Thread: Lydia's points diary and food log

Originally Posted by lydia150970

Oh you definintely need to try sweet potatoes, just peel them and chop into chip shapes, put on a non stick tray spray with buttery frylight and roast for about 45mins to 1 hour - I like my quite well done and crispy.

You can roast them (really love with chilli oil - you get a sweet and sour thing going on).

Or mashed, lower carbs than potatoes, although the same points. Great as a base for soups and casseroles as well.

Everytime i look at your diary hun i get an idea for a dinner! I LOVE sweet potato so will most definately have to try those chips! Thanks!

My pleasure Emma - its always good for motivation to share ideas.

Food for today:

B - 2 weetabix (2 points)
L - Salad (0 points)
Sweetcorn (0.5 points)
1 sliced egg (1.5 points)
40g low fat cheddar (2.5 points)
1 tablespoon Hellmans EL Mayo (0 points)
Yoghurt (1 point)
D - Lemon and pepper quorn fillet (3 points)
Lemon rice with seasoned vegetables (2.5 points)
Homemade rice pudding (skimmed milk) (2 points)
S - WW coconut whip bar (1.5 points)
Banana (1.5 points)
Miniola (0.5 points)
Milk (1.5 points)

20 points out of 20

2 litres water

Food for today:

B - 40g branflakes (2 points)
1 chopped banana (1.5 points)
L - salad (0 points)
Sweetcorn (0.5 points)
3 Quorn Lime Chilli dippers (3 points)
1 yoghurt (1 point)
D - 1/2 pack Beanfeast bolognaise (3 points)
60g dried weight spagetti (3 points)
1 tablespoon low fat cheese (1 point)
Skinny Cow Mint choc chip (1.5 points)
S - milk (1.5 points)
WW Rich toffee bar (1.5 points)
Miniola (0.5 points)

20 points out of 20

2 litres of water

Your menu is SO much more varied than mine Getting some good ideas though

I didn't know Hellman's Extra Light was 0 points. Just wish I could like it as much as the full fat version. No, scratch that, wish I could like it at all - tastes like wallpaper paste to me

Its 0.5 points for 3 tablespoons, I only ever had 1 tablespoon so zero points.

Starlight - variety is my downfall sometimes, I have to be eating different things all the time otherwise I get very bored and then fall off the diet bandwagon!

Originally Posted by Starlight

Your menu is SO much more varied than mine Getting some good ideas though

Aaaah its more varied than mine too Sandy! I always try to make mine more varied but it doesnt happen! x

Food for today:

B - 50g special K (2.5points)
L - Watercress and stilton soup (2.5 points)
2 rice cakes (1 point)
Yoghurt (1 point)
D - Quorn lasagne (4.5 points)
Salad (0 points)
WW salad dressing (0 points)
S - Milk (1.5 points)
Skinny cow (1.5 points)

WW Rich toffee bar (1.5 points)
Banana (1.5 points)
Small orange (0.5 points)

18 points out of 20 so far

2 litres of water

Lydia your menus always sound YUMMY! .. my diet is nowhere near as varied! i get kinda scared of trying new things lol ...

Hi Lydia. What do you use to make the bechamel sauce for your quorn lasagne?

Hi

I got the receipe off the WW website and theres no bechamel sauce, its pasta, "meat", pasta, "meat" pasta then a sauce made from framage frais and cream cheese (light or extra light), it was ok, not brilliant, I probably wouldnt' make it again but had two portions in the freezer.

if I was going to use a bechamel sauce I would use a low fat marg and skimmed milk, with lots of seasoning in and maybe a little bit of mustard to give it some taste.

Thanks Lydia x