Hey Everyone,
We had a thread going recently about how singles -- with no one to put the rails on what we choose to eat, might have very... unconventional food choices for breakfast.
And how does this effect play out for all our other meals throughout the day?
For example, how about the social media trend of "Girl Dinner", which, according to a quick Google search is:
A small, often aesthetically pleasing snack plate made up of readily available foods like cheese, fruit, cold cuts, and leftovers -- essentially a "snack meal" as a quick and easy alternative to cooking a full meal. Typically associated with women sharing such meals on TikTok, the term is seen as a playful way to describe a simple meal with minimal preparation.
Now of course, this could extend to Guy Dinners as well.
I have to confess, I am not in any way a cook. I don't seem to have the skill, patience, or passion for it, and often survive on things I'm sure most foodies would burn me at the stake for!
But as much as I would love to splurge on gourmet dishes and baked goods, my primary concern is health and weight management. A wonderful lady at a church I attended back home once held cooking classes in her home, but I knew I could never make her amazing recipes. Being by myself, I would snack all day and devour everything in record time. This beautiful woman also admitted the struggle to us herself, even though she had a family. She told us that the previous year she'd lost 40 pounds; was working on losing 40 the current year; and if she could lose another 40 the next, she'd finally be down to her goal weight.
I know myself well enough to know that if I took up cooking and became good at it, I would find myself in the exact same dilemma as her. I also find that I generally don't like to eat just any one thing, but rather raid the fridge to produce a mini-buffet with a small amount of most everything.
And so, in order to try to maintain a healthy weight and blood test measures that won't make my doctor hiss in concern, last night's Girl Dinner consisted of a few bites each of:
1. Salad and two spoonsful of vegetable soup. (Bleh. I eat veggies out of necessity, not because I actually like them.) Added a few spoonsful of canned beans for protein.
2. One small piece of frozen pizza (about the size of my palm.)
3. Two forksfull of spaghetti with parmesan cheese.
4. Three tater tots and one fish stick.
5. Roughly 10 red grapes (which color of grapes are your favorite?)
6. A few handsful of chocolate chips (always my biggest downfall but I'm trying.) I eat chocolate chips instead of bars so I can literally eat them one by one, trying to cut down on the amount of sugar I consume.
One thing is for sure... If I ever get married, adjusting to new meal habits might be a bit of a challenge!
What about you?
* Do you cook yourself full meals? What kinds of things? (Steak and potatoes? Ham and green bean casserole? A full pot roast?)
* Do set aside times for cooking things to freeze or meal prep, making for easy dinners throughout the week?
* How do you balance health and nutrition with things you actually like to eat?
* Do your eating patterns change much on day you have to work vs. a day you have off?
* What did YOU have last night for Girl - or Guy - Dinner?
Everyone is welcome to answer!
Along with hearing how other singles feed themselves, I also like hearing about how parents and married friends deal with feeding their families, especially when having to consider so many different preferences and allergies, etc.
Feel free to share a little insight into What Will Be on Your Plate on a an average night.
We had a thread going recently about how singles -- with no one to put the rails on what we choose to eat, might have very... unconventional food choices for breakfast.
And how does this effect play out for all our other meals throughout the day?
For example, how about the social media trend of "Girl Dinner", which, according to a quick Google search is:
A small, often aesthetically pleasing snack plate made up of readily available foods like cheese, fruit, cold cuts, and leftovers -- essentially a "snack meal" as a quick and easy alternative to cooking a full meal. Typically associated with women sharing such meals on TikTok, the term is seen as a playful way to describe a simple meal with minimal preparation.
Now of course, this could extend to Guy Dinners as well.
I have to confess, I am not in any way a cook. I don't seem to have the skill, patience, or passion for it, and often survive on things I'm sure most foodies would burn me at the stake for!
But as much as I would love to splurge on gourmet dishes and baked goods, my primary concern is health and weight management. A wonderful lady at a church I attended back home once held cooking classes in her home, but I knew I could never make her amazing recipes. Being by myself, I would snack all day and devour everything in record time. This beautiful woman also admitted the struggle to us herself, even though she had a family. She told us that the previous year she'd lost 40 pounds; was working on losing 40 the current year; and if she could lose another 40 the next, she'd finally be down to her goal weight.
I know myself well enough to know that if I took up cooking and became good at it, I would find myself in the exact same dilemma as her. I also find that I generally don't like to eat just any one thing, but rather raid the fridge to produce a mini-buffet with a small amount of most everything.
And so, in order to try to maintain a healthy weight and blood test measures that won't make my doctor hiss in concern, last night's Girl Dinner consisted of a few bites each of:
1. Salad and two spoonsful of vegetable soup. (Bleh. I eat veggies out of necessity, not because I actually like them.) Added a few spoonsful of canned beans for protein.
2. One small piece of frozen pizza (about the size of my palm.)
3. Two forksfull of spaghetti with parmesan cheese.
4. Three tater tots and one fish stick.
5. Roughly 10 red grapes (which color of grapes are your favorite?)
6. A few handsful of chocolate chips (always my biggest downfall but I'm trying.) I eat chocolate chips instead of bars so I can literally eat them one by one, trying to cut down on the amount of sugar I consume.
One thing is for sure... If I ever get married, adjusting to new meal habits might be a bit of a challenge!
What about you?
* Do you cook yourself full meals? What kinds of things? (Steak and potatoes? Ham and green bean casserole? A full pot roast?)
* Do set aside times for cooking things to freeze or meal prep, making for easy dinners throughout the week?
* How do you balance health and nutrition with things you actually like to eat?
* Do your eating patterns change much on day you have to work vs. a day you have off?
* What did YOU have last night for Girl - or Guy - Dinner?
Everyone is welcome to answer!
Along with hearing how other singles feed themselves, I also like hearing about how parents and married friends deal with feeding their families, especially when having to consider so many different preferences and allergies, etc.
Feel free to share a little insight into What Will Be on Your Plate on a an average night.
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