Singles Cooking - The Smaller Meals

Good Tuesday everyone...............I wanted to write this earlier today, but it was the first day students came back to class, and I have been swamped with those duties.  I'm also awaiting the birth of my first grandchild.  Time is so very limited lately, so having some explicit plans helps me stay on track with eating healthy.

The "smaller meals" are breakfast and lunch.  I work 9 - 10 hour days, mostly on my feet.  I am literally on-stage and on task all day long.  High protein foods and fresh fruits are vital.

Breakfast today was scrambled eggs and sausage.  Lunch was hummus with fresh veggies and orange slices.

The sausage was left over from a gumbo I made last week.

4 meals with 1 lb of ground sausage

Divide the tube in half.  Shape 4 patties with 1/2 pound.  Brown the remaining half pound in a skillet.  Use 2 patties for one breakfast and the other 2 for another breakfast.  I put each 2 patty serving in a snack sized zip bag and freeze.

Once the gumbo is completed, I divided it into 2 meals.  This is how 1 lb of ground sausage makes 4 meals.

Hummus and Crudite Lunch

Even though I had planned on having hummus and crudites for dinner with an antipasta platter, I took a small snack size version in my lunch to work.  I also peeled an orange and put it in a zip bag.

I ate 1/2 of the my orange with my lunch and the other half as a mid morning snack with a 1/3 cup serving of plain almonds.

For those used to eating larger meals, this may sound like not enough food.  What I want you to realize and trust is that eating high protein and fresh fruits will actually fill you up.  It's healthier for you.