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16 March 2015
"it just happens to be cheaper ..."
Of all the elements that make up many convenience foods, preservatives are the ones that make the hairs on my neck stand up. Give me butter...
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14 January 2015
Healthier and cheaper cold cuts
It often pays to look at different ways to supply healthy food for your family. I don't like buying cold cuts from the supermarket or ...
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12 August 2014
Food and grocery budgeting - it's more than money
Although I don't write about it nearly as much as I think about it, food budgeting is one of my favourite topics. It's the firs...
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19 March 2014
Do you know what's in the cosmetics, cleaners and skin products you use?
Making gifts - homemade soap with organic cotton face cloths. Recent research by the American organisation Campaign for Safe Cosmetic...
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11 July 2013
How to start your simple life
It's perfectly clear that we're not all the same. We're different ages, with children and without, married, single, straight an...
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24 January 2013
Every time we shop, we vote with our money
Like many Australians, I watched Food Inc. the other night when it aired on TV here. I'd already seen the DVD of it a couple of years a...
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19 March 2012
Dumbed down by cake mix
I had to go to Caloundra last week and while I was there I went into Woolworths to buy yeast. Seems simple enough, doesn't it? But I ha...
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6 February 2012
Ten tips for good frugal food
If you were to cook your own meals from scratch, I doubt you'd add sulphites, nitrates, artificial colourings or flavours, gums or MSG,...
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25 October 2011
Be careful with air fresheners and "fragrance"
I read a disturbing report the other day about how hazardous chemicals are being emitted when clothing and household linens are dried in d...
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10 October 2011
Food additives and product ingredients
There is no doubt about it, when you start living a more simple life and decide to get rid of as many harsh chemicals as you can, you have ...
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