End Your Cooking Rut to Overcome Food Boredom - #410

<p>How do you end your cooking rut? What do you do when your go-to foods bore you? Niki Sims & Nikki Burman have tips & tricks to re-energize your cooking & meal preparation, so you don't turn to unhealthy, convenience foods that take you away from your goals.</p> <h3>End Your Cooking Rut</h3> <p>It’s easy to grow sick of the same meals, get burnt out by cooking, meal preparation, grocery shopping, and all the other steps (including eating) that go into healthy, sustainable nutrition.</p> <p>Tackle this thorny issue from both sides: remember your goals & enliven the steps to crush your goals.</p> <h3>Remember Your Goals – Know Your Why</h3> <div> <p>What are your <a href= "https://youtu.be/2HgHOMhv_Ao">nutrition goals</a> and why do they matter to you? Reminding yourself of why you’re cooking, preparing meals, and eating healthy foods matters. Ruts happen. Don’t forget why you’re doing this in the first place.</p> <p>Nikki enjoys seeing her family happy & healthy. The physical manifestation of her goals is her family, so she not only looks toward her personal goals but her loved ones for motivation.</p> <p>Taking time to write your goals, post them, and investigate why they matter helps.</p> <p>Now, on to reenergizing meal preparation.</p> <h3>Find New Recipes</h3> <p>Finding new recipes can <a href= "https://barbell-logic.com/nutrition-tip-of-the-week-greek-yogurt-subs-chicken-salad-recipe/">reenergize your nutrition</a>, but doing this requires work (find the recipe, purchase the food, try it out, see if people like it).</p> <p>Unless you absolutely love trying new recipes, look for simpler recipes. Look at the ingredient list and the number of steps. Double-check that you’re comfortable with the cooking options (if it requires an air fryer and you don’t have one, move on).</p> <p>Beyond finding all new recipes, you can tweak go-to recipes to make them fresh and prevent boredom. Try cooking vegetables or meat, for example, with a different method (if you typically roast, try the air fryer or grill them).</p> <p