Cook from Scratch Update – an article that makes me look tame..

Originally posted on Smorgasbord - Variety is the spice of life:

I know that I bang on and on about ���cooking from scratch���. Preparing meals with all natural ingredients including sauces and breads.�� But, this article is deeply depressing.. Not only because of the ingredients that could in no way be considered ���fresh���, but also the numbers of these meals that are being bought and consumed simply for their convenience.

I have spent the best part of 20 years as a nutritional therapist and writer with one aim to get a message out there that our bodies are worth more than this.�� Including those of the children and other adults we might be responsible for cooking for.

An occasional fast food meal or prepared Pizza is not going to cause much damage but for some families, the industrialised food aisle in the supermarket is it. Economic, not really as you can prepare equally inexpensive but much healthier meals from start and���

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