Cut Calories by Cooking

It's that time of year. Diet commercials abound.

You want your jeans to be a little looser and easier to zip into. When you like to cook it seems like a year round battle but I'm going to give you a little good news.

Cooking actually cuts calories, and the more you do, the more you lose, or at least offset some of your intake.

These activities average 26-102 calorie burn. The low number is for 15 minutes of activity and the high number is for an hour.

Shopping for food, putting away groceries, food prep and cooking, setting the table and serving food, and last clearing and washing the dishes.