A Marisol Forsythe guide
You buy food for a meal, then find it buried behind something else or going unused. This book gives you 80 methods for choosing quantities, storing food, and planning meals around what you already opened.
Plus 3 separate bonus books.Including One-Person Freezer Map.
One digital bundle. PDF to read or print, plus EPUB for e-readers.
01 · How it helps
These are the ordinary points where a small kitchen gets crowded and food loses its job. Pick the method that fits the problem in front of you.
32%of the food a US household buys ends up thrown away
That is about $1,866 a year for the average household.
This book is about the other side of that number: buying, storing and cooking only what one person will finish.
Source: Yu & Jaenicke (Penn State, 2020), from the USDA’s national household food survey: 31.9% of food acquired goes uneaten.
1At the store
Is the big pack really cheaper when you live alone?
✓The Waste-Adjusted Cost check: work out what you paid for the portions you actually ate, not the shelf price. Chapter 12
Why do I always come home with too much deli meat?
✓The Exact-Ounce Order: ask for the ounces you have really used before, not “enough for lunches”. Chapter 05
2In the fridge and freezer
Why do I keep finding forgotten food at the back of the fridge?
✓The Eat-Me-First Bin: one shallow bin at the front for the food you will eat next. Chapter 03
Why does my small freezer fill up so fast?
✓The Flat-Freeze Bag: single servings frozen thin, so they stack flat and nothing hides behind a lump. Chapter 09
3After you cook
What do I do with a recipe that makes four servings?
✓The Leftover Relay: dinner now, tomorrow’s lunch claimed in a container, the planned rest to the freezer. Chapter 06
How do I avoid eating the same dinner all week?
✓The Neutral Batch: keep the cooked base plain and season only the serving on your plate. Chapter 08
4When a deal appears
Is “buy two, get one free” worth it for one person?
✓The Repeat-Appetite Test: check how often you have actually chosen that food lately, before a sale tag decides. Chapter 12
Where would I even put a bulk bargain?
✓The Capacity Check: measure the package against space you can use today, not space you hope to make later. Chapter 12
02 · What’s inside
Each chapter contains independent methods you can use on their own. You will find a practical next step and examples built around packages, storage space, open food, and meal use.
03 · Your 3 bonus books
The bonuses give you simple places to map freezer food, divide a large package, and reset a small refrigerator.
$24 estimated bonus valueAll 3 included with your $29 book
See what fits first.
Turn a crowded freezer into a simple, usable map so you can spot forgotten food, plan the next few meals, and buy only what fits your real routine. 6 pages.
Split packages with purpose.
Decide how a large package will be divided before you open it, then label each portion with a purpose so a tempting price does not become unused food. 6 pages.
Bring hidden food forward.
Use a calm shelf-by-shelf reset to surface what needs attention, make room for the week ahead, and leave yourself a short first-use list. 6 pages.
Plus, at no extra charge: lifetime updates to the main book.
Individual values are estimates set by Marisol Forsythe, not previous selling prices. No physical books are shipped.
04 · The honest part
Not in this book: A claim that the lowest shelf price is always the best choice.
I show you how to compare price with package size, storage space, and whether you will use the food.
Not in this book: A rule that every meal must be cooked from scratch.
I show you how to build meals from open packages, leftovers, and flexible ingredients.
Not in this book: A perfect shopping list for every renter.
I show you how to build a smaller list around your own meals and the food already at home.
Not in this book: Instructions for professional-only work.
I tell you when the relevant method means you should call the right person instead.
Marisol
05 · Who wrote it
Marisol Forsythe has lived alone in rented apartments for most of her adult life. She knows the cramped freezer shelf, the narrow pantry cabinet and the frustration of a package that goes bad before one person can finish it.
For 18 years she has run a one-person kitchen with close attention to package sizes, shelf life, leftovers and what actually fits in a rental apartment, testing again and again what gets used, frozen, split, skipped or thrown away.
Her book compares portions, storage space and real-world use, so you can spot when convenience packaging creates more waste than convenience.
06 · The offer
Plus all 3 bonus books included
PDF and EPUB editions to download, read or print.
No subscription. No shipping.
You receive the 175-page digital book, the 62-page workbook, and 3 bonus PDF files. After payment, your files are available as an instant download with no subscription or shipping.
Use the methods to make calmer choices about what comes home, what gets used next, and what fits in your kitchen.
What you get for $29:
Individual values below are publisher estimates. Everything is included in your $29 purchase.
80 methods for one-person grocery shopping, storage, and meals
Turn a crowded freezer into a simple, usable map so you can spot forgotten food, plan the next few meals, and buy only what fits your real routine. 6 pages.
Decide how a large package will be divided before you open it, then label each portion with a purpose so a tempting price does not become unused food. 6 pages.
Use a calm shelf-by-shelf reset to surface what needs attention, make room for the week ahead, and leave yourself a short first-use list. 6 pages.
62 printable pages: the worksheets and cards to use beside the book.
Future revisions of this book at no extra charge.
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07 · Questions
You receive Make Your Groceries Last Until You Eat Them, a 175-page digital book with 80 methods. You also receive a 62-page workbook and 3 bonus PDF files.
The materials are delivered as digital PDF files. You can use them on a device or print them if your own setup supports printing.
This book is for a person shopping and cooking for one in a rented apartment. It is built for readers who want independent methods rather than one fixed grocery plan.
After payment, download the PDF files. Start with the chapter that matches the food or storage problem you have now.
Ask for your money back through Whop within 14 days and every dollar comes back, no questions asked. That is the Read-It-First Guarantee: read the book first, then decide.
No. The book includes methods for a one-shelf freezer, a narrow pantry cabinet, and a small refrigerator.
No. The methods are independent, so you can choose the one that fits your next grocery trip, open package, leftover, or crowded shelf.
Yes. The main book also comes as an EPUB file, which opens in Kindle (through Send to Kindle), Apple Books, Kobo and Google Play Books. The workbook and bonus books are PDFs, made to read on screen or print.
Marisol Forsythe wrote this for the cramped shelves and unfinished packages that come with feeding one person. Start with the food already in your kitchen, then choose the method that fits.
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