Welcome to Ask a Nutritionist. This is our weekly mini episode of Dishing Up Nutrition,

brought to you by nutritional weight and wellness. My name is Kara Carber. I'm a licensed

nutritionist and certified

nutrition specialist. Before we get started, I'd like to remind our listeners to join our Dishing

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Now, let's get into today's topic, which is something that a lot of people quietly struggle with,

and that is cooking for one person. Maybe you're cooking for one because you live

alone. Maybe it's because your partner travels or your kids are grown and have left the nest.

Maybe you're in a season where you're almost nights by yourself and you're just tired of asking yourself,

what am I supposed to make that feels worthwhile to cook for one person? Because let's be honest,

cooking for one can feel like a lot of work. You still have to do the planning, the shopping,

the prepping, the cooking, and the cleaning,

but you're doing it for one plate.

So sometimes it seems hard to justify going through all that trouble.

And that's often what makes takeout, process foods or convenience foods, or just random snacking, feel a whole lot

easier. But here's the good news. Cooking for one does not have to be complicated. It doesn't have

to mean eating the same meal every night. It definitely doesn't mean spending an hour or more in the kitchen

every evening. Today, I want to share some practical strategies that can make cooking for one feel

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