Advice about food and cooking for divorced men and women

Cooking for one
Getting divorced may mean that the number of people you have to prepare food for on a regular basis has reduced by at least one.  In many instances you will be on your own for the majority of mealtimes, particularly if you are a chap with children whom you only see at weekends or during school holidays.

The temptation in this situation is not to bother with making something delicious to eat for yourself but to resort to takeaways or ready meals from the supermarket.  This is OK occasionally but can have serious repercussions for your health and your pocket if indulged in on a regular basis.

Making something good to eat is not difficult nor need it be time consuming.  For goodness sake, you have done the relationship equivalent of surviving a Pacific tsunami, creamy lamb and pea curry is just a walk in the park.

Taking care of yourself
You really need to take care of yourself in your life after divorce. You have been through a gruelling time and it is quite likely that you have neglected your physical welfare for some time while you concentrated on the business of disentangling yourself from marital mayhem.

Make time 
Time as they say, is truly a great healer but so is food.  And I don’t mean comfort eating here but the real pleasure and satisfaction that can come from preparing for yourself, and others, something good to eat.  Never make the excuse that you do not have time to cook.  Wonderful meals can be made without turning on the cooker and it is perfectly possible to prepare a meal from scratch for several hungry people in less time than it takes to join the queue at your local chippie.

Get your backside off that sofa, tear yourself away from the latest thrilling episode of Corrie and get into the kitchen and if you don’t know how to turn on the cooker then its time to find out.

Soul food
Food for the body is not, nor should it be, regarded simply as fuel.  We are not machines and the role that food plays in our lives goes way beyond just providing us with the energy to haul our backsides out of bed in the morning to do a day's work.

A diet that is based on food prepared at home from good quality ingredients with a high proportion of fruit and vegetables included is one that will best provide you with a good basis for a healthy future.

Good food is not complicated, difficult or frightening, after all, you are only making yourself something to eat and there is plenty of help available to make the transition from sofa spud to fabulous home cook.