secret sauce

Making pasta sauce, takes awhile as it needs to simmer and I try to boost nutritional value by adding unexpected things and hiding them. The reason for the hiding is the kids. The kids would rather have just plain sauce, but it is amazing what ingredients you can add, then puree and no one is the wiser! It is similar advice to what chemo patients get when they are not eating, how to boost calories and nutrients-except I am only going for fibre and nutrients. It is a bit of a joke how I put ground flax in everything. I do have to admit I am nutrition and fibre obsessed. I guess I am a bit apalled at the "white bread" kind of diet a lot of people consume, and they wonder why there are so many overweight kids-white bread is like eating dessert really. I have pretty much got all white products out of our diet, other than the odd dessert, but even then I have created my own versions of pie crusts and things. It is also surprisingly easy to reduce sugar and fat in virtually any recipe as well, without affecting taste. What the kids don't know will make them healthier! If it ever cools off I will bake a batch of flax muffins. That is a big if-it is bloody hot.I guess I am off the soap box for now, but when it comes to diet that is very temporary!