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Cooking for one is much easier and more enjoyable than you might think. Most canned foods and pre-packaged foods have too many carbohydrates and not enough nutritional value. Convenience is good but not at your health's expense. Fast food and restaurant food is another culprit of too many carbohydrates and the sodium content is off the charts! Keeping this in mind, here are some great shopping tips for Stir-Fry's and a basic but detailed recipe for the learning chef.

Pick out some beef, pork or chicken. If you like chicken, it's cheaper to purchase a frozen bag of boneless chicken breasts than to pick it up in the meat section. One bag of chicken can last you a week or more. Stir-Fry beef and pork are available in most grocery meat sections and it's cheaper once again to buy it this way because you can pre-divide it into 3 or 4 meals, by putting it in Ziploc sandwich bags, when you get it home from the grocery store.

A good choice of vegetables, depending on your taste, is broccoli, onion, green pepper, celery, cauliflower, and carrots. Carrots can be purchased in snack bags and the broccoli and cauliflower can be pricey so it's best for the single person to get that from the frozen veggie section. It will last longer for you too. Some other items people like in their stir-fry's are bamboo shoots, and water chestnuts. They come in most grocery stores in a can the same size as Tuna. That size can be used for 2 servings of stir-fry.

Pick up one box of brown or white rice. Brown rice is better for you but it is your preference.

Purchase Canola oil or spraying oil. Spraying oil is the best all around choice for cooking.

Buy some Soy Sauce. LaChoy has a "Lite" version that has less sodium, for the salt watcher.

Stir Fry sauce is actually not mandatory for your stir-fry. Try it out and see if you like it.

Recommended spices for your stir frys are Pepper, garlic powder, and Mrs. Dash. There are many spices out there so you can try out as many as you like. Lemon Pepper is an excellent overall spice too.

To cook your stir-fry the frozen veggies should be sauted first. Spray the bottom of your pan lightly with oil or put a tablespoon of other oil. It's important to not use butter for your stir-fry because butter will burn and ruin the taste completely. Put your frozen veggies in a medium frying pan, on low to medium heat and cover. Make sure to stir once or twice while they are cooking.

Put in your other veggies you have chosen that were chopped or sliced beforehand. A nice combination

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