Let's face it; We all love eating out and leaving the cooking and the cleanup to someone else.
Whether it's Saturday evening dinner with friends or a quick meal on the way home from work, eating out at a restaurant is just so much easier in a lot of ways.
And lets not forget the taste of the food; It always tastes so good! Here's the problem though - Eating out is not only expensive, but it's also quite unhealthy.
Unless you're really paying attention to what's on the menu, you're likely consuming items that have a high amount of sodium and fat and that's why they taste so good.
While there's not much harm in doing this once in a while, doing it everyday is bad not only for your waistline, but for your pocketbook as well.
Learning to cook great meals at home is a lot easier than you may think.
Many celebrity chef's have created cookbooks that teach you how to make some of those scrumptious meals you see them make on the Television cooking shows.
In most cases the directions are quite simple and all you need is good quality ingredients.
If you invest in high quality, fresh ingredients for your own dishes at home, not only will they taste good, but they will be better for you.
Good quality ingredients is one of the most important parts of making a good dish and one of the reasons why restaurant food tastes so good.
Next time you're at the market, stay away from packaged, boxed or frozen meals and opt for healthier, fresh fruits, vegetables, meats, herbs and spices.
You'll be amazed at just how good your own cooking can be and how much money you will save by avoiding the restaurants.