I have always been the type of person who eats healthy. I never had much care for fast food, or things of that nature. My mom always cooked, and I learned from her how to eat right, meal plan and have fun in the kitchen all at the same time. At 12 I was diagnosed with Type 1 Juvenal Diabetes and my eating habits had to change even more. But, keeping track of carbs and portions is actually helpful and while I wish my diabetes would just disappear( I would eat a whole cake if that happened, calories be damned) having this disease has made me ten times more aware of my body and what I put in it.
Once I hit college age, my habits of eating didn't alter much, while most of my friends were snarfing down fast food and pizza I was making salads and bagging my lunch to school and work. By this time it was just my mom and I. I took over most of the responsibility with meal planning and cooking. This is an even bigger deal to me now that I am living on my own.
Over the years I've noticed a bunch of my friends possess frankly, very awful eating habits. For a variety of reasons. They don't have time, they don't know how...they don't have the money...to these weak excuses I say!
There is always time to cook/meal plan/grocery shop:
I am busy, trust me I know how hectic it is when you are in school or working full time, but that doesn't mean you should neglect your body. In fact now's the time you need good nutrition! With all that running around, stress etc. your body is susceptible to sickness, tiredness and a slew of other annoying issues. Eating right is just one of many things you can do for yourself.
The key is planning, once you have your favorite recipes (and the occasional new one) sit down and plan out weakly meals. This saves you time at the store because you know what you need! Don't forget some days you can have left overs. I usually try to make those the days I know I am going to be super busy and not feel like or have time to cook.
Food freezes! Make enough so you can freeze some of it and next week or a few weeks after that you'll have a quick meal right there. (use freezer approved bags though or it won't turn out pretty)
There are TONS of places to get recipes and you don't have to be super cook to make them:
When I started doing this I surfed the web for recipes I knew I would want to eat, and that were easy to make. Well not all of them, sometimes I like a challenge but you get my point. While you are sitting there on facebook doing nothing, pop open some recipe sites and search for things you would want. If there are family foods that you just love, ask people for copies of those recipes. I copied down nearly 3 of my moms cookbooks and most of those were things she took from her mom, or things she altered for herself. Plus, taking a few moments to prepare and cook a meal is really relaxing, we all need a few moments to breath. I also feel like I should tell you, my mom didn't always know how to cook. She messed up boxed mac and cheese once when she was my age. She is pretty awesome in the kitchen now; so if she can learn you can learn.
It costs way more to eat fast food then it does to cook at home:
I promise you will be amazed how much money you save just cooking at home. Not to mention you'll start to feel better too. With all the chemicals and processing they do with fast food and quick packaged foods, you'll find yourself feeling drug out, sluggish and the list goes on. If you shop right and actually stick close to your list for your meals you'll save. Coupons can be your friend and you have to keep your eyes on the stores sales (and no it doesn't take that much time to look over the weekly ad).
So there is the first blog my friends. I will be sharing other facts and info about healthy living, cooking and other fun things as I go along. Tomorrow, I am going to share some facts about your favorite fast food chicken fingers...and show you how to make your own, minus the Dimethylpolysiloxane....google that shit...
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