Eliminate the E-numbers with Thermomix

It's not just top chefs who love Thermomix, home cooks are now discovering the benefits of Thermomix for quickly preparing healthy meals that are free from the dreaded E-numbers.

With hectic lifestyles it is tempting for anyone to reach for ready meals and pre-packaged processed foods when they are short on time. But many of these options are packed with an array of E-numbers, some of which can have devastating consequences for people who are allergic to them, especially children. Reactions to E-numbers can range from rashes to hyperactivity to asthma or even anaphylaxis and collapse.

Manufacturers use E-numbers for a variety of reasons but the most common are as colourings to enhance the appearance of food, as preservatives to increase shelf life and as flavour enhancers. Finding products that don't contain E-numbers can be difficult and the only way to be sure food is additive free is to make home cooked meals from scratch which can be very time consuming - until now, thanks to Thermomix.

"Thermomix is great when catering for allergies and intolerances because you know exactly what is in the food," comments Janie Turner, author of two Thermomix recipe books. "Making delicious meals and sauces with Thermomix is so quick and so easy that ready-made jars with additives and preservatives become a thing of the past."

Jackie Alexander owns a Thermomix and says it has made cooking additive free meals for her family a breeze. "My son Hugo has asthma and artificial ingredients trigger attacks. We both have intolerances to palm oil and E-numbers over 250 - they make us very ill - but with so many foods containing additives it is difficult to avoid them. The Thermomix is a godsend, enabling me to cook healthy, additive free meals from scratch with natural ingredients in minutes. When Hugo was a baby, the Thermomix was brilliant for puréeing his foods and ever since it has allowed me to cook safely for the whole family for many years."

Often products in the 'free from' section of the supermarket feature food items that are free from all allergens, meaning diets can end up being quite dull. With a Thermomix you can remove only your own particular allergen rather than all of gluten, dairy, rice, egg, sugar and soya. For example, lactose intolerants can avoid only dairy and can therefore create a more varied and healthy diet. Coeliacs can mill grains and pulses into flour with ease and can then weigh, mix and prepare their own delicious meals, breads and cakes. What's more, parents of ADD and ADHD children can calm them down by feeding them home-made, additive-free food quickly and easily from scratch.

All this with one bowl, one blade and one whisk, cleaned in less than a minute - just add water and a few drops of washing up liquid then whizz. This ease of use encourages people to cook everything fresh with Thermomix, resulting in a much healthier and safer diet for people who want to avoid those E-numbers.

For more information, visit: UKThermomix.com