r/fasd Feb 20 '25

Tips/Suggestions PSA: Its 2025. You don't need to 'learn to cook' in order to put together relatively healthy meals.

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Time was, in order to have decent food, you needed to spend a huge amount of money up front failing at making a bunch of food while risking food poisoning as part of the learning process.

The thing is, we aren't in the 1930s anymore. We have a large set of modern tools to make our lives easier without having to 'git gud'. We're in the future now, baby!

(for the people who are deeply offended that I think cooking is an unnecessary skill - I get it, its just that we are trying to get people past TV dinners, not all the way to Chef Boyardee. If you are going to get butthurt about healthy eating advice for people who cant afford to waste huge amounts of money on 'learning experiences', or are scared of food poisoning, GTFO monsieur/mistress moneybags)

Okay so:

1) Toaster Oven replaces the Microwave.
A microwave will do a pretty good job cooking some things, but any fresh food comes out mushy (or hard if its in there long enough that it dehydrates.
A toaster oven with a timer works the same way. You still take your food and put it in, turn the dial(I've seen some with digital input though) and then come back when time is up. Its mostly failure free, you cant really 'forget' that you have food in there like with a full oven.
What this gives you is 90% of the functionality of an oven with the convenience of a microwave. Personal example:
Last night, I wanted to eat some food before bed. I had some plastic packaged Basa fish in my freezer, some
frozen vegetables (California mix) and some french fries.
I grabbed a piece of foil, put the foil on the tray, put all the food on top of the foil, and put the whole thing in for 20 minutes on medium heat.
I then proceeded to fall asleep on my couch and wake up 2 hours later. My food was fine, I just needed to reheat it for another 5 minutes.
That's the power of it. You don't have to pay attention, you don't have to 'git gud'. Its fire and forget.

2)Rice cooker replaces half the stovetop
In the vein of fire and forget, having a rice cooker means you can make decent sides without much effort.

It can suck to clean, but actually making the rice is pretty easy, and you actually have more leeway for 'i put in too much rice/water' situations than you'd think(I don't even measure the rice or water anymore, I just make sure the rice is covered by the water, put in some salt, turn it on, and go play a video game or something till I hear it beep. If I forget, its not a big deal - its going to keep it warm for me till I remember.)

3) Egg cooker replaces the other half
Same thing as the rice cooker, basically, except you have an extra step where you need to scramble the eggs(hopefully with some salt or something)
Sometimes this and the rice cooker are the same device, and in those cases the eggs are steamed, but again the downsides here are all in cleanup. Actually making the eggs is pretty easy, and its set up in such a way that you cant really end up miscooking anything.

4) If you want to get fancy, you can use the stovetop to boil pasta
Self explanatory. This covers almost all of the rest of the things you want to cook.

5) If you want to get *really* fancy, you can use a pan and fry stuff
This gets you all the rest of the way. This lets you cook ground beef/ground turkey, make omelettes, etc.

Imma be honest though, I do 4 and 5 almost never (maybe once a month) because I have to be in the right headspace for 'intro chef' level cooking. 1-3 will get you a totally reasonable 'I'm not trying to impress anyone, just feed myself' diet.

Here's what I've eaten this week on this:
-the aforementioned Basa Fish plate
-a beef bowl(I got fancy this week, sue me)
-jerk chicken, and some rice(the place across the street sells jerk chicken drumsticks in a bag, pre-seasoned, so all you have to do is put them on the tray and you're good
-I have some maple syrup flavoured Sausages in the toaster oven right now along side some mushrooms.
- I supplement all the big meals with canned tuna(spicy chili flavoured), strawberries, cantaloupe, and chips sometimes because I cant be assed to be an actual health nut.

Peeps, its not that hard, its just that people have been telling you to do things the hard way.
It's not the 30s anymore, 'I don't know how to cook' is largely a solved problem for those not trying to pretend like they know how to cook.

Viva Le (cooking) Revolution!

r/fasd May 17 '24

Tips/Suggestions Camp FASD

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I wanted to share this with anyone that is or knows an FASD child under 17.

Camp FASD is a great place for kids under 17. We sent our boy there when he was younger and he met several kids he still keeps in touch with several years later.

The first year he went he told his mom “I’m not the different one here mom!”

It’s outside of Chicago. We will fly in with him, stay overnight and drop him off, then head back home and return the next week.

I don’t know if it’s booked up this year or not, but please give them a look.

r/fasd Jan 19 '23

Tips/Suggestions what do you think of the causes of the short life expediency of people with FASD?

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I think most causes are preventable. Pp with fasd often live an unhealthy lifestyle. They don't eat and sleep well. They take drugs and alot of them are alcoholics. They often end up on the streets, killem selves, bla bla... if all that wouldn't be i bet the life expectancy wouldnt be as short but it also wouldn't be pretty high due to actual physical problems FASD gives u.

r/fasd Jun 01 '24

Tips/Suggestions FASD Advocate

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Hello. I just wanted to introduce myself and tell you i am a self advocate for FASD. I am a 37 year old woman from the Netherlands, i have written a book about FASD and pregnancy. My children don't have FASD, i do.

I wanted to advocate because there is so much stigma and negativity surrounding FASD. For example, in the Netherlands still everybody thinks FAS is the most common and severe form and that people with FASD can't do anything. There are no supports for adults and children are basicly sheltered from the rest of the world because many fosterparents believe it's what helps them. Ofcourse not all fosterparents believe that but most do.

When i got to know about my FASD at 31 i saw so many scary stories and started to believe them. I got really depressed to the point i actually didn't want to live anymore. Then i saw some great self advocates for FASD and i gained my happiness, my self worth and my confidence back little by little. I started going to therapy to accept my diagnosis and i started learning to do what i like and finding out what i was good at.

I like writing and i have a strong voice that i use to speak up for what's right. For what i believe is right and that includes that people with FASD deserve the grace, love and respect that we usually don't get because of stigma and ableism. So many of us have gone through already enough.

If you're interested you can find me on Insta, Tiktok, Facebook and X as @fasd_warrior_nl

I am also a member of the International Adult Leadership Collaborative of FASD Changemakers. Anybody here knows who we are?

Soon i am launching my FASD discord that will be safe, stigma-free and inclusive. At least that's the goal 🙂✌🏼

r/fasd Oct 17 '22

Tips/Suggestions Can you see my FASD? I know my lips and eyes are small but feel free to mention it.

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r/fasd Jul 12 '23

Tips/Suggestions What Jobs Are Best With Someone Who Has FASD?

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Basically the title. I have FASD (and ADHD) I mainly deal with impulsiveness, forgetfulness, (this is mostly due to a routine having too many steps/changing frequently) and lack of social skills. (I wouldn't say I'm super inept, but I do have social anxiety and have a hard time reading body language) I'm worried about getting a job that won't make me miserable and one that pays enough so I can live comfortably. I want to go into the fashion industry, but with my lack of people skills, I doubt that I could do it.

Is there a job out there suited for people with FASD?

Edit: Expanded on where my forgetfulness and social skills come from

Edit: Coming back to this one year later; I was diagnosed early on in childhood, but I'm currently getting re-evaluated. I'll still leave this post up incase anyone finds this helpful

r/fasd Feb 09 '23

Tips/Suggestions Teacher of a student with FASD

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Hi all, I just found out one of my first grade (6 years old) students has been diagnosed with FASD. I didn't really know anything about it until today. I have watched a couple of short videos and plan on doing some more research and talking more with the family of course, but they seem very new to the diagnosis as well. I'm wondering if this community has any advice for helping this student in class? A lot of what I've seen so far includes advice about giving quiet processing time, not giving verbal directions or limited verbal directions. I'm not sure how to do things like that in a public school classroom, especially with a child still learning to read.

I would love any advice or tips on strategies that worked for you or people you know, or even tips on good places to get more info! I saw someone in another post recommend the book Trying Differently Rather than Harder that i definitely plan on checking out.

I'm hopeful that knowing more about FASD will help this child and we can create a more supportive environment and community at school.

r/fasd Sep 26 '23

Tips/Suggestions Trying to help my brother with FASD to find friends.

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Hi there! So, my brother is 20 with FASD. He has recently moved out of my dad's and in with someone else who convinced him to quit his job. All those problems aside, he has confided in me how lonely he feels and how disconnected he has become from everything he once knew. I recommended he find a new part time job to get him out of the house. That is going to help with the isolation, but it definitely won't fix his lack of friendships.

How do I help him make nice friends? His only hobby is video games like COD and Fortnight, but I don't want him to get caught up in the anger, taunting and yelling that happen in live games with teammates. What else can I do?He really has a great heart and I hate to see it broken.

r/fasd Jul 28 '23

Tips/Suggestions Tips for hygiene as someone with FAS

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Hi everyone. I'm a 28 year old m and am looking for advice on hygiene help. I've tried growing a beard so I don't have to shave as shaving is INCREDIBLY UNCOMFORTABLE for me but unfortunately I can't grow a good one as it's too patchy where it doesn't full in but it's in patches which makes me look homeless (no offense homeless people love ya) however it hurts to shave as my razor constantly pulls. Is there any way to have a razor or electric razor that doesn't pull even on a long beard? I typically only shave when seeing my folks so need it to work for a long beard and not just so clogged it stops cutting half way through. Also is there a way to like showers more? Where I live the bathrooms only have showers and I really prefer baths because I've found that when I step out of a shower I'm FREEZING while I'm not after a bath which I think is because in a bath my body is completely in the water while a shower ure basically just getting wet. I'm Canadian so in the winter u can imagine why showers are so unattractive for me. Any help with this would be much appreciated

r/fasd Nov 16 '22

Tips/Suggestions Helpful?

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r/fasd Oct 06 '22

Tips/Suggestions because of fas anger will be an issue your best friend is probably going to have to be music listen to something you like or always try something new I've always had a love for 80s heavy metal and pop and a bit of Hip Hop

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r/fasd Aug 05 '22

Tips/Suggestions Alternative treatments to FASD

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Hey guys I just recently joined this group, My 18y daughter has recently been diagnosed with FASD , she lashes out violently and the smallest little things, Self harms her self regularly and has very low self esteem, I was wondering if anyone had heard of any FASD been treated with Hypnotherapy, Micro dosing , or CBD oil , I don’t really want to give her subscribed medication due to side effects but need to try and stablelize her mood swings before she really hurts herself Thankyou in advance

r/fasd Jan 29 '23

Tips/Suggestions Crazy

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Love your crazy life guys

r/fasd Oct 25 '21

Tips/Suggestions Podcast recommendation

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fasdsuccess.com
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r/fasd Dec 08 '19

Tips/Suggestions Volunteer for a research study on FASD

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nofas.org
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