| So how easy is it to cook simple healthy recipes | | | | 6. Vary flavoring and condiments. An easy way to |
| anyway? There are so many differing views about | | | | keep everyone in your family happy is to put a |
| what we should and shouldn't be eating. What is for | | | | lazy-susan on the dinner table. Stock it with various |
| sure is that a good balanced diet is central to | | | | condiments and spices and let each person choose |
| maintaining good health. Below are 12 keys to healthy | | | | their own. |
| cooking that are easy and fun! | | | | 7. Experiment. Watch what others buy at the grocery |
| | | | store. |
| 1. Eat more vegetables. Commercial produce is okay. | | | | 8. Mistakes are okay! First time you cook a recipe - |
| Canned and frozen are also okay. Organic is much | | | | burnt! Second time, better. Third time, just right. Fourth |
| better, local is even better, and fresh is best. Use a | | | | time, delicious! |
| microwave if needed. Just get more healthy | | | | 9. Ask others for help. Let cooking together create |
| vegetables into your diet any way you can! | | | | connection and shared time together. |
| 2. When you cook - use a timer. That allows you to go | | | | 10. Don't eat foods you don't like. Humans can use their |
| away and do something else while your food cooks. | | | | intuition to select food, just like other animals. |
| 3. Keep it simple. Cook a gourmet meal once in a while, | | | | 11. Understand the ways you enjoy eating: alone, in bed, |
| but for everyday meals, stick to dishes with 2 or 3 | | | | with others, in a peaceful environment, with great |
| ingredients - or no more than 4 or 5. | | | | plates and cutlery, using chopsticks, at your favorite |
| 4. Cook once, eat twice, by cooking more than one | | | | restaurant, at a certain time of day. |
| meal's worth, and reheating for another meal. Spend | | | | 12. Skip the self-criticism. Avoid pointing out flaws and |
| less time in the kitchen, more time in your life. | | | | allow people to thank you. The best food comes with |
| 5. Vary cooking styles: juice, blend, steam, quick boil, stir | | | | Vitamin H (made at home)! |
| fry with oil, water saute, make soups. | | | | |