Healthy dinners for one person can be a challenge. Sitting down at a table alone and savoring a meal prepared for oneself seems to be a foreign concept to singles with empty refrigerators, accustomed to eating on the run. Even those who do cook are likely to be put off by recipes sufficient to feed four or six.
But eating alone can be a relaxing, almost meditative experience. In their new book, “Savor: Mindful Eating, Mindful Life,” Lilian Cheung, a nutritionist at Harvard, and Thich Nhat Hanh, a Buddhist teacher, give important advice to dieters about using Buddhist techniques of mindfulness to control overeating. When you eat alone, you have the opportunity to put these techniques into practice. Preparing a meal just for yourself can give you an opportunity to really contemplate what you eat.*
Tonight - 1 chicken breast, 1/4 c. couscous, 1 diced tomato, and 1 chopped green pepper mixed together. Just enough for me, with no leftovers. It was goooooood, hence the empty bowl!
*Taken from an article in the New York Times
By MARTHA ROSE SHULMAN
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