{"id":4415,"date":"2020-08-26T22:05:48","date_gmt":"2020-08-26T22:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/?page_id=4415"},"modified":"2023-03-31T22:25:28","modified_gmt":"2023-03-31T22:25:28","slug":"new-kitchen-way","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/unused-pages\/new-kitchen-way\/","title":{"rendered":"New Kitchen Way"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/New-Kitchen-Website-Banner-PNG-1-1024x331.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4366\" width=\"1120\" height=\"362\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/New-Kitchen-Website-Banner-PNG-1-1024x331.png 1024w, http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/New-Kitchen-Website-Banner-PNG-1-300x97.png 300w, http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/New-Kitchen-Website-Banner-PNG-1-768x248.png 768w, http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/New-Kitchen-Website-Banner-PNG-1-1536x496.png 1536w, http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/New-Kitchen-Website-Banner-PNG-1.png 1550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1120px) 100vw, 1120px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:24px;color:#ffffff\">ff<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-large-font-size wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#f64708\">The New Kitchen Way<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>and Meal Making Transformation<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:30px;color:#737373\"><strong>Make your healthy eating dreams come true<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:8px;color:#ffffff\">7<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:22px;color:#609c00\"><strong>Is This How You Feel?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>You want to be healthy<\/li><li>You know that to <strong>be <\/strong>healthy you must <strong>eat <\/strong>healthfully<\/li><li>You also know that you can&#8217;t buy good nutrition in a box<\/li><li>Instead you need to eat real, whole foods&#8212;the kind that have to be <strong><em>cooked<\/em><\/strong>!!<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Vegetables_in_9_Bins_iStock-e1599596122743.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4470\" width=\"276\" height=\"275\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>But you don&#8217;t want to cook!  You like to get food in convenient, ready-to-eat packages, takeout containers or drive-thru meals. This leaves you feeling trapped between<strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong data-rich-text-format-boundary=\"true\">Option 1)<\/strong>&nbsp; giving up on your hopes and dreams for good health, or<br data-rich-text-line-break=\"true\"><strong>Option 2)<\/strong>&nbsp; making friends with cooking and the kitchen.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Until now, that could have been a tough choice between two not-so-great options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:22px;color:#609c00\"><strong>The New Kitchen Way\u00ae<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>But I&#8217;m going to make the choice easy for you, by vastly increasing the attractiveness of Option 2. That&#8217;s what The New Kitchen Way\u00ae is all about:  <strong><em>Helping you make real, whole, health-giving meals in a way that&#8217;s fun, delicious and no big deal.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why wouldn&#8217;t you choose Option 2 if meal making could be easeful and even enjoyable, and if you could end up with meals that are very healthful but also really tasty and not boring?  The New Kitchen Way\u00ae makes this possible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:22px;color:#609c00\"><strong>Meal Making Transformation<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 37%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Inspiration-MealPlanning-Sparkler.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4462\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Inspiration-MealPlanning-Sparkler.jpg 900w, http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Inspiration-MealPlanning-Sparkler-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Inspiration-MealPlanning-Sparkler-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>The New Kitchen Way gives you such powerful results because <strong><em>it sparks a transformation <\/em><\/strong>in the way you go about meal making.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Granted, we don&#8217;t usually think of cooking as an area for personal transformation. But my programs are first and foremost self-help programs designed to help you <strong><em>transform <\/em><\/strong>the meals you make so you can <em><strong>transform <\/strong><\/em>the meals you eat&#8212;and achieve the healthy eating goals you only dream of now.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>No doubt you&#8217;ve seen dozens of self-help offerings for everything from reviving your marriage to supercharging your career and from finding a soul mate to achieving enlightenment. Although the concept may be new, our food lives are equally good candidates for a transformation in three areas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>The Kitchen<\/strong>  No longer will the kitchen be a treadmill to jump onto, stressed and overwhelmed, just long enough to throw together some filler food and stave off hunger until the next meal.  Instead you&#8217;ll begin to see the kitchen in a new way, as a friendly, supportive ally on the healthy eating journey.<\/li><li><strong>Cooking  <\/strong>You&#8217;ll begin to see cooking as the pathway to good health, the key to regain control of our food lives and eat in a way that serves our best health.<\/li><li><strong>Thinking<\/strong>   Gradually, your mindsets will shift to support you in making wonderfully satisfying meals that nurture, nourish and provide a deep sense connection to the food that is the very foundation of our entire lives.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:22px;color:#609c00\"><strong>The 3 Habits and Skills of The New Kitchen Way\u00ae<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Ready to be NEW in your kitchen and experience a transformation to a more manageable and successful way of making meals? Learn about the three skills and habits that are the foundation for a New Kitchen:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:48% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"425\" height=\"282\" src=\"http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/BarleySoupCarrots-iStock_000014965567XSmall.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4473\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/BarleySoupCarrots-iStock_000014965567XSmall.jpg 425w, http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/BarleySoupCarrots-iStock_000014965567XSmall-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Get new in your cooking<\/strong> . . . become comfortable and confident at the stovetop<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Get new in your kitchen<\/strong> . . . learn the &#8220;getting-prepared-to-cook&#8221; steps that create a supportive cooking environment<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Get new in your thinking<\/strong> . . . add power and ease to meal making by getting your head behind your actions<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>All of these New Kitchen skills and habits are combined in my classes and programs, offering you the opportunity to build a whole new approach to meal making.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:22px;color:#609c00\"><strong>The Missing Translation Link:  More &#8220;How&#8221; and less &#8220;What&#8221;<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Most healthy eating information focuses on <strong><em>what <\/em><\/strong>we should be eating, e.g., how many carbs vs. proteins, what kinds of fat, whether to eat meat, what vegetables have which vitamins, and so on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This kind of &#8220;what&#8221; information is very helpful.  However if it remains in your head, it does you absolutely no good. It must be <strong><em>translated <\/em><\/strong>into meals on the table to produce an improvement in your health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In other words, you need the other half of the healthy eating equation, or the &#8220;how&#8221; piece.  <strong><em>How <\/em><\/strong>do you translate the experts&#8217; nutritional advice into meals on the table? Sadly, this piece of the equation is often breezed over. It&#8217;s just assumed that we can actually <strong><em>do <\/em><\/strong>whatever we&#8217;re advised; that we have all the skills, tools, habits and mindsets we need.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:22px;color:#d91900\"><strong>The Solution<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This is why I created The New Kitchen Way\u00ae: To share the missing tools, skills, habits and thinking that we need to translate nutrition advice into tasty, inviting meals&#8212;and to do this not just for a day or two, but consistently, day in and day out, for the long term, which is the only way we can truly achieve lifelong health.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So many of us struggle with mealtimes. But with the New Kitchen Way\u00ae, you&#8217;ll get around the obstacles that most people face at mealtimes&#8211;and that keep you trapped in eating meals that don&#8217;t meet your healthy eating dreams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 51%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Sunflower-bigstock-270259123.jpg);background-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Sunflower-bigstock-270259123.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4557\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Sunflower-bigstock-270259123.jpg 900w, http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Sunflower-bigstock-270259123-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Sunflower-bigstock-270259123-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Are you ready to heal the disconnect between the meals you really want to be eating and what actually shows up on the table?  The key lies in transforming the way you go about making meals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can absolutely join the ranks of those ordinary home cooks who regularly get good meals on the table, simply by \u201cbeing new\u201d in your meal making. That\u2019s the only thing that separates you from them.  Read on to discover some of the many practical skills that you will learn in my classes and programs<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">ff<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center has-background has-large-font-size wp-block-heading\" style=\"background-color:#fdda8f\">Be New in Your Cooking<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:22px;color:#f64708\"><strong>Learn to easily cook meals like your life depends on it (which it does!)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Take the Mystery Out of Healthy Meal Making  <\/strong> In today&#8217;s food world, meal making is hamstrung by three things:  an intimidating view of &#8220;cooking;&#8221; a tedious&#8221;single-recipe&#8221; focus; and an outdated and limited knowledge of ingredients.  Come cook with me and we&#8217;ll demystify cooking. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 36%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"380\" src=\"http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Spices_Turkey_Cheryl_Barr_Reduced.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4527\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Spices_Turkey_Cheryl_Barr_Reduced.jpg 500w, http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Spices_Turkey_Cheryl_Barr_Reduced-300x228.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Learn the few basic healthy cooking blocks (or &#8220;cooking Legos\u00ae) that you can mix and match to make hundreds of interesting, tasty and 100% healthy dishes.<\/li><li>Move beyond single recipes that you must follow slavishly and tediously. Learn the &#8220;system cooking&#8221; method and enjoy tasty go-to recipes that you can easily adapt to fit your tastes and needs perfectly.<\/li><li>Taste the many wonderful, healthy ingredients available in today&#8217;s marketplace. No longer are we stuck with the bland, brown and heavy foods common at the dawn of the healthy eating movement. <\/li><li>Discover amazing spices and condiments and how to combine them with interesting vegetables, grains, beans, nuts, meats and meat options to create colorful meals that aren&#8217;t the same old boring thing you always eat.<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:40% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"649\" src=\"http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Vegetable-293831-1024x649.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4511\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Vegetable-293831-1024x649.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Vegetable-293831-300x190.jpg 300w, http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Vegetable-293831-768x487.jpg 768w, http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Vegetable-293831-1536x973.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Vegetable-293831-2048x1298.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Vegetable Comfort<\/strong> Speaking of vegetables, there is one simple thing you can do to massively improve your health:  Eat LOTS of vegetables and more fruits. But vegetable know-how and comfort are additional victims of our adoption of convenience eating over the last several decades. We were divorced from them entirely&#8212;what they are, what they taste like and how to prepare them tastefully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I started my healthy eating journey in that state of forgetfulness, but quickly got busy learning about vegetables&#8212;and loving them for the color, texture and wonderful taste they added to meals.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Let me share that know-how and familiarity so you can take off on a wonderful vegetable adventure of your own. Build your knowledge base of how to buy vegetables, store them for freshness, cook them, season them and basically make them so tasty you eat them because you <strong><em>want <\/em><\/strong>to, not just because you <strong><em>should<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Healthy Eating Clarity<\/strong>  Don&#8217;t have a specific diet plan you&#8217;re following? Not certain what&#8217;s healthy and what&#8217;s not. Let me introduce you to the Simple Prescription for Good Eating that clarifies what a healthy plate looks like. Discover that healthy eating is a lot easier than you think.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cooking Veterans<\/strong> What if you already know how to cook? You&#8217;ve got a great head start, but the New Kitchen Way<strong>\u00ae<\/strong> is about so much more than just cooking. If you&#8217;re struggling to make the meals of your dreams, despite your cooking skills, then it&#8217;s likely you&#8217;re missing critical kitchen skills and habits of thought. That&#8217;s why you will still gain valuable benefits from my classes and programs (and veteran cooks are often surprised by the many valuable cooking skills they learn!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#d91900\"><strong>Learn more about our <a href=\"http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/healthy-cooking-classes\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"4822\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">healthy cooking classes<\/span><\/a> and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mcr_4.gr8.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">join our newsletter<\/a> <\/span>to be informed of new monthly class offerings<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">7<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center has-background has-large-font-size wp-block-heading\" style=\"background-color:#fdda8f\">Be New in Your Kitchen<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:22px;color:#609c00\"><strong>Guarantee cooking success with the 6 KitchenSmart\u00ae skills and habits<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is a little-known secret: Only 40% of meal making is what we usually think of as &#8220;cooking,&#8221; i.e., chopping, dicing, mixing and saut\u00e9ing.  Few people know that the other 60% of meal making success lies in what you do <strong><em>before <\/em><\/strong>you ever step foot in the kitchen and start cooking!  That second part of meal making is the <strong><em>&#8220;getting-prepared-to-cook&#8221;<\/em><\/strong> part.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The 60\/40 Secret<\/strong>  If you don&#8217;t know about that 60% part of the meal making success equation, of course you&#8217;ll struggle making the healthy meals you want to be eating. You&#8217;re missing more than half of the equation!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Slide69.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4509\" width=\"552\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Slide69.jpg 960w, http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Slide69-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Slide69-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 552px) 100vw, 552px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Full Equation<\/strong> Happily, my programs offer a new, holistic and integrated approach, sharing 100% of the skills you need for deliciously healthful everyday meal making. In addition to the 40% cooking piece, you&#8217;ll discover the 60% getting-ready-to-cook piece that transforms meal making from chaotic to efficient, easeful and manageable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That 60% piece can be organized into six KItchenSmart<strong>\u00ae<\/strong> skills and habits that match the six getting-prepared-to-cook pieces of the meal making process:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><span style=\"color:#609c00\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>Know What You&#8217;re Going to Make<\/strong><\/span>  Have a guiding game plan before heading to the kitchen to make a meal<\/li><li><strong><span style=\"color:#609c00\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Have New, Healthier Recipes at the Ready<\/span><\/strong>  Organize so you can find them in a hurry when it&#8217;s time to cook<\/li><li><span style=\"color:#609c00\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>Create a Hassle-Free Work Space<\/strong><\/span>  Make sure you&#8217;re not weighted down by counter clutter, disaster cupboards and hard-to-find tools and ingredients<\/li><li><strong><span style=\"color:#609c00\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Support Yourself with a Healthy Pantry<\/span><\/strong>  Relish the many possibilities offered by a helpful, time-saving pantry<\/li><li><strong><span style=\"color:#609c00\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Equip the Kitchen, in Balance<\/span><\/strong>  Get the few things you need&#8212;and not much more; surprisingly, you don&#8217;t need that much in the way of equipment<\/li><li><span style=\"color:#609c00\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>Tame Your Grocery Shopping Time <\/strong><\/span> Get efficient at the store so shopping isn&#8217;t a barrier to making good meals<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 44%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Kitchen-Counter-bigstock-348217792.jpg);background-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Kitchen-Counter-bigstock-348217792.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4558\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Kitchen-Counter-bigstock-348217792.jpg 900w, http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Kitchen-Counter-bigstock-348217792-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Kitchen-Counter-bigstock-348217792-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Put in place the missing 60% piece of the healthy meal making success formula and you&#8217;ll start overcoming obstacles that have kept you from the nurturing meals you want and deserve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Importantly, however, it isn&#8217;t necessary to have every element of the 60% piece in place before you start experiencing benefits. Bit by bit, with each small step you take, you&#8217;ll be rewarded with welcome improvements in your meals.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">7<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center has-background has-large-font-size wp-block-heading\" style=\"background-color:#fdda8f\">Be New in Your Thinking<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:22px;color:#d91900\"><strong>Get Your Head Behind Your Actions for Powerful Results<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You might be wondering what your thinking has to do with cooking. Cooking seems pretty much mindless and mechanical. In fact, we do our best to <strong><em>not <\/em><\/strong>think about it&#8212;and even avoid it entirely until forced to confront it at mealtimes.  Yet that oversight is a big reason we struggle so much with meal making.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you aren&#8217;t actively nurturing supportive thoughts and mindsets, your brain will likely be overrun by commonly-held assumptions and beliefs that range from unhelpful to downright obstructive.  For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>I have better things to do than spend time cooking<\/li><li>There&#8217;s no way I could be happy without fast food<\/li><li>Cooking meals is so overwhelming<\/li><li>I&#8217;m too busy to cook my own meals<\/li><li>Cooking is boring<\/li><li>Healthy food is weird and unappetizing<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These kinds of mindsets, along with dozens of variations, will put a quick stop to your healthy eating efforts. They are especially dangerous because they are invisible&#8212;and stealthy.  You will be stopped in your tracks and never really know why!  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill\" style=\"grid-template-columns:37% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/New-Kitchen-Way365832553.jpg);background-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/New-Kitchen-Way365832553.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4559\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/New-Kitchen-Way365832553.jpg 900w, http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/New-Kitchen-Way365832553-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/New-Kitchen-Way365832553-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p style=\"font-size:30px\">That&#8217;s why a big part of The New Kitchen Way\u00ae is all about adopting fresh, new thinking that will support you in making healthy meals and taking control of your food life.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A Good Example<\/strong> Take the assumption that cooking is boring.  It a very common mindset barrier, which is why my tagline emphasizes that The New Kitchen Way\u00ae is the <strong><em>fun <\/em><\/strong>and delicious way to break free of disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the illnesses we face are serious, we need solutions that are both fun and delicious. That&#8217;s because it takes weeks, months and even years to prevent or turn around health problems that have been building over many years.  Only if the path is fun and inviting will we stick to it, especially when the going gets tough.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The reason is simple: Fun things are things that we will do, willingly and consistently, for the long term.  So if you believe that cooking is boring, we need to tackle that belief and be open to experience how cooking can actually be engaging, interesting&#8212;and fun!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 45%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Cooking-Bigstock-369129859.jpg);background-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"610\" src=\"http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Cooking-Bigstock-369129859.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4561\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Cooking-Bigstock-369129859.jpg 900w, http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Cooking-Bigstock-369129859-300x203.jpg 300w, http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Cooking-Bigstock-369129859-768x521.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Breakthrough Thinking for Successful Healthy Meal Making<\/strong> The new thinking part of The New Kitchen Way\u00ae works hand in hand with the cooking and kitchen pieces. The more we build our cooking capability and put the KitchenSmart\u00ae skills into place, the more manageable&#8211;and enjoyable&#8211;meal making becomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is why my programs reintroduce the kitchen as a place of comfort, fulfillment, engagement and fun. A place where we can easefully and naturally make meals that serve our health and fill our hunger for flavorful, yummy food. When we experience cooking success and make meals that are interesting and inviting, we discover that the common assumptions about meal making don&#8217;t hold water.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">7<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center has-background has-large-font-size wp-block-heading\" style=\"background-color:#fdda8f\">Come Home to a New Kitchen Culture<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>As you get new in your kitchen, cooking and thinking, an interesting thing will happen. You will step in to a whole new culture of food, meal making and eating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Meal by meal, you will begin to see cooking and the kitchen in a whole new light. No longer will meal making be just a tedious chore to be dispensed with as quickly as possible. <\/li><li>You&#8217;ll begin to understand that the kitchen is actually the vital life support center for body and soul. And cooking is how you access and reap the health benefits of that life support center.<\/li><li>No longer will your healthy meal making intentions be blocked and scuttled by the &#8220;Kitchen Resistance&#8221; common today. Instead, you will be guided by a whole new way of thinking, a nurturing New Kitchen Culture.<\/li><li>In this new culture, we&#8217;ll see meal making as a respected, valued and entirely worthy use of our precious time. Instead of &#8220;I don&#8217;t cook,&#8221; or &#8220;I can&#8217;t cook&#8221; or &#8220;I don&#8217;t want to cook,&#8221; the underlying assumption is that, &#8220;Yes! Of course I make my own meals&#8212;so I can be in control of my health.&#8221;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:22px;color:#d91900\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/explore\/new-kitchen-culture\/\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">I invite you to read more about this wonderfully supportive way of thinking<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:22px;color:#d91900\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/explore\/new-kitchen-culture\/\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">and to please join me in creating The New Kitchen Culture.<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">ff<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center has-background has-large-font-size wp-block-heading\" style=\"background-color:#fdda8f\">The Surprise: Mealtimes with MORE<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/gifts-cropped.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4565\" width=\"496\" height=\"190\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>While health is the primary focus of my programs, perhaps you have a secret hope for more than just making meals and eating &#8220;like the doctor says.&#8221;  Perhaps you have a hope for meals with a little MORE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I want you to be prepared for a surprise.  As you transform meal making, you&#8217;ll not only start making healthier meals, but also meals with MORE:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>More Variety<\/strong>&#8211;not just the same old thing, again<\/li><li><strong>More Flavor<\/strong>&#8211;that really satisfies your cravings&#8211;both body and soul<\/li><li><strong>More Budget Friendly<\/strong>&#8211;you&#8217;ll shop less and food won&#8217;t go to waste<\/li><li><strong>More Efficiency<\/strong>&#8211;no more time wasted on extra shopping trips, wondering what to make, and fruitless wheel spinning<\/li><li><strong>More Taste<\/strong>&#8211;you&#8217;ll be dying to tell friends or co-workers what you make<\/li><li><strong>More Pizzazz<\/strong>&#8211;experience the joy of eating meals with a satisfying pop of pizzazz&#8211;and fun!<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:22px;color:#f64708\"><strong>Welcome to a new food world, filled with healthy and happy meals!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/HomePage-MealPictureVegetables.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4608\" width=\"533\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/HomePage-MealPictureVegetables.jpg 900w, http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/HomePage-MealPictureVegetables-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/HomePage-MealPictureVegetables-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons aligncenter is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/mcr_4.gr8.com\/\" style=\"background-color:#fdda8f;color:#43342f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Join our Newsletter Community Here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mcr_4.gr8.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Newsletter.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4921\" width=\"674\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Newsletter.png 813w, http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Newsletter-300x141.png 300w, http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Newsletter-768x360.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 674px) 100vw, 674px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ff The New Kitchen Way\u00aeand Meal Making Transformation Make your healthy eating dreams come true 7 Is This How You Feel? 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