An Ignoble Experiment: Week 3: Cook at Home

2012/05/13

Week 3: Cook at Home

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This Week's Goal: Cook More at Home

Hi Indiana,

Whole-grain week has just ended; were you able to add some new grains to your diet? Keep up the good behaviors you developed last week and the week before. This week, though, we're on to a new challenge: Cook more at home. This applies to all meals and we're not saying to not eat a single thing away from home, but try to make an effort to prepare as many of your own meals and snacks as possible. You’ll not only eat better, you'll save money, too.

A few ways you can get started:

If you think a home-cooked meal takes too long, try one of these 25 healthy recipes — they're each done in 40 minutes or less.

Is it pizza night? Don't pick up the phone, make your own. Use homemade or store-bought crust to make 5-Ingredient Tomato-Basil Pizza.

Craving Chinese? Takeout dishes are often loaded with sodium, fat and calories. Make your own Tangerine Beef, Chop Suey, Chicken and Broccoli or Vegetable Fried Rice instead.

Packing your own lunch will save you calories and money. Try one of our 16 favorite healthy homemade lunch ideas.

Host a Mexican fiesta at home! Serve 5-Layer Mexican Dip, chicken fajitas, shrimp tacos and even margaritas.

Make lighter pub favorites at home, like Buffalo Chicken Salad, Stuffed Turkey Burgers, oven-baked "fries," Buffalo wings, "fried" calamari or potato skins.

Keep homemade snacks like granola bars and trail mix at work so you're not tempted to hit the snack machine when cravings strike.

Good luck and have a great week!

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