In the mood for something low maintenance but hot? Chili it is! This is a FOUR spoon recipe as it requires a stove and some light stirring Ingredients: 8 ounces/a pound of meat or meat alternatives Two cans of beans A 15-16 ounce can of tomatoes, preferably crushed Vegetable mix if you want 1. Put meat in pot on medium heat 2. Cook it through, you don't have to really stir it except to be sure its cooked all over 3. Throw in both cans of beans, no water because there's a lot of sodium in it 4. Add tomatoes 5. Season to taste (i use cumin, salt, and pepper) and stir on occasion 6. Come back in ten-fifteen minutes and add vegetables 7. Let them warm through and then serve over rice or with some bread or crackers. The entire recipe took about twenty minutes, most of them idle. Hope you like it! -Mod Jacob

Grits (low spoon)

If you're a bit tired of cereal and oats for breakfast, I highly recommend malt o meal/grits! It's incredibly cheap, at about 11¢ an ounce, is high in iron, is vegan and is easy to make! Just follow the instructions, which is generally just putting the wheat and some water in a bowl, and then microwaving it for a minute or two, checking to make sure it doesn't overflow. You can add all kinds of stuff to it, too! Its just like rice. Butter, sugar, eggs, milk, jam, apple slices, cheese, bacon/sausage, salsa, salt or pepper are some common ones. There's also chocolate grits for some variety.

Miso Bean Noodle Soup (Spoons level: Low)

One of my personal favorites, this is a common quick meal for college students in Asia. Comforting, lightly-seasoned, it makes for a good bowl at the end of a long, hard day of having low spoons!

Ingredients:

Vermicelli noodles - one package is good for at least two meals! These can be found in any Asian grocery store. Popular brands look like this, or this.

Tub of miso paste OR Dashi soup stock - lasts a long time!

Your choice of meat and/or vegetables. Chicken, cabbage, mushrooms, and seaweed recommended.

Tofu of your choice of firmness. Soft is most popular.