Why Does it Matter?

I am passionate about the superior nutrition I feel is inherent in home cooking.I look with horror at the fat and sodium content in restaurant food;let alone the high caloric value in these meals. When you cook at home with good basic ingredients,our families get tasty food with lower fat,sodium and calorie count.We can balance protein,carbs,fruit and vegetables and make the meal appealing.Some say that you can't get children to eat these meals.I say they will .Using little tricks like substituting oatmeal or wheat germ as the binder in meat loaf,or substituting onion powder instead of onions in dishes because the kids won't eat onions.This allows the Mom to dictate the nutrition for her family not the fast food industry.Cut up an apple into slices and set it next to your five year old who is playing in the family room . He will munch almost absentmindedly and finish the apple before you know it. Why does it matter? Because you a setting in motion eating habits that children carry a life time.They will stray for sure,but deep down they know what it is to eat right. That's why it is important that you are a "Good Cooker".