Nutrition (Pasta Roni Is Not Cooking)

Growing up we always had frozen food in the fridge and junk food in the cupboards. Even if it was diet junk food. I went to college and I would cook Pasta Roni on the stove. My roommates would make fun of me because I thought this was cooking. I even said but it is made on the stove not in the microwave. I did not know people seasons their own chicken or that a sauce could be made from scratch. Even at thirty I did not think I could cook. I have even joke about it with my Fiance.

Whitney has made me learn to prepare my meals and in the process I have been learning to cook. One of my favorite meals is her recipe. I get the red & yellow curry from trader joes (I like to mix them) I marinate chicken strips for 2 days in the sauce. Then I bread them with almond meal and cook them. I add some steams green beans and it is awesome.

I also have learned to bake chicken. I put a tiny but of olive oil on chicken add some seasoning bake it at 350 for 30-40 minutes and right there I have healthy chicken. I then might steam some broccoli or something else that is green. (Because I need my greens) I always cook a little extra chicken because I can then add it to a salad the next day.

I realize that I can cook and I am starting to think of my own recipes. I get excited to go to the store and I plan out meals for the next few days.

When I talk to my sister who is a mom she says the hardest thing with eating healthy, is cooking for her kids. From my experiences with Whitney M. Cole I am learning that I will be able to cook healthy for both myself and future kids.