The Anonymous Widower

Shopping for One

I tend to cook meals in fours.  Tonight, I’ve cooked four Moroccan chicken casseroles, of which I’ve frozen three and put one in the fridge for tomorrow’s lunch.  I’m having a big lunch as I’m going racing and then watching Status Quo at Newmarket.  (I still have a spare ticket, if anyone is interested!)

One of the reasons, I cook in fours, is that it is such a waste buying food for just one meal.  Either you have to eat the same thing, two or even three days running, or throw most of it away.

Things I don’t like include :-

• Two for one or three for two deals.  They are no cheaper for me, as the second one goes off before I can buy it.
• Meat usual comes in packs of two.  So I have to buy two and put one in the freezer.  Then I forget to get it out and have lots there.  Then the freezer goes off and it’s all ruined.  Grr!
• The lack of small sizes.  There are some gluten-free pretzels that I like.  No supermarket stocks the small size, so I eat too many if I buy a packet.
• Recipes that are made for four.  OK, my maths is good, but can we have more recipes for one.
• I’ve got lots and lots of small packets of spices.  Smaller ones would be better.

I do wonder whether the reason some people are obese, is that they live alone and buy too much!

It’s not that I’m unique in living alone. There are about 7,000,000 of us in the UK.  So please can we have sensible sizes of food and other goods.  If nothing it will cut down waste.

July 23, 2009 - Posted by AnonW | Food | Shopping