In honor of the New Year, I’m asking everyone to make a New Year’s Resolution with me. For most people, New Year’s resolutions focus on getting healthier – like losing weight or going to the gym more often. Well, I have a better one and it will go a long way toward any health-focused goals you aspire to this year.

In 2011, try cooking half – just 50 percent! – of your meals yourself, instead of eating out or eating already prepared foods, like unhealthy frozen dinners. Sound too hard? Here’s some tips to help you.

• If you don’t know how to cook, try buying a cookbook with easy recipes like Martha Stewart’s Great Food Fast.