Making Cooking At Home Easier

<p>There is no better time than a lockdown to learn how to cook delicious, healthy meals at home. Whether you’re brand new to the kitchen or a seasons expert, this episode with <a href= "https://mariamarlowe.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Maria Marlowe</a> will answer many questions about cooking for health that you have.</p> <h1><strong>About Maria Marlowe</strong></h1> <p>Maria is an Integrative Nutrition Health Coach who currently lives in Dubai. Her mission is to help busy women lose weight or clear up their acne by developing healthier eating habits. She offers recipes, meal plans, and an entire cooking school all designed to help you grocery shop, cook, and choose the healthiest foods - all without stress, overwhelm, and confusion.</p> <p>On this episode of The Girlfriend Doctor, Maria talks to us about her ethos - eating real food. She explains how we can make cooking at home easy, something we all desperately want to do, especially now that we’re eating out less. </p> <p>One of the first tips Maria gives us is how to make our fresh food last until the end of the week. Because let’s be honest, is there anything worse than buying your fresh, leafy greens on the weekend, then having Friday roll around and they’re a slimy, mushy mess in your fridge?</p> <p>Maria also encourages us to shop in the freezer section. Not for the processed foods many of us turn to, but for frozen vegetables and fish. Yes, fish! She explains how often the fish in the freezer section is fresher than that on the fresh fish counter.</p> <p>Maria talks us through what some of the healthiest foods on the planet are. You’ll be happy to know that she agrees with me that we should all be eating cruciferous vegetables as often as we can! Maria also explains how to cook our food to get the most out of its nutritional value.</p> <p>Lastly, Maria shares how we can help ourselves through this stressful time. It’s not only about our physical health, but showing ourselves compassion and self-love helps boost our mental and emotional health.