However delicious and tasty outside food it, nothing compares to a homecooked meal. It is okay to have food from out occasionally but eating it often is bad for you. This is because these fast foods contain a lot of salt, sugar, calories and saturated fat. Despite all these risk factors, most people continue eating outside food. This is because they have no time to select the right food and cook food at home.

When you prepare meals at home you know what kind of ingredients go into cooking a meal. You use natural ingredients rather than what is used in restaurants which is processed food. These foods are high in sodium, fat and added sugars. You would use fresh vegetables and fruits while cooking. Whereas restaurants use frozen or canned fruits and vegetables.

You know when you’ve cooked your meal before consuming it. But outside, you don’t know if it has been kept for some time and just re-heated before serving it to you. It is difficult to tell how fresh the food is, if you’re not the one who cooked it.

The food outside is expensive. Buying your own groceries, vegetables, fruits and other foods and cooking with them will cost you much less than paying for a meal outside. Whether it’s a restaurant quality dish or street fast food, cooking any of these dishes at home is relatively cheaper.

 If you eat out you have you will end up having three courses as there are options and offers. Whereas at home you don’t.

There are several health benefits of eating homecooked food. It helps you live a healthier lifestyle. Eating home food also helps you learn good nutrition which you can pass on to your kids, so they can be healthy.