Food shopping for singles

Nov 12 2018

Tips & Tricks

Tired of the ‘family packs’, ‘bulk buying’ and ‘3 for 2’ special offers in the chilled food cabinets? We have compiled a number of tips – for before, during and after food shopping as a single.

You’re not alone. In fact, one in four Danes eat their supper alone. And most are happy to do so. Indeed, many people feel unduly stressed by too much company.

However, what singles find most stressing is the fact that most cookbooks and chilled food aisles are geared for families. Because what do you do when you want to treat yourself to a good meal without being left with lots of food that has to be thrown away? Fortunately, new advice and tips are becoming available as more and more people wake up to the fact that food should be eaten and not wasted.

We have compiled a number of tips – for before, during and after food shopping as a single:

01
Washing detergent (for clothes)

Pour some water in the bottom of the saucepan (200 ml), add some detergent (1 tbsp or what you would normally put in your washing machine) and turn on the cooker. Bring the mixture to the boil and let it boil for approx. 10 minutes. Then clean the pan with normal water and washing-up detergent. Remove any residual burnt-on food with a scourer.
02
When you’re shopping

• Take a small basket or shopping trolley – it’s a good idea if you need to carry your purchases to the till. And with a small basket you avoid buying too much. • Beware of special offers. You won’t save money if you end up throwing food in the bin. • Choose items you can buy loose.
03
Back home

• Perhaps make a meal rotation scheme with your neighbour. This way you can also take it in turns to cook. • The freezer is, of course, useful for keeping leftovers, but make sure that it doesn’t just become the final stop before the refuse bin. • Don’t throw half vegetables etc. away. Here, a meal plan will help, and then you can use the same raw ingredients for supper the following day. • Use cookware that is designed for small portions. For example a small saucepan, a small roasting pan and small pots and pans. This will also save energy when heating the food.

And apropos the single life; it is now, in the month of November, that the Chinese in particular celebrate singles. It happens at the annual Singles’ Day on 11 November. It started in the 1990s, inspired by all the number ones in the date: 11/11. Since then, however, the day has gradually developed into a shopping event like Black Friday.

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Food shopping for singles

Tired of the ‘family packs’, ‘bulk buying’ and ‘3 for 2’ special offers in the chilled food cabinets? We have compiled a number of tips – for before, during and after food shopping as a single.

We have compiled a number of tips – for before, during and after food shopping as a single:

Washing detergent (for clothes)

When you’re shopping

Back home

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