Wednesday, 21 October 2026

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

Hello again, everyone!  Still going strong on this week of one pound meals from Iceland!



I woke super early and felt quite hungry so I made a hot drink with chicken stock powder and then had an apple - it's all included in the breakfast calorie count.
Breakfast was not from Iceland.  I had an omelette with tomatoes, peppers and mushrooms, seasoned with smoked paprika and a pinch of chilli flakes. 
To two eggs, I added some nutritional yeast that gave it more 'body' as well as nice flavour so it cooked firmer and I could pick it up like toast and dunk it in the vegetables.   
256 calories or one swip.

Lunch was the other half of the thin crust pepperoni pizza and with it I had some salad (again - just as well I really like salad, isn't it?) and then a banana.  I enjoyed this as much as last time if not more.  9/10, I think and I will definitely be getting some more.
I've already posted the nutritional info and ingredients on day one
451 calories or twenty four swips for the pizza.


It has been a day of repeats.  Dinner was the third of the chicken and vegetable pie (info on day one) with plenty of extra vegetables. 
I made sure I cooked the pie properly this time and enjoyed it much more.  8.5/10
438 calories or 19 swips.

Now for the number crunching.
Calories:1288 (1900)
Fats:  58.3 (74)
Carbs:  140.3 (255)
Fibre:  19.5 (30)
Protein:  50.7 (46.5)
Salt:  3 (6)

2 comments:

  1. I'm actually quite surprised by the Iceland meals you're having, they're not as bad as I thought they might be. You seem to be enjoying them (for the most part) and they're not that bad nutritionally either. Bit too carb and fat heavy for me....for my health I mean, although I'm sure they'd be ok in the short term. Thanks Joy, I'm enjoying reading about them. I do agree that you need to add veggies, both for filling you up and to add to the nutrition. xx

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    1. Me too, Sooze, pleasantly surprised. I am getting a bit tired of them, to be honest. There's a certain 'same-ness' about most of them now.
      And yes, they are definitely not as balanced as I would want in the longer term. And I do miss my preferred proteins.
      xx

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