{"id":10747,"date":"2025-12-17T09:05:37","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T16:05:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/?p=10747"},"modified":"2026-02-15T10:18:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T17:18:47","slug":"cooking-mistakes-that-may-cause-weight-gain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/2025\/12\/17\/cooking-mistakes-that-may-cause-weight-gain\/","title":{"rendered":"Cooking Mistakes That May Cause Weight Gain"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Cooking<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Cooking mistakes that may cause weight gain will sabotage your efforts to achieve your ideal and healthy weight. Learn what they are in this post in the BODi Blog by Jessica Migala<\/a><\/strong>.<\/div>\n
\n

There are a lot of good reasons why\u00a0cooking at home is ideal, but the most important reason is that\u00a0you<\/em>\u00a0are in control.<\/p>\n

You decide what ingredients and how much goes into your meals at home \u2014 something you can\u2019t easily do when you eat out at a restaurant.<\/p>\n

But there may be\u00a0small mistakes\u00a0you\u2019re making when it comes to whipping up a homemade meal or snack that can lead to weight gain, from pouring on the olive oil to baking \u201clow-fat\u201d cookies.<\/p>\n

Here are some cooking mistakes you may be making at home that you can correct.<\/p>\n

1. You\u2019re too generous with olive oil<\/h2>\n

\"Oil<\/p>\n

No doubt\u00a0olive oil is a healthy fat\u00a0\u2014 it\u2019s rich in monounsaturated fatty acids. In addition, the aroma of olive oil may even improve satiety, prompting you to eat less at later meals, according to a\u00a0study<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But that doesn\u2019t mean you can pour it on with abandon.<\/p>\n

One tablespoon of olive oil contains 120 calories, and if you\u2019re eyeballing how much you add to a pan, it\u2019s easy to pour twice that \u2014 and therefore, twice the calories.<\/p>\n

Jessica Swift, M.S., R.D. suggests using just enough oil to coat the pan\u2019s cooking surface, then using a paper towel to wipe off any excess oil before adding other ingredients.<\/p>\n

In addition, try saut\u00e9ing veggies in low-sodium chicken or veggie stock or white wine.<\/p>\n

2. You forget to spice things up<\/h2>\n

Rethink how you add flavor to foods. Instead of covering steamed broccoli in butter, sauces, or cheese,\u00a0reach for your spice rack.<\/p>\n

A study from the University of Colorado<\/a>\u00a0found that when people added herbs and spices to reduced-fat foods, they rated those foods as tasty as their full-fat versions.<\/p>\n

Swift likes rubbing fish with dill, paprika, and garlic and topping it with a squeeze of lemon.<\/p>\n

Also try covering chicken breasts with rosemary, garlic, lemon or orange slices, and sage before cooking.<\/p>\n

3. You bake meat without a rack<\/h2>\n

\"Chicken<\/p>\n

Baking chicken in the oven can definitely help save calories over pan-frying or saut\u00e9ing, but here\u2019s what you\u2019re probably missing: You should elevate the meat and cook it on a rack.<\/p>\n

This allows the fat to drain away, Swift says. Do the same with veggies. Toss them with oil, salt, and pepper, then roast on a rack placed atop a baking sheet.<\/p>\n

When done, they won\u2019t be swimming in gobs of oil, but you\u2019ll still enjoy the same delicious flavor.<\/p>\n

4. You\u2019re \u201ccleaning up\u201d baked goods<\/h2>\n

\"Healthy<\/p>\n

You know all the tricks to \u201chealth-ify\u201d treats like cookies, muffins, and brownies.<\/p>\n

You use pur\u00e9ed fruit instead of sugar. Add\u00a0avocado to your brownies\u00a0for a hit of healthy fats. Swap in whole-grain flour in your muffins.<\/p>\n

But if you chow down on four of your healthier brownies because your new recipe contains half the fat \u2014 that defeats the entire purpose of a healthy snack.<\/p>\n

And while it\u2019s a good idea to make an effort to add as much nutrition as possible to treats, it can make it easier to justify a splurge.<\/p>\n

In fact, people tend to eat larger portions of food if it\u2019s marked \u201chealthy,\u201d\u00a0according to research in the<\/a>\u00a0International Journal of Obesity<\/em>.<\/p>\n

5. You\u2019re, well, cooking everything<\/h2>\n

Because research shows that adults are eating far too few fruits and vegetables, it\u2019s a good idea to try to get more into your diet, whether steamed, roasted, or grilled \u2014 whatever way you love them the most.<\/p>\n

But don\u2019t forget to eat them raw, too.<\/p>\n

According to a 2011 study published in the journal\u00a0PNAS<\/em><\/a>, the process of cooking produce makes more calories available to the body.<\/p>\n

That means your body burns more calories by simply digesting raw foods, which could translate into weight loss.<\/p>\n

(Sure, it\u2019s a minimal amount, but over time this can add up.)<\/p>\n

So don\u2019t forget to include big salads; crudit\u00e9s, like sliced cukes and red peppers, dipped in salsa or guac; or gazpacho in your meal rotation.<\/p>\n

6. You stick to flour-based noodles<\/h2>\n

\"Spiralizing<\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve already switched from white pasta to whole-wheat versions, then give yourself a pat on the back.<\/p>\n

Pasta made with 100% whole-wheat flour digests slower than other types, so you stay fuller for longer.<\/p>\n

But there\u2019s life beyond wheat noodles, and it saves mega-calories and dials up the nutrition: veggies masquerading as noodles.<\/p>\n

Think spaghetti squash, zucchini and squash ribbons, and sliced asparagus.<\/p>\n

Want proof?<\/p>\n

One cup of spaghetti squash contains 42 calories compared with one cup of pasta at 200 calories.<\/p>\n

Top veggie \u201cnoodles\u201d with a tomato sauce and turkey meatballs and you\u2019ve got a lower-carb and lower-calorie (but still satisfying) meal.<\/p>\n

Pro tip:<\/strong>\u00a0When making spaghetti squash, don\u2019t salt it before cooking, which can add to your daily value of sodium.<\/p>\n

The sauce you put on top will contain enough salt to flavor the dish.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Cooking mistakes that may cause weight gain will sabotage your efforts to achieve your ideal and healthy weight. Learn what they are in this post in the BODi Blog by Jessica Migala. There are a lot of good reasons why\u00a0cooking at home is ideal, but the most important reason is that\u00a0you\u00a0are in control. You decide […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1085,918],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-10747","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-focused-nutrition","7":"category-healthy-living-and-eating","8":"czr-hentry"},"yoast_head":"\nCooking Mistakes That May Cause Weight Gain - Fitness, Health & Longevity With Coach Rich Dafter<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Cooking mistakes that may cause weight gain will sabotage your efforts to achieve your ideal and healthy weight.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/2025\/12\/17\/cooking-mistakes-that-may-cause-weight-gain\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Cooking Mistakes That May Cause Weight Gain - Fitness, Health & Longevity With Coach Rich Dafter\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Cooking mistakes that may cause weight gain will sabotage your efforts to achieve your ideal and healthy weight.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/2025\/12\/17\/cooking-mistakes-that-may-cause-weight-gain\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Fitness, Health & Longevity With Coach Rich Dafter\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/howtobefit\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/howtobefit\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-12-17T16:05:37+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-02-15T17:18:47+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/cooking-mistakes-that-may-cause-weight-gain.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"960\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"480\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Rich Dafter\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@https:\/\/twitter.com\/Howtobefit\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Howtobefit\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Rich Dafter\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/howtobefit.com\\\/coach-blog\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/17\\\/cooking-mistakes-that-may-cause-weight-gain\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/howtobefit.com\\\/coach-blog\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/17\\\/cooking-mistakes-that-may-cause-weight-gain\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Rich Dafter\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/howtobefit.com\\\/coach-blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/8f7d34dcb4e2fb9f895e307567ef1346\"},\"headline\":\"Cooking Mistakes That May Cause Weight Gain\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-12-17T16:05:37+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-02-15T17:18:47+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/howtobefit.com\\\/coach-blog\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/17\\\/cooking-mistakes-that-may-cause-weight-gain\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":857,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/howtobefit.com\\\/coach-blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/8f7d34dcb4e2fb9f895e307567ef1346\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/howtobefit.com\\\/coach-blog\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/17\\\/cooking-mistakes-that-may-cause-weight-gain\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/howtobefit.com\\\/coach-blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/cooking-mistakes-that-may-cause-weight-gain.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Focused Nutrition\",\"Healthy Living & Eating\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/howtobefit.com\\\/coach-blog\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/17\\\/cooking-mistakes-that-may-cause-weight-gain\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/howtobefit.com\\\/coach-blog\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/17\\\/cooking-mistakes-that-may-cause-weight-gain\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/howtobefit.com\\\/coach-blog\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/17\\\/cooking-mistakes-that-may-cause-weight-gain\\\/\",\"name\":\"Cooking Mistakes That May Cause Weight Gain - Fitness, Health & Longevity With Coach Rich Dafter\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/howtobefit.com\\\/coach-blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/howtobefit.com\\\/coach-blog\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/17\\\/cooking-mistakes-that-may-cause-weight-gain\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/howtobefit.com\\\/coach-blog\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/17\\\/cooking-mistakes-that-may-cause-weight-gain\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/howtobefit.com\\\/coach-blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/cooking-mistakes-that-may-cause-weight-gain.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-12-17T16:05:37+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-02-15T17:18:47+00:00\",\"description\":\"Cooking mistakes that may cause weight gain will sabotage your efforts to achieve your ideal and healthy weight.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/howtobefit.com\\\/coach-blog\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/17\\\/cooking-mistakes-that-may-cause-weight-gain\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/howtobefit.com\\\/coach-blog\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/17\\\/cooking-mistakes-that-may-cause-weight-gain\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/howtobefit.com\\\/coach-blog\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/17\\\/cooking-mistakes-that-may-cause-weight-gain\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/howtobefit.com\\\/coach-blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/cooking-mistakes-that-may-cause-weight-gain.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/howtobefit.com\\\/coach-blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/cooking-mistakes-that-may-cause-weight-gain.jpg\",\"width\":960,\"height\":480,\"caption\":\"Cooking Mistakes That May Cause Weight Gain\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/howtobefit.com\\\/coach-blog\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/17\\\/cooking-mistakes-that-may-cause-weight-gain\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/howtobefit.com\\\/coach-blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Cooking Mistakes That May Cause Weight Gain\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/howtobefit.com\\\/coach-blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/howtobefit.com\\\/coach-blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"Fitness, Health & Longevity With Coach Rich Dafter\",\"description\":\"Helping Guide You to Your Optimum Quality of Life\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/howtobefit.com\\\/coach-blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/8f7d34dcb4e2fb9f895e307567ef1346\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/howtobefit.com\\\/coach-blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":[\"Person\",\"Organization\"],\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/howtobefit.com\\\/coach-blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/8f7d34dcb4e2fb9f895e307567ef1346\",\"name\":\"Rich Dafter\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/howtobefit.com\\\/coach-blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/06\\\/acequia-run-rio-grande-041917.jpg\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/howtobefit.com\\\/coach-blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/06\\\/acequia-run-rio-grande-041917.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/howtobefit.com\\\/coach-blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/06\\\/acequia-run-rio-grande-041917.jpg\",\"width\":640,\"height\":480,\"caption\":\"Rich Dafter\"},\"logo\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/howtobefit.com\\\/coach-blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/06\\\/acequia-run-rio-grande-041917.jpg\"},\"description\":\"Servant of God, blessed to be a work from home Dad, lifelong runner, CEO of a national health and fitness company, full time Star Diamond Team Beachbody Coach\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/www.howtobefit.com\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/howtobefit\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/coachrichdafter\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/in\\\/richdafter\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.pinterest.com\\\/richdafter\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/https:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/Howtobefit\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/howtobefit.com\\\/coach-blog\\\/author\\\/admin\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Cooking Mistakes That May Cause Weight Gain - Fitness, Health & Longevity With Coach Rich Dafter","description":"Cooking mistakes that may cause weight gain will sabotage your efforts to achieve your ideal and healthy weight.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/2025\/12\/17\/cooking-mistakes-that-may-cause-weight-gain\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Cooking Mistakes That May Cause Weight Gain - Fitness, Health & Longevity With Coach Rich Dafter","og_description":"Cooking mistakes that may cause weight gain will sabotage your efforts to achieve your ideal and healthy weight.","og_url":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/2025\/12\/17\/cooking-mistakes-that-may-cause-weight-gain\/","og_site_name":"Fitness, Health & Longevity With Coach Rich Dafter","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/howtobefit","article_author":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/howtobefit","article_published_time":"2025-12-17T16:05:37+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-02-15T17:18:47+00:00","og_image":[{"width":960,"height":480,"url":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/cooking-mistakes-that-may-cause-weight-gain.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Rich Dafter","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@https:\/\/twitter.com\/Howtobefit","twitter_site":"@Howtobefit","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Rich Dafter","Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/2025\/12\/17\/cooking-mistakes-that-may-cause-weight-gain\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/2025\/12\/17\/cooking-mistakes-that-may-cause-weight-gain\/"},"author":{"name":"Rich Dafter","@id":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/#\/schema\/person\/8f7d34dcb4e2fb9f895e307567ef1346"},"headline":"Cooking Mistakes That May Cause Weight Gain","datePublished":"2025-12-17T16:05:37+00:00","dateModified":"2026-02-15T17:18:47+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/2025\/12\/17\/cooking-mistakes-that-may-cause-weight-gain\/"},"wordCount":857,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/#\/schema\/person\/8f7d34dcb4e2fb9f895e307567ef1346"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/2025\/12\/17\/cooking-mistakes-that-may-cause-weight-gain\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/cooking-mistakes-that-may-cause-weight-gain.jpg","articleSection":["Focused Nutrition","Healthy Living & Eating"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/2025\/12\/17\/cooking-mistakes-that-may-cause-weight-gain\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/2025\/12\/17\/cooking-mistakes-that-may-cause-weight-gain\/","url":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/2025\/12\/17\/cooking-mistakes-that-may-cause-weight-gain\/","name":"Cooking Mistakes That May Cause Weight Gain - Fitness, Health & Longevity With Coach Rich Dafter","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/2025\/12\/17\/cooking-mistakes-that-may-cause-weight-gain\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/2025\/12\/17\/cooking-mistakes-that-may-cause-weight-gain\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/cooking-mistakes-that-may-cause-weight-gain.jpg","datePublished":"2025-12-17T16:05:37+00:00","dateModified":"2026-02-15T17:18:47+00:00","description":"Cooking mistakes that may cause weight gain will sabotage your efforts to achieve your ideal and healthy weight.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/2025\/12\/17\/cooking-mistakes-that-may-cause-weight-gain\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/2025\/12\/17\/cooking-mistakes-that-may-cause-weight-gain\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/2025\/12\/17\/cooking-mistakes-that-may-cause-weight-gain\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/cooking-mistakes-that-may-cause-weight-gain.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/cooking-mistakes-that-may-cause-weight-gain.jpg","width":960,"height":480,"caption":"Cooking Mistakes That May Cause Weight Gain"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/2025\/12\/17\/cooking-mistakes-that-may-cause-weight-gain\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Cooking Mistakes That May Cause Weight Gain"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/","name":"Fitness, Health & Longevity With Coach Rich Dafter","description":"Helping Guide You to Your Optimum Quality of Life","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/#\/schema\/person\/8f7d34dcb4e2fb9f895e307567ef1346"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":["Person","Organization"],"@id":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/#\/schema\/person\/8f7d34dcb4e2fb9f895e307567ef1346","name":"Rich Dafter","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/acequia-run-rio-grande-041917.jpg","url":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/acequia-run-rio-grande-041917.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/acequia-run-rio-grande-041917.jpg","width":640,"height":480,"caption":"Rich Dafter"},"logo":{"@id":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/acequia-run-rio-grande-041917.jpg"},"description":"Servant of God, blessed to be a work from home Dad, lifelong runner, CEO of a national health and fitness company, full time Star Diamond Team Beachbody Coach","sameAs":["http:\/\/www.howtobefit.com","https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/howtobefit","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/coachrichdafter\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/richdafter\/","https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/richdafter\/","https:\/\/x.com\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/Howtobefit"],"url":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/author\/admin\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10747","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10747"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10747\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10760,"href":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10747\/revisions\/10760"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10747"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10747"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10747"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}