Do you know any good cooks who are also very in shape/healthy?

[Anonymous]

Silly question I know. I've noticed my Italian and French friends who live in their respective countries are generally slim and in great shape and love to cook. It seems like in the US people who are into cooking tend to be less health conscious/a bit overweight? Am I nuts?

[Anonymous]

They say "never trust a thin cook," but my friend who ran a successful baking business and is an incredible baker is toothpick-thin.

My uncle is a great cook and healthy weight, as are my husband and I.

[Anonymous]

It's very hard to be a "foodie" or otherwise make food your hobby and also be thin. Some people do it, but people who have a weight problem probably need to drop the foodie identity if they want to lose.

[Anonymous]

Yes. I know one! He's always been trim, loves delicious food, but is definitely more of a high end chef so portions are small.

[Anonymous]

I think I’m a good cook and I’m not overweight. I even use butter and sugar and red meats sometimes, but all that is balanced out with lots of fruits and vegetables. I rarely eat processed foods so that helps.

[Anonymous]

Do your Italian and French friends cook a wide variety of things, constantly researching new recipes, or do they cook a few things very well, over and over?

[Anonymous]

I'm an amazing cook but I'm chubby. A lot of it is genetics.

[Anonymous]

I am! Pre-Covid, it was rare for a friend to turn down an invitation to a meal at my place. I am at a healthy weight and would objectively be considered small in size.
I cook, bake, make great cocktails, use butter/ cream/ ghee/ cheese when called for. Everything in moderation!
I am vegetarian and eat lots of fruits and vegetables, and not much processed food. I also exercise at least 5 days a week.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think I’m a good cook and I’m not overweight. I even use butter and sugar and red meats sometimes, but all that is balanced out with lots of fruits and vegetables. I rarely eat processed foods so that helps.

You're not a good cook.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think I’m a good cook and I’m not overweight. I even use butter and sugar and red meats sometimes, but all that is balanced out with lots of fruits and vegetables. I rarely eat processed foods so that helps.

You're not a good cook.

Why do you say that?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think I’m a good cook and I’m not overweight. I even use butter and sugar and red meats sometimes, but all that is balanced out with lots of fruits and vegetables. I rarely eat processed foods so that helps.

You're not a good cook.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think I’m a good cook and I’m not overweight. I even use butter and sugar and red meats sometimes, but all that is balanced out with lots of fruits and vegetables. I rarely eat processed foods so that helps.

You're not a good cook.

Why do you say that?

If you say you "even use [extremely basic ingredients] sometimes" then you're just adept at making certain weight watchers nonsense palatable for yourself. A good cook wouldn't think this was some risque thing - to cook with butter! Or even sugar or meat! - or even worth mentioning. Also cooking is a food process so if you rarely eat cooked food I don't know how you can think you're good at cooking.

[Anonymous]

Yes. I am. But I have a scarily fast metabolism and do a sport for fun.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think I’m a good cook and I’m not overweight. I even use butter and sugar and red meats sometimes, but all that is balanced out with lots of fruits and vegetables. I rarely eat processed foods so that helps.

You're not a good cook.

Why do you say that?

If you say you "even use [extremely basic ingredients] sometimes" then you're just adept at making certain weight watchers nonsense palatable for yourself. A good cook wouldn't think this was some risque thing - to cook with butter! Or even sugar or meat! - or even worth mentioning. Also cooking is a food process so if you rarely eat cooked food I don't know how you can think you're good at cooking.

I’m not on any kind of weight watcher or diet anything. Why would you assume that? I mentioned the butter, sugar, red meat merely to show that I’m not cooking some sort of rigid diet meals. The question had to do with weight. I cook a large variety of foods from different regions of the world. I cook carbs, proteins, and fats of all sorts. Where did I say I rarely eat cooked foods? I cook almost every night for dinner. I rarely do take-out or eat out. I am thin, as is my whole family, because it’s of genetics, exercising 6 days a week, and eating wholesome foods.

[Anonymous]

My sister a d her husband are great cooks and very thin. They eat everything but it tends to be sort of a Mediterranean type diet with a lot of vegetables, lean meats and fish and olive oil based sauces. My sister also bakes a lot but now generally only when they have company or their kid’s are visiting. My oldest brother is also a great cook and very thin—he works out a lot and is relatively low carb — lots of veggies and proteins but he won’t eat a big plate of pasta generally.