Can you help me cook some healthy meals for one

** Tofu girl says...

To define "being healthy" ... you need to know 3 things first.

1. are you allergic to any food? if you are, that food is going to be zero from being hero.
2. are you getting enough sleep? without enough sleep, you'll basically waste all your nutritions and energies.
3. are you exercising enough? same reason, you need to burn as you eat.

Now let's start... clearly saying, NO FRY, NO FROZEN, NO xx-FREE FOOD!

-- NO FRY : no explanation needed for this. as the food gets heated, you get more protein and fat from oil contacted to either carbs or saturated fat. this results more fat easily being absorbed to the body no matter it is good fat or bad fat. you don't want an easily absorbed fat in your body

-- No Frozen : most of frozen foods say that they listed most of nutritions well enough for the customers to understand. NO WAY! read the ingredients carefully. to make the frozen food, manufacturers have to put chemical supplements to bring deeper taste once it is thawed.
you do not want any enviromental hormones nor MSG in your body

-- No -- free food : Sugar-free, Fat-free. if a food does not contain sugar and taste sweet, where did all that natural sweetness come from? polysaccharide which we all know as sweet-N-low, or equals or splenda, brings 10 times deeper sweetness with 1/10 less quantity. this is a chemical. once it goes into body, you are just toxicating your liver all the way.

once you understand above three, try going natural whether you take asian cuisine or mediterranean. few of recommended recipes are below.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/menus/healthy-thanksgiving-menu/index.html
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/salmon-with-lem on-capers-and-rosemary-recipe/index.html
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/brown-rice-tomatoes-and- basil-recipe/index.html

Start turning on your oven- it's easy to purchase single servings of fish fillets or chicken breast and grab a mix of vegetables, such as sweet potatoes, broccoli crowns, asparagus, etc. Look for foods that are versatile enough to eat in different ways over the course of a couple of days (roast a whole acorn squash- on the first night, finish it with blue cheese & pecans, on the second night, scoop the flesh from the other roasted half, puree it with chicken stock, heat and season to taste!)

Stock up your pantry with a great mix of spices so you can change flavor profiles and keep variety in your diet. Also, keep a great mix of fresh greens on hand and top with different chopped veggies (including some of the ones you've been roasting).

By the way, Trader Joe's also has a lot of different single and double serving meals that can be heated and accompanied by a bit of salad (for double servings, take the leftovers to work and save a few bucks every day!)

It's easy to cook healthy meals when you enjoy what you're eating. You can buy most foods in small portions now, including wine. Focus primarily on lean chicken and fish, and vegetables and fruit. To simplify, make double and save the remainder for the next day's lunch. You don't need a lot of grains, just a bit. If you're female, you might want to check out gluten free grains such as oats, soy, millet, quinoa, etc to avoid bloating. Stock up on healthy snack items such as almonds, string cheese, celery, etc. but just don't buy too much at once. The key is, buy foods that you really like. No food is that expensive if you're just buying one or two servings of it. Once you get into the habit, you'll find that cooking healthy for one can be easy, fun and very enjoyable.