Response to Non-processed foods

We too have been working in the direction of eliminating all processed foods. We have a long way to go, but I am making progress. We now garden with some wonderful friends with land enough to do so. I am canning a major portion of our foods. We bake our bread with freshly ground wheat and other grains. I filter our water. The instigating factor for us was a winter where our children were very sick. Our neighbors never seemed to get sick so we began to compare their lifestyle to ours. Since that time, we have only made one trip to the doctor. I have eliminated all extra medications from my system and feel great! Cooking from scratch does take more time. Sometimes that becomes a problem when those hectic weeks come along. Especially during harvest! I found two books that have make ahead mixes that work well for us. They are "Make a Mix" by Eliason, Harward, and Westover and "The Perfect Mix" by Diane Phillips. Also, I make large batches of biscuit dough, cut out the biscuits and freeze them on cookie sheets. After they freeze I put them in freezer bags and they are ready to pop in the oven in no time. This works for a lot of things too. I have found that having a few items in the freezer like this can keep us from eating out on nights that I'm too tired to prepare a complete meal. Good luck in your pursuit of healthy food! I'd love to hear if you have any good ideas or recipes. Anyone else? Jennifer

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