Written by Elikya Rachel
Many times in my videos, I’ve talked about the importance of making food yourself. It’s what my whole channel is about!
But why? If you can just buy food from a restaurant, why waste time and energy on cooking?
While it may be time-consuming and sometimes hard, there are many benefits to cooking your own meals. Here are just a few.
1. More Options
The best thing about cooking at home is the choices! Most restaurant menus only have a few options, while there are thousands of recipes out there! Even if you’re…
• A beginner at cooking
• Too busy for complex meals
• Extremely picky (like me)
• Allergic to most things
• Unable to afford fancy equipment
…There’s a meal for you! Home cooking isn’t all kale walnut salads, bland sheet-pan potatoes, and homemade pita bread. It can fun, easy, and delicious!
2. Health
When you eat restaurant food, do you really know what’s in it? The answer is unnecessary sugar, salt, and preservatives. By cooking your own food, you can control what ingredients are in the food you eat! Even if you can’t access fresh and organic produce, you’re already better off than choosing restaurant food.
Restaurants also often serve bigger portions, making you eat more than you need. According to the National Heart, Blood, and Lung Institute, the average size of foods like fries and pasta dishes are over double what they were in the 70s. By cooking your food, you’re more likely to control how much you eat and save extras as leftovers.
3. Affordability
Believe it or not, it can sometimes be cheaper to cook from home. A study by Forbes magazine found that ordering dinner from a restaurant is on average five times more expensive than cooking from home.
It’s even cheaper if you buy ingredients in bulk, especially things that are versatile and won’t spoil quickly (flour, pasta, quinoa, dried beans, onions, potatoes, rice, oil, etc. ) That way, one shopping trip can provide meals for multiple days.
Conclusion
I’m not saying you should never eat restaurant food. Restaurant food is delicious, snd sometimes you just don’t have the time or energy to cook. But, cooking from home can be a better alternative. It’s healthier, cheaper, tastier, and sometimes quicker than ordering food.
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Nice presentation. Thank you for the clues. I am definitely convinced that cooking my own food is the best option. Now it is a matter of knowing ” HOW to “….hmmmm… I need to put some time aside for that challenge……
It s important for us to see all these advantages of cooking our own food, specially for young girls who are learning how to cook.
Thank you Elikya for your first article
Nice!!!!
Great article /
Hope to see more of those!
Thank you lovely Elikya…
C’est tonton Clem’S
Merci beaucoup pour tes précieux conseils Elikya…
Formidable! Ma fille.
So, you are takling a very important question, and all the aspects are in your story.
I think, people should have ” food education” as you are doing.
Big up!
Keep flying…
Thank you for sharing the precious advices with us .
Great post!
I am gonna be cooking more after reading this post
Great article! For me I often hesitate to cook because some dishes can look intimidating to make. Thanks for your inspiration!
Elikya!
I definitely agree with most of the points you talked about.
Thank you for taking the time to remind us about this.
It takes a brilliant little chef like you to think about this.
I would add ,cooking at home ,and as a family creates bonding time and it makes you think outside the box , as you create and service unique, exotic and tasty meals.
Re: kale/ walnut salad, I think its tasty depending on how you make it ,especially the dressing.
I challenge you to make one.
We could do a video together on this. Your thoughts?
On a serious note, I’m extremely proud of you 👏