What is More Important the Flavor of your Dental Floss or the Flavor of your Dinner?

You can spend hours in a grocery store and get lost in the quantity of items for sale. When was the last time you bought dental floss? You get to choose from waxed, un-waxed, cinnamon, mint, thick, thin, etc. The same quantity of choice exists for toothpaste, toothbrushes and mouthwash. Do you want to clean your teeth or have an experience?

You exercise choice over the details of your dental products, but you seldom exercise choice over what goes into your food. If you buy manufactured, pre-prepared, convenience, or take out foods, someone else decided the type and quantity of fat, and the amount of salt and sugar. A stranger decided to add artificial flavor enhancers, artificial colors, and preservative to keep the product on the shelf longer. Someone you have never met chose how much starch to add, how fresh the vegetables were, and whether or not it tasted good. Someone spent a lot of money creating the part you do not eat, the outside packaging. You left every detail of the flavor, freshness, and nutrition of your dinner to someone who does not know you or your family.

Let’s Cook Tonight® and America’s Cooking Cheerleader™ want you to start cooking again so you can take control over what you eat. What you eat directly affects your energy level, stamina, and long-term health. Why would you want someone, who does not even know your name, to choose what is in your dinner? We believe your food choices should rank up at least as high as the flavor of your dental floss.

Do you agree?

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

Simple cooking substitution: 1 cup sour cream = 1 cup plain, unsweetened, yogurt.

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