DO IT YOURSELF
Healthy, ethical and affordable nutrition also requires to know how to self-produce (DIY) foods that we normally buy in supermarkets: for example, yogurt, vegetable milks, bread, flatbreads or sauces, etc.
In this way we save money, gain in quality as well as have a better knowledge of what we are eating and reduce packaging
So let’s get to work and become self-sufficient now
Eggless homemade pasta dough: using wholemeal flour
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