I am a big fan of Gordon Ramsey’s television show Kitchen Nightmares. In fact, I never miss an episode. After watching several of these shows there is one constant theme that I think needs to be addressed. Gordon always and I do mean always tells the chefs that he is trying to help that they should use fresh ingredients.
If it is prepackaged like a Medifast meal replacement meal then it is not fresh. I have seen this man instantly turn around terrible restaurants by making this one change and it can make all the difference in your kitchen as well.