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HAVE A HAPPY (HOMECOOKED) NEW YEAR!
HOW TO PREPARE MORE
HOMECOOKED MEALS IN 2019 E IF YOU’RE LIKE MOST PEOPLE, YOU WANT TO TAKE CHARGE OF YOUR HEALTH IN 2019. CELEBRITY CHEF INGRID HOFFMANN AND THE AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION SAY COOKING MORE HEALTHY MEALS AT HOME CAN HELP. HERE ARE A FEW TIPS TO HELP YOU EAT MORE HOME COOKING IN THE NEW YEAR.
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FLUENTIAL JANUARY / FEBRUARY 2019
veryone knows cooking at home is a great way to save money and eat healthy. However, many of us have trouble getting into the home cooking habit. We may be perpetually disorganized and never have groceries on hand when we need them. We may think we’re too busy to cook, or that we don’t have the right tools of the trade. Or, we’re addicted to the flavors and convenience of takeout food. But celebrity chef Ingrid Hoffmann says it’s never too late to break the takeout habit and discover how delicious homecooked meals can be. And the new year is the perfect time to start a home cooking habit. “Yes, it’s hard to break engrained patterns, but it’s so worth it,” says Hoffmann, who has partnered with the American Diabetes Association to write Latin Comfort Foods Made Healthy: More Than 100 Diabetes-Friendly Latin Favorites (American Diabetes Association, October 2018, ISBN: 978-1-580-40681-9, $21.95). “Cooking at home is the best way to stay in control of