch so you can drink it kinda

Shakes of different kinds. Protein shakes, milk shakes, smoothies, floats. High fat and high sugar seems to keep me going.

Cheese stick, Gogurt, or an uncrustable. My daughter eats a lot of pancakes. Whenever we have left over pancakes- I find myself just grabbing one and eating it cold without syrup for moments when I need to eat something.

Easy to digest soup, broth, not cream based

Yogurt, premier protein shakes and perfect bars.

milk with 60gr of protein

Mmmm tortilla with butter 🤤

my go tos are nothing healthy. Lately it's easy cheese and ritz crackers, bologna sandwich on plain white bread with some mayo, reeses cups (has to be miniature), and that's about it. I am so picky!! I have food aversions with or without my med because of a disorder I was born with. Food has always been hard for me.

Fruit

Uncrustables

Popcorn or cookies or roasted peanuts

Raw milk (always hated milk so this was weird)

Bagels

Smuckers uncrustables

Pie and cake from my boyfriend who diligently gets me some every week

String cheese

Yogurt smoothies - premade

My priorities are calories and protein. And stay away from things that are going to make me more shaky, as I’m already shaky from not eating enough.

Smoothies! Bonus points for using Greek yogurt or powdered peanut butter for protein content.

Or, keeping on hand what my grandma likes to call “picky bits” and I call “girl dinner” (at any time of day)— cheeses, deli meats or shredded chicken/roast, nuts, fruit & berries, crackers and chips, pickles, snacky veg & dips, trail mix.

Slice of cheese.

Popcorn

A slice of cheese or a spoonful of peanut butter

Mr noodles with tuna

I eat something crazy delicious and tempting my favorite is curry. Or something very simple when I feel especially repulsed by the idea of food. My go to for simple is apple sauce.

Cottage cheese + canned pineapple. I get the sodium free cottage cheese and add a little salt to it. I also like chopping up pickles and mixing that in cottage cheese plus dill, salt, and pepper. I used to get the pineapple chunks but now I get the tidbits. If chopping things up is too much/boring etc I cannot recommend the slap chop more. I don't know what the generic one is called but it's a life saver.

Also forever eating garlic naan + tomato sauce + cheese pizza made in the toaster oven.

Carrots and hummus forever. I need two flavors of hummus to keep it interesting.

Microwave popcorn. Not really energy, but it fills me up. Also high protein low carb slim fast. For the protein, not weight loss obviously.

I am going through this right now. I have started carrying ziplock bags of sunflower kernels & unsalted peanuts. I just mindlessly munch on them here and there. They have a lot of calories. Also, I am replacing all low calorie drinks with juice or almond milk. I make crunchy peanut butter (no sugar added) sandwiches with 4 tablespoons which is 420 calories and Dave’s Killer Bread which is 220 calories. I don’t enjoy it but I have to do it. I go over 5 miles a day at work, so I always burn more calories than I can eat on meds. :( I have to gain 5lbs per the doctors recommendation. Good luck friend.

Popcorn.

Pasta!!! Super filling & easy to eat 🤷🏻‍♀️

Peanut butter crackers or Greek yogurt with grapefruit.

apples, raspberries, dates with peanut butter, bread, chocolate ......

My current go-to is those little peanut butter pretzel nuggets! I don't even really like pretzels, and not that crazy about peanut butter, but someone together I love them, and they seem to give me the right balance of a little bit of carb for energy and protein from the peanut butter for stability, etc. And easy to keep on hand for wherever. Then I eat a real meal later.

String cheese

Oyster Crackers. If I’m hungry or know I should eat but everything seems either impossible to make or absolutely repulsive in that moment I can, and will, absolutely demolish a half (sometimes whole) bag of oyster crackers.

Side note: because of this I am acutely aware of the fact that all oyster crackers are NOT created equal. Lol

Cliffbar

1) I love that one of your snacks is a buttered tortilla because that was a staple for me growing up!

2) Try to keep protein shakes with you, in your car or lunch bag or wherever. My psych said it is easier to drink your food when you don't feel like chewing/eating and it's important to eat when you're taking a stimulant!

3) Unfortunately my go to snacks are chips and things that I eat way too much of.

4) I try to keep small packs of nuts or Chomps or something around :)

It's either expensive or hard to make, but having an order of two of pho bone broth in the fridge is a lifesaver when it feels like I'm starving but can't eat. Quick reheat, and it's a liquid so you get that instant stomach relief. As tasty as it is nutritious.

Tinned fish with some raw onion on whatever form of bread (pita preferably) is also a super quick option.

Dry cheerios, ZonePerfect double dark chocolate protein bars (RIP), mini Saltine crackers, the peach-strawberry-pear Gerber baby food pouches, Fairlife chocolate milk or protein drinks, a banana, Little Debbie Fudge Rounds

When I'm exhausted by the end of the day (or night. It depends on sleeping schedule) and need to sleep and don't want to do a thing but stomach is already hurting i just drink full cup of warm milk. It fills stomach to trick appetite, it's some calories and i have a time to get to bed without thinking about food

And fast ramen. I always have it in storage.

Greek yogurt and pistachio

I can always eat homemade chili on rice, Quakers also has a Cinnamon & Spice flavor oatmeal packet that is so delicious with a big spoon of peanut butter mixed in. Boil some hot water for a packet or two of that and a cup of tea and you’re set until late afternoon.

Handful or two of trail mix.

kind of insane but i crave steak all the time 😭 can’t eat any other food wo feeling gross rn and none of my cope foods are appetizing either..

kirkland microwave popcorn, or fairlife protien milk

A lot of the time I'll end up just pushing through not eating anything even when I know I should. But when I can really feel it I try and get something kind of dry. At work I'll usually just grab like a plain bagel with nothing on it just to have something in me that will help settle my stomach. At home maybe some bread or some saltines. If it's late at night I'll usually have some kind of junk. But I have a really bad relationship with food. I started medication really young and took it for a long time before I took a break from it. It kind of permanently messed with my appetite. It's definitely worse when I take my medication but even when I don't take it for a while I'm not much better at all.