Friday and Saturday, 10-07-26

It's been a tricky week for healthy eating, what with the heatwave and going out so often but this coming week should be a bit more steady and my posts more regular, fingers crossed

Some photos from Friday and yesterday (not in order):

Air roasted potato and veg, corned beef and cheese, very simple and really tasty.

While bean and carrot falafels with a salad.

Essex Mess - cheaper and way more healthy than the original.  Yogurt instead of cream and seeds instead of meringue and whatever fruit I have - in this one it is stewed rhubarb folded into the yogurt and blueberries scattered on top.

Today's plans are:

B:  waffles, fruit and yogurt.  I have sourdough starter to use so waffles will fit the bill.

L:  marinated butterbeans with salad

D:  I have beans left over so probably a bean and veg pasta thingy of some kind

Fruit

Thursday, 09-07-26

Evening.  It's been a hot old day today!  That probably means I'll be running to the loo all night.  :-)

I hope this looks OK when posted.  Something has gone wonky with the formatting.

I call this Essex Mess.  Yogurt instead of cream, seeds instead of meringue and this had blueberries (from the garden) and strawberries.

Very nice.

For lunch, Wal provided a tomato and mozzarella salad and then cheese and crackers.  Delicious but not SW friendly really.  Too much C and too much F healthy extras but not to worry.

Dinner:  The rest of the roasted veg, more of the white beans, some grated cheddar and a pitta to dip, spread on, etc..  Nicer than it looks!

B:  fruit and yogurt

L:  I have some white beans left over so I might make some bean and carrot burgers or balls to have with salad.

D:  eating out (again)

Wednesday, 08-07-26

Evening, everyone!

I had scrambled egg before my early morning personal .  training and, while it was hard to get down because I'm not used to eating so early, I did feel I had more energy.
Maybe I need to do that in the future.

I had an apple for breakfast.

This was lunch.  The ham is all used now butt it has been a tasty addition this week.

Half a swip for salad cream and half for some dressing.

I had some grapes for afters and, later on, an orange.

Oh, this was so nice.  The rest of the mega mushroom grains (two swips), some roasted red onion, pepper, baby corn, mushroom, courgette and tomato with evoo, some Just Spices Italian All Rounder and some garlic granules plus some white beans and some cheese.

One healthy extra O/F and one C.

Summary:

One C and one O/F

Four swips but I might have some yogurt for another swip.

B:  fruit

L:  out at Val's - she always makes something both delicious and healthy

D:  I have the rest of the roasted veg and some white beans so I might so something similar.

Tuesday, 07-06-26

Evening, everyone.

 

Just the one photo today.  
I was very busy in the morning so didn't eat until later, when I had fruit.

This was lunch - a simple salad.  One and a half swips for some chutney and half a swip for some salad cream in the coleslaw.

For dinner at the Harvester and managed to wangle it so that I had chips with the chargrilled chicken and salad from the salad bar instead of broccoli and peas.  The chips were a bit naughty but I couldn't manage them all.
Then I had a Very Berry sundae which, the menu said, was 211 calories.  Even allowing for under stating (which they do!), that's still not bad.  The meal wouldn't work with SW and it wasn't totally Med but I think the calories for the day are OK.

B:  I turned a bit 'funny' at circuits on Monday. Although I think it was the heat in the studio, I'm going to have some scrabbled egg before starting out.  Later, I will have fruit and yogurt.

L:  salad again

D:  bean and roasted veg pasta, side salad

Exercise:  personal training

Monday, 06-07-26

Evening, everyone.  I didn't post last night because there wasn't anything much to post about.  I had lunch out, limited menu, nothing SW friendly or Mediterranean, and the rest of the day was fruit.

An apple for breakfast.

A very nice ham salad on a hot day.  I cooked the ham and it was lovely.  
Half a swip for salad cream in the coleslaw and one and a half for the chutney, two in total.

Afters was an apple.

The rest of the chicken curry plus some Jamie Oliver mega mushroom grains and some yogurt

Two swips for the grains and one and a half oil swips in the curry.

An orange for afters

Summary:
a bit of my health extra O, no C or F

four swips

Another meal lout tomorrow, this time at the Harvester which is a much more familiar place and I know exactly what to have.

B:  fruit

L:  ham salad

D:  chargrilled chicken, chips, if possible (it should be jacket potato or boiled spuds but, if I want chips, I am leaving space for some) and lots of visits to the salad bar.   Coffee for pud.

No Groove - I will be wearing my Governor's hat in school

Saturday, 04-07-26

Evening, everyone.

Breakfast - the other half of the omelette with tomatoes and mushrooms.  I added some cheese so one healthy extra C plus one healthy extra O for evoo.

Later on, I had an apple.

A lovely choppy salad with the leftovers from the pork stir fry.

The salad was lovely - I used one of those chopping thingies and diced cucumber, courgette, pepper, carrot, tomatoes and an apple.

Three swips for salad dressing and two oil swips.

I had a couple of nectarines later on.

Chicken curry with mixed grains and broccoli.  Really delicious and there's another portion for tomorrow.

One and a half oil swips and two and a half swips for the grains.

Summary:

one healthy extra C and two Os

five and a half swips

B:  pancakes and fruit

L:  eating out with friends

D:  the rest of the curry and a side salad

and fruit

Friday, 03-07-26 and catch up photos

Hi to anyone still reading.  :-)  It's been a bit of a busy old week, often in the evenings when all I want to do is go to bed, not get my brain together enough to post.
I think, going forward, I may not be able to post every evening so it may be a post for more than one day sometimes.

Here's some of the meals I have had this week.

Avocado, melba toast and a salad

Fruit - the blueberries are from the garden.

A Slimming World Kitchen meal - one tray Mexican steak with beans

Lemon sorbet from an evening out

Fish and chips from ditto

I fancied just baked beans one day

Fruit, yogurt and mixed seeds

Fajita steak, grains and salad

Omelette, grains and tomatoes

Half a four egg omelette filled with onion, pepper and mushrooms plus tomato on the side followed by a nectarine.

Two oil swips.

 
A portion of yesterday's Mexican steak and beans with creme fraiche, cheese and a simple salad.  Very much nicer after a day of sitting in the fridge!

Two and a half swips for salad dressing, one and a half swips for lighter creme fraiche and one C healthy extra for the cheese.

Later on I had an apple.

In the evening, I made the ginger and pork stir fry.
It was nice and I bet it will be nicer when I have the second portion,  The box provided white rice and I subbed half of my favourite pouch of Glorious Grains (Merchant Gourmet) instead.  The rice can go in the Slimmer of the Week basket next week.

It made three portions (one now, one tomorrow and one in the freezer) so what I had was two and a half swips for the grains and two oil swips as I used a tbsp evoo in total.
These SWK boxes expect you will use spray oil but I'm happy to use my oil healthy extra.

For afters, I had a nectarine.

Summary:

one C healthy extra and one O (I'm using initials from now on, I'm fed up of typing the whole name)

four swips

B:  the other half of the omelette with some fried tomatoes and mushrooms and I might sprinkle over some cheese for my C, seeing as the other meals don't really allow for it

L:  another portion of the pork stir fry from yesterday with a side salad

D:  the last SWK meal, jewelled chicken curry with broccoli and the rest of the grains.

And fruit

Regarding the healthy extras, C is calcium, F is fibre and O is oils and fats - easy!  :-)