Another useful item is canned soup; read labels to find ones with less sodium, little fat, and plenty of veggies, or check out the lines of delicious vegetarian soups (such as hearty ham - free split pea) at your local health food store.
Only Kikuchi, as the Lady Macbeth - like witch who helps set the main events into motion, seems to be having any fun, turning her stilted linereadings into arias of delicious camp.