HOW TO...(Part 2) WEAN YOURSELF OFF PROCESSED FOODS

A FEW MORE TIPS ON WEANING YOURSELF OFF PROCESSED FOODS

(Some of this information was incorporated into the first How to...late last week)

• Rethink the way you eat (1).  Many people skip breakfast, have a light lunch and are ravenous by evening.  Really, it

  

  Breakfast Smoothie 

   should be the other way around - good breakfast, solid lunch, light supper.  Yes, it's hell getting out of the house in the morning but a fruit & cereal smoothie takes minutes to prepare and less to consume (for kids, water down and restrict amount to small glasses).  
• Rethink the way you eat (2) Serving a soup or salad as a first course means there is less pressure to have a substantial main course on the table the minute people walk through the door.  And there could be more leftover protein which can be dressed up as another meal, saving both time and money
• Rethink the way you eat (3): If you're not having a first course, have fruit for dessert (See Fruit-Based Desserts in Recipes Page).
• Pre-prepare (1): When you're making one dish, get ready for the next one.  A popular family dish may contain lots of spices (eg Chilli con Turkey).  Make up sealable, airtight sandwich bags of pre-measured spices which will save time when you're making the dish next time.  The bags should be well labelled and indicate when it was prepared.    
• Pre-prepare (2): This also works with baking.  Measure dry cake/cookie ingredients apart from leavening agents (baking powder or soda), mix and seal them in air tight bags for the next baking session.  Do the same with the sugar required for the recipe.  Label accordingly
• Have lots of fresh fruit and bottles of cool water (tap or bottled) available 

Some suggestions:

Hunger-assuaging first courses:

• half a grapefruit; most are sweet enough to be eaten on their own, without sugar
• stock/broth 
• stock/broth + peas + egg Egg-Flower Pea Soup

Hunger-assuaging but low-cal, low-added-sugar desserts:

• Orange & berry plate
• Defrosted (or Tinned in Juice not Syrup) Hot Pineapple Pudding
• Hot compote of strawberries, peaches & blueberries
• World's Speediest Trifle 

Dinner's ready as you walk through the door (via Slow-Cooker):

Chicken Wings, Peppers & Orange 

Beef Brisket

Chicken Wings, Peppers & Orange

Lamb Shoulder & Tomatoes

Lamb & Red Wine Stew

Lamb Mongolian Style

Don't forget: Almost Instant Meals & Easy-Peasy Dishes (on Recipes Page)

Whole Meal Soup: Chunky Lentil with Spinach 

Stir-fries

Steamed Fish

Thick, whole meal Soups

Whole Meal Salads

And the extremely quick & savoury:

Bacon Rice Supper, frugal

Cheats Spanish Tortilla

Unfried Rice (to go with leftover or supermarket cooked chicken)

Soup and Sandwiches are a good combination

Prepare the night before:

Low-Sugar Breakfast rolls

Breads (Recipes Page - scroll down to bottom)

Tuscan Chicken

Tips:
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Note: These are just a few of 67's quick & easy recipes, often designed for good health, graceful ageing and budget awareness.  They include low-fat, low-salt, low-sugar dishes. Some are Frugal, some Almost Instant. The best category to look for to replace processed foods is to go to the Recipes Page (on Navigation Bar) Easy-Peasy section

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