Cooking From Scratch

Several years ago, I decided I was going to stop buying prepackaged, processed foods and start Cooking from Scratch. It is very rare for me to buy something that I can make myself because of many of the ingredients that are used in those items. Ingredients like hydrogenated oil, MSG and the all too many preservatives listed in the ingredients; things I want my family to avoid.

When you cook from scratch, you know the ingredients; you can tweak a recipe for your tastes and health needs. Best of all, it tastes so much better than store bought foods.

5 Reasons to Cook from Scratch

Healthier - You know the ingredients, you can use fresh, homegrown and organic if you choose. You can leave out the preservatives that are included in so many boxed items.

 Cheaper - Preparing your own foods is cheaper than eating out and buying boxed foods. We splurged and ate Chinese not too long ago, for two of us it was $28. I could have created the same dishes for a fraction of the cost.

Learning - Cooking new foods can be a learning experience. I baked real croissants for the first time back in the spring. It was a real learning experience because croissants CAN NOT be created in a couple of hours.

Taste- You begin to taste food differently; you are able to pick out the different flavors. When eating scratch foods your palate experiences the real taste of foods the way our great grandparents ate.

Pride - Cooking from scratch gives you a sense of pride in your creation and accomplishments.

How often do you cook from scratch?