Cooking Tips for the Young Bachelor

There are truths, universally acknowledged, which every young person will soon learn about food. Paper plates save much time washing dishes. Dominoes has gotten much better since you were a child, Pizza Hut has gotten worse. If you make a mediocre batch of homebrew, your friends will still guzzle it up, because they are mentally comparing it to Coors Light and vodka. But, there are many less obvious truths. I am a haggard old fool in his third decade of life,1 so I feel some obligation to make them known publicly. 1.) Remember popcorn is whole grain. This is objectively true. Microwave popcorn has lots of weird chemicals in it. People smarter than me have probably figured out which ones cause cancer. But, the kind you make in a pot at home does not (and, in my opinion, it usually tastes better). 2.) Plain yogurt is your friend. A big bowl of yogurt contains 30-50 grams of protein, which will make you grow big and strong. And, if it's plain, it doesn't have a heaping portion of sugar.…