Sunday, 25 October 2026

A week on Iceland one pound(ish) meals: last day

Good evening.
Back to normal tomorrow, back to swips and hexes and so on - 



I had planned to make citrus pancakes but I had some tuna to use up so I made savoury waffles instead.  The flavour was great, the texture not so much.  I probably won't use tuna again but I ate the lot and enjoyed it.

322 calories or half a fibre hex and one swip


Lunch was the last steak and cheese bake which I approached very carefully after the unpleasant surprises last time.  SW didn't have the swips on their app but it was 320 calories while the whole meal was 379 calories. - I'll give it 6/10 this time.
It was OK, nicer than the last one

I enjoyed it more than last time but it's not amazing.  I can (and maybe will) make a much nicer one with M&S canned steak, grated cheese and bought puff pastry.



For the very last meal, it was the last of the four chicken and vegetable pies.  This time, after I cooked the pie, I opened up the top and popped in some cooked chicken and a bit more gravy.  I was going to have some roast potatoes but when I came to it, I was quite happy with some roasted parsnips instead.
Oh, it was so good!





After I added the extra chicken.  It made a beautiful pie which I am scoring 9.5/10.  :-)


The pie was 438 while the additions were 171 calories 
Or 19s swips and the add-ins didn't change that.

Some number crunching for the whole day:
Calories:  1384 (1900)
Fats:  55.1  (74)
Carbs:  141.9 (255)
Fibre:  28 (30)
Protein:  58.7  (46.5)
Salt:  2.7 (Max of 6)

And, finally, I worked out the averages for the whole nine days:  It's probably not 100% accurate; I did some rounding etc and may have fumbled a few numbers, but it is close enough.

And that's that.  Back to normal again and I will do a reflection thing at some point tomorrow.  If you've lasted the nine days, thanks very much.



2 comments:

  1. The chicken pie looks much more inviting with the added chicken - what a good idea to take the lid off and stuff some more in, pies are often disappointing with their lack of filling. I've enjoyed reading every day and will look forward to your reflections tomorrow. Do you think it's given you the reset you were hoping for? xx

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    1. It makes a big difference, doesn't it?
      Yes, I really do think it has, and some ideas for the way forward too. And it's been fun. xx

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