-Traditional Macoroni Cheese recipes use a white sauce made from butter, white flour and milk. There are usually no other vegetables added. This version uses oil and soy milk in the white sauce and added vegetables.
-Canned and frozen fruits and vegetables are usually just as nutritious as fresh fruit and vegetables. They are preserved as soon as they are picked and will retain more nutrients than fresh vegetables or fruit that have been stored in fridge for over a week.
-Try adding a handful (or more) of chopped edible "weeds" such as sow thistle, mallow, amaranth, stinging nettle, nightshade or sea celery (if you are near the coast). See my edible weeds page.
-Pasta has a lower GI (glycaemic index) than rice especially when the pasta is cooked al dente (only just cooked, not cooked until gluggy). Living in Australia, it makes more sense, environmentally, to grow wheat because it uses less water. Hence, more recipes in this book incorporate pasta.