| The Benefits of Home Cooking: Your Gateway to Better Health and Wellness Bonus Content: The Best Health Insurance in 2025 Home cooking is a challenge for most people. It takes time to go to the grocery store. It takes time to look up a recipe. It takes time to prepare the ingredients. It takes time to cook It takes time to clean up. You might also say, You don’t know what to buy in grocery store. You don’t know what is healthy. You don’t know how to cook. You don’t have the energy You don’t have the time. The list can get even longer. At first glance, home cooking doesn’t seem possible or appealing at all. It is much easier to click a button on your smartphone and have food delivered to your doorstep (or even to your bed). Honestly, I get it. I really do. I have only started cooking more than 80% of my meals several years ago. Like some of you, I would do a little home cooking, takeouts, and eating out. I also had help with good prep my entire life; from my parents, grandparents, and my partner. With Covid being a catalyst, I started to learn and practice cooking more consistently. (It helps a lot that I have a partner who is an amazing cook) At one point, we only had delivery or ate out fewer than 10 times in the entire year. After a few years of practice, I am at a point where home cooking is part of my life, and I enjoy eating my own food more than eating out. Benefits of Home Cooking You have total control over your kitchen tools. You have total control over your ingredients. You can customize your meals. You save money. Kitchen tools are often overlooked. Most restaurants use non-stick cookware, which increase your exposure to PFAS (it is already high in the environment) and Teflon fumes. They are linked to many health issues—such as hormone regulation, cancer risk, and more Take a look here. In terms of ingredients, seed oils used in restaurants are an important factor that makes me avoid eating out. Other factors such as the seasoning, water source, food dye, and food source are all contributing factors to your health and well-being. Home cooking is health insurance I pay for myself every day to support my health and enjoy life. Like any skill, once you commit to it, you’ll develop the ability to make meals that you and your family enjoy. In my comprehensive nutrition coaching service, I provide a solution for every potential challenge you might experience. The upgraded version includes guides and tutorials that cover all aspects of home cooking: from setting up your kitchen and grocery shopping, to cooking. Example: Kitchen Essentials They are meant to make the whole process easy, enjoyable, and beneficial to your health. This service is designed to work with anybody and teach you a skill that lasts a life-time. Here’s a sample breakfast that I have regularly. Fried eggs served with sautéed / steamed vegetables (20 mins prep) Serving Size: 1 Ingredients A tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil (EVOO)1 to 3 eggs1 head of broccoli1 sweet potato, cut into chunksSea saltBlack pepper Instructions 1. Cut broccoli into desired size and sweet potatoes into chunks 2. Put sweet potato chunks on a steamer basket. Add a little water to the instant pot (any pressure cooker would work). High Pressure cook for 6 minutes. Natural release after 8 minutes. 3. While the sweet potato is being cooked in the instant pot, place a medium size stainless steel skillet over medium heat. Add oil and sauté the broccoli, stir occasionally, sprinkle a pinch of salt. Cook until desired tenderness and set it aside. 4. Crack 1 to 3 eggs on the skillet (make sure there is no food scrap before hand), add salt and pepper. Once the egg white starts to solidify, flip to the other side. 5. Release and open the instant pot to serve the sweet potato with the fried eggs and broccoli Here is my 30 Day holistic nutrition coaching program. You can walk out after the initial consultation if you change your mind (only have to pay for initial session fee of $150). Schedule you initial session here. If you put in all the work as assigned for 30 days and still feel unsatisfied with the coaching program, you will receive 100% of your money back, including the initial consultation’s fee. Regards, Anthony Licensed Acupuncturist | Holistic Personal Trainer & Health Coach LEGAL DISCLAIMERS: This is NOT medical advice, nor can I give you medical advice. I AM NOT YOUR DOCTOR. This article does not create a doctor-patient relationship between Anthony Wong and you. Everything here is for general informational purposes only and not for the purpose of providing medical advice. 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