Let's Get Cooking!

One of the best ways to monitor what you eat is to prepare your own meals.  By cooking for your family, you are better able to control the quality of ingredients, calorie count, amount of fat, sodium, sugar, etc.  When you cook healthier, you eat healthier and feel better!  So, Let's get Cooking!

You can create customized meal plans for your family using the free Health eCooking service from Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital!  Click here to get started!

More healthy recipes are available for free thanks to Lake Cumberland District Health Department and the Pulaski County Extension Service through their program "Weight ~ The Reality Series".

Breakfast Casserole
Fruit Crisp
Greens 'n' Beans Soup
Macho Muffins
One Dish Fish
Smoothies
Taco Salad
Vegetable Beef Soup

Why We Eat What We Eat (from "Weight ~ The Reality Series")

The way we think of food has been a part of us since we were born.  We grew up in times where cleaning your plate was a must, not only to get dessert, but because "there are starving children in other countries".  We have grown to love foods our mothers and grandmothers cooked for us.  We were rewarded for our triumphs with ice cream sundaes, and other food.  A death, illness, or birth in the family was a cue to start cooking and to start eating.  When you are stressed out, bored, or anxious, is food the only comfort?  Many people eat for reasons other than hunger, which is a primary reason why American waistlines are growing larger.  To successfully manage our weight we must develop a healthy relationship with food.