Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Transitioning to an Organic Diet
Don't let the transition to an organic lifestyle scare you. Organic food tastes better and is better for you as compared to non-organic food. Here are a few articles to get you started: http://www.ehow.com/how_6004166_make-switch-organic-food.html and http://www.ehow.com/how_6004249_shop-healthy-meats.html.
Homemade Organic Preserves
I don't know about you, but in my house, with three children, we go through a lot of preserves! PB & J's are popular with all of the kids! In my search for organic preserves I found that they are very expensive. During this quest for better health, when I run into a situation such as this, the first thing I ask myself is, "Can I make that at home myself?" In this case, as I sought out preserve recipes, I found that they are VERY EASY to make and at a fraction of the cost.
To make homemade organic preserves you will need: a bag of frozen, organic fruit (your choice), a box of Pectin (found in health food store), organic sugar (or honey), glass jars with lids, a large pot for boiling the jars when completed, and a smaller pot for boiling the fruit mixture.
Okay - I'm not going to tell you step by step how to do this because the directions vary depending on which kind of fruit you use and which type of sweetner you elect. However, it is all written out for you in the pectin directions. I promise you, it's as easy as boiling fruit, adding sweetner, adding pectin, and adding calcium water (which comes in the box of pectin). When you are done you put the fruit mixture into the glass jars, seal with a lid, and boil for a few minutes.
When you take the jars out of the boiling water (be careful!), place them on a hot pad and allow them to cool. Then you can store the jars in your pantry until ready to use.
No more will you have to spend $4.00 - $6.00 on a jar of organic preserves. You just spent that much to make three jars!
Here are some tips: 1) Start saving jars now. You can take the sticky label gunk off with a scrubby and some rubbing alcohol. If you are going to reuse the lids, boil them first to rid them of the germs. 2) Store the leftover calcium water in a glass jar in your refridgerator. You can use it next time you make preserves.
To make homemade organic preserves you will need: a bag of frozen, organic fruit (your choice), a box of Pectin (found in health food store), organic sugar (or honey), glass jars with lids, a large pot for boiling the jars when completed, and a smaller pot for boiling the fruit mixture.
Okay - I'm not going to tell you step by step how to do this because the directions vary depending on which kind of fruit you use and which type of sweetner you elect. However, it is all written out for you in the pectin directions. I promise you, it's as easy as boiling fruit, adding sweetner, adding pectin, and adding calcium water (which comes in the box of pectin). When you are done you put the fruit mixture into the glass jars, seal with a lid, and boil for a few minutes.
When you take the jars out of the boiling water (be careful!), place them on a hot pad and allow them to cool. Then you can store the jars in your pantry until ready to use.
No more will you have to spend $4.00 - $6.00 on a jar of organic preserves. You just spent that much to make three jars!
Here are some tips: 1) Start saving jars now. You can take the sticky label gunk off with a scrubby and some rubbing alcohol. If you are going to reuse the lids, boil them first to rid them of the germs. 2) Store the leftover calcium water in a glass jar in your refridgerator. You can use it next time you make preserves.
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