What it's all about

Hi there and welcome to Hungry Family blog!
I just want to introduce myself and what this blog is all about so you know what to expect.

I am a new mom to a beautiful 5 month old boy and I've recently jumped on the whole foods band wagon. After two and a half years abroad, we've returned to South Africa and moved into a new house a month ago so we're busy fixing and customizing the house to our own style. Between a baby and renovations, things can get a bit hectic and mealtimes come as an afterthought.
When I was pregnant, I started thinking about the best way to feed my new family. With obesity, malnourishment and so many other health problems out there, I really started to research what the best diet is out there. Of course I'm not talking about a weight loss diet, but a lifestyle diet that my whole family can follow every day.

With so many schools of thought out there on the "real" human diet, I've come to my own conclusion which is: if it is possible to make it from scratch (like they did 5 generations ago), then I can eat it. Roughly. This doesn't mean that I am going to get a milk cow and make my own cheese and butcher my own meat. No. But if someone can make it without industrial processes and weird chemicals, then I can eat it.

This posed a problem for me, because I love food. And I love sweets. I've never really had a taste for vegetables. Hmmm, it seemed as if my journey was going to end before it began! Because sugar is refined (and refined food is a no-no) and veggies should be part of just about every meal I eat... Nevertheless, I was sure that this was the way to go and I was just going to have to give up sugar and swap them for veggies.
Yes, I cheat sometimes, but I try to stick to this as much as possible and hopefully in the near future I won't want those naughty treats anymore and I'll be eating 100% whole food. That's the goal anyway.

With my food philosophy out of the way, I've also found a way to make cooking easier on me. Don't get me wrong, I love to cook! But when there's no inspiration, I'm not in the mood, or I don't have the ingredients at hand, things can get a bit sticky when my husband asks and hour before dinner "What's for dinner?"
And so I stumbled onto once a month cooking or freezer cooking, whatever you like to call it. I am now in the process of getting my freezer cooking as streamlined as possible. And that's what I hope to share with you: organised freezer cooking, the whole foods way. I hope you enjoy the journey with me! :-)