We are thinking of making our diet and preservative and additive free as possible but I was just wondering how many families are actually trying to do what we are??
Is it as hard as what I think it will be or will it be easier then what I think it will be?? It is all so confusing!!
We are as low additive as we can get without being too restrictive. Google "Additive Alert" great website and book and "FAILSAFE" which is more restrictive. There are a lot of products out there you just have to reda labels carefully - it does get quicker the more you do it!!
It is actually VERY easy to do this.
The trick is eating as macrobiotically as possible. Basically, make everything yourself, do not use jars of sauces, processed foods and junk.
Whole grains, fresh fruits and veg and organic meats.
Not the cheapest sometimes but definately worth the effort
We go through phases with it. We will go completely additive free for a month, and low preservative which is including natural preservatives like salicylites, then we will allow some in but still restricted to low attitive.
I found it is easy to do, when we allow some in its generally when someone else buys something and brings it here, or if I am having people over and we buy a packet of biscuits that aren't good.
I just get used to what we buy and I make most of our food from scratch. We don't buy take out, but tonight we are getting a BBQ chook from our local free range/organic chook shop.... so I reckon it is the lessor of evils out there... with a salad and mashed potatoes. Thats the closest to take out we get.
If I feel that we are eating too many additives, we go off all of them for a month and detox that way.
We do.
There's another little cook book called "low to no additives" written by some mums in SA which has some good recipes in it. We try not to buy anything processed, i usually even make our own bread and yoghurt. Although not atm as we are in the middle of packing house. Once you get into the swing of it it is pretty easy. I just tend to just shop at local markets, the greengrocer and butchers. I do have have to go to the supermarket for some things, but not too often.
Farmers markets are good for additive free sauces, breads and cakes i find.
Ange - How do you make your own bread and yoghurt???.....I was thinking of buying a bread machine and a easiyo but not sure yet....have to look into the easiyo alittle bit more.
Bread i do in a bread maker with bread flour i get at our local IGA. Flour, water and yeast and the machine does the rest. Improver, which is in most bread has Soy in it, so bread without imporover sometimes isn't as soft and fluffy but it is pretty good if you ask me. Most bread mixes have improver in them, but you can find some without.
Yoghurt, i use a goats milk as a starter, put a couple of table spoons in my easiyo, add milk. Then put the easiyo together with hot water and leave it overnight. Then i add fruit and whatever else we feel like. If you use the easiyo sachets the yoghurt is generally thicker, sometimes mine isn't as thick. I have had a few batches fail, i think because my utensils weren't as clean as they should be. But it is pretty easy. If you do a search there is lots of info on using an easiyo and recipes. Lots of people add powdered milk to make it thicker.
Plain Jalna yoghurt has no nasties if you don't feel like making your own. But it is pretty $$$, making it is so much cheaper.
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Once you get into the swing of it it is pretty easy. I just tend to just shop at local markets, the greengrocer and butchers. I do have have to go to the supermarket for some things, but not too often.
Most bread mixes have improver in them, but you can find some without.
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