Eating is – and should
be – a joyful and pleasant activity! By
cooking your own food you develop a
better relationship with food. Instead of focusing on resisting certain
‘bad’ foods, you become bewitched by the smorgasbord of colors, scents and
delights that are delicious and so
good for you!
As Julia Child put it:
“I started
cooking when I was 32. Before that I just ate.”
Cooking with
Homemade is also a fun, social activity which is also important for developing
a positive relationship with food. As
one of our members said:
“In
many cultures cooking and eating is not simply a way to feed your self but it
is a social activity and thus food for the soul….We are losing
this and the result is that our soul is never satisfied
and eating disorders appear”.
Another critical benefit of cooking your own food is that
you take control over what you take into
your body. We all know that it is in
the interests of the people who make restaurant meals, fast foods, snacks, and
meals for supermarket chains to make the foods as tasty as possible and to
reduce costs.
Unfortunately, the consequence is that these meals are
loaded with fats, sugars (including corn syrup), refined carbohydrates and salt
that our bodies are evolved to crave.
The problem is that these foods are not only high in calories but they
train your body to crave more of these foods – breaking down your body’s
systems of insulin regulation (leading to diabetes over time) and hunger
regulation through particular hormones.
Furthermore, the portion sizes served in many US
restaurants, fast food chains and supermarkets completely distort our sense of
a normal serving size, leading to overeating – even if you leave half the food
on your plate in many cases!
For more info see homemade-cooking.com or check out our Facebook page of the many delicious healthy foods we cook:
https://www.facebook.com/HealthyCookingCommunity
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