How to ACTUALLY start cooking Healthy Food - 5 habits

In this video, I want to show you 5 healthy cooking lifestyle concepts that I‘ve been using over the past decade that have completely changed my life.

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⏱ TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
1:23 What are the fundamentals of "healthy" eating?
7:03 1) Recreate your favorite food
10:43 2) Learn how to season lean proteins
12:19 3) Control your carbs
14:04 4) Become a king of low-calorie condiments
15:29 5) Evaluate, integrate & enjoy yourself

MISC. DETAILS
Music: Provided by Epidemic Sound
Filmed on: Sony a6600 & Sony A7C
Voice recorded on Shure MV7
Edited in: Premiere Pro

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[der_noa]

I feel like a criminal watching something as comprehensive, informationally dense, well researched and well produced as this for free. You really go above and beyond man, this is incredible

[mindypweightloss]

If you hate cauliflower rice (like I do) try mixing half cauli rice with your rice of choice... You can't really even tell it's there... and it not only drastically reduces the calorie count but gives you some sneaky hidden veg. It's a great trick to get some veggies into the veg-haters in your life. <3

[justinpriest]

Your Sunday braise video changed my life and my families life. Started cooking at home in November. I’m down 12 pounds. We used to eat chick fila and fast food literally dozens and dozens times per month. I was NEVER a cook at all. Your video content and learning about acid salt fat and heat changed how i understand recipes and greatly reduced complexity of meals.

My son’s skin and eczema is getting so much better as well as I can control precisely what he is eating and making sure there are no allergens and cross contamination.

I’m also not exactly cooking health foods. My guiding rule is to avoid Ultra Processed ingredients. I’ve had more smash burgers and Hagan Daz Vanilla ice cream than anyone can imagine and still losing weight.


Just cooking at home has been a game changer for me and my family.

Keep up the channel man. My health is better, my mental health is better, and my family is healthier.

[jmcmonster]

I lost nearly 100 lbs years ago by implementing similar techniques to this. The key for me wasn’t completely cutting out the things I enjoyed, but rather focusing on serving sizes and making recipes that gave me that same flavor hit, but with fewer calories. Instead of crushing buffalo wings, I would make a bowl with grilled chicken and veggies with some lighter buffalo sauce. I want pizza, but I would only eat a slice or two and pair with a monster salad that was lightly dressed. My friends that just tried to go with the bland chicken and veggies almost always failed because it’s hard to keep that up in the long run. Sadly I’ve gained a significant amount of the body mass back due to a number of personal issues, but I’m getting back on track again and using those same techniques that led to success in the past. Great video!

[SinggaSongg]

I love that your channel doesnt just focus on making quality dishes, but on how to teach people how to "live with food" and build the cooking skills necessary to be self-sufficient. The food world can be like bodybuilding in that everyone gives you different advice based off what works for them, but you make an important distinction when you say that there are so many right ways to cook healthy and its about finding what works for you. Seriously not enough creators do this, and I appreciate that you spend so much time breaking these concepts down and making them less intimidating for newer cooks. Doin gods work out here!

[sillylittlefroggy]

I'm actually on the opposite side! I'm bordering anorexia with severe problems with the want to eat food at all. This made more sense that for my body, any food is good with calories rather than only eating just kale all day. This helped with my anxiety with food thank you so much!!

[DD-DD-DD]

Thank you for never posting Shorts. It's noticed and appreciated.

[thaynalg]

You're one of a kind. I've never seen someone that is that convicing with healhy food, that makes sure we follow along and take something away from it, that proves their points with some references which is good for the scientific fellows out there. And overall does a great work combining all the info on a aesthetically pleasing video and follows with supporting articles and recipes. It makes me feel like you really care and you do. You go out of your way and the results are extraordinary. Thank you.

[brittany]

I appreciate the irony of me watching this as I absolutely demolish a hostess cupcake

[KeeseToast]

I'm only 3 minutes in so far, but i wanna say that this is already one of the best videos about healthy eating i've seen so far! Thank you so much for your content, it is really inspiring being on a weight-loss journey myself!

[jackshellington]

This is incredible, no gimmick, no diet culture, no BS. Your information is so so friendly to a new cook like me and even gives skilled cooks many tips to be more in control of their calorie intake. You also understand the struggle of trying to make a tasty meal but still want it to feel good after eating it. You also understand some of us crave diversity in meals but don't have enough effort and time to cook a new recipe every single meal. You're such a blessing. Keep up the good work man!

[victoriaQsevy]

I feel like this video should be shown in schools! There are so many different "experts" explaining nutrition, but this is clear, concise and simplified, while keeping the fun in food preparation. And the food looks amazing!! I will bookmark this video and return time & time again to refresh my memory and remind me to keep it simple.

[aaronfritz]

Finally someone trustworthy, with a real lifestyle change from the past, making a well edited and well documented and explained overview of eating healthy. Thank you!

[dabundis]

Love the way Ethan really digs in to take a bite of the thing he cooked. There's a guy who made his love of food work for him to get his health into a better spot.

[TheBigGiant_SpaceChiken]

I totally agree with you. ¨Eating healthy¨ should not mean eating things you hate and or denying yourself the food you love.

[Esbbbb]

I would also emphasize the need for sleeping well. When you sleep well, you also crave less the unhealthy foods. Amazing video Ethan!

[DonNguyen-kmnd]

Love the emphasis on enjoyment. Diet culture often instills fear and self-loathing but the key to any lasting change is that you need to feel joy when making the change. The first tip about recreating your favorite meals is also genius. This idea is usually fraught with shame from the idea of indulgence but reinterpretations of your food naturally lead to a new you.

I would love to see Ethan collaborate with Rainbow Plant Life’s approach on mini-meal prep. Both of y’all make food interesting again

[mindypweightloss]

I'm almost 120lbs down using a "flexible dieting or IIFYM" approach and I LOVE this video. The fear-mongering that has overtaken the diet and health industry is BEYOND destructive. Regardless of how you get there being at a healthy weight is so much more important than having a "perfect diet" (as if that even exists). Sustainability is SO MUCH MORE important than "perfect". Progress over perfection. Keep preaching the truth, my friend. :)

[dinckelman]

My issue with healthy cooking right now is that it’s really expensive. I’m making all my stuff myself, but getting the correct macros on a budget is very difficult

[DietMDs]

As a Dietitian this is seriously such good advice. Well done sir this is fantastic