"We take care of our houses and our cars. Why don't we take better care of the thing that is the most precious to us, our bodies?"

-Raquel Welch Introduction

Become healthier and overcome your anxiety in the Kitchen easily using simple recipes. A few simple secrets will relieve your anxiety and you will naturally become more confident, more accomplished and more healthy as you create more and more of your families meals. Cooking for your family is just the beginning of your journey in the kitchen as you travel toward a healthier you.

One thing we know from decades of studies is that diets don't work. There are dozens if not hundreds of dietary weight loss programs. It can be confusing to figure out which might work best for you. The fact is studies show that weight loss diets are more harmful than helpful. They show that at the end of the diet, the vast majority of people put the weight back on plus a few pounds. The bottom line in the weight loss game is fewer calories taken in and more calories burned off is the only real way to lose weight permanently. It makes sense to combine simple and healthy home cooking with regular physical activity. We will not focus on weight loss here but on simple, healthy cooking and living. In addition to enhancing family evenings, you'll find that as you cook more and more you will have more control over the ingredients that go into your families meals. This is the real way to lose weight and become more healthy.

Take a look at a sensible strategy of simple and healthy home cooking recipes that are tasty and filling. You will take off those unwanted pounds and create a new healthier life. You will find that replacing just one or two meals that you now eat in a restaurant or your visits to the fast food establishment per week with simple and healthy home cooking will naturally reduce your weight and increase your health.

The food pyramid is a good place to start. You'll find that fruits and vegetables are recommended for several servings per day. Fruits and vegetables are powerhouses of nutrients, but light on calories. Lean meats, like chicken, pork and most fish are also nutritious without being fattening.

Whole-grain breads, cereals and pasta have fewer calories and are more nutritious than those made with white flour. In cereals, the gold standard is the hot freshly prepared whole grain cereal, if you want something quicker, go for granola instead of sugar-laden puff pops. Granola does double-duty, for breakfast and snacks. Add raisins, pine nuts or sunflower seeds for extra nutrition and taste. Remember, if your goal is to lose weight and improve your health, you've got to stick with the program. Low calorie recipes which weigh fats and oils by the teaspoon are often too stingy on taste. If it doesn't taste good, you won't stick with a diet of dry and boring low calorie recipes. In general, whole genuine ingredients will be the healthiest alternative in terms of your health and flavor.

Many low calorie recipes are too plain, not adding much spark to the dish. Seasonings are one of the best-kept secrets of serious and successful dieters. Herbal blends enhance the flavor of foods. It adds pleasure to eating, which leads to sticking to your new regimen of simple and healthy cooking.

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