My main occupation is a medical student, but I consider myself a "hobbyist hacker".
1. I am on a low carb diet, which rules out the bulk of prepared food options. Also, I discovered a passion for cooking when I was around 14 and actually wanted to be a chef for awhile, so it's something I enjoy. Keto is actually quite expense for me, mainly because there's less "filler" in my meals.
2. No. When I go grocery shopping, I will have a handful of things I want to make in the next couple weeks in mind and get the ingredients for them. Often times I will make several servings at one time and eat them over the next day or two.
3. A lot of breakfast foods, stir fry, "pasta" dishes, and simple meat+vegetable dishes.
4. I am on a keto diet but it's not per anyone else's guidelines. I basically try to limit carbs to <30g/day (and avoid fructose entirely), protein to >40 <60g/day, and fat to >100 <120g/day.
5. It comes down to your rhythm and how well you can multi-task. If you do everything linearly, it will take you a long time to get anything done. Learn how long individual passive steps take and determine what you can actively get done in the down time- especially true when making multiple dishes at once. Also, limit the complexity of your sides. It's much faster/easier to steam some broccoli and carrots while cooking a steak than it is to pair the steak with loaded mashed potatoes and caesar salad. But on that note, prepare whatever you can in advance and in bulk quantities (e.g. mashed potatoes are perfectly fine reheated and will keep for a good while).
1. I am on a low carb diet, which rules out the bulk of prepared food options. Also, I discovered a passion for cooking when I was around 14 and actually wanted to be a chef for awhile, so it's something I enjoy. Keto is actually quite expense for me, mainly because there's less "filler" in my meals.
2. No. When I go grocery shopping, I will have a handful of things I want to make in the next couple weeks in mind and get the ingredients for them. Often times I will make several servings at one time and eat them over the next day or two.
3. A lot of breakfast foods, stir fry, "pasta" dishes, and simple meat+vegetable dishes.
4. I am on a keto diet but it's not per anyone else's guidelines. I basically try to limit carbs to <30g/day (and avoid fructose entirely), protein to >40 <60g/day, and fat to >100 <120g/day.
5. It comes down to your rhythm and how well you can multi-task. If you do everything linearly, it will take you a long time to get anything done. Learn how long individual passive steps take and determine what you can actively get done in the down time- especially true when making multiple dishes at once. Also, limit the complexity of your sides. It's much faster/easier to steam some broccoli and carrots while cooking a steak than it is to pair the steak with loaded mashed potatoes and caesar salad. But on that note, prepare whatever you can in advance and in bulk quantities (e.g. mashed potatoes are perfectly fine reheated and will keep for a good while).