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Eating for One
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I have this problem qas well, tend to just eat big bowls of vegetables with a chicken breast or some fish. Would be interested inany good recipes.0
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I tend to make enough for 4, and then put one or two portions in the refrigerator, and the rest in the freezer - depending on how much I want to eat that this week. I find that since I am busy, I would rather cook 1 or 2 days a week, and still have choices (the freezer items can last for a couple of weeks). This helps with lunches too - I can just grab and go if I am in a hurry!!! For breakfast - always a GREEN SMOOTHIE!!!!! LOVE!!!0
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When I make things I just dish up one portion and then freeze the others in single portions which means I have something quick and easy after work0
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hmm turnip greens and kale are great to just pull out of a bag for yourself. 1 cup boiled is around 29 calories. Top it with some gouda cheese (100 cals/per slice) and have a side of boiled snow peas (35 calories per 3/4 cup) and a protein like chicken, vegetarian meat, or lean turkey0
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I try to plan a week of meals in advance. If I'm making soup, I'll cook it on Saturday or Sunday and then freeze it. I may make a crockpot full of chicken breast and eat it throughout the week. Cooking for one is hard, so I simply divide it up and freeze it. Good Luck!!!!0
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I forgot to add - if I am trying something new, that I'm not sure if I will love, I just look at the portions, and cut the recipe to one (or maybe two) servings!
You can also google recipes for one - there are tons of cookbooks out there, and I think most of the food network pages, have built in portion converters!!!0 -
Like many here, I portion out leftovers to make my own frozen meals.
Stir-fry is always a great, quick option for living alone. Make 1 portion of minute rice. Use cooking spray in a pan, add a protein of your choice (My favorite is bay scallops. I buy them frozen and just let water run over how many I want for a couple minutes to thaw them and I'm good to go!) and 2 different colors of vegetables (carrots and snow peas, mushrooms and asparagus, broccoli and sweet potato) after they've cooked a little while add a tablespoon of stirfry sauce (tend to only be about 35 kca/serving). It's hot, gives a great balance of nutrients, you can change up the ingredients and not get bored (there's a lot of variety in stirfry sauces), inexpensive, and only takes about 10 minutes.0 -
I tend to cook one huge batch of a lean meat (whether it's chicken or fish) and store it in the fridge by serving and then just make whatever vegetables or potatoes I will eat with the lean meat that day. Sweet potatoes are awesome because you can just stick it in the microwave for five minutes and it's done.0
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Thank you all for the great ideas!0
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Bump for replies as I have teh same problem xx0
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check out the hungry girl cookbooks they have recipes for one.0
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