Slow cooker goodness

November 6, 12:28 PMSan Diego Natural Family Living ExaminerNatalie June

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Natalie June

It is slow-cooker kind of weather today in San Diego, cool and crisp. Slow-cooker recipes are made to be easy. Often times, though easy means processed ingredients are called for in recipes. With a little extra planning and ingredient list reading, most recipes can be made with all-natural products.

Here is an example…One of the easiest slow-cooker recipes out there involves pork tenderloin, a can of cranberry sauce, a packet of onion soup mix, and Dijon mustard. The recipe is so easy that all you do is throw the pork tenderloin in the cooker, dump the jellied can of cranberry sauce in, add one tablespoon of Dijon mustard, and then the onion soup mix gets sprinkled on top. Set that puppy on high for four hours and dinner is served. Sounds easy, huh? Yes, it is a great recipe, but unfortunately that can of cranberry sauce contains high-fructose corn syrup and the onion soup mix contains MSG.

Those on a quest to live a more natural life can now find alternatives for this recipe at health food stores. If you have ever looked at the ingredients on a packet of powdered onion soup mix, you know the list is long and scary. “Simply Organic” makes a fabulous onion soup mix with all-natural ingredients and Henry’s carries high-fructose corn syrup free cranberry sauce and all natural Dijon. Go that extra mile and purchase hormone-free pork and you have an all-natural, warm and tasty meal.