Not that we ever really had a big fling with processed foods--and we are enjoying having one Diet Pepsi a week as a special treat--but the weekend before this one, we made the mistake of going out to eat 3 times in 3 days. I still don't know much about food science, or what processed foods really do to one, but when food leaves you whimpering in pain after eating it--your body is obviously trying to tell you something. We'd like to have salad dressing once in a while, but have drastically cut that back and decided that we won't eat it at all in the summer when veggies are at their best. We were trying to come up with new rules--like maybe 4 cheats a week if we needed to restrain ourselves, but severe stomach pain works quite nicely as a deterrent. Not to mention--very few forbidden foods taste that great anyway. Except chocolate--let's not be stupid. Chocolate is, was, and always will be FABULOUS.
Since convenience is the real issue, this weekend I made a huge vat of totally legal spaghetti sauce with pumpkin puree & lots of tomatoes, and it's now divided up into little two serving containers and packed into the freezer. I even labeled them for once--which makes me quite proud of myself. During January we were playing a lot of dinner-is-whatever-the-heck-this-turns-out-to-be-once-it's-defrosted, and I think we're a little tired of that game. And a little tip for you--minestrone and pasta sauce don't look all that dissimilar when they're defrosting, but minestrone makes a lousy pasta sauce.
Later this week, I shall be attempting to make a few breakfast cereals. This should be entertaining.....
1 comment:
Chicken Cacciatore and Tomato based vegetable soup look an awful lot a like when frozen too, talk about surprises!
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