How can I prepare healthy meals in 30 minutes or less?
Q. I need help on buying food for a single person. Sometimes I buy too much and it goes bad causing me to waste money. How do I know the right amount to buy for just me? A. For a single person, buying and eating food on a budget can be hard at times. Here are a few tips to help make it easier: • Write out your meals for the week before you go to the grocery store. Planning your meals ahead of time will help you buy what you need rather than what you think you may need. You will also spend a lot less and waste a lot less food. • Look at what is in your pantry (or food supply) before you go out shopping. You may be surprised that some of the items that you need for your meal are right there in your house. • Once the above steps are done, create your grocery list. • If you are buying food in bulk, try to only buy foods that will not spoil (ex: rice, flour, canned foods, pasta, condiments) or go shopping with a friend and split the food between the two of you. • If time is an issue, try ma
