So you’re living on your own and you’re constantly eating out, ordering delivery, or eating rice and beans every day. If that sounds like you, here are some tips
1. Stop making excuses for yourself
Yes, this is number 1 on the list because I’m going to keep it real with you chief. You CAN learn how to cook better. You MAKE time to cook. STOP making excuses. Food is of the things that sustain us so you might as well enjoy what you eat. The joy you feel from eating a good meal you’ve cooked and thinking about the money you’ve saved is unmatched.
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— chaotic skinny (@taobby) September 7, 2016
2. Buy rotisserie chicken instead of the eating out
Yeah, you’re not exactly cooking anything but hear me out. It’s healthier and cheaper than what you’d get if you ate out. Additionally, you probably won’t eat all the chicken in one meal so re-cook it. Add BBQ sauce to make a BBQ chicken sandwich. Tear it up to make chicken quesadillas.
3. Don’t buy the cheapest tomato sauce
One of the first meals anyone learns how to cook is spaghetti with tomato sauce. I used to buy the cheapest tomato sauce. However, after looking at the nutrition facts, most cheap sauces have an incredible amount of salt and preservatives. Spend a few bucks more on something that has less salt and fewer preservatives.
4.Use condiments.
Before I started using herbs, spices and seasonings. I used condiments. You can use it before, during or after you cook it. There is no shame in using condiments. It’s what you’re familiar with. Use all the ketchup, bbq sauce, and siracha you want. Also, combine them for more flavors
5. Use pre-made sauces
You don’t have to make everything from scratch. Instead of ordering Tikka Masala via Postmates, throw some pre-made canned sauce on your rotisserie chicken. Some others that I can think of are curries, butter sauce (butter chicken), orange sauce (orange chicken), and teriyaki sauce.
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— NASA8|Soft and Wet (@softandw3t) April 3, 2019
6. Use meal prep delivery services
You’ve probably heard of them. They’re companies like Blueapron and Hello Fresh. Personally, I’ve never used them. However, it’ll help you learn to cook and it’ll do your grocery shopping for you. You won’t be saving as much money if you did the grocery shopping yourself, but you’ll save more than if you ate out and it’ll teach you how to cook new stuff.
7.Cook large amounts of a dish you can quickly reheat and adjust
Cook large amounts of a dish that won’t taste bad when reheated so you can eat it for multiple meals, like beef chili, pastas or curries. This way you decrease the amount of times you have to cook a week. Yes, eating the same dish for two meals in a row can be boring, but you can alter the taste of it. For example, if you cook a large amount of spaghetti with tomato sauce, you can mix it with ground beef or put a chicken breast on top.
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— Gordon Ramsay (@GordonRamsay) March 4, 2017
8. Freeze it
Freeze that food from tip #7. Chances are that if it tastes good a day later, it’ll still taste good when you freeze it and reheat it. I will freeze things like spaghetti or rice in portions that’ll be able to be quickly reheated in the microwave when I need it.
9. Cook or prep meal the night before
I hate cooking hungry. If it’s Monday, I’ll cook dinner for Tuesday after I finish my Monday dinner. Alternatively, if the food won’t taste good heat up, I’ll cut and prep all the food the night before.
10. Put on some bops
I like playing music that gets me up, moving, and cooking. Make it fun yourself. It doesn’t have to be a burden or a chore.
