Over the years I have gathered a lot of information on healthy living and what works. Here are a few of the points that we use in our family. It is not always easy to come up with healthy recipes for feeding so many, so I will be posting some of our favourite recipes.
1)Always use wholegrain flour, rice and pasta where possible. The carbs in these are complex and release sugar slower. Important for expectant mothers and anyone at risk of diabetes. They are also a great source of fibre and minerals, which refined carbs leave out.
2) Use brown sugar. Brown sugar is unrefined, thus better for you.
3) Reduce sugar in recipes. I always reduce sugar by a third, or even half and no one is the worse for it. They don't notice if you do it gradually!
4) Don't buy squashes, it is basically sugared water- same with pop. We have red bush tea, or fruit juice and water, or plain water.
5) Add oat bran or wheat bran to foods. Wheat bran is great dusted on home made rolls and great mixed in plain yoghurt. Oat bran is great for cookies.
6) Use lean meat and when using mince choose a lean good quality steak mince. You can pad meat out with lentils and lentils are a great source of iron, protein and minerals.
7) Use cheese sparingly, especially highly processed. Cheese is high in salt and the bad fats.
8) Only use sunflower/olive oil for cooking.
9) We keep food simple and wholesome and avoid processed and keep canned food to a minimum.
Since I have stuck to this, I have more energy and am slowly losing weight. I find I have lost my sweet tooth and rarely crave sweet things. I guess it has become a habit and the children are healthier for it!
Tuesday 29 December 2009
Saturday 12 December 2009
Badman- Record breaking petitions!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
