i am starting to enjoy the single life

but i am finding it hard to motivate myself to eat healthy when the kids r not around

and i am binging on chocolates and chips

so 4 dinner tonight i boiled some corn added salt and chilli powder ... its good

who has some good eating 4 one ideas???????????????????? that make the mouth

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wow thanks guys

looks like i'll b eating 2 minute noodles 4 dinner tomorrow

Yeah it is frustrating to cook for one. When I cook (and that's not often at all ) I always cook more and eat the rest in the following days. Mostly some pasta/noodles stuff. I don't enjoy cooking at all, so then at least it's for more than one meal . When I am staying with my boyfriend he is the one who is cooking and I am just helping him . Even though since I am with him I even started to enjoy cooking a little bit, but not too often please . So yeah sorry I cannot help much, but I will read here for advice .

physco185 said:

wow thanks guys

looks like i'll b eating 2 minute noodles 4 dinner tomorrow

I just mentioned noodles too

I've discovered readymade frozen dumplings with MiGoreng 2 minute noodles. Easy, tasty and cheap, just like me!

physco185 said:

wow thanks guys

looks like i'll b eating 2 minute noodles 4 dinner tomorrow

yes!

mynameisnotsusan said:

I've discovered readymade frozen dumplings with MiGoreng 2 minute noodles. Easy, tasty and cheap, just like me!

they look ok... what r the cooking instructions?????? i dont like to fry stuff

Serious said:

physco185 said:

wow thanks guys

looks like i'll b eating 2 minute noodles 4 dinner tomorrow

I just mentioned noodles too

seriously... great minds

physco185 said:

mynameisnotsusan said:

I've discovered readymade frozen dumplings with MiGoreng 2 minute noodles. Easy, tasty and cheap, just like me!

they look ok... what r the cooking instructions?????? i dont like to fry stuff

Boil 400ml water. Add noodles for 2-3 minutes. While they're cooking mix sauce sachets on plate. Drain. Stick on plate. Sprinkle sachet of fried onions on top. Eat.

If I want dumplings, I'll just add them to pot about 3-4 minutes before I add the noodles and you can add a half cup of frozen stir fry veges as well for a couple of minutes if you want. So easy and you can do it in one pot.

mynameisnotsusan said:

physco185 said:

they look ok... what r the cooking instructions?????? i dont like to fry stuff

Boil 400ml water. Add noodles for 2-3 minutes. While they're cooking mix sauce sachets on plate. Drain. Stick on plate. Sprinkle sachet of fried onions on top. Eat.

If I want dumplings, I'll just add them to pot about 3-4 minutes before I add the noodles and you can add a half cup of frozen stir fry veges as well for a couple of minutes if you want. So easy and you can do it in one pot.

i am going to try it!!!!

physco185 said:

Serious said:

I just mentioned noodles too

seriously... great minds

Serious said:

physco185 said:

seriously... great minds

i always wanted to say that to u

physco185 said:

Serious said:

i always wanted to say that to u

Hehe, I noticed it and wanted to make a funny reply, but could not come up with anything .

OMG I remember this! Ya, who wants to cook for one, right?

Keep some salad and grilled chicken in the fridge or something.

I dunno. I think I did the same thing you're doing now when it was just me here.

I happen to love cooking for myself. I have no one else's tastes to cater to and dammit, I'm worth a yummy meal.

I adapt all kinds of recipes to make just for myself. I tend to make a lot of stir frys - things that are easy to make for one. (I honestly just thrown in whatever veggies and stiff I want, season with my homemade sauces and stuff and I make exactly 1 serving of rice in my rice cooker.O)

OR I make things that will freeze well - soups and stuff. Then I parcel out each leftover serving into it's own freezable container.

mynameisnotsusan said:

physco185 said:

they look ok... what r the cooking instructions?????? i dont like to fry stuff

Boil 400ml water. Add noodles for 2-3 minutes. While they're cooking mix sauce sachets on plate. Drain. Stick on plate. Sprinkle sachet of fried onions on top. Eat.

If I want dumplings, I'll just add them to pot about 3-4 minutes before I add the noodles and you can add a half cup of frozen stir fry veges as well for a couple of minutes if you want. So easy and you can do it in one pot.

If those are anything like top ramen noodles, and I thnk they are cuz they say fried noodles on the package, the fat and sodium content are OUTRAGEOUS!!

I am not single, but i like to do things like marinate chix breats and grill them, then i can have tacos, salads, sandwiches and wraps all week 4 lunch... the same with a good pot roast that I can shred.. i make wraps, salads, bbq sands etc...

1 whole chicken can be boiled and after removingthe chix youcan use the broth for soup, the meat for casseroles or use it in any recipe like say mexican or indian cooking...

when you make salads add things like beans, eggs, and veggies to make it a healthy meal...

Tuna isnt expensive and makes great sands, salads, casseroles...

Hershe said:

[img:$uid]http://georgeforeman-grills.com/wp-content/uploads/_george_foreman_grill.jpg[/img:$uid] I have this George Foreman grill, but it's still perfect and I use it when cooking for one.

I have a panini maker and LOVE it! Panini's

one of my favorite meals when I'm by myself, not a care in the world, is a tin of sardines and some hearty bread and a beer...

I'mma set myself up with some of these riiight now...

I cook all my meals every day. I use my toaster oven a lot! I eat a lot of salmon and it cooks really well in there. My meals are usually some type of protein with veggies, I steam the veggies all the time, they cook pretty quick when its jut for one person.

women should only eat salad

Carrots and broccoli.

whistle said:

men should only eat salad

Serious said:

whistle said:

men should only eat salad

salads are awesome...

tinaz said:

mynameisnotsusan said:

Boil 400ml water. Add noodles for 2-3 minutes. While they're cooking mix sauce sachets on plate. Drain. Stick on plate. Sprinkle sachet of fried onions on top. Eat.

If I want dumplings, I'll just add them to pot about 3-4 minutes before I add the noodles and you can add a half cup of frozen stir fry veges as well for a couple of minutes if you want. So easy and you can do it in one pot.

If those are anything like top ramen noodles, and I thnk they are cuz they say fried noodles on the package, the fat and sodium content are OUTRAGEOUS!!

Oh yeah, it says 55% of recommended daily saturated fat content and 35% of recommended daily salt.

coffee and cigarettes

Cooking for one does suck but after a while you get use to it. An example of what I do, on Sunday night, I'll bake about four chicken breasts. I'll eat one and use vacuum bags for the other three. I cook different sides each night because the rice, beans, or the frozen spinach, broccoli, corn, etc. don't take that much time. I also buy a couple of prepared meals from the grocery store Fresh and Easy, for the couple of nights a week I don't feel like doing anything in the kitchen, but want to avoid the fast food.

I reckon after cooking for 5 every day, cooking for one sounds like something I would like. I'd get a smaller slow cooker and do stuff I can eat over several days, dishes I would like for a change!!!