When you do your grocery shopping, buy a pound of carrots, a stalk of
celery, a pound of onions and a few other vegetables. Before you put
them away at home, get out the food processor or knife and cutting board
and clean, peel and chop everything appropriately. Store in plastic
containers such as tupperware. You'd be surprised how easy a single
serving of vegetable soup or stir-fry vegetables or black beans with
vegetables or quinoa salad is when you have everything pre-cut and ready
to go. Even those eggs for breakfast become transformed into something
healthier and more interesting when you can throw a handful of onions,
carrots and parsley. I keep carrots and onion on hand all the time and
have one cabbage family vegetable such as cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli
or kale around and also something orange such sweet potato or squash and
one more such as bell pepper or zucchini or fennel.

--Lia


wrote:
> OK, as stated in another thread, I'm trying to eat "better." (Meaning,
> healthier.) I want to use as little processed food as possible, and am
> looking for recipes that I can whip up in under 15 minutes. Although I
> love to cook, I don't like to fuss much if it's just for me.
>
> I've been doing French toast, eggs, sandwiches....but it's all gettiing
> very boring. I do make batches of stews and soups, then freeze
> individual servings, but again, I'm getting tired of it and would like
> something different.
>
> Any suggestions? I'm on disability, so need to keep the expense
> reasonable as the food budget is quite limited; I'm also
> lactose-intolerant. Low-fat is preferable, but not essential. I don't
> eat pork unless it's bacon or sausage, and I dont care for mushrooms or
> eggplant.
>
> Thanks!