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October 10, 2008

Cook from a book

By Kashi Read more 30 day challenge, cooking, and good habits
Challenge Yourself for: 30 days

When was the last time you cracked a cookbook and made a recipe using only whole, all-natural foods? Using recipes doesn’t just provide you with a single exotic meal – it’s a great opportunity to expand both your repertoire and your diet’s nutrition quotient. This month, challenge yourself to prepare one new whole foods-based recipe every week. See if you can make this practice a habit. You’ll be thrilled at all the delicious new meals you learn how to make.

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    I do cook from healthy whole foods cookbooks…but, I have a hard time staying true to their recipes as written. I love to add my touches to recipes to make them even healthier.

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    wkfrank29 commented on this. over 2 years ago

    Learning to cook from a book has been a challenge for me, but I am trying harder each time I think of our meal plan… usually we like the meals that we uses recipes for, so whay don’t I do it more often?

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    terrikil commented on this. almost 3 years ago

    i use my weight watchers cook book all the time

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    klusk commented on this. about 3 years ago

    I made our entire Christmas Dinner for our extended family. Used Paula Deen for almost all of the dishes. (Turkey dish came from Tyler Florence). Merry Christmas!

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    Nico2317 commented on this. over 3 years ago

    I am also trying to gain weight, I love finding new receipes that are great tasting and easy to make. Thanks for the site.

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    KellyK commented on this. over 3 years ago

    A great one to check out is called, Super Natural Cooking by Heidi Swanson, http://www.101cookbooks.com/supernatural/. Awesome recipies and beautiful photography.

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    Berlin1974 commented on this. over 3 years ago

    Well, I don’t have to lose weight, but I’m trying very hard to gain weight. When I see a good recipe I save it in my bookmark. When I feel like it I will try it out. I love soups and stews. I cook an entire big pot and freeze it in small plastic containers. This way it saves me a lot of time when I fell like to eat a soup. I also cook my own beef and chicken broth and freeze them also in plastic containers. All I have to do is adding some vegetables, rice or noodles.

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    threebs1984 commented on this. over 3 years ago

    I have been watching the ingredients in packaged foods and purchase only things that are god for me. It has been hard but better for me.

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    Kirbyco commented on this. over 3 years ago

    So far Berlin, we are the smarty CATS on this challenge! All the best to you!

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    Berlin1974 commented on this. over 3 years ago

    well. I’m trying very hard to cook more healthy foods. I do use a lot of online recipes to prepare delicious foods. I start out small. I promised myself to eat at least one vegetable and one fruit everyday. So far I had done it. I also cut down on the size of the portion I eat everyday. I also cut down on meat, salt and cholesterol rich fats and oils.