If you watch some of the many cooking shows, like to eat healthy, or want to save money, maybe you are inspired enough to start cooking.

Here’s why you should learn to cook.

1. By cooking your own meals, you will know exactly what goes into your food. There will be no added salt or sugar, unless you put it in, and there will be no need for any preservatives or additives.

2. You will know that your food is healthy food. By watching what you eat and using fresh ingredients, you will start to feel better and enjoy your food more. You might even be able to get your kids to eat healthy food, too.

3. Why not ask others for their opinions and suggestions so that you can learn a variety of dishes? You will soon have a number of meals that you will be able to cook from scratch.

4. Once you have the right pots and the cookware you need, you’ll find cooking is much easier, and your food tastes better.

5. You will get a great sense of accomplishment when you cook something. Maybe you want to show off what you can cook to your friends and family.

6. One of the benefits of being able to cook is that you will save an enormous amount of money compared to buying prepackaged meals, takeaway meals or going out. You will eat healthily and may start to lose weight.

7. Being able to cook is a good skill, and it will stay with you forever. If you are going to university, or just moved to your first home, you will definitely be glad that you can cook. Maybe you live alone now, and you want to stay independent, if you can cook, you won’t have to depend on others, or go out to eat.

8. There are plenty of cooking resources available, both online and offline, as well as cooking lessons, so even if you get stuck, help is at hand.

9. Cooking should be fun, and you’ll enjoy learning about what foods go well together, what works and what doesn’t, as well as creating your own dishes.

10. No matter if you are following a recipe from a popular cookbook, or collecting something from what you have in the cupboards, you will love to cook!

Now you know why you should learn to cook, what’s stopping you from going to the kitchen?