Dinner For One Is Not Easily Done.

The difficulty of eating well on your own.

Most of us might have it in the back of our minds and for me it became reality yesterday whilst I was listening to a lady living on her own. As per usual we ended up on a mutual topic of joy...food.

Take the easy peasy meal of pasta & mince. A classic, a staple and a dish not without complications for those older folks living alone. When we buy ( or when I used to buy ) mince it mostly comes in a 500g packet size. Fair enough, that is ample for two hungry people with one lunch serving left over. But if you live on your own, what do you do?

Nobody wants to eat mince five days in a row in order to not waste food. Not everyone has a freezer on hand either and thus, most won't even buy mince in the first place because the portions are just too big.

Of course it isn't just mince but most things we eat without giving it a thought that makes cooking a challenge for those living alone. A few shops have stepped up to the plate by providing smaller portions but sadly they seem to believe that the price can thus be inversely set.

Wouldn't it be a grand idea if older folks living alone can find a kindred spirit with whom to go shopping and sharing? Or if supermarkets would stock small individual portions of perishables at reasonable prices. There is an opportunity for an app, if there isn't one already but of course most of the folks affected don't use apps...

Biggi