I’ve become so disgusted with the entire food industry lately that I just want to scratch someone’s eyes out. And then I want to stick a fork in my left eye for falling for their lies. I mean, I knew in my heart processed food was nothing but crap but until I really started to think about it and did a little research did I really understand how the entire low – fat food industry boom (along with subsidies from our government and a food pyramid that is built on lies) has poisoned us all.
I’ll get off my soapbox now but I will tell you that after I read The Perfect 10 Diet and Nourishing Traditions I completely restructured how my family eats. They fussed for a day or two about the absence of granola bars, rice crispy treats and chips but they got used the fresh fruit, nuts and seeds quicker than I thought. The result is that my kid is calmer at night and the hubs has lost a few pounds of course.
The most missed thing our new cleaner eating regime is boxed mac and cheese. I have made a promise to myself that I will never again feed my child something so full of dye that every time he eats it his eczema flares up. True story.
Here is how we do it in our house now. It’s no longer a convenience food but it is something my entire family looks forward to every few weeks.
Easy Homemade Mac and Cheese
- 8 ounces uncooked elbow macaroni
- 2 cups shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese or whatever else I have in the fridge
- 3 cups milk
- 1/4 cup butter
- 2 1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
Cook the pasta and set aside
Melt the butter in a pan, mix in the flour slowly to make a rue. Add the milk in slowly and stir until you have a thick sauce. Add shredded cheeses in slowly. Stir over medium heat until you have the most delicious looking cheese sauce that you really want to stick your head in a take a big slurp.
Pour the finished sauce over the pasta in a baking pan. 350 for 30 minutes and viola! Your family thinks you are freakin’ Betty Crocker.
You can also add extra cheese and breadcrumbs on top if you like but my picky kid needs it to be as close to the crap box stuff as possible to enjoy. Again…my fault. Wishing I had never introduced him to that non-food like substance that is crack in a blue box to a five year old.
