Calories have become one of the major problem for people these days. With more than seventy percent of the US population facing a growing obesity problem; it has become important for people to consume lesser calories. A cult of people have long been advocating home cooking and discouraging processed food and food from outdoors. Now, science backs them up too.
At the James Beard Food Conference that was held last month, the topic of interest was mostly real and whole home cooked meals and their importance over the processed food available outdoors. In several occasions, bringing back home economics and funding it within every school was discussed so that the children would graduate high school with basic cooking skills. Even Sam Kass, the advisor for White House said that they should find out a way to re-invent home economics.
According to the results from a study by John Hopkins from Bloomberg School of Public Health Research, it was found that the people who cook at home consume lesser calories, carbohydrates, fat and sugar. Even though a pack of lays may contain lesser calories and fat than a banana, but a banana (for example) contains all the necessary fibres and minerals to digest those calories. However, the pack of lays only contains fats, which eventually end up on our belly without being digested. And because the food is not digested, it does not yield any energy, therefore making you feel lethargic.
This is the basic reason why vegetables and meat cooked at home are much healthier than the beef burger that you get at McDonalds. The bun on the burger is full of fat and has no fiber or minerals, while the beef in that is so overly cooked, that it loses much of its nutrition, therefore only becoming junk when it reaches the belly. The mayonnaise and the cheese in the burger are pure chunks of fat as well.
Hence, preparing meals at home from the food from nature, does actually contribute to more energy and lesser fat on the body. According to the study conducted by Hopkins, people who cooked at home have a more healthy diet. Hence, teaching people to cook in the public and private schools will actually contribute to a better future for America. Even when you need to eat out, it is always better to go for the healthier choices. Avoid fast food, soft-drinks and rather go for vegetable, fruit and meat salads. If you find nothing at all around you, you can always get a banana and a pack of milk from the closest mart. You better believe that a banana and a 250 ml pack of milk is enough to get you going for 5-6 hours.
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