Reddit reviews Mueller Austria Onion Chopper Pro Vegetable Chopper - Strongest - 30% Heavier Duty Vegetable Slicer Dicer Cutter with Container and 4 Blades

I have this and it does a decent job:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01HC7BNJA/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_xdASAbBYHQA9G

So I've put together a decent quick-mix meal-prep approach for Vite-ramen: (nice for added nutrition/flavor & to customize to hit your macros for the day!)

1. Vite-Ramen (mushroom, chicken, pork)
   
2. Sous-Vide meat (beef, chicken, pork)
   
3. Sous-Vide eggs (soft-boiled, poached, onsen/ramen)
   
4. Sliced veggies (radishes, mushrooms, spring onions, etc.)
   
5. Cubed veggies (onions, celery, etc.)
   
6. Frozen veggies (peas, carrots, corn kernels)
   
7. Sauce (Sriracha, Frank's, hoison)
   
8. Flavorings (MSG, garlic salt, furikake)
   
   Breakdown: (I've been doing two prep days per week, in order to have fresh meat & veggies ready to drop into the ramen)
   
   
9. Vite-Ramen: Boil or microwave to cook
   
10. Sous-Vide meat: Make-ahead, stores in fridge for 5 days. Sous-vide makes meat super tender. Slice according to how you want it (ex. chicken strips).
    
11. Sous-Vide eggs: Make-ahead, stores in fridge for 3 days. There are a few different ways to do this, depending on what you want, whether it's a traditional jelly texture or something that you can break apart & kind of turn into like an egg-drop soup ramen. You can also use an Instant Pot for some methods too!
    
12. Sliced veggies: I use this mini mandoline slicer. Great for Brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, radishes, baby potatoes, mushrooms, green onions, etc. If you're handy with a knife, that's fine, but when I have a few pounds of veggies to chop, I just use this because it's super quick & gives nice, precise cuts really easily. It makes creating that thin "coin" shape a piece of cake!
    
13. Cubed veggies: I like chunks of veggies too. I have a very simple veggie chopper gadget for this task. Insert veggie, smash down, enjoy!
    
14. Frozen veggies: These are easy because you can just pour them straight into the hot broth...peas, tiny cubed carrots, individual corn kernels, etc.
    
15. Sauce: Instant flavor enhancer. I typically have a variety of flavors in my cupboard to squirt in.
    
16. Flavorings: Instant flavor boosters. I typically have a variety of spices in my cupboard to throw in.
    
    Procedure:
    
    
17. Cook Vite-Ramen using preferred method
    
18. Dump in meat of choice
    
19. and/or - Dump in egg(s) of choice
    
20. Add sliced veggies,
    
21. Add cubed veggie,
    
22. Add frozen veggies,
    
23. Add desired sauce, &
    
24. Add desired seasonings
    
    Because the broth is hot & everything else is either cooked (meat & eggs) or ready to pour in (veggies & flavors), it literally only takes seconds to make a mighty nice nutritionally-complete meal with "bonus" ingredients. The list above may look long, but it's really just a matter of heating up the water for your ramen & grabbing a few things out of your fridge to chunk in the bowl when it's done cooking. SO EASY!!
    
    I'd say the biggest key thing is to have a good container system to store your pre-chopped veggies (and pre-cooked sliced meats) in, whether it's ziploc bags or reusable plastic snack cups or mason jars. The core idea is to simply be able to grab an ingredient & literally dump it in your ramen to let the broth heat it up. In my picture above, I have:
    
    
25. Chicken Vite-Ramen
    
26. Sous-vide soft-boiled egg
    
27. Sliced onions
    
28. Sliced baby carrots
    
29. Sriracha sauce
    
    Super tasty, super filling, super easy! Meal-prep for this is Sunday & Wednesday:
    
    
30. Cook eggs & meats sous-vide
    
31. Chop & slice veggies
    
32. Portion everything into little containers in the fridge & freezer (so you can simply drop into the hot broth ASAP!)
    
    Lunch is SOLVED!

If you don't already have one, my top recommendation would definitely be a food scale!

Other than that, I've found that Amazon often has good deals on some of my favorite snacks (I often order protein bars and beef jerky through the site). I've also bought some dumbbells for at-home strength training. There's also lots of good cooking tools you could get, although I suppose it depends on your needs -- I recently bought this chopper (because I'm trying to cook with more veggies and I have terrible knife skills) and this mini cast iron skillet (because I do a lot of cooking-for-one).

I'm sorry if any of these ideas are stupid or inappropriate . I'm just gonna give you a bunch lol.

• Ds
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• Heavy Blanket
  Most people with chronic fatigue have trouble with sleep and some with anxiety.
  I got my mom this for Christmas (she has chronic fatigue) She only was able to get 4 hours of sleep or something before (during the night-time) and would never feel rested. Now she sleeps alot better.
  
  -Plants
  Plants have shown to improve mood and stuff, so you could get him a low maintenance plant like a succulent. Idk if have the energy for it though...
  
  -Instant pot
  Can help him cook by himself? maybe? Again, idk what his energy level is... So idk if it'll be helpful.
  
  -Vegtable chopper and storage thingy
  if he can cook by himself, he won't have to tire himself out using a knife, and can store the veggies he easily preps for his meals.
  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01HC7BNJA
  
  -Googleplay/ Apple Store gift card
  So he can purchase games, apps, and stuff.
  
  -Lying down laptop stand?
  https://www.thisiswhyimbroke.com/lying-down-laptop-stand/
  
  -Gooseneck phone holder, so he doesn't have to hold his phone https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M1JXNTT
  
  
• Saw this: https://www.amazon.com/Tens-Handheld-Electronic-Pulse-Massager/dp/B007TOJ948/ on a gift list... Its supposed to help with chronic fatigue and chronic pain. Idk about the science behind it though... so idk
  
  -These cool prism glasses that will let him read laying down and stuff? Idk how to explain it https://www.amazon.com/Skywill-Far-East-Industries-Spectacles/dp/B0006ZZCJI
  
  -Mop slippers??
  
  -Cool night light projector
  I see some ones that project ocean waves, or stars.
  
  That's all I can think of right now... I'll edit if I can think of anything else.

Oooh you should try using this to save time: https://www.amazon.com/Chopper-Vegetable-Mueller-Vegetable-Fruit-Cheese-Onion-Chopper-Dicer-Kitchen/dp/B01HC7BNJA/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1536111128&sr=8-2-spons&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=chopper+dicer&psc=1

I've used it to make pico de gallo and it tastes the same as when I make it by hand!

You said that you have less trouble when the food is "processed". Do you think that getting some kind of chopper that makes the food very regular/precise would help? Something like one of these maybe?

Since my eyes water so damn easily when chopping onions, this device has made onion chopping almost harmless; I say 'almost', as you do have to peel the onion skin and chop the onion into fourths if they are too large for the chopper.

A tool to dice vegetables in one go. It’s got a screen and a thing you use to push down on the veggie, and then a plastic container at the bottom.
Like this
I’ve only used it once or twice. It’s not storing enough to do onions and cleaning it is a bitch. Also I cut myself on the sharp part. Not a fan, much easier to dice by hand.

Also a scissors with multiple blades, to finely cut up herbs. It’s very hard to clean in between the blades and doesn’t save much time.

The boiled egg maker, makes 7 boiled eggs in under 10 mins.

Crock pot

Dehydrator

Slicer, I was using one of those choppers but after not even 6 months of use the blades are dull and don’t think I can sharpen.

I found a slicer and originally got it to make chicken jerky for the dog. It didn’t work as it needs an actual meat slicer. But I now use it for all my veggies and they can be paper thin and it’s so easy to use. slicer

A vegetable chopper like this is great to use one handed, and doesn't require a lot of dexterity in your non-dominant arm and hand. Maybe it'll work well for your situation?

They make much nicer ones than the on in OP's video.

But you can not beat a vegatble chopper for making french fries or basic chopping of onions.

Personally I can prep 3 carrots, and 2 onions in about 3-5 minutes with a veggie chopper. Cut the carrots into thirds, press through. Cut the onions top and bottom off, in half, press through. Clean up. I still cut veggies but for some, it reduces the prep to a few minutes vs 5-10 minutes.

I have decent knife skills. I can cut semi fast. I choose not to rapidly rock the knife feeding in veggies to chop. Because it's still risky for hurting yourself. These will save you lots of time for basic onion and carrot prep. And its seriously nice to not tear up manually chopping onions. Also not clunky. Not hard to clean. Just rinse it out after using or put it in the dishwasher. Op's video one is dumb but more "versatile". But really the only use case is onions, potatoes, carrots and a few other jullian veggies.

Anyways. Here's a video showing the power of prepped veggies and a chopper. No way to beat this with a knife when it comes to onions and potatoes. So long as you need them cut into squares.

Occupational therapy assistant here, I would recommend an adapted cutting board like this: https://www.alimed.com/etac-food-prep-board.html
Unfortunately most good adapted cutting boards aren’t cheap, so another options might be something like this: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01HC7BNJA/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_D6cHDbJXFE7FT

1. An Instant Pot above everything else. Because it cooks food super fast even for fall off the bone tenderness. And is really easy to clean and operate.
   
   
2. Buy microwavable steamer bags. You want to cook potatoes, carrots, cauliflower, broccoli, or just about any veggie? Cut it into chunks, shove it into a steamer bag with a sprinkle of water, seal it, and microwave it for 3-4 minutes, and you have perfectly cooked veggies. No mess to clean up, and you can't get faster than this. Even if you want to sautee or stir fry veggies, it is often a good idea to parboil or part-cook the veggies in a steamer bag, and then just get your pan ripping hot, add oil, and toss the half cooked veggies for a minute, with spices and herbs.
   
   
3. Meal prep on weekends. The biggest pain of cooking is actually in the prepping and the cleaning up after. Prepping or "mise en place" can also be done on the weekends where you can chop all your veggies and put them in airtight containers. Cooking then becomes super easy because everything is chopped up and ready to go. I chop my onions, garlic, ginger, tomatoes, cilantro, bell peppers, carrots other veggies like cauliflower or broccoli on Sundays. Buy a bunch of mid-sized airtight storage containers and store your mise en place in that.
   
   
4. For the weekend meal prepping, the chopping gets tedious. I've been experimenting with various labor saving devices. A mandoline works really well for large scale chopping. You can slice everything in a mandoline and then fine dice the slices into really small dice. Or keep them as slices. But this onion chopper is super useful too. It will dice an onion in seconds. I also use it to dice bell peppers and tomatoes.
   
   
5. Buy a box of peeled garlic and freeze it. When you need garlic, just take out a few cloves of the peeled frozen garlic and chop it directly. Bonus is that frozen garlic doesn't stick to the knife like fresh garlic. And frozen garlic tastes exactly like fresh garlic so there's no loss of flavor either.
   
   
6. Buy a handheld stick blender. It comes in super handy to make sauces and soups. Buy one that has a reasonably powerful motor. i have a 500W overkill one but 200W should also be fine.
   
   
7. Buy an tabletop toaster oven, not a toaster. A toaster oven is super super versatile. It takes only a few minutes to preheat to 350F or 400F if you need to use it as an oven. It also works great to reheat pizza and fried chicken. And of course, it will toast.
   
   
8. People tend to get overly fussy and pendantic over knives. I say this as someone who has close to 10 knives. Look, you can go the whole shebang and get a honing rod and whetstones and expensive knives and all that. But the truth is that you need a chef knife (240mm ideally), a smaller utility knife (180mm), a paring knife, and a good peeler. And you need to keep the knives fairly sharp at all times. And you can do this buy buying a popular recommended value for money knife like Victorinox Fibrox or any other. My favorite is a Richmond Artifex gyuto made with AEBL steel from ChefKnivesToGo. But you can buy any knife that you find comfortable in your hands. And if you're not going to geek out on knives but use it as a tool, just get a $5 knife sharpener like this one and ignore the honing steel and sharpening stone recommendations. It does the job fairly fine and takes seconds to keep the knife reasonably sharp.

Choppy chop. Life changer!
https://www.amazon.com/Chopper-Vegetable-Mueller-Vegetable-Fruit-Cheese-Onion-Chopper-Dicer-Kitchen/dp/B01HC7BNJA/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?keywords=veggie+chopper&qid=1563770638&s=gateway&sprefix=veggie+chop&sr=8-3