Website design By BotEap.comRead on to find out why you should eat comfort food.

Website design By BotEap.comThanks to our increasingly hectic lifestyles, eating has become one of life’s minor priorities. For example, we eat only when meeting someone at a fancy restaurant or mindlessly snacking while watching a movie. When was the last time you took a couple of hours just to prepare the food and savor it quietly? When was the last time you put “LUNCH” on your daily to-do list? However, eating home-cooked food is one of the healthiest habits one can cultivate. It has multiple positive effects on both the body and the mind.

Website design By BotEap.comNutritious: – Restaurant and other commercially prepared foods are notoriously high in fat, salt and sugar. Home cooked meals, on the other hand, are free of these and also have the option to replace certain items with their healthier alternatives. Eating home-cooked meals on a regular basis prepares our palates for simpler, healthier foods in the long run, which eventually begins to reflect on our trimmed waistlines and overall health.

Website design By BotEap.comHygienic:- A recent video supposedly showing a worker at one of our favorite dhabas kneading atta with his feet had us squirming in our seats. While not all restaurants follow standards like these, it is extremely difficult to maintain desired levels of cleanliness and hygiene while preparing food at an industrial level. However, careful food handling and cooking techniques typically found in homes tend to keep meals healthier and our stomachs happier.

Website design By BotEap.comAdequate portions:- Since childhood, we have always been taught never to waste food. I followed this rule since childhood and still do, even when I go out to eat with my friends. However, restaurants are famous for their large portions, which ultimately became one of the main reasons for my overeating and subsequent health problems. While the entire earth is moving towards the Japanese “Hara Hachi Bu” (eat until you are 8/10 full), it is about time that we too make a paradigm shift and change our eating habits. Eating at home gives us the luxury of customizing our portion sizes according to our needs, exclusively.

Website design By BotEap.comIncreased Food Awareness: – Do you know what foods to eat when you’re feeling down after those boring one day meetings? A large bowl of French fries and a medium serving of rice and dal will have different effects on your body, mind and soul. Since food is our main source of energy, it can have a satiating, healing, or even negative effect on our bodies. Since home cooked food is generally nutritious and made with far fewer ingredients, the flavor and effects of each ingredient can be fully savored.

Website design By BotEap.comBuild Healthy Habits: Eating home-cooked meals fuels many good habits that prove beneficial throughout life.

Website design By BotEap.comEasy on the pocket: Read any book or article on “money saving hacks” and this one is right at the top. Eating home cooked meals more often is one of the biggest and easiest ways to save money. Even eating out of your neighborhood thela is a more expensive affair in the long run.

Website design By BotEap.comOf course, cooking is not everyone’s cup of tea. Many factors like being pressed for time, being lazy after a long day, and ineptitude at cooking well stand between us and often delicious and nutritious food. To my brothers who are still craving some simple, home-cooked meals but can’t find them, let me show you the light on the dark path.