Cook Once Eat Twice™

You could write a book listing all of the reasons you do not have time to cook and the book would be a bestseller because all of your reasons would hold up to scrutiny and everyone would sympathize. You run a million miles a day, you are exhausted when you get home, you need to run your son somewhere in 30 minutes, and your daughter needs help with her math homework. Besides all of that, you and the troops are starving, you have nothing in the house, and everyone wants something to eat right now. I do not blame you for picking up something at the deli, going through the drive-thru, or popping in a microwavable meal. Even a saint could not cook under those conditions.

The major food companies read your book and they do their best to help you. You can run into the grocery store and get almost anything in a box or can. It is entirely possibly to eat everyday without ever turning on your stove or oven. I am not against convenience, timesaving, or effortless dinners; there is a time and place for everything. What you need to remember, however, is that there is a price to pay for everything as well. When you eat manufactured foods your grocery bill is higher, you have no control over freshness, taste, fat, salt or sugar, the food is not as nutritious, and you are ingesting many preservatives, artificial flavorings and colorings.

Time to cook is never going to magically appear in your schedule, you have to schedule it in. What would happen if you sat down once a week and scheduled in time to cook dinner at home two nights a week? Since you are cooking anyway, you could double the recipes and put half in the freezer. In a few weeks, you would have a freezer full of homemade meals ready to take out in a moments notice and pop in the microwave.

Let’s Cook Tonight® and America’s Cooking Cheerleader™ want you to start cooking again so you can take back control over what you eat. You will save money and the food you feed your family will be more nutritious. Cook Once Eat Twice™ is way to create a freezer full of your own homemade takeout. Once you get the hang of it, you will wonder why you used to purchase so much manufactured food. You might even be inspired to write another bestseller.

Cooking is easier than you think and you are worth the time and effort it takes.

Simple cooking idea: If you do not need the top to a pot leave it in the cupboard. If it is out on the counter, it will get dirty.

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