Kitchen Headquarters Products ?

You thought this section was to sell you something, didn't you?

Well you are wrong! Yes we do have our own online shop but this section is about products in general - and how we can get the best value products on our tight budget. Some ingredients we consider too exotic and expensive, are actually used in such small quantities that they represent a good investment. Some products we currently buy, can be made at home, far cheaper and at a better quality.

There's a heap of kitchen websites that peddle recipes for gourmet food and tantalising luxuries but there are very few like us, who show you how to dine on great nutritious food, all on a tight budget. I get sick of these recipes that tell you to thicken something into a creamy sauce by adding cream. Haven't they heard of heart disease, cholestrol, diabetes and obesity?

Maybe if they also educated their audience, they could help them stay healthy, rather than killing them off with over indulgence. Thickening with egg white, cornflour and milk or coconut cream are all healthier alternatives!

Kitchen Headquarters began with much prodding from friends and family after cooking for heart patients and diabetics in our restuarant and Bed and Breakfast. Many were amazed at the full flavour of our meals in spite of t low calorie, fats and sugar count. For some strange reason we have come to accept that diet food is either tastelessly bland or rabbit food.

It doesn't have to be that way!

Who said low fat diet food has to be tasteless?

Think about it a moment. All the herbs have no calorific value and only a few spices will increase the calories of a meal, so why don't they use them in diet meals?

Simply, the reason is that the diet scene is ruled by gross profiteering. Spices and herbs add to the cost of the diet food so leave them out. After all, the diners will expect food to be tasteless, as if it is a punishment for their over indulgence. Actually there is no excuse at all : it actually brings the cost of a meal down when you don't use cream to thicken sauces, so leaving out the spices and herbs is really a double rip off.

Here we will look at a wide range of products - foods, appliances, diets and treatments and try to answer your questions:

• How can I cut the cost of my groceries and still get the essentials?
• There are many diets that all claim to work wonders. Can they all be true?
• I'm diabetic, what can I eat to reduce my blood sugar?
• What's the story with Gene Modified foods, why is there so much fuss?
• They talk about good cholesterol - I thought it was all bad?
• What sort of tree do vanilla beans grow on?
• Why do we lose weight with diets then regain it again? Do any diets really work?
• Is microwaved food harmful or radioactive? Are microwaves safe?
• I heard it was healthier to cook in Olive oil, rather than any other oil. Is this true?
• Which is healthier margarine or butter?

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Shopping tips and tricks to make your budget go further

Specials baiting - find out how shops can sell at cost or even below and still make a profit.

Hidden costs of Transport - If you don't limit the trips, it better be an amazing deal.

Discover various tricks that retailers use to separate you from your hard earned money - be aware of these and your money will go further

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