One pot meals whether cooking for one or a family is the best way of getting a tasty hot meal especially with winter coming. Vegetables can be disguised and all the nutrients stay in the dish. If the base is minced beef it can be divided, frozen and with italian tinned tomatoes will make a decent spag bol one day and maybe chili con carne with rice another time or go Mexican and make burritos for yourself. All dishes can be served with a little bit of side salad. It is tempting to spend out on quick ready meals or send out for the odd take-away but one-pot meals are versatile and economical and probably have more nutritious value.

A supply of multi-vitamin supplements is also a good idea.