Yes, cooking does take time, but it doesn’t have to be an all-day affair. Many of the best home-cooked meals are fast, fresh, and delicious, but if you don’t plan for them, even 30 minutes in preparation can seem like a lot of time. If you’re unable to cook every day, cooking at least twice a week would make a significant difference in receiving quality nutrients, ingesting fewer chemicals, and saving money.
Don’t convince yourself you don’t have time. That quick meal costs you time, too, because buying fast food isn’t as fast as you think. Stopping at the store to pick up a ready-made chicken with the trimmings takes time; ordering pizza online, looking for specials, asking family members what they want, placing your order, picking it up or waiting for a delivery all take time. You pay dearly for convenience.
Once you decide that the benefits to cooking are worth your time and effort you will make a decision to cook. After you’ve made that decision, all you need to do is take the time to plan cooking dinner into your schedule. Then you can look at the sale flyers once a week, plan your menu, stock up on staples, and get your family involved. Initially you will have to remember to do this, but once you have planned cooking into your schedule a few times, it will become second nature and you’ll wonder why you ever ate so many instant meals in the past.
Cooking is easier than you think and you and your family 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.
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