Fat Fighters

Sorry friends.....

Nothing really seems to be happening here.....so regretably I am leaving...

P xx

I was at the Doctor's the other day with my daughter and I picked up a leaflet statting the old addage....

Eat loads for breakfast,
Moderate Lunch and...
Small evening meal..

Well we have all heard this one before....but this is a new concept.

I know we have been told to have a HEAVY BREAKFAST to sustain through the day, keep sugar levels etc up....but it now seems the idea is to TURN MEALS ABOUT.

Breakfast becomes the evening meal, lunch remains the same, and a moderate meal in the evening.

It amazed me to see that breakfast should consist of

Chicken with steamed potatoes and veg..

or...

EVEN A BURGER.

If you want to know more on this contraversial aspect, leave a comment.

P xx

Sorry have written this in the other blog and crossed referenced here....as runing out of time today with posting....

For breakfast ideas....not much sorry, but something...

BREAKFAST

P xx

We all know the old saying, “Breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dine like a pauper”, so surely eating a bowl of breakfast cereal first thing in the morning is sensible, healthy eating?.

This is true to some extent with cereals that are high in fibre, low in fat, sugar and salt as well as being fortified with a range of vitamins and minerals. However, it is often the case that not all breakfast cereals are as healthy or nutritious as they might first appear.

A popular documentary show has recently exposed the amount of sugar and salt in some breakfast cereals to be equivalent to consuming a plate of chocolate-chip cookies or ready salted crisps and they are using health claims and attractive packaging to sell these as the healthier options!! In fact, well known cereal brands faired worse then supermarket branded cereals when the nutrition numbers were crunched and many of these are aimed at children!

The proof is seen when you take a closer look at the nutritional information on the side of the pack of cereals. Some varieties of muesli, crammed full with nuts and dried fruit, have as many calories and as much fat per 100g as Jaffa Cakes - even the reduced sugar varieties. But this is not the worst of the bowl busting cereals…much worse are the crunchy, nutty and chocolatey cluster cereals.

But these cereals contain oats and wheat so they must be good for us?? Wrong! These sticky cereals are not packed full with fibre, vitamins and energy-boosting carbohydrates but instead are bursting with fat, sugars and just too much salt. Unfortunately, they are also yummy it is easy to indulge in more than the recommended 30g serving.

If you are going to make the effort and breakfast like the proverbial king, make sure you do it right…try to avoid the sticky, high fat choco-nutty sugar crisp clusters and go for a high fibre, flake or biscuit type cereal with added vitamins and minerals. These contain hardly any fat and if you add some fruit and use low-fat milk one bowl really will last you ‘til lunch!

I am on the slim fast diet and my knickers don't really fit anymore
I know

Not posted for a while, but making this tonight (or prep) for tomorrow to share with daughter and boyfriend...with a little left over for his lunch.

This recipe serves 4...

Ingredients

100g/4oz Haricot Beans, soaked overnight

100g/4oz Borlotti or Brown Beans, soaked overnight

100g/4oz Black-eyed Beans, soaked overnight

Handful chick peas soaked overnight

1 Green Pepper, (sweet Pepper) deseeded and chopped

2 rbsp Vegetable Oil

1 Large Onion, chopped

2 Garlic Cloves, crushed

1 small head of Celery, chopped

2 x 400g/14oz tins Tomatoes

450ml/15 fl.oz. Water

1 teasp Yeast Extract (such as Marmite)

3 teasp Dried Oregano

Salt and Black Pepper

Instructions

1. Drain the soaked haricot, chick peas, brown and black-eyed beans and rinse under cold running water. Place all the beans in a large saucepan, cover with fresh cold water, bring to the boil and boil rapidly for 15 minutes. This is essential to remove any toxins from the skins.

2. Drain the beans, cover with fresh cold water, bring to the boil again, cover and simmer for 30 minutes.

3. Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large saucepan, add the onion, celery, green capsicum and garlic and fry gently for 10 minutes. Add the tomatoes and water, stir in the yeast extract, oregano, salt and pepper and bring to the boil.

4. Drain the beans and add to the pan of vegetables. Stir well, reduce the heat, cover and cook for 1 hour or until the beans are soft.

5. If necessary, adjust seasoning. Serve hot.

Well, was replying to a blog where a mate had picked some veg....

Beetroot, Onion and Sweetcorn....

I couldn't come up with a dish to use all three...

But....

Sweetcorn as the starter....yummy...

ingredients

serves 4

1 lb (500 g) potatoes, cooked and sliced
4 oz (225 g) beetroot (beet), cooked and sliced
8 fl oz) 300 ml thick onion sauce, ready-made (see below)
2 oz (50 g) cheese, grated
dried breadcrumbs

for the onion sauce

2 onions, peeled and chopped
1/2 pint (280 ml) milk
1 bay leaf
4 cloves
1 oz (30 g) soft white breadcrumbs
1 Tbsp (1/2 oz) 15 g butter
freshly grated nutmeg
salt pepper

method

1. Fill a lightly buttered casserole dish with layers of potatoes and beetroot slices.

2. Pour over the onion sauce.

3. Cover the top with grated cheese and sprinkle with breadcrumbs.

4. Bake in the oven Gas mark 5, 375°F (190°C) for 30 minutes, until nicely browned.

to make the onion sauce

1. Cover the onions with milk. Add the cloves and bay leaf and simmer until the onion is tender.

2. Rub through a sieve and mix with the breadcrumbs and butter.

3. Season to taste with nutmeg, salt and pepper.

Well some may know I post a lot on LEFTOVERS...but the diet starts Monday so will post all recipes and progress on here.

I got 28 pound to lose very quick and have an ideal diet in which to achieve this. Basically 6 weeks will do it.

Gonna take pics of the scales and my 'tum'...all food eated and results...

Be glad of your comments...
Pauline xx

Sorry for not having been around a lot, I can hardly maintain my own blog at the moment, let alone read any of my friends' blogs properly.

And even worse, I'm coming back with "bad news": according to this article, late-night snackers are more likely to gain weight.

Great.

Just take away ALL the fun in life, why don'tcha??

Enjoy your nocturnal snacks nevertheless!

xx

Seem to have loads and loads of Beetroot this year. I planted some like about 200...and...so did my neighbour.

Ok we can pickle, but Beetroot is a low calory, tasty veg if you know how to use.

I am going to give over a few weeks some recipes on it's use.

Today...one I think you are aware of...

BORSCH.

To serve : 4

Calories : 90

Ingredients :

1 teaspoon oil
1 onion
2 sticks celery, finely chopped
350g beetroot, finely chopped
125g chopped wite cabbage
900ml stock
1 tablespoon vinegar
Salt & pepper
1 bay leaf
3 tablespoons water
150g natural yoghurt

Method :

Heat the oil in a pan and brown the onion and celery.
Add beetroot and cabbage, then stock, vinegar, salt, pepper and bay leaf.
Bring to the boil, cover, then leave to simmer for an hour.
Allow to cool a little, remove bay leaf, then blend mixture in a food processor.
Add water, edjust seasoning and reheat.
Serve in bowls and add a dollop of yoghurt.