Melbourne Health and Fitness blog

 

Recession buster tip #9 Get your partner to cook, 8/10 woman cook the family meal, so stop getting take out & get hubby to cook

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009

The findings of a recent survey confirm that in households where there is a male/female relationship, the female still cooks the majority of the time.
What does this mean, well if the wife/female doesn’t want to cook and the male partner can’t be bothered or is too scared in fear of being told off then the easiest option is ordering take out/take away food.

So give your partner some encouragement and limit the criticism to get some extra help in the kitchen.

By 2010, Melbourne will have a Paris Style of affordable bicycle hire with 50 Stations and 600 bicycles given a greener, healthier option

Thursday, May 21st, 2009

Membership for the scheme will be daily, weekly of yearly, and the first half-hour of all trips will be free. Additional usage fees will apply after the first half hour.

Project benefits
The Public Bike Hire Scheme will provide a travel option that is faster than walking and more flexible than public transport, and encourage bike a healthy, green transport option.
It will also help relieve pressure on transport systems in the inner-city.

Recession buster tip #5 make your own jams, sauces & preserves. Ask your parents or grandparents about this forgotten skill

Saturday, May 16th, 2009

A great way to bulk buy foods in season and to store them for future use is preserving.
Our grandparents performed this lost art form, often growing their own fruit & vegetables & creating jams, chutneys, sauces and preserved fruits from the abundance of excess fruits & vegetables.

Often families would get together for the annual tomato sauce day where a dozen crates of fresh tomatoes are pulverised to create a 12 months supply of tomato sauce.
Not only is it fun but a great way of bringing the family together with a good old fashioned lunch to help get through the day of saucing.
Similarly I remember my grandmother making fantastic chutneys and preserved apricots and plums from the lovely old trees in her garden.

Recession buster tip #4 Buy vacuum sealed food storage containers, avoid the cheap & nasty varieties, spend the $$$ & store your food longer

Wednesday, May 13th, 2009

Test out your containers today, place a freshly cut avocado in the container, if you get a few days before it goes brown it’s good, a week is better.
Apart from keeping the moths from eating your food and creating baby moth maggots, you can sore left overs or bulk cook your meals to reduce your trips to the market/supermarket (saving on fuel costs as well).

Recession buster tip #2 reduce your pantry size by 75%, only about 25% is what is used regularly, the rest ends up in bin during Spring clean

Friday, May 8th, 2009

By having a smaller space in the pantry you will make more informed decisions about your food purchases.
Like any form of consumption, the more space you have, the more space you use.

How often when you move house you find food so old it’s still in imperial, ie ounces and pounds as the units of measurement. Five maybe 10 years past the used by date? Go home today and start clearing out & reducing the pantry shelf space.
Why spend money stocking up on food when it just gathers dust, in reality we often buy on demand these days, we hardly ever rely solely on whats in the cupboard.

 
 
 

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