Perhaps you and I get into very different kinds of "sad" but was even this part too much?

> I just buy multiple costco rotisserie chickens, some frozen veggies, put food on plate, microwave, cover in sauce, eat.

Some days going outside for shopping groceries is just not "on the menu".

But anyway, if you are eating alone there is generally a real imbalance between the time required for preparing a meal and cleaning up afterwards versus the time required for eating. On low energy days this can be already too much.

That's where instacart comes in.

I'm not sure it's even available where I live (or at least from a limited selection of stores) and probably isn't very economical for a small order.

Ah, that's a bummer. I found it invaluable in conjunction ordering from a warehouse type store like Costco, followed by batch cooking and refrigerating or freezing things so I have low effort meals throughout the week.

Also, sheet pan meals are an incredibly low effort way to eat pretty healthy.