I can cook to a reasonable standard.
But I love cooking, I think that makes a big difference.
Mind you, since I was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes last year, I have learned more about ingredients and food labels than I ever knew. For example, with a bit of tweaking here and there, my home-made curry is considered quite a healthy dish when coupled with basmati or wholegrain rice.
At a rough guess, a shop-bought microwave curry contains between 5 and 10 times the amount of salt, fat and sugars than a similar sized portion of my own recipe. Simple things like swapping ghee (clarified butter) or vegetable oil for olive oil, and making the sauce from scratch as opposed from using a pre-made jar make an enormous difference.
And I try to use less salt than I used to in everything I cook. I've found that using just black pepper to season food works a treat.
I've always preffered savoury/spi
cy food to sweet/fatty food anyway, so I had a bit of a head start in tailoring my cooking from the start.