Friday, March 30, 2012

Cooking for 1 - the advantage

Alright all you solo diners, let's be honest for a moment. We all know there has to be a better option than take-out, the late night drive-thrus, and tv dinners. Yes, it may seem simple and avoids having to deal with a messy kitchen and a fridge full of leftovers but for most of us this is not college anymore and we feel there must be better, healthier, and even cheaper options out there. For those of us with additional restrictions placed on what we can eat the task seems even more daunting. Maybe you have an allergy or intolerance to a certain food, maybe it's counting calories to lose weight, maybe it's diabetes or iron deficiency, perhaps you are vegetarian or vegan. Whatever other "limitations" are placed on your diet (voluntarily or otherwise) does not mean that you, solo diner, are left without choices. It is simply time to get more creative.

Cooking for yourself is actually perfect for experimenting with what works for you. You don't have to worry about anyone else eating what you're making. You can try things out, play around with combinations, invent new recipes, sample new dishes or make the same favorite six times in a row! Go ahead, make breakfast for dinner and for once don't worry about what foods go together just enjoy the freedoms that cooking for yourself affords you.

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