Re: Fresh vegetables
I also live on my own
I do buy fresh vegetables, both from supermarkets and a local greengrocer
But there is a problem. If I buy a cabbage I end up having it for breakfast, dinner , and tea for about 17 days - well, you get the idea!
And I just can't bring myself to buy 2 carrots as that's embarrassing and immediately marks me out as being a sad, lonely old man - which I'm not of course
So I try to strike a compromise, with both vegetables to be cooked and salads. Any leftovers can be made into soups & stews, even lettuce and cucumber. I just zap it all with a stick blender and it all turns into veg soup
But recently I've been buying a lot of frozen veg. I've seen in books & TV programmes that they are as good, if not better, nutritionally as fresh since they are processed & frozen within a very short time from harvesting, and haven't been deteriorating whilst lying around in shops, warehouses or your veg rack; you just take what you need
It also works out cheaper in the long run
Most frozen food sections sell a Mediterranean veg or ratatouille mixture - tomatoes, aubergine, peppers etc and I use this in stews
Recently I've discovered stir - fry and do them with fresh veg and frozen mixtures
I read a suggestion that single people should consider buying packets of prepared veg or salad. Although they are more expensive they might work out cheaper in the long run as you don't have a load of veg going off, only to be thrown away.
Plus, with the best will in the world, it is sometimes difficult to find the motivation to prepare fresh food just for yourself
I like avocados, and have noticed that Iceland have frozen avocados, but I haven't bought any yet as my freezer is full