As someone who used to enjoy eating at restaurants and fast food dives for most of my teenage life
I can get why making meals at home can seem pretty off-putting
First, you have to know what you want to make then you have to go get the groceries
Then cook then clean the mess and cross your fingers that what you made even tastes good
But there are a few things that you can do to make the whole process it seem like less of a chore
Before we begin I'd like to thank the amazing team over at Wix for sponsoring this video
I've been using Wix for over the last year and a half for the pickuplines website
So I want to speak a bit more about my personal experience and a bit more about that up ahead
for now, though, let's dive into some tips for those of you who feel you need to transition to making meals at home more often
There's a tendency to think that making meals at home means you have to make the healthiest meals possible
but if salads smoothies and nourish bowls just aren't your thing,
then don't do it start small and make foods you know you're gonna enjoy eating
for example your own version of your usual take away
like noodle bowls featuring some of your favorite veggies
or a burger made with protein packed lentils topped with your favorite condiments
and served with a side of crispy baked potatoes
Chances are what you're gonna make is going to be way more Healthy and wholesome
than what you can get from a box or can or restaurant anyway
But at first just start with breaking the ice
making meals you do enjoy eating before you try experimenting with anything new
Once you've gotten into the groove and you're making your own meals at home
Then you can start experimenting with new foods and even more wholesome foods if you'd like
But it can be intimidating to try new foods. So here's a tip!
When you start to include a new food add it to what you were already having before
So it's an addition not a substitution
It can be a good idea to keep the favorites still on the table to calm down your inner child that despises change
Chances are you're going to be more open to enjoying the salad if you can enjoy your potatoes too
Sometimes the biggest obstacle to making meals at home is getting hungry when you're not even home yet
And in those moments take away just seems like the best option
So to avoid these situations two things can really help. One is making sure you have a filling enough lunch
That way you're not feeling the need to grab any convenience foods
and the other is to space out your meals and snacks in a strategic way
It can actually also help if you can enjoy your meals and snacks at around the same time each day if possible
just to get your body into a bit of a routine
for a lot of people eating every three to four hours seems to do the trick
so strategically use that snack to help support mealtimes
and for when your routine is interrupted which can happen shockingly often
I always like to carry some emergency snacks with me that I can enjoy. That'll just carry me over until I get home
By building some solid routines the habit of making meals at home is going to stick it just has to.
And one such routine is doing a larger grocery shopping trip just once a week
that way you always have the necessary ingredients on hand
For some extra help in that department get a copy of our free comprehensive grocery shopping list
The link can be found in the description box below.
Another routine is to meal prep just the most basic ingredients
one night a week, items like cooked grains or legumes and Cut-up veggies
so that you can whip together meals more quickly
Another thing that can also really help is knowing at least in the morning what you'll be having for dinner
Once you've done that for a while
Then you can maybe figure out meals for a day ahead or even a few days ahead
Knowing what you're gonna be having for dinner before you even get home can sometimes help reduce that decision fatigue
That makes us reach for convenience foods
Inspiration gets you started and habits keep you going
We've already touched on building some habits
But if you're looking for inspiration for what meals to create Pinterest is an awesome place to get started
I mean you don't have to create your recipes from scratch when someone else has already done it for you
Browsing for recipes on Pinterest was probably
The single thing that gave me the most inspiration and courage to start making my own meals at home
another place for some recipe inspiration is of course the pickup limes blog
so I'll leave a link for both of those for you in the description box below
And if you're going to be heading over to our website. I want to let you know a little bit more about Wix
Many of you who have asked who developed and created the pickuplines website
and that person was actually me, but believe it or not
I have zero previous experience in web development or web design and I don't know how to code
But Wix makes it really easy to create your own amazing looking website
You can embed videos like we do for some of our blog posts and add
photo galleries like we do for our recipe index page
all of the features just give it such a professional feel and result
and I love having total creative freedom over my own site
if you're interested in creating your own online presence with professional results visit the link in the description box below.
Alright, those are all of the tips I personally wanted to share with you today
but if you have any tips of your own for how you transitioned perhaps to creating more meals at home
Share it with us in the comments below, t just might help someone else is reading it.
Thanks a lot for watching, Pick Up Limes signing off. We'll see you in the next video