Ugh. That sounds horrid. Eating like that is not been within my financial means so it has never been an option. Also I think our food culture here is a little different. Eating junk food out is expensive and no one would do it on a regular basis, I have never heard of anyone doing that, like eating out every day. Most people here cook for themselves. There is even a kind of shaming people who don't cook much because here you are supposed to.

I'd rather eat a simple meal than processed food. I might take a bunch of potatoes and cut them in wedges, put on an oven tray, maybe with a cut up red onion and cook in the oven, it basically cooks itself. And serve with just some raw cucumber and tomato. If I make something with rice I make enough for the next day so I can make fried rice, just frying up some onions, bell pepper and mushrooms and add the rice and fry, maybe add an egg to fry in it and spices. Sometimes I just fry some hotdogs and heat up baked beans, still tastes better than frozen foods IMO. If I get a hold of a cheap cut of meat and I don't want to bother with more than one pan I just fry it up and serve with cottage cheese, some chopped red onion and a raw tomato or something like that.