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If you are in college, you will probably have to start cooking your own meals. It might not seem like the best idea, after all, you will  have to learn how to cook, get the ingredients, spend time cooking, all of that to produce a meal! Sometimes, it is  more tempting to just go to a fast food restaurant and spend a couple of bucks and not worry about making a meal. However, if you make this a habit, you won’t feel good, and your pockets will be a lot lighter. If you are having a hard time motivating yourself to cook at home, here are some reasons why you should cook at home.

1. It is a lot healthier. It is healthier if you cook meals at home. You will be able to substitute things that might be really fatty. There are also a lot of chemicals in pre-made food. If you want to feel better about yourself, try cooking at home. You will avoid all of the chemicals and fatty substitutions that are in fast food. (more…)

If you love cooking hot meals and baking delectable treats, but find yourself passing on certain recipes because the ingredients list doesn’t exactly fit into your diet, then you’ll be pleased to know that there are things you can do to tweak those recipes and make them fall in line. Don’t worry, changing recipes for the better health-wise doesn’t have to mean changing them for the worse flavor-wise. Here are five simple food substitutions for healthier cooking:

Bacon. Okay, who doesn’t love bacon? Bacon seems to make anything taste better, and those savory, crumble in your mouth slices of heaven are so irresistible that it’s hard to eat just one (or ten). Unfortunately, bacon is also the father of all fatty and unhealthy foods. So how do you maintain your relationship with bacon without clogging your arteries? Substitute standard bacon with turkey bacon, Canadian bacon, or Italian ham (lean prosciutto). (more…)

Sandwiches needn’t be boring; one can only eat cold cut meat between two slices of white bread so many times before it starts becoming tiresome. Sandwiches can be as imaginative as you’d like them to be; there’s no rule book stating what is and isn’t an acceptable sandwich. From regional classics to contemporary fusions, the examples below should hopefully inspire you to be more creative when making your next sandwich!

The Open Face Ham, Chedder and Apply Butter Sandwich

This delicious and indulgent sandwich uses thinly sliced pork and hearty chedder, combined with Apple butter in an open-faced ciabatta format.

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