Healthy cooking tips for 1?

rebuildingMyself · 2016-06-18T22:40:58+00:00

Sign up for MyFitnessPal or something similar that allows relatively accurate calorie and macro counting.
Establish your diet goals (weight gain / weight loss / maintenance)
Pick an established diet frame (e.g. keto for weight loss)
Learn four or five recipes and make sure they conform to your calorie/macros above
Cook enough for five or six days and store in containers in the fridge.

DEG23 · 2016-06-18T23:16:48+00:00

I favor fresh food so I usually buy only enough food to last me a week so I tend to eat similar foods for a week and then switch it up the following week.

In the winter I tend to use my slow cooker more and usually get 2 meals out of each pot, plus it's easy to set it up the night before.

I highly recommend spending some time reading and collecting recipes and checking out food and cooking related videos. If you want to go the extra bit try signing up for cooking classes. I started doing those a few months ago and I've learned a ton of new things.

BevTheManFromDownUnd · 2016-06-18T22:58:07+00:00

When I first got divorced I was really cooking old school style (or trying to) and it took a long time.

Now I go for mostly 1 pot dishes. Stuff you can whip up quick and it still tastes good, also I advocate low carbs.

So let me give you 1 idea you can expand on, I think it's universal enough.

Buy a rice cooker and use Bulgur (instead of rice)
In a pan, start with a fresh crushed garlic base and chillies (fresh or dried) -> Use Rapeseed or Olive oil.
Add tuna
Add spinach leaves (frozen for ease of use / don't buy the spinach paste too much hassle).
Add turmeric and ground black pepper
Add plain yogurt
Add fresh tomatoes if you have or canned or paste
Once the bulgur is ready -> serve.

Here I'm going for a low carb healthy option that gives you protein and a lot of omega 6, full of soluble fibre. The yogurt for probiotics. Turmeric for taste + health benefits.

Make sure you buy saline (not oil based) tuna, or if oil based then Olive oil based -> Not sunflower.

ChipOffMyShoulder · 2016-06-18T23:38:27+00:00

Cook in bulk. Saves time

gravelheart · 2016-06-19T01:01:20+00:00

Regarding diet I think it's easy to stay healthy as long as you eat a varied diet and don't over do it or do anything stupid like char the fuck out of red meat or consume sweets every day.

My tip is eggs. Cheap, nutrient dense and much healthier than their reputation would suggest.

An omelet with cheddar, ham and scallions and a salad is a pretty nutritious meal in my book.

AdolfSchmitler · 2016-06-19T01:18:02+00:00

there's a sub where people cook their entire weeks worth of food on Sunday and eat leftovers all week. cooking once or twice a week is infinitely easier than trying to cook a healthy meal every single day. also snack on things like carrots, sweat peas, grapes, etc instead of junk food. My $.02

raecarruth · 2016-06-19T07:26:36+00:00

Incorporate various pulses, yams, plaintains into your diet if you haven't already. They'll prolong your life and they taste great.

mgtow_bob · 2016-06-18T22:51:52+00:00

Eat lots of fish. Canned sardines are my go to. Trout is good. Salmon is good. Lots of fish is good, but bear in mind people are fucking up oceans with shitty fishing tactics, so yeah, stick with sustainable junk like sardines and whatnot. And too much fish is bad as you can get mercury poisoned. So again, small stuff like sardines, or fresh water farmed trout are better than big long living ocean fish in that regard.

Fresh vegetables and frozen vegetables all day every day. Canned vegetables in a pinch. Cabbage I hear is about the best bang for your buck. Anything that grows above ground as opposed to in the ground is going to be less carbs and more nutrient rich. Or so I've heard.

On that note, try not to eat a whole lot of carbs. So fruits, while good for you, keep it in moderation. Keep it to whole grains if you can, like brown rice, not white rice. Whole wheat bread, not white bread.

Go with healthy cooking methods, such as making a bowl of chicken soup as opposed to frying some chicken. Or poached chicken. Or baked chicken. Yeah, just don't bbq all the time or deep fry stuff all the time.

Here's to your health. Cheers.

Eyes_Of_The_Dragon · 2016-06-18T23:21:26+00:00

Unless you love standing at the stove, get an Instant Pot, a large toaster oven with a timer, and a good vacuum sealer. The Instant Pot and the toaster oven let you cook large batches of food without needing to stand there, and the vacuum sealer lets you freeze the leftovers easily for lunches.

ransay3277 · 2016-06-19T01:37:58+00:00

Use your common sense. Avoid soda, pastries and high calorie junk food. Don't go to the grocery store hungry. Other guys here give some good nutritional advice. Lastly, get on that new "just stop stuffing your fat face" diet.

read_FactsAndFascism · 2016-06-19T02:01:47+00:00

Doesn't get much simpler, quicker and healthier than fish fillets. I buy the 4lb bags of individually sealed frozen tilapia from wal-mart. Thaw in the fridge overnight then saute in olive oil for 3 minutes each side. Then you can serve them in a variety of ways, a favorite of mine is to cut into chunks and make fish tacos with corn tortillas, thin sliced cabbage and pico de gallo.

Avocados are also a staple for me, they contain healthy fats and are the most delicious food on the planet.

toysjoe · 2016-06-19T02:45:53+00:00

Get a slow cooker. Visit /r/slowcooking for recipes.

oldredder · 2016-06-19T03:25:27+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/user/gordonramsay/videos

https://www.youtube.com/user/JamieOliver/videos

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJFp8uSYCjXOMnkUyb3CQ3Q/videos

https://www.youtube.com/user/tastemade/videos

On top of that (variety) I'd recommend getting the best deals you can on protein powder (not the vegetarian crap), eggs and buying fish and other meat in bulk for good prices. I'd also recommend if you can find a safe fishing spot to learn to fish and search youtube for videos on how to gut, clean and cook those fish because you can save a ton of cash and now you're getting the fish as fresh as possible.

For "vegetarian food" I recommend never being one (bad for your health normally) but the recipes which are, and some pre-made stuff, can be very tasty so you can just add meat later.

Tonight for example I had something akin to a thin-crust pizza by having a half container of mushrooms I sliced myself, sliced a block of cheese into bits (didn't need to grate it; could have but I felt that would take too long) a bit of pasta sauce and chicken (already baked so I just reheated it, tore the flesh off the bone to prepare).

The result is a super-filling meal with low carbs (whole-grain tortilla bread to act as the replacement for pizza dough).

For kitchen kit I don't use/have any of the expensive & specialized stuff mentioned in other comments. I don't even have all this stuff but I have most of it and it's enough: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-av6cz9upO0

if it works for Gordon Ramsay it will for the rest of us too. I have yet to get the peeler (don't give a damn), sieve (I should for deep-frying) or mortar & pestle (don't care yet: I'm fine with pre-ground spices bought in bulk bags)

csbfxe · 2016-06-19T03:45:44+00:00

Thanks for all the great replies and wisdom/experience. Glad we have this community!

PinHunter65 · 2016-06-19T03:56:31+00:00

Green Beans with bacon. Saute them beans in oil with some garlic and red pepper flakes. Combine with bacon. Enjoy.

hollybegin · 2016-06-19T04:36:44+00:00

Take the time to take care of yourself food wise. Cooking is easy if you give it a little time. You'll find tons of recipes over the internet, choose, practice end enjoy. Even going to the market might be a nice experience! Then go back home, put some music or whatnot, pour yourself a nice glass of your favorite beverage, whatever it is, and cook in peace

(Edited for vocabulary)

BeefyPadlock · 2016-06-19T05:08:58+00:00

Cooking great food is not hard, you just have to be able to follow instructions, and maybe tweek them to your liking.( it's pathetic how women act like cooking is some horrendous chore,it really isn't)

As someone else mentioned, cooking in bulk is great for saving both time and money.

I don't know about healthy, but I love to cook soups (my Manhattan clam chowder is to die for), stews, chilli,chicken and dumplings, pot roast, spaghetti,fettuccine, and anything else you can make in a pot or a crockpot.

A deepfreez is a great investment! Great for taking advantage of great meat deals, great for storing leftovers.

I make a big batch of whatever, eat my dinner, put a little in the fridge for lunch the next day, then put the rest in meal sized containers in the deep freeze for later.

I get home after a long day and want to cook? I cook! (I love cooking). I get home after a long day and don't feel like it? Pull something from the freezer,nuke it and I'm good to go!

As an aside, it's amazing how much women love a guy who can cook! Got to be good friends with a married barmaid at the place I used to drink. Brought her a few meals and she was ready to cheat! No lie! Didn't take her up on it,but I'm just saying.

Iappreci8thegr8r8m8 · 2016-06-19T06:24:24+00:00

I'd recommend frozen broccoli.

I've always liked broccoli as a good veg choice and I buy huge bags of birds eye broccoli. To be honest it's not a big enough difference from steamed broccoli to be picky.

Steamed broccoli does not microwave well, frozen broccoli does.

Steamed broccoli stinks up the house for days, frozen broccoli doesnt.

Steamed broccoli turns to mush if you accidentally cook it too long, frozen broccoli doesnt.

Only downside is frozen broccoli is more soggy than steamed but IMO the pros outweigh the con's.

Also, canned italian cut green beans with soy sauce is a go to

Do not eat cprn. It is useless to your body and you can't even digest it (thus why it shows up in poo) Worthless veg.

AOF_Semiramis · 2016-06-19T09:10:03+00:00

http://archive.is/q4gNg

Eat healthy while saving thousands of bucks.

Im planning on saving up to buy my own Sous Vide.

bobsmitharmour1 · 2016-06-19T12:22:20+00:00

green lentils helps you lose weight fast. But the secret is to use like red/green Thai curry pastes to make it taste delicious. like 2 tablespoons for 1 cup of lentils.

And for every 100 grams of lentils u get about 30 grams of protein and 30 grams of dietary fibre.

Saves you lots of money too.

Brokemgtow · 2016-06-19T19:24:16+00:00

Nigga get yourself a ninja juicer....

Buy mostly from the vegetable and fruit section... Juice your veggies..my energy is threw the roof.

Anything thats an anti inflammatory works wonders for the body... Garlic,onions, water, maeng krotom

Buy u some maeng krotom

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clybourn · 2016-06-19T22:01:58+00:00

America's Test Kitchen has a series for Cooking for Two that might be more of what you're looking for because it breaks the amounts down for you. I highly recommend them.

wordjedi · 2016-06-19T01:19:32+00:00

If you don't want to buy all of the electric countertop appliances listed here, OP, consider at least a steamer pot. Very versatile and the healthiest way to cook anything. Vegetables, chicken. Will cook perfect rice et al very simply. Put rice in a small bowl with water. Steam.

Hephaestus_1 · 2016-06-19T01:25:27+00:00

I'd advice going the difficult path and visiting http://nutritiondata.self.com/.

Find RDIs for essential nutrients and check the site mentioned above to create "whole" meals yourself.

abysser · 2016-06-18T22:57:25+00:00

Check out Dr. McDougall's video called The Starch Solution on youtube. Dr. McDougall also has 500 recipes on his site. He makes a very convincing point to avoid saturated fats and fats in general. That unfortunately excludes animal products and vegetable oil, which are 99% of available food in the US.

Ketosis and paleo diet have been debunked multiple times over. You lose water weight, not fat weight. The main advocate, Robert Attkins, is dead, and the reason he died was coronary heart decease likely caused by his high fat diet.

You'll get a lot of shit from people for not eating animal products and oil, as it's unusual for 99% of the general population, but then so is MGTOW.

Groizerx · 2016-06-19T08:57:00+00:00

Eat like a caveman. Eat like a hunter. Be a carnivore. Rare steaks. Liver. Shellfish and Offals are the most nutritious food in the world. Kitfo, steak tartare, carpaccio. Butter, lard, egg yolks. Fish. Kefir. Bone broth. Everything homemade. Everything fresh. Don't cook in advance. Don't cook at all, eat raw or just lightly.

Most important: don't eat. Fast frequently. Eat once a day and skip meals often. Go for a long fast.

Title	Healthy cooking tips for 1?
Author	csbfxe
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Date	June 18, 2016 10:30 PM UTC (10 years ago)
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