Welcome to YTF Neighborhood, a spot to soundly share within the challenges and joys of feeding our households. And make all of it simpler! This can be a weekly members submit with well timed recommendation and encouragement that I hope helps provide somewhat reassurance.
I’ve been saving up questions on meals spending to share all of them with you without delay as a result of I do know this is a matter that challenges all of us. So beneath you will discover questions on the way to substitute eggs once they price a lot, the way to scale back meals waste throughout meals, the very best methods to stretch meat to keep away from having to double recipes (and pay extra), the way to make it simpler to cook dinner after we can’t really afford to purchase comfort meals, and what to do when a recipe requires Greek yogurt however Greek yogurt prices the Earth.
When you have a query you’d like me to sort out in a future publication, go away a remark on the finish on the submit.
Sam, mother of three
Eggs are a literal fortune the place I dwell and whereas I don’t must cook dinner egg free for allergic reactions or something, I hope you’ll be able to inform me what I can use in baked items as an alternative of eggs!
Due to the variety of households in my viewers that do have egg allergic reactions, most of my baked items have an egg-free choice within the Notes on the very finish of the recipe. So you’ll be able to examine there if utilizing one among my recipes.
That stated, my favourite common egg replacer is that this:
- Omit the egg/s from the recipe.
- To switch every egg, add ¼ cup milk (any type) and ¼ teaspoon baking soda.
Typically talking, that may end in actually related leads to most recipes. If the components in a recipe are extra uncommon, like for instance in my Protein Banana Muffins the place there are 3 eggs, plus almond butter and yogurt, it could not work as effectively. However normally it does!
Lots of people use chia seeds, flax seeds, applesauce, or mashed banana as egg replacers. And so they can work, however in my expertise they’ve a better threat of leading to a special finish texture so I are inclined to not use them as a lot.
Lucy, Mother of 4
I really feel like we waste a lot meals throughout children meals. How can I repair this?
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