Christiana's "persistence not perfection" food diary
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Christiana
Mens sana in corpore sano
Of course! I meant to put it up with the pics, completely forgot! There are 2 ways to make these, depending on your preference.
METHOD 1:
1. Boil a few potatoes in Bovril chicken stock until soft enough to mash (how much you use depends on your tastes, but I wouldn't add too much at this stage as there's more seasoning later)
2. Wait for the mash to cool, then form into 'cakes'.
3. Mix a little salt, black pepper and sweet paprika in a shallow dish. Take each cake and toss in the seasoning until covered.
4. Bake or fry in frylight or EVOO until slightly crispy.
METHOD 2:
1. Same as above.
2. Mix the cool mash with a beaten egg, season with salt and pepper (you can even add onion) and form into cakes.
3. Bake or fry each cake in frylight or EVOO until crispy.
In the pics, I used method 1, but be careful it can come out a little too salty, so I favour method 2!
METHOD 1:
1. Boil a few potatoes in Bovril chicken stock until soft enough to mash (how much you use depends on your tastes, but I wouldn't add too much at this stage as there's more seasoning later)
2. Wait for the mash to cool, then form into 'cakes'.
3. Mix a little salt, black pepper and sweet paprika in a shallow dish. Take each cake and toss in the seasoning until covered.
4. Bake or fry in frylight or EVOO until slightly crispy.
METHOD 2:
1. Same as above.
2. Mix the cool mash with a beaten egg, season with salt and pepper (you can even add onion) and form into cakes.
3. Bake or fry each cake in frylight or EVOO until crispy.
In the pics, I used method 1, but be careful it can come out a little too salty, so I favour method 2!
Christiana
Mens sana in corpore sano
No probs! Nope, no egg in method 1.
Christiana
Mens sana in corpore sano
Sunday, 14th August 2011: **EE day**
Breakfast
None
Lunch
Rice with stew (3 syns)
Mackerel
Broccoli, carrots and corn
Dinner
Rice with stew (3 syns)
Chicken with skin (3 syns)
Snacks
Clementine
6 McVitie's Rich Tea biscuits (12 syns)
Drinks
Tesco diet cola with almond
Syns
21 // 60
Breakfast
None
Lunch
Rice with stew (3 syns)
Mackerel
Broccoli, carrots and corn
Dinner
Rice with stew (3 syns)
Chicken with skin (3 syns)
Snacks
Clementine
6 McVitie's Rich Tea biscuits (12 syns)
Drinks
Tesco diet cola with almond
Syns
21 // 60
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Christiana
Mens sana in corpore sano
Monday, 15th August 2011: **EE day**
Breakfast
3 Fried eggs (3 syns)
Tinned spaghetti
Lunch
Rice with stew (3 syns)
Chicken with skin (1.5 syns)
Broccoli, carrots and corn
Dinner
Syn free chips made with 1 Tbsp of EVOO (HEXb)
2 Tesco southern fried chicken fillets (8 syns)
Tinned spaghetti
Snacks
Clementine
Drinks
250ml of semi skimmed milk for cocoa (HEXa)
4 Tsp of Cadbury's Bournville cocoa (4 syns)
Tesco diet cola with almond
Robinsons NAS apple and blackcurrant cordial
Water
Syns
19.5 // 40.5
Breakfast
3 Fried eggs (3 syns)
Tinned spaghetti
Lunch
Rice with stew (3 syns)
Chicken with skin (1.5 syns)
Broccoli, carrots and corn
Dinner
Syn free chips made with 1 Tbsp of EVOO (HEXb)
2 Tesco southern fried chicken fillets (8 syns)
Tinned spaghetti
Snacks
Clementine
Drinks
250ml of semi skimmed milk for cocoa (HEXa)
4 Tsp of Cadbury's Bournville cocoa (4 syns)
Tesco diet cola with almond
Robinsons NAS apple and blackcurrant cordial
Water
Syns
19.5 // 40.5
Christiana
Mens sana in corpore sano
Thursday, 18th August 2011: **EE day**
Breakfast
2 Slices of WW thick wholemeal (HEXb)
2 Tsp of Clover lighter (2 syns)
1 Tsp of Hartley's "no bits" strawberry jam (0.5 syns)
Lunch
Boiled plantain
Broccoli, carrots and corn
Tinned spaghetti
1 Fried egg (1 syn)
1 Wall's thick pork sausage (5 syns)
Dinner
None
Snacks
None
Drinks
250ml of semi skimmed milk for tea (HEXa)
Tesco diet cola with almond
Tesco NAS pear drops cordial
Water
Syns
8.5 // 131.5
Breakfast
2 Slices of WW thick wholemeal (HEXb)
2 Tsp of Clover lighter (2 syns)
1 Tsp of Hartley's "no bits" strawberry jam (0.5 syns)
Lunch
Boiled plantain
Broccoli, carrots and corn
Tinned spaghetti
1 Fried egg (1 syn)
1 Wall's thick pork sausage (5 syns)
Dinner
None
Snacks
None
Drinks
250ml of semi skimmed milk for tea (HEXa)
Tesco diet cola with almond
Tesco NAS pear drops cordial
Water
Syns
8.5 // 131.5
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Christiana
Mens sana in corpore sano
Friday, 19th August 2011: **EE day**
Breakfast
2 Hi fi bars (HEXb + 5.5 syns)
Lunch
Butternut squash roasted in 2 tsp of EVOO (2 syns), salt and black pepper
Skinless roast chicken
Broccoli, carrots, petit pois and corn
6 Tbsp of gravy (1.5 syns)
Dinner
Baked plantain
Boiled eggs
Broccoli, carrots and corn
Baked beans
Snacks
2 Hi fi bars (11.5 syns)
Clementine
Drinks
250ml of semi skimmed milk for tea (HEXa)
Tesco NAS pear drops cordial
Water
Syns
20.5 // 111
Breakfast
2 Hi fi bars (HEXb + 5.5 syns)
Lunch
Butternut squash roasted in 2 tsp of EVOO (2 syns), salt and black pepper
Skinless roast chicken
Broccoli, carrots, petit pois and corn
6 Tbsp of gravy (1.5 syns)
Dinner
Baked plantain
Boiled eggs
Broccoli, carrots and corn
Baked beans
Snacks
2 Hi fi bars (11.5 syns)
Clementine
Drinks
250ml of semi skimmed milk for tea (HEXa)
Tesco NAS pear drops cordial
Water
Syns
20.5 // 111
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Christiana
Mens sana in corpore sano
Saturday, 20th August 2011: **Green day**
Breakfast
4 Slices of WW thick wholemeal (2 x HEXb)
3.5 Tsp of Clover lighter (3.5 syns)
2 Fried eggs (2 syns)
Lunch
Bovril roast potatoes
Baked plantain
Broccoli, carrots and corn
Tinned spaghetti
Dinner
None. Too tired! Got in late, so cup of tea and bed.
Snacks
Clementine
Drinks
250ml of semi skimmed milk for tea (HEXa)
Tesco diet cola with almond
Tesco NAS pear drops cordial
Water
Syns
5.5 // 105.5
Breakfast
4 Slices of WW thick wholemeal (2 x HEXb)
3.5 Tsp of Clover lighter (3.5 syns)
2 Fried eggs (2 syns)
Lunch
Bovril roast potatoes
Baked plantain
Broccoli, carrots and corn
Tinned spaghetti
Dinner
None. Too tired! Got in late, so cup of tea and bed.
Snacks
Clementine
Drinks
250ml of semi skimmed milk for tea (HEXa)
Tesco diet cola with almond
Tesco NAS pear drops cordial
Water
Syns
5.5 // 105.5
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Christiana
Mens sana in corpore sano
Sunday, 21st August 2011: **Flexible EE day**
Breakfast
None
Lunch
Rice with stew (3 syns)
Mackerel
Dinner
Rice with stew (3 syns)
Chicken with skin (3 syns)
Green, yellow and red peppers; broccoli, carrots, corn and onion
Snacks
None
Drinks
Tesco diet cola with almond
4 Bottles of Supermalt (40 syns)
Flexi-syns
49
Spent the day on the road, so I knew my eating would be erratic. Planned on spending 50 syns, glad it come under that....just.
Breakfast
None
Lunch
Rice with stew (3 syns)
Mackerel
Dinner
Rice with stew (3 syns)
Chicken with skin (3 syns)
Green, yellow and red peppers; broccoli, carrots, corn and onion
Snacks
None
Drinks
Tesco diet cola with almond
4 Bottles of Supermalt (40 syns)
Flexi-syns
49
Spent the day on the road, so I knew my eating would be erratic. Planned on spending 50 syns, glad it come under that....just.
Christiana
Mens sana in corpore sano
Monday, 22nd August 2011: **EE day**
Breakfast
Leftover rice with stew (3 syns)
Chicken with skin (1.5 syns)
Broccoli, carrots and corn
Lunch
Syn free chips made with 1 tbsp EVOO (HEXb)
2 Fried eggs (2 syns)
3 Quorn sausages (3 syns)
Boiled carrots and petit pois
Baked beans
Dinner
Mashed potato with 2 tsp of Clover lighter (2 syns)
Broccoli, carrots and corn
Skinless roast chicken
5 Tbsp of gravy (1.5 syns)
Snacks
None
Drinks
Tesco diet cola with almond
Tesco NAS pear drops cordial
Water
Syns
15 // 92.5
Breakfast
Leftover rice with stew (3 syns)
Chicken with skin (1.5 syns)
Broccoli, carrots and corn
Lunch
Syn free chips made with 1 tbsp EVOO (HEXb)
2 Fried eggs (2 syns)
3 Quorn sausages (3 syns)
Boiled carrots and petit pois
Baked beans
Dinner
Mashed potato with 2 tsp of Clover lighter (2 syns)
Broccoli, carrots and corn
Skinless roast chicken
5 Tbsp of gravy (1.5 syns)
Snacks
None
Drinks
Tesco diet cola with almond
Tesco NAS pear drops cordial
Water
Syns
15 // 92.5
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Christiana
Mens sana in corpore sano
Tuesday, 23rd August 2011: **Green day**
Breakfast
2 Fried eggs (2 syns)
Tinned spaghetti
Lunch
4 Slices of WW thick wholemeal (2 x HEXb)
3.5 Tsp of Clover lighter (3.5 syns)
2 Fried eggs (2 syns)
Dinner
To be decided
Snacks
None yet
Drinks
300ml of semi skimmed milk for cocoa (HEXa+)
Tesco diet cola with almond
4 Tsp of Cadbury's Bournville cocoa (4 syns)
Syns
11.5 // 85
Breakfast
2 Fried eggs (2 syns)
Tinned spaghetti
Lunch
4 Slices of WW thick wholemeal (2 x HEXb)
3.5 Tsp of Clover lighter (3.5 syns)
2 Fried eggs (2 syns)
Dinner
To be decided
Snacks
None yet
Drinks
300ml of semi skimmed milk for cocoa (HEXa+)
Tesco diet cola with almond
4 Tsp of Cadbury's Bournville cocoa (4 syns)
Syns
11.5 // 85
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Christiana
Mens sana in corpore sano
Hey Surreygal! Go anywhere nice? I'm fine, still a bit wobbly on the weight loss front, but okay nonetheless!
Christiana
Mens sana in corpore sano
Thursday, 25th August 2011: **EE day**
Breakfast
2 Slices of WW thick wholemeal (HEXb)
1 Tsp of Sunpat smooth peanut butter (1.5 syns)
1 Tsp Hartley's no bits strawberry jam (0.5 syns)
Lunch
Par boiled potatoes mixed in watered down Bovril and fried in 2 Tbsp of EVOO (12 syns) with chopped onion and mackerel
Boiled carrots and petit pois
Baked beans
Dinner
Syn free chips
Skinless roast chicken
Broccoli, carrots and corn
6 Tbsp of gravy (1.5 syns)
Snacks
None yet
Drinks
250ml semi skimmed milk for cocoa (HEXa)
Tesco diet cola with almond
Water
4 Tsp of Cadbury's Bournville cocoa (4 syns)
Syns
19.5 // 120.5
Breakfast
2 Slices of WW thick wholemeal (HEXb)
1 Tsp of Sunpat smooth peanut butter (1.5 syns)
1 Tsp Hartley's no bits strawberry jam (0.5 syns)
Lunch
Par boiled potatoes mixed in watered down Bovril and fried in 2 Tbsp of EVOO (12 syns) with chopped onion and mackerel
Boiled carrots and petit pois
Baked beans
Dinner
Syn free chips
Skinless roast chicken
Broccoli, carrots and corn
6 Tbsp of gravy (1.5 syns)
Snacks
None yet
Drinks
250ml semi skimmed milk for cocoa (HEXa)
Tesco diet cola with almond
Water
4 Tsp of Cadbury's Bournville cocoa (4 syns)
Syns
19.5 // 120.5
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Christiana
Mens sana in corpore sano
Friday, 26th August 2011: **Green day**
Breakfast
4 Slices of WW thick wholemeal (2 x HEXb)
2 Tsp of Clover lighter (2 syns)
2 Boiled eggs
Lunch
Fried rice: parboiled rice then added to chicken stock until cooked; then fried in 1 tbsp of EVOO (6 syns) with chopped onion, petit pois, chilli powder and black pepper
Dinner
Leftovers from lunch
Par boiled potatoes frylighted with a bit of chicken cube for taste
3 Quorn sausages (3 syns)
Snacks
None
Drinks
500ml semi skimmed milk for cocoa (HEXa)
Tesco diet cola with almond
Water
8 Tsp of Cadbury's Bournville cocoa (8 syns)
Syns
19 // 101.5
Breakfast
4 Slices of WW thick wholemeal (2 x HEXb)
2 Tsp of Clover lighter (2 syns)
2 Boiled eggs
Lunch
Fried rice: parboiled rice then added to chicken stock until cooked; then fried in 1 tbsp of EVOO (6 syns) with chopped onion, petit pois, chilli powder and black pepper
Dinner
Leftovers from lunch
Par boiled potatoes frylighted with a bit of chicken cube for taste
3 Quorn sausages (3 syns)
Snacks
None
Drinks
500ml semi skimmed milk for cocoa (HEXa)
Tesco diet cola with almond
Water
8 Tsp of Cadbury's Bournville cocoa (8 syns)
Syns
19 // 101.5
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Christiana
Mens sana in corpore sano
Saturday, 27th August 2011: **Green day**
Breakfast
4 Slices of WW thick wholemeal (2 x HEXb)
2 Tsp of Clover lighter (2 syns)
2 Fried eggs (2 syns)
Lunch
Couscous made up with stock then fried in 1 Tbsp of EVOO (6 syns) with onion, broccoli, carrots and corn
Dinner
Leftovers from lunch
Boiled potato
2 Quorn sausages (2 syns)
Snacks
6 McVities digestive biscuits (21 syns)
Drinks
250ml semi skimmed milk for tea (HEXa)
Tesco diet cola with almond
Water
Syns
33 // 68.5
Breakfast
4 Slices of WW thick wholemeal (2 x HEXb)
2 Tsp of Clover lighter (2 syns)
2 Fried eggs (2 syns)
Lunch
Couscous made up with stock then fried in 1 Tbsp of EVOO (6 syns) with onion, broccoli, carrots and corn
Dinner
Leftovers from lunch
Boiled potato
2 Quorn sausages (2 syns)
Snacks
6 McVities digestive biscuits (21 syns)
Drinks
250ml semi skimmed milk for tea (HEXa)
Tesco diet cola with almond
Water
Syns
33 // 68.5
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Christiana
Mens sana in corpore sano
Sunday, 28th August 2011: **EE day**
Breakfast
Potato and onion omelette
1 Tbsp of EVOO (HEXb)
Baked beans
Lunch
Rice with stew (3 syns)
Mackerel
Broccoli, carrots, peas and corn
Dinner
Leftovers from lunch (3 syns)
Chicken with skin (3 syns)
Broccoli, carrots, peas and corn
Snacks
2 Haribo Tangfastic sweets (2 syns?)
Drinks
250ml semi skimmed milk for cocoa (HEXa)
4 Tsp of Cadbury's Bournville cocoa (4 syns)
Tesco diet cola with almond
Water
Syns
15 // 57.5
Breakfast
Potato and onion omelette
1 Tbsp of EVOO (HEXb)
Baked beans
Lunch
Rice with stew (3 syns)
Mackerel
Broccoli, carrots, peas and corn
Dinner
Leftovers from lunch (3 syns)
Chicken with skin (3 syns)
Broccoli, carrots, peas and corn
Snacks
2 Haribo Tangfastic sweets (2 syns?)
Drinks
250ml semi skimmed milk for cocoa (HEXa)
4 Tsp of Cadbury's Bournville cocoa (4 syns)
Tesco diet cola with almond
Water
Syns
15 // 57.5
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Christiana
Mens sana in corpore sano
Monday, 29th August 2011: **EE day**
Breakfast
3 Fried eggs (3 syns)
Tinned spaghetti
Lunch
Rice with stew (3 syns)
Chicken with skin (1.5 syns)
Broccoli, carrots, petit pois and corn
Dinner
Parboiled potatoes fried in 1 tbsp + 2.5 tsp of EVOO (11 syns)
Skinless roast chicken
Boiled carrots and petit pois
6 Tbsp of gravy (1.5 syns)
Snacks
None yet
Drinks
250ml semi skimmed milk for tea (HEXa)
Tesco diet cola with almond
Water
Syns
20 // 37.5
Breakfast
3 Fried eggs (3 syns)
Tinned spaghetti
Lunch
Rice with stew (3 syns)
Chicken with skin (1.5 syns)
Broccoli, carrots, petit pois and corn
Dinner
Parboiled potatoes fried in 1 tbsp + 2.5 tsp of EVOO (11 syns)
Skinless roast chicken
Boiled carrots and petit pois
6 Tbsp of gravy (1.5 syns)
Snacks
None yet
Drinks
250ml semi skimmed milk for tea (HEXa)
Tesco diet cola with almond
Water
Syns
20 // 37.5
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