Cooking for One

Cooking for 1 and cooking for 5 are very different animals – it can be easy to just slap a frozen pizza in the oven or heat up a microwave dinner. But with some planning and creativity you can enjoy all the healthy recipes you make for the whole family work for you!

Here are some tricks I’ve picked up in the first few weeks and pictures of some of my yummiest meals so far!

1. Get some good storage containers. It’s pretty likely you’ll be having leftovers so having containers, and in a variety of sizes will help you store them.
2. Plan out your week. I know what I’ll have for breakfast everyday, but before I go to the grocery store I like to write out a lunch and dinner schedule for the next few days so I know what to buy. I mainly do this to figure out my protein plan
3. Have some shelf stable staples around in case you miscalculated. For example, I have a few potatoes in the cupboard so if I happen to have less leftovers that expected it’s no big deal.
4. Keep an eye out for small portions at the store. My store sells single burger patties, so I can grill for one and not have left overs. 
5. Condiments! In the world of cook once, eat twice (or more), condiments are your friend. Instead of eating the same chicken 2 days in a row try cooking it plain then having it with a different condiment each time. For example on Monday grill the chicken for a fajita dinner with salsa and guac, and then on Tuesday use the leftover grilled chicken for a pesto-rice bowl with chicken.

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