MISSION #16 - COOK SOMETHING!
Over the
years I went from someone who ate things only out of a package to someone who
prides himself on being a fine cook (debatable!).
Coincidentally, the more I organised myself to prepare and cook most of my own meals the leaner I became and the easier I found it to stay that way.
Today I
want you to start your own culinary transformation.
Pick a recipe from one of
the articles below and make it:
If you
choose to buy a book of "healthy" recipes, keep these thoughts in
mind:
- If the
cookbook is for low-fat or "light" cooking, beware of recipes with
tons of sugar, sugar-like ingredients, and flour. Sugar and flour are indeed
"fat free" but will of course will have some negative implications on how you look and how you feel.
- If the
cookbook is "low carb" beware of calorie dense recipes that has lots of
butter and other sources of dietary fat. Again, these are low-carb but not
necessarily low calorie. Also, some of these books take it too far and can be
"veggie-free" which isn't necessary on a low-carb plan. Still, if you
have to choose, choose a low-carb cook book over a low-fat one.
Your ultimate goal is to make one new, healthy meal
per day. Start tonight.
Years ago we watched a chef on TV called Rocco
Dispirito who has a book of recipes based on simply replacing “replaceable”
ingredients in universally bad foods to make them a healthier option called
“Now Eat This! Diet” which puts the sin back into eating!!
Further
Reading:
Healthy
Meal Makeovers - http://www.thenateshow.com/photos/kitchen-shortcuts-with-rocco-dispirito
Superfood
recipes –
Work Book Exercise: hold your own dinner night for
friends and/or family to introduce them to your healthy and new and improved
cooking skills
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