Why Well Known Nutritionists Say That Cooking at Home is Healthier Than Eating at Restaurants (Ole Willy)

Cooking at home is not only a healthier option but it is extremely cost effective as well. The cost of ingredients that you buy from a market to cook up a meal would be much lesser than what you would end up paying in the restaurant for the same dish may be. Also, cooking at home would give you a chance to plan ahead and plan the items to be cooked as well for your meal to be ready.

"Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper"
- Adelle Davis (American Nutritionist,1904-74)

As quoted by the famous nutritionist Adelle Davis if you plan ahead your breakfast, lunch and dinner you would get time to cook up the meal that you desire to consume. Whereas in restaurants you will have limited options and also be totally oblivious to the ingredients used. If you cook at home you are sure about the freshness of the ingredients that you have used, thus enhancing the nutritious factor of the meal confirming its health quotient.

Famous nutritionist Michael Van Straten always maintains the strategy of "Say NO to salt". Excessive use of salt can lead to various health problems and in many restaurants you won't have any say on that. Whereas if you cook at home you would definitely apply discretion before putting salt in to your dishes. Also if you eat out regularly, chances are you would be at the risk of unwanted weight gain however, cooking at home can spare you from that.

Any dish at any restaurant may come across as a tastier option but one should be more cautious about the fat and calorie content. More often than not the restaurant dishes tend to be spicier as well. However, if you cook at home you can practice having less oily food with less spice which would have a good impact on your metabolism and body in general.

Also, at home you can experiment with various recipes and cook with family and friends and make it a fun affair. If you grow a kitchen garden at your backyard, you might as well have the opportunity of consuming fresh vegetables on a daily basis which would also have a positive impact on your general health to a large extent.

Also, its always wise to buy whole fruits and extract juice at home. This would be a much healthier option than drinking canned juice available outside. When it comes to meat, it is advisable that you buy the whole bird instead of pieces and cook it slowly in the slow cooker. That way you would be able to retain most of the flavors and nutrition, food and beverages, health and fitness and home cooking.

Nutrition is important for women to avoid eating processed food and the food which has lot of preservatives in it. In restaurants, even if they serve you pre processed meat or any other dish with lot of artificial preservatives in it, its less likely for you to understand and identify them. But cooking at home obviously would give you an idea as to what exactly is going in to the system after consumption of the meal.

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