Take the pledge to eat more veg
Image Source: www.dailypollirallo.com It is recommended that we eat five serves of vegetables a day, however it can be difficult to do this and most Australians eat only about half the recomme...
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Now that is what I aspire to @"Soldier Crab". I'm pretty hopeless at growing veggies. I can grow cherry tomatoes, shallots, spinach, kale and chard. Oh and I have grown capsicum and chilli successfully.
That is an excellent idea with the dehydrator. I buy only organic dried fruits (they don't have nitrites or is it nitrates?) but they are terribly expensive. Our neighbours have a dehydrator and make lovely chemical free dried mango from their own mangoes.
Thanks for all the tips everyone. I have a hubby and 2 daughters with numerous food intolerances and allergies (one anaphylactic to peanuts). Luckily none involve vegetables (that is probably interesting when you think about it!) but it does limit my choices in meal preparation somewhat. I cannot use eggs or dairy in meals that they will also share. But I am pretty used to getting creative. Google is a great help for recipes.
That is an excellent idea with the dehydrator. I buy only organic dried fruits (they don't have nitrites or is it nitrates?) but they are terribly expensive. Our neighbours have a dehydrator and make lovely chemical free dried mango from their own mangoes.
Thanks for all the tips everyone. I have a hubby and 2 daughters with numerous food intolerances and allergies (one anaphylactic to peanuts). Luckily none involve vegetables (that is probably interesting when you think about it!) but it does limit my choices in meal preparation somewhat. I cannot use eggs or dairy in meals that they will also share. But I am pretty used to getting creative. Google is a great help for recipes.