How to introduce healthier, less processed foods

[*Ang*]

Try the book "Additive Alert" by Julie Eady. She is a WA lady, has her own website and has some great ideas about what additives etc to remove from your diet. She also gives suggestions for medical conditions like asthma ie what specific additives and preservatives to eliminate.

[Arimeh]

You need a thermomix!

I make my own bread, costs about $12 a fortnight all up, and I make a loaf basically every 2nd day. I don't know that its cheaper, but I buy the flour and yeast and can control the amount of sugar and salt that I put in it.

I make our own yoghurt too - works out to $1.13 per litre, so its HEAPS cheaper, and it is yummy. Thats if I do it the really really cheap way, its still cheap to buy the sachet, however, the texture is a bit funny using the lite stuff, so we use the full fat stuff here - which is ok for the kids anyway. I eat it, just not every day and not a huge amount