• Pea/coconut milk
  • shepherd’s pie
  • sleepy tea
  • cuccumbers
  • high fat (still greek) yogurt
  • creamed 4% cottage cheese
  • berries
  • frozen raspberries
  • dense salad/mixed vegetables
  • kombucha (low sugar but not non-sugars like stevia or xylitol; allulose might be interesting but not sure if bacteria like that + havent tasted it yet)
  • ornery_chemist@mander.xyzEnglish
    2·
    3 days ago

    Milk, PB sandwich, cream-of-wheat (esp. with maple), low-caffeine and -astringency teas, Kraft Mac for all of 15 min before the gutache sets in (homemade mac is better if I have the time, but cooking is decidedly not soothing), egg on bagel with cheese (yolk must not be runny), chicken and rice or noodle soup without too much sage or rosemary where the veggies have become properly soft, properly seasoned black beans (see, my food does have color sometimes), and instant mashed potatoes.

    This does not include foods that I often enjoy but are not (to me) soothing such as funky cheeses, most Indian curries (to the wonder of my parents), burritos, and mom’s spaghetti, all of which are exciting, tasty, and attention-grabbing but are not soothing per se.

    Texture for the longest time has been the issue; anything without a texture surprise and that does not have an overpowering flavor (super sour, bitter, or, when I was younger, spicy) tends to be at least tolerable. I get most of my fruits and veggies by either stewing them to death in soups or blending into smoothies… or as raw bell peppers, for some reason.

    Unasked-for list of unpleasant food textures

    Wet crunch of veggies in soft pastas or soups (undercooked onions, green peppers, celery), lettuce of all kinds (plus it’s bitter, but no one seems to agree), the russian roulette that is a box of fresh berries, oranges with too much pith (and seeds!), the weird semisoft texture of white midwestern stir-fried vegetables, chewy chunks of fat or gristle in meats, sea bugs

  • CerebralHawks@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    3·
    4 days ago

    Jambalaya. Soul food isn’t called that for nothing. And there’s plenty of food outside the broad definition of soul food that qualifies the feeling. Like any pasta — lasagne (look at its effects on Garfield), baked macaroni and cheese, baked ziti with sausage and peppers (though I prefer rigatoni here).

  • Kojichan@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    4 days ago

    Rice. Chicken fingers. Grilled cheese sandwiches. Cheap instant Ramen.

    … now I’m hungry. XD

  • Broadfern@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    4 days ago
    • Cantaloupe
    • Watermelon
    • Chocolate milk
    • Plain iced green tea with milk (especially comforting when I’m on the verge of a meltdown, idky)
    • Sliced fresh garden or locally grown tomatoes

    I’m sure there’s more but that’s off top of my head.

  • radiouser@crazypeople.onlineEnglish
    4·
    4 days ago

    junk junk and junk for me lol.

    Although more recently; frozen grapes! my kid brother told me to do that and WOW sooo good. I’m almost tempted to go out and get some now lol

  • quickenparalysespunk@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    31·
    4 days ago
    • buttery pie crust
    • no-vanilla almond milk
    • coconut milk steamed rice
    • sweet crepes with lingonBerry butter
    • soy-sauce-braised fatty pork
    • gooey milk-chocolate chip cookies
    • freshly steamed mantou (bun) and bao (meat/veg filled bun)
    • Hong Kong style egg custard tarts
    • Burmese style buttery palatha (roti pancake)
    • batter-less fried plantains
    • southeast Asian style battered fried bananas (Cavendish or baby bananas)
    • clotted cream