Steady energy for long edit days: five basic recipes built around plants, protein and almost no cleanup.

Edit days run twelve hours, and delivery food runs your energy into the ground by hour six. These five basic recipes are built for creators: one pan, twenty minutes, steady fuel.

Eat for the timeline

Anchor every meal on plants plus protein — greens and grains first, then eggs, fish or legumes. Keep sugar for the final export celebration, not the rough cut.

“Your render queue is only as stable as your blood sugar.”

Batch the grains on Sunday, prep the greens nightly, and keep the snack drawer boring on purpose.