Welcome to my first ever blog. I've been on the internet since before it began, but now I'm coming into the 19th century to try and help people eat better, especially in these times of recession.
I detest processed food - supermarket ready meals are bad for you! The chemicals used to preserve the foods (make them last longer) affect your digestion and it's this rather than rich foods which make you fat! (my opinion, I have many of them as you'll discover in the posts to come).
This all stemmed from an argument with a single-parent friend of mine who claimed they had no time or money to buy fresh food and throw the ready-meals into the dog. I proved them wrong and intend to do the same to any other nay-sayers out there.
It's cheaper to buy fresh food from local grocers, as you can buy those 2 carrots, 3 potatoes etc without having to buy pre-packed food in packets big enough to feed half of Africa.
Butchers can appear expensive at first, but there ARE cheap ones out there and just buying the bits you need can save money too. This is where most of your expense will go though, so be prepared and I'll add some tips for saving money.
That's it for now, I'll post more later when I've decided how this thing is going to go.
Many of us who were lucky enough to come from the same generation as you, know what the word 'cooking' actually means. It amazes me that a lot of people don't know how to cook something as easy as boiled potatoes.
ReplyDeleteThen: Cooking was the staple diet, fast food was a treat.
Now: Fast food is the staple diet and cooking a meal is a treat.
Sad. Can I ask you to also include a section on creating meals from different ingredients, utilizing leftovers for the next meal.
For example:
Day 1. Roast Chicken
Day 2. Chicken Veg Soup etc.
I cook, but not in the nude with just a pini.
Using leftovers/overbought ingredients is one of the best ways of saving money, as Jonno so kindly points out ...
ReplyDeleteI'll be starting off with basic recipes, then moving on to rolling menus, where there's always somethingin the fridge to throw together a good wholesome meal.