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HOME ALONE — Better: nutrition, a creative outlet and a little
self-pampering are a few good reasons to cook dinner for one.
And surprisingly, so are the time and money you save.

Cooking for one
has its rewards

FORGET THE image of the
Englishman dressing for din-
ner alone in the jungle.

Most single Canadians would be
more impressed to hear that he
cooked dinner for himself, whether
ina black tie or a fig apron. There
are so many one-person households
these days, and sometimes it seems
that none of them have a kitchen.

“There have been times in my
life when I was just too busy,”
admits a divorced female restaura-
teur turned grad student. “I like
doing things outdoors and I’ve
always gone running. Sometirnes I
was trying to lose weight, and eating
just wasn’t a priority.”

“I never cook,” says a never-mar-
ried, 40-year-old female lawyer who
works 12- to 14-hour days. “I don’t
have the energy to start something
new when I get home. It's like giv-
ing myself a birthday party. What's
the point?”

Better nutrition, a creative outlet
and a little self-pampering are some
of the good reasons to cook dinner
for one. And surprisingly, so are the
time and money you save.

But it’s difficult to cook for one
person. The amount of preparation

. required to cook for one is almost
the same as a family. Also, when
you try to reduce the quantity to one
serving, the product doesn't come
out quite as good.

‘When eating alone, dinner i is over
so quickly, it hardly seems worth the
effort, But unless you choose conve-
nience and fast foods wisely — sal-
ads and lean-meat deli sandwiches
rather than burgers and pizza —- the
solo eaters’ diet likely lacks protein,
Vitamins and minerals and is alse
most certainly high in fats and salts.

Smarter shopping is one way to
make de-it-yourself eating more .

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