The biggest difference I have noticed between home cooking and not is people are more aware of the calories they are putting into their meal when cooking it themselves. That restaurant alfredo tastes real good because they threw a whole stick of butter into it. Yes, an entire stick of butter into the single serving. Meats, leave the grease and fat in. Salt, only a pinch? Keep shaking. Sugar? Why would this meal have sugar? It’s not a sweet meal! (add the sugar, a lot of it)