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Want Cheap and Healthy Meals? Cook at Home

  • April 14, 2017

It is difficult to disagree with WebMD’s recent report on the benefits of home cooking. One must assume that it did not take researchers long to conclude that preparing your own nourishing food is preferable to eating food prepared at restaurants. 

There are two obvious reasons why eating at home is better than going out to eat. The first benefit to cooking at home is that you will spend less than you would on a comparable restaurant prepared meal. The second is that you can select your own ingredients and avoid the unhealthy items that often find their way into restaurant prepared cuisine.

Even a restaurant that strives to serve healthy food may fall short. There is a lot of contradictory nutritional information out there and even choosing the wrong cooking oil can have a negative impact on your health. You can take complete control of your nutrition when you cook at home.

One of the simplest ways to optimize your health is to avoid all processed foods and consume only whole foods made from sustainably sourced ingredients. If you are looking for healthy and wholesome options I suggest checking out my Healthy Recipes website. It is an extensive catalogue of healthful meal options that you can prepare yourself.

In my over 30 years of practice and personal experiences, I have witnessed the miraculous healing power of nutrition. While eating right is not a quick fix for a health condition, it is one of the most effective steps that will help you achieve health independence and wellbeing.