After a hard day of work or study, many people feel like cooking for themselves is too much trouble. They prefer to grab a quick bite to eat at a restaurant and go home for rest as quickly as possible. But for me cooking at home is worth the time and trouble because it is cheaper, healthier, and more enjoyable. Buying my own groceries and cooking for myself is much less expensive than eating in a restaurant. I find that a meal that I cook myself on average costs half to two-thirds less than a comparable meal in a restaurant. Restaurants have to rent space, hire chefs, waiters, and managers, as well as buy food and make a profit. When I cook I have no overhead. The only extra expense I have to pay is the time it takes for me to cook the food. In addition to being less expensive, when I buy my own groceries I can be sure I am buying the freshest and cleanest meats and vegetables available.
经过一天的工作或学习，很多人觉得自己做饭太麻烦了。他们喜欢在餐馆吃一口快餐，尽可能快地回家休息。但对于我来说，在家里做饭是值得的时间和麻烦，因为它是更便宜，更健康，更令人愉快。买我自己的东西，为自己做饭，比在餐馆吃东西要便宜得多。我发现一顿饭，我自己做饭，平均花费一半到三分之二的餐馆里不到一顿饭。餐厅必须租用空间，雇用厨师、服务员和管理者，以及购买食物和利润。当我做饭的时候，我没有开销。我所付的额外费用是我做饭的时候。除了少花钱，我买我自己的东西我可以确定我买的新鲜干净的肉与菜。
Restaurants might think its more important to buy the cheapest food possible in large quantities to make a higher profit. I also try and buy the healthiest food possible. For instance, when I buy meat, I try and buy the meat with the least fat on it. In a restaurant they add more fat and oil to dishes to make them taste better, but for me, health is more important. Finally, cooking food with my friends and family brings me a special kind of joy. In a world that has increasingly focused on turning everyone into consumers, I enjoy being creative and producing something good. I enjoy learning and inventing new recipes and sharing them with friends. Even though it takes more time to shop, cook, and clean up when I cook for myself, at the end I have a sense that I did not waste the time so much as I truly enjoyed life for an hour at the end of the day.
餐馆可能认为购买最便宜的食品是更重要的，以使利润更高。我也试着购买尽可能健康的食物。例如，当我买肉的时候，我试着用最少的脂肪来买肉。在一家餐馆里，他们把更多的油脂和油脂加起来使它们味道更好，但对我来说，健康更重要。最后，与我的朋友和家人烹饪食物给我带来了一种特殊的喜悦。在一个越来越专注于把每个人变成消费者的世界里，我喜欢有创意和制作一些好的东西。我喜欢学习和发明新的食谱和分享他们与朋友。即使当我为自己做饭时花更多的时间去购物，做饭和打扫卫生，我有一种感觉，我没有浪费时间，就像我在一天结束的一个小时内真正享受了一个小时的生活。