| If you're been watching some of the many cookery | | | | 6. One of the benefits of being able to cook is that |
| programmes, want to eat healthy food, or want to | | | | you will save an enormous amount of money |
| save money, then perhaps you've been inspired | | | | compared to buying ready meals, takeaways or going |
| enough to start cooking. | | | | out. You'll be eating healthily and might even start to |
| Here's why you should learn to cook. | | | | lose weight. |
| 1. By cooking your own meals, you'll know exactly | | | | 7. Being able to cook is good skill to have, and will stay |
| what goes into your food. There'll be no added salt or | | | | with you forever. If you're going to university, or have |
| sugar, unless you put it in, and there'll be no need for | | | | just moved into your first home, you'll definitely be glad |
| any preservatives or additives. | | | | you can cook. Perhaps you're now living on your own, |
| 2. You'll know that you're food is healthy food. By | | | | and want to be able to remain independent, if you can |
| watching what you eat, and using fresh ingredients, | | | | cook, you won't have to rely on others, or go out to |
| you'll start feel better and enjoy your food more. You | | | | eat. |
| might even be able to get your children to eat healthily | | | | 8. There are lots of cooking resources available, both |
| too. | | | | online and offline, as well as cookery classes, so even |
| 3. Why not ask others for their opinions and | | | | if you get stuck, help is at hand. |
| suggestions so that you learn a wide variety of | | | | 9. Cooking should be fun, and you'll enjoy learning which |
| dishes? You'll soon build up a number of meals that | | | | foods go together, and what does and doesn't work, |
| you'll be able to cook from scratch. | | | | as well as creating your own dishes. |
| 4. Once you've got the right saucepans and the | | | | 10. No matter whether you're following a recipe from a |
| cookware you need, you'll find cooking much easier, | | | | celebrity chef's cookbook, or throwing something |
| and that you food tastes better. | | | | together from what you've got in your cupboards, you'll |
| 5. You'll get a great sense of achievement when you | | | | love cooking! |
| cook something. Perhaps you'll want to show off what | | | | Now you know why you should learn to cook, what's |
| you can cook to your friends as well as your family. | | | | stopping you from going into the kitchen? |