Whether you want to lose weight or simply want to eat healthier, you need to control what you eat and the ingredients in that food. That means you need to make more meals at home. It sounds hard at first, especially if you’re like most people. People who are alone or married, where both spouses work, often find that at the end of the day, you may be too tired to cook. One way to avoid that is to do meal planning and prep when it’s convenient, on your days off work.
When you plan meals a week in advance, shop all at once and cook on your days off, you’ll reap the benefits of having meals throughout the week that you can heat and serve. It’s faster than sitting in line at the drive-through window. When you cook several meals at once, you can use many of the ingredients for more than one meal, such as the cooked meat or sliced vegetables. You’ll save money and also control the ingredients in your food. Not only that, it can help you learn tips and tricks that will help you find the healthiest meals when you eat out.
Food can be medicine and so can herbs and spices. If you suffer from inflammation, there are various nutrients in food that help reduce inflammation, which improves health and can help bring relief to achy joints. Chronic inflammation can be a precursor for many diseases, such as Alzheimer’s, inflammatory bowel disease, heart disease, obesity and arthritis. Inflammation can even cause premature aging. An diet filled with anti-inflammatories like chickpeas, beans, whole grains, fatty fish and fresh herbs, such as turmeric, cinnamon and chili flakes contain antioxidants, while making each meal delicious.
No matter whether you love cooking or hate it, nobody loves clean-up. That’s where cooking all your meals at once can be a big benefit. You can use the same pan for several ingredients. Are you sauteing onions, use that same pan to sauté kale. It can even add more flavor. Cook several meals at once in your oven and use your ingredients, such as baked chicken for several meals, such as a baked chicken main dish, Caesar chicken salad and a chicken Buddha bowl.
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