Change for the Better

Since changing up my diet in a majorly healthy way, I have become quite an amazing cook. I wouldn’t say amazing in terms of culinary greatness. I’m more so referring to my resourcefulness when it comes to making a meal out of few ingredients. Or at least making a meal out of some ingredients you’d never expect. That’s the kinda cooks I am. I make due with what’s in the fridge and pantry, and you’d never realize it wasn’t some sorta fancy meal that took a lot of planning and prep and skill. It’s just typically us throwing something together that sticks and makes sense in the moment.

And, of course, such a shift in diet and lifestyle means that I am no longer consuming crappy foods that take a toll on my body. Instead, I’ve made a point to not only eat plant-based but also far less processed foods. This has worked amazingly in getting me more and more excited about my dinners and cooking and less worried about shopping for ingredients or putting elaborate lists together of what’s needed when I am at the store. In fact, I’ve become a lot looser about the ingredients and portioning needed, and I think that’s allowed me to really come into myself as a cook. By avoiding the crappy candy boxes and fatty chips, I am actively thrusting myself into the fire by chopping raw ingredients and learning how to portion out my food.

It’s been an amazing journey is all I can really say. Without a doubt, I’ve grown more as a cook in these last 6 months than almost any other point in my life. I wouldn’t change my drastic diet changes for the world.

So if you want to say goodbye to all the processed food in your life, all the chips and candy boxes, get up and cook a dinner for you and yours for a week straight. You’ll be consumed by how fun it is, how challenging it is, how tasty it is, and how amazing it can make your life. Your body will change for the better, your mind will change for the better, and your relationships will change for the better. And that’s all because you’re more focused and care more about something like your diet and the things you choose to consume.