Four months ago I started making a concentrated effort to eat
healthier; I mean very concentrated. Out of my diet are all of those
enriched flours, saturated fats, sugars, etc. While it is going great,
I've encountered an unexpected, but obvious problem; I have very few
skills in the kitchen.
The lazy way out won't work here my
friends; you can't consistently purchase healthy food at a restaurant.
Sure, you can get their house salad (dry, oil on the side) but aside
from that, I have a hard time believing that the food is made with your
health in mind. Therefore, in order to really get moving on a healthy
lifestyle, you have to prep yourself and your kitchen. This is
something I failed to do. I knew the freezer held the peanut butter and
chocolate ice cream and I knew the microwave would heat my Hot Pockets.
Aside from that, I was a helpless fool in the kitchen.
In
typical fashion, I found some resources that I now constantly refer to.
While it's only been four months since the big diet change, I have
learned a ton from these sites. In fact, each of these are bookmarked
on the laptop I have in the kitchen.
I am actually hoping that
you all leave some good tips in the comment section so we can learn
this one together. In the meantime, here's to good cooking!
: There are some unhealthy items here but very cool tips nonetheless. I just noticed this site has a as well.
Don't Be Boring: Here are links to perhaps thousands of videos showing you how to cook new stuff:
: Find a Video Recipe, or Add Your Own!
: Searched for recipe within the How To Category.
: Same thing, tons of videos.
: Anything not covered above, is covered here.
: WOW. All of these dishes take 30 minutes or less to prepare.
: Note to everyone! Low Calorie doesn't mean low fat.
: Cooking will not always be an option. Go out prepared!
Seriously,
if you have some favorite tips on healthy eating or navigating the
kitchen, please tell us about them in the comments section. Because I am mildly obsessed with this topic, the most practical, insanely useful commenter gets a copy of a good but over-the-top book named, . Here is a preview of of the book and yes, it totally applies to men. Just don't bring it to work, your card game, in public etc.;)
