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The benefit of cooking authentic food is that it offers numerous options to feed your mind, body, and your spirit. In this post on the pillars of holistic health, preparing my own food with a home cooked meal was the tipping point for my weight loss post-college.

Eat More Real Food

Eating real food is a priority for me since the day I started this blog. It’s the same with eating delicious food! I believe that eating a healthy diet that is based on real foods is the most important factor to healthy living. When you make your diet based on real food, you’ll reduce time, money, and lower the risk of disease. Experts agree that home cooking makes for healthier meals. The article by Public Health Nutrition concluded that cooking dinner at home leads to healthier eating habits, regardless of whether or not one is trying to lose weight.

You’ll save money

If someone else prepares your meals, their costs for labor are included in the final price. It’s easy to understand the reason why dining out can be more expensive than eating at home. We sometimes choose to spend more on dining out because we like the dining experience in a restaurant. It is cheaper to cook in most nights.

CONNECT WITH YOUR FAMILY

From cooking together with a partner to sharing the highlights and lows of the day with your children around the table for dinner, food has for a long time has been a source of communication. Birch is a natural at the kitchen, frequently running with his stool on his lap and telling his partner “I can help!” This is a win-win for both Birch and me: we can cook together! I also believe that the meals that Thomas and me cook together taste better.

Control what you include in your recipes

If you cook for yourself you are able to see exactly what goes into your food. You can check for food allergy such as tree nuts, dairy, or even onions (! You’re aware of the foods you’re eating. Fast food and restaurants love to add sodium and fat. You also get to make any swaps you like and also portion your meals. Also, whether you’d like to double your vegetables or reduce the amount of oil by half you are able to make your choices according to your personal health and health objectives.

RELATED CREATIVITY

I love trying new recipes and enjoy the creativity that comes with chopping ingredients, mixing sauces and putting a dish together. Cooking is an art! It’s an art to cook! Cooking can be a moment to reflect and many people are enthralled by the simple task of cooking.

COOKING with BLUE APRON

As you may know, Blue Apron has been a lifesaver over the past couple of years (!) as we’ve focused on an amalgamation of home cooking and leaning into a service which takes meal planning off the table. There’s plenty to be done and, truth is, I don’t feel excited about food preparation.

When I plan my meals it’s a brief and simple list of recipes – ones that I’m familiar with the ingredients for and have the ability to cook quickly. View Source ‘s a long process to come up with ingredient lists and shop for recipes that are new. And that’s time that I’d rather be spending doing a lot of other things.