In the modern age where everything seems like it can be gotten on a whim, we are seeing fewer and fewer people opt to cook at home. It appears to be a signature move to say the whole” I never cook” line. As fun, as that can be sometimes, we are of the strong opinion that cooking at home unlocks a level of joy and satisfaction that a KFC meal can never reach. By the time you’re done reading this, I’m sure you’ll agree with us that cooking at home is the best thing to do this year.
1. Cooking At Home Gives You a Nutritional Advantage
Admit it, when you eat take-out food, it is mostly because you are hungry. 9/10 times, you are aware that the food is too salty or too oily but the convenience is just too great to resist. That fortunately is a problem you’ll never have with cooking at home. You see, the beauty of cooking at home is the simple fact that your meals are customized to your tastes. You can have the exact dietary configuration that your body needs so that the meal is not just tasty but also healthy and perfect for your body. Imagine getting the exact nutrients that your body needs with every meal, now isn’t that just the ideal scenario?
You have to say goodbye to oily, fatty, sour, foods and say hello to the food of your dreams- in your kitchen. Fresh meals will beat processed mass-cooked food any day of the week. Believe us.
2. Save Your Money
We don’t know about you but it seems that with every passing year, money keeps losing its purchasing power. This means that unless you’re swimming in money, you need to be careful with how you operate so that you can make your money go further. One of the ways to do that is to cut off fast food purchases. The data shows that fast food is one of the biggest thieves of disposable income and by putting this under control through the simple act of cooking at home a few more times each week, you can truly breathe new life into your budget. Now tell me, doesn’t that sound just lovely?
3. Cooking Time = Socializing Time
One thing about cooking at home is that, unlike the stale, professional, and strict environment that restaurants encourage, you can actually make a social activity out of cooking. By inviting your friends, children, or neighbors even, to cook with you, you can turn a stale scenario into a core memory. I mean just imagine chatting with a friend as they help you cut vegetables or barbecue some meat on a Sunday afternoon. Sounds amazing right? Such an action would be good, not only for them but for you too. After all, how can you be sad and depressed when you are in such a happy social situation? Can’t happen!
4. Expands your Knowledge of the World
The world we live in is a big and beautiful place. With so many countries, races, cultures, and people, there are infinite food combinations that one can try. Imagine, the same potatoes that you’ve known all your life are a world staple and that maybe 100 dishes to cook them exist the world over. Would you not want to find them? Would you not take pleasure in learning new cuisines and expanding your palate? We certainly think we would. Learning about food can be a true eye-opener as you discover meals that you may not have even heard about before. Maybe that same love can even expand from just food recipes to an interest in other cultures and costumes. Maybe even travel, who knows? What we know for a fact is that by getting into your kitchen yourself, you will unlock a lot of things you never thought were possible.
5. Time Management Skills
Okay, this one might sound like one of those “you’re forcing me to do this” situations but it truly is beneficial. You see, food is not just randomly cooked with no concept of time involved, oh no. The process of cooking itself relies heavily on the ability to manage time. Some foods are ruined by too much time in the oven and some by too little. In the game of cooking, even seconds matter. That’s why the more you cook at home, the better your appreciation and exercise of time management will be. Before you know it, you’ll be exercising those same qualities in other spheres of your life. That’s a big win in our book.
6. Managable Portions
The truth of the matter is that restaurants give out excessively huge portions, well at least most of them. What this then does is encourage you to eat more and more. Have you ever ordered a chicken bucket? If you have, I’m sure you can relate to struggling to finish that meal. Most people would just proceed to keep stuffing their faces, just to clear the plate. That’s wrong! That leads to an unhealthy lifestyle that has the potential to negatively affect your life, increase blood pressure, and add to the risk of diabetes. No one wants that kind of stress. So what you should do instead is cook at home. You know exactly how hungry you are when you cook, so little to no food goes to waste and you can eat a filling but level meal.