Cooking at home is healthier, study finds

SAN FRANCISCO - The best culinary paths to better health are not always paved with cash, as cooking at home can provide the most bang for the buck nutritionally as well as financially, a new study suggests.

"Traditionally, better socioeconomic status - more money - means healthier people," said Arpita Tiwari, a health systems researcher at Oregon State University.

"This research goes against that; it shows a resilience to that trend. It's not spending more but how you spend that's important. What you eat is important."