I am a 58 year old male who lives alone. Despite the fact that single-person households are the fastest growing demographic, this is a lifestyle that is still often frowned upon and society often makes it difficult for people to live this way.
This was certainly understandable in the (not-all-that-distant) past, but humanity has changed since then. We are now arguably the largest infestation this planet has ever known and we are really not in danger of extinction any time soon. There is no need to breed like rats.
One of the problems people who live alone are facing is how to eat properly. This is true when buying food, which is usually in inconveniently large quantities, and it is true when buying food preparation utensils, gadgets and appliances. We also tend to live in small dwellings that do not take into account that cooking for one person essentially requires just as much space as cooking for four people.
Society is often hostile to people who do not create families and/or live alone. When I was young, I went to Catholic schools and we learned that people who live alone are selfish parasites. It seems that now, more than half a century later, little has changed in that respect as Pope Francis, the supposed spiritual leader of over a billion people, repeatedly demonstrates (here, for example).
It does not have to amaze us then, that many people who live alone are living on junk food or fast food. It doesn't have to be that way.
Liveable compromises are possible and we have to thank our (all too slow) technological progress for that. That is what I want to document in this blog. I am not giving advice, instructions or anything like it. I am just showing what I do and explaining why, nothing more, and I most definitely welcome comments, positive and negative and anything in between.
If I write something that seems implausible or even downright ridiculous, please do tell me in the comments or by e-mail. Just note that there is little I can do with a comment like "You are an idiot". I may well be one, but that doesn't tell me anything about what I wrote since idiots are like broken clocks, they do tell the truth every now and then, even if it is only by accident. Tell me where I went wrong, why it is wrong, and how you know that, preferably with a verifiable source of information.
Maybe the information will be interesting or useful to you, maybe not. Both are fine.
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Please note that I make no health claims and no nutritional claims. There are enough alternologists and quacks on the Internet already and I have no intention of joining them.
I sincerely encourage you to talk to an actual medical doctor or registered dietitian before making any health- or nutrition-related decisions.
If I made any mistakes in this post, please *do* feel free to point them out to me.
This was certainly understandable in the (not-all-that-distant) past, but humanity has changed since then. We are now arguably the largest infestation this planet has ever known and we are really not in danger of extinction any time soon. There is no need to breed like rats.
One of the problems people who live alone are facing is how to eat properly. This is true when buying food, which is usually in inconveniently large quantities, and it is true when buying food preparation utensils, gadgets and appliances. We also tend to live in small dwellings that do not take into account that cooking for one person essentially requires just as much space as cooking for four people.
Society is often hostile to people who do not create families and/or live alone. When I was young, I went to Catholic schools and we learned that people who live alone are selfish parasites. It seems that now, more than half a century later, little has changed in that respect as Pope Francis, the supposed spiritual leader of over a billion people, repeatedly demonstrates (here, for example).
It does not have to amaze us then, that many people who live alone are living on junk food or fast food. It doesn't have to be that way.
Liveable compromises are possible and we have to thank our (all too slow) technological progress for that. That is what I want to document in this blog. I am not giving advice, instructions or anything like it. I am just showing what I do and explaining why, nothing more, and I most definitely welcome comments, positive and negative and anything in between.
If I write something that seems implausible or even downright ridiculous, please do tell me in the comments or by e-mail. Just note that there is little I can do with a comment like "You are an idiot". I may well be one, but that doesn't tell me anything about what I wrote since idiots are like broken clocks, they do tell the truth every now and then, even if it is only by accident. Tell me where I went wrong, why it is wrong, and how you know that, preferably with a verifiable source of information.
Maybe the information will be interesting or useful to you, maybe not. Both are fine.
*****
Please note that I make no health claims and no nutritional claims. There are enough alternologists and quacks on the Internet already and I have no intention of joining them.
I sincerely encourage you to talk to an actual medical doctor or registered dietitian before making any health- or nutrition-related decisions.
If I made any mistakes in this post, please *do* feel free to point them out to me.
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