Meal planning for one

Another January, another endeavor to get healthy. But this time around, I’m cooking for one and hoping to avoid eating cereal or toast three times a day. I’ve noticed that my two food problems are snacking excessively (normally just too much overall as opposed to too much at once) and dinner (why eat healthy when I can order Pizza Hut stuffed crust).

Whenever I’m cooking for just me, I tend to eat less meat and swap peanut butter, cottage cheese, and yogurt in its place. And, it might sound terrible, but I also eat chicken nuggets. For the Tyson dino nugz I normally buy, a serving of 5 nuggets is about 180 calories. Pair that with a sweet potato or some veggies and you have a solid meal. I’m also going to stock up on healthier snacks and some healthy frozen dinners. For me, these work best when I just don’t feel like cooking.

How do y’all eat healthy? Does anyone do a lot of meal prep?