Eating healthy when you are single can be a bit of a challenge, but if you keep a few basic foods on hand, you can prepare quick healthy meals and snacks. Here are just a few of the types of foods that are good to keep on hand if you want to eat healthy. With these few essential items, you can create quick easy healthy meals for one.

Eating Healthy

• Cooked turkey breast, or ham
• Crackers (high quality whole grain crackers)
• Cheese (real cheese in a chunk)
• Low fat milk
• Low fat sour cream
• A couple quality light dressings with olive oil
• Fresh fruit
• Crisp  salad veggies
• Eggs
• Frozen chicken breasts
• A steak or two…

Shopping more frequently for a just a few fresh items will prevent waste and spoilage. Try shopping at a local farmers market that sells individual fruits and veggies, (so you do not buy too many ahead of time.) You should also try to find a nice local market for meats and dairy. By keeping some individually frozen meats on hand, you can quick thaw and toss them on the grill (indoor counter top grills work great) and just that easy, you will have fresh, healthy meals.

Healthy Eating

Try to avoid eating out on a  daily basis, but instead, cook simple, healthy meals at home, then go out to a nice restaurant and treat yourself to a great meal, that you would not cook at home, once a week or so. By eating healthy at home, you can afford to splurge on a higher fat or higher calorie meal occasionally and still live healthy.

One last word or advice,  buy a half gallon of low fat ice cream or sherbet for a sweet treat, avoid keeping chips, candies and fattening deserts on hand, remember, if they are not there, you will not eat them!