Kitchen Skills
Learn how whole foods and the right tools will improve your health BY B A R B S H E L D O N -T H O M A S – Whole Food Culinary Instructor & IMPACT Magazine's Kitchen Skills chef in Calgary, AB
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t’s no secret that a diet filled with nutrient-dense, whole foods — one that contains less inflammatory, packaged and processed food — will benefit our health immensely. But in this crazy-busy life, filled with careers, children, training schedules and commitments, is it realistic to think that we can reduce our reliance on easy-to-prepare convenience food and
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shift towards preparing food at home? If cooking our own food from scratch is the answer to more nutrients, more energy and better immunity, can we make room for it in our lives? The short answer is absolutely. Our health, performance and longevity are definitely connected to how we fuel our body, so cooking at home needs to be a priority, regardless of your food
philosophy. Even those who have barely stepped foot in a kitchen can make better food happen with a few fundamental skills and a bit of organization. IMPACT’s Kitchen Skills series will focus on setting you up for success. This article, we start with the basics — getting your kitchen ready to be a place where nutritious, delicious food can actually be created.
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TYE CARSON
REALFOODGODDESS
