Healthy cooking means preparing meals at home using fresh, whole ingredients while limiting processed foods and excess fats or sugars. It focuses on balanced nutrition to support overall health and weight management.
It’s often easier to skip cooking at home. Takeout, pickup, and food-delivery apps make eating without cooking as simple as a few taps on your phone.
However, convenience often comes with a high caloric cost. One simple — and usually more affordable — way to support weight loss is to cook at home.
Who doesn’t enjoy eating out? We all do! But restaurant and takeout foods can contribute to weight gain. A study published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association found that even one takeout meal per week can increase your risk of gaining weight.
Don’t be hard on yourself if you eat out more often than planned. Making the switch to healthy cooking and eating, like any new habit, takes time and practice. Be patient and stay consistent.
