Caterina's food diary

[Caterina]

Hello all,

it is good to have space for a food diary, will edit and update as and when I can.

B. Dry fried egg, baked beans, dry fried mushrooms, tea.
S. Activia fig 3.5
L. Pasta peas and onion soup, salad w mozzarella & 1.5tsp oil, nat. yogurt with nuts and 3 prunes (1st hexA, 1st hexB, 4)
S. Celery sticks with 40g half fat cheddar (2nd hexA)
D. Aduki bean and veg soup, 2 tsp oil (4)
S. Small bowl of soup (no oil), banana, 2 tbsps natural yogurt (1)

Total 12.5

 

[Caterina]

Today 22nd January (green):

B. Scrambled eggs in 1/2 tsp oil (1), 1 oz smoked salmon (1/2 hexB), black tea
S. 2 ryvitas (1/2 hexB), 1 tbsp peanut butter (4.5), marmite
L. Leftover Aduki soup, salad with 1 tsp oil (2), apple in natural yogurt (1)
S. 2 ryvitas (1/2 hexB) with 2 tsps Philly light (1)
D. Chick pea and vegetable curry with 1 tsp oil (2) and creamed coconut (2), boiled rice, steamed cabbage
S. Reduced fat cheddar (hexA) with celery sticks

total 13.5.

 

[Caterina]

Here's today plan (green)

B. Activia prune (3) with apple, banana and orange, 2 ryvitas (1/2 hexB) with Philly light (hexA)
S. 6 Brazil nuts (hexB)
L. Boiled eggs and salad with 1tsp mayo and 1 tsp oil (4 in total)
S. 2 ryvitas (1/2 hexB) with Philly light (hexA)
D. Lentil and veg soup, salad with 1 tsp oil (2), fruit salad with cream (2)

total planned 11

 

[Red Riding Hood]

Just popping by to say hello Caterina, with your new diary. How is it all going for you? You aduki bean soup sounds interesting.

 

[JulesM40]

HI

 

[Caterina]

Thank you Red Riding Hood and Jules for your greetings!

i was doing fine until tonight when I had friends around to dinner, all was going well until I had a couple of glasses of wine and had bread and butter, quite a lot of it, then cake, a lot too! But it is only one episode, tomorrow is another day and I shall be fine!

Re Aduki bean soup, soak 500g Aduki beans overnight, rinse, put in a pan with plenty of cold water, and boil hard for 5 minutes, then simmer for appx 1 hour or until tender. Add sliced carrot, cabbage and leek, bouillon powder and any spices and herbs you like. I add turmeric, cayenne pepper (in moderation) and fresh chopped parsley. If you like it thicker you can cook some rice or pasta in the bean broth, but I like the soup totally veg and bean.

I also add 1 tsp olive oil to each bowl of the soup because A. It tastes nice B. it helps absorb the fat soluble vitamins better C. It fills you up more.

Enjoy!

 

[JulesM40]

Thank you Red Riding Hood and Jules for your greetings!

i was doing fine until tonight when I had friends around to dinner, all was going well until I had a couple of glasses of wine and had bread and butter, quite a lot of it, then cake, a lot too! But it is only one episode, tomorrow is another day and I shall be fine!

Re Aduki bean soup, soak 500g Aduki beans overnight, rinse, put in a pan with plenty of cold water, and boil hard for 5 minutes, then simmer for appx 1 hour or until tender. Add sliced carrot, cabbage and leek, bouillon powder and any spices and herbs you like. I add turmeric, cayenne pepper (in moderation) and fresh chopped parsley. If you like it thicker you can cook some rice or pasta in the bean broth, but I like the soup totally veg and bean.

I also add 1 tsp olive oil to each bowl of the soup because A. It tastes nice B. it helps absorb the fat soluble vitamins better C. It fills you up more.

Enjoy!

I keep getting told ... if you have a bad day draw a line under it and start again tomorrow. You will get back on track no probs

The Aduki Bean soup sounds interesting I have never tried Aduki beans x