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Should you cook or get takeout tonight? 🥡

Should you cook or get takeout tonight? 🥡

The burning Friday night question we face week after week

Kristina Todini, RDN
August 09, 2024

To cook or to order in? That is the question.

It was a long week and now you’re faced with the eternal question: should you muster the strength to cook on Friday night, or should you just order in tonight?

First let me say this: there is nothing wrong with a takeout night, especially on a Friday (we have them from time to time). But if you find yourself getting takeaway more often than not, it’s time to realize what the issue really is…you didn’t have a plan for dinner, so you’re forced to make last minute decisions.

Creating a meal plan each week and actually prepping those meals ahead takes away the decision fatigue of figuring out dinner. And guess what — planning to make your takeaway favorites at home is possible!

So today I’m sharing a few plant-based twists on takeout favorites to curb your cravings…and spare your wallet from always ordering in.

🥡 + 👩‍🍳,

Kristina
home cooked hero

FIND YOURSELF OPTING FOR TAKEOUT TOO OFTEN?

I hear you, it’s hard to kickstart the habit of planning and prepping your meals each week. I know I can share thousands of recipes with you that look interesting, but until you actually decide to plan those meals and get the ingredients…you’ll never actually make them.

That’s why I’m creating my upcoming program with the intention of helping plan and prep more plant-based meals, in less time – week after week. If you know you’re ready to finally get your kitchen in order, and eat more plant-centered meals while you’re doing it, make sure to get on the list so you’re the first to know when it’s ready.

Plant-based twists on takeout faves 🥗

TAKE-OUT TWIST #10 (not technically takeout, but a twist on a packaged treat)

Kitchen tips + hacks ♻️

Just one related kitchen tip for you today when considering cooking at home versus ordering takeout. Food for thought!

DID YOU KNOW? 🧐

Research suggests that cooking any meal – whether or not the recipe is designed to be healthy – is better for your health than eating out. It's true: The health benefits of a home-cooked meal outweigh almost any other method of eating, no matter the recipe. Here’s why: you control the ingredients you cook with, you can better manage portion control, you’ll eat more variety, and cooking boosts your sense of purpose and pleasure. (source)

TODAY’S VIDEO 🎥

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Instead of going out to dinner, buy good food. Cooking at home shows such affection. In a bad economy, it's more important to make yourself feel good.

Ina Garten

LET ME KNOW…

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How much time do you spend preparing food each day?

I’M CURIOUS 🧐…

I’d love it if you’d be a peach and take 3 minutes to fill out this short survey about your biggest struggles in the kitchen right now. If you do, you’ll receive a FREE meal plan that’s usually just available to my meal plan members. 👇

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