Cooking

Cooking is one of the oldest known human activities. The invention of cooking helped humans break out of their biological limitations and access energy and nutrition other species can only dream of.

Healthy societies are those where the average person knows how to cook so learning to cook is a necessary part of building healthy habits that improve your life and your health.

We all know that we need to cook but the challenge is actually doing it. There are so many reasons we find not to cook which include:

• not having the ingredients,
• not knowing how to cook?
• not having the money to afford it; from the ingredients, to equipment, to fuel

Some of the benefits of cooking include:

• personalising your food to your specific palate and needs.
• Exploring new flavours and textures to add variety to your dieat
• Learning to replicate dishes you enjoy in restaurants

Below is a list of articles exploring all sorts of aspects of cooking. Covering the benefits you know about but many you probably don’t. There are so many different options there should be at least something you can adapt to your needs right now.

The most important thing is that you start to cook and cook regularly so there is no need to copy the activities exactly. The idea is to learn what it is about that act of cooking that is good for you and find recipes and dishes that you enjoy and give you what you need. You do this by trying lots of things and learning a variety of options so you always have something that suits you. Many of the articles here explain why each dish is good for you and in most situations similar dishes and recipes will give you similar benefits.

References

• The Guardian view on parks: an asset that should be for everyone explains that Some parks are facing cost pressures and having to privatise some or all of their offerings