I was visiting a friend the other day and I commented on her stove. It was a beauty and it shined as if it had never been used. When I asked her how she managed to keep her stove looking brand new she told me she has not yet used it. What amazed me was that the stove has been in her kitchen for five months.
There is a time and place for eating in restaurants and bringing home takeout foods. Everyone is on a time crunch and the convenience of fast food is undeniable, but eating that way for five months is excessive. When you cook at home, you are the one in control. You know the freshness of the ingredients and you can choose foods that give you the most nutrition. You are in control of the quantity of salt, sugar, and fat and you do not add any artificial preservatives, colorings, or flavorings.
Eating is important. The food you eat determines your energy level and your overall long-term health. What you eat has a big impact on the quality of your life. If you needed surgery, would you let someone else pick your surgeon or would you take the time to find the best surgeon available? Why would you allow someone else to decide what is in your food?
Dinner is not something that just has to be gotten over with, it is an integral part of your health and well being. Take the time to cook for your family, make larger portions and freeze half so you have your own homemade takeout in the freezer. Do not convince yourself that you have no time to cook. Eating convenience foods may save you half an hour, but the value in that half hour is lost if you have no energy to enjoy it.
Cooking is easier than you think and you are worth the time and effort it takes.
Simple cooking idea: Cook shrimp quickly and briefly. They are done when they turn pink. If you cook them too long, they will shrink and get rubbery.
Copyright ©2009 by Gigi Centaro. All Rights Reserved.
There is a time and place for eating in restaurants and bringing home takeout foods. Everyone is on a time crunch and the convenience of fast food is undeniable, but eating that way for five months is excessive. When you cook at home, you are the one in control. You know the freshness of the ingredients and you can choose foods that give you the most nutrition. You are in control of the quantity of salt, sugar, and fat and you do not add any artificial preservatives, colorings, or flavorings.
Eating is important. The food you eat determines your energy level and your overall long-term health. What you eat has a big impact on the quality of your life. If you needed surgery, would you let someone else pick your surgeon or would you take the time to find the best surgeon available? Why would you allow someone else to decide what is in your food?
Dinner is not something that just has to be gotten over with, it is an integral part of your health and well being. Take the time to cook for your family, make larger portions and freeze half so you have your own homemade takeout in the freezer. Do not convince yourself that you have no time to cook. Eating convenience foods may save you half an hour, but the value in that half hour is lost if you have no energy to enjoy it.
Cooking is easier than you think and you are worth the time and effort it takes.
Simple cooking idea: Cook shrimp quickly and briefly. They are done when they turn pink. If you cook them too long, they will shrink and get rubbery.
Copyright ©2009 by Gigi Centaro. All Rights Reserved.
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