| Modern food (especially modern American Food) is | | | | myself, but for my wife and family. |
| usually not the most healthy for our bodies. As a | | | | For the vast majority of my life, I had the |
| modern society, advertising and convenience has | | | | impression that eating healthy had to come at the |
| convinced us that eating anything we'd like is O.K. | | | | expense of a variety of things that I enjoyed |
| While in moderation they can be acceptable, | | | | about food. Most of which was the taste and |
| American's have taken eating to an extreme art | | | | presentation of the food I ate. Secondly, as part |
| form that rivals anything else in known history. | | | | of this modern globalized world, the attraction of |
| American obesity is at an all time high, and | | | | "…grabbing something to eat on the way |
| obesity in our kids has ballooned to an epidemic | | | | home" was practically a weekly if not every other |
| proportion. | | | | day ritual. Sometimes this was due to necessity, |
| I was one of those obese Americans. While not | | | | but most of the time it was out of laziness. |
| grossly overweight, I did represent the vast | | | | I am on a journey. A journey to prove myself |
| majority of Americans that probably need to | | | | wrong about how eating healthy can be |
| drop about 10 to 15 pounds to achieve a healthy | | | | inexpensive, just as convenient as fast food, and |
| level. As a result, my blood pressure was high as | | | | have as good if not better taste than foods I had |
| well as my cholesterol. However, also like most | | | | enjoyed previously. |
| Americans, I decided to change that. Not only for | | | | Here's to cooking for your health! |