New to SW and thinking i am having too much!
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Ali*
Gold Member
Oh it was yummy-I was pretty impressed as it was my first risotto and didnt have a proper recipe lol.
Love how much variety there is-still find it weird calling it a diet
Ooh, I've never made a risotto ... can you let us know how you made it please??
zoe302
Silver Member
Hey Ali
I added one onion, with one red pepper and one green pepper, chilli and garlic. 'Fried' them in frylight, for about 2 minutes. Then I added chopped asparagus and the risotto rice. 'Fried' it for about 2 more minutes, then slowly added all the stock (250g of rice=9oomls, I used 500g so used nearly 2 litres of stock). t\ook a while to add becuase you have to keep adding it slowly and keep stirring it.
At the end when it was almost ready I added parsley and some crushed chilli (I like things spicy)
when it actually went on the plates I gave the OH cheese on his and I stirred in quark, whihc made it nice a creamy as well-in proper risotto you are meant to add parmasan.
Hope this makes sense lol
x
I added one onion, with one red pepper and one green pepper, chilli and garlic. 'Fried' them in frylight, for about 2 minutes. Then I added chopped asparagus and the risotto rice. 'Fried' it for about 2 more minutes, then slowly added all the stock (250g of rice=9oomls, I used 500g so used nearly 2 litres of stock). t\ook a while to add becuase you have to keep adding it slowly and keep stirring it.
At the end when it was almost ready I added parsley and some crushed chilli (I like things spicy)
when it actually went on the plates I gave the OH cheese on his and I stirred in quark, whihc made it nice a creamy as well-in proper risotto you are meant to add parmasan.
Hope this makes sense lol
x
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zoe302
Silver Member
Have to say I was def worried doing it, but it was lovely-and I made so much it fed me and OH for dinner, and our lunch today and will doing my lunch tomorrow, as I am back in work and it is always easy to have something you can throw into Microwave lol
Have to make a few additions for yesterday.......
After dinner I decided to use some syns, so I had a choc hob nob 4.5, a mini twister 2.5, and a jaffa cake 2.5, so total of 9.5 syns, which i thoroughly enjoyed, followed by a handful of grapes and some strawberries! lol, greedy pig-and loving it!! :clap:
As for today.
Bfast- 2 x hovis slices (400g loaf) Hex B, baked beans, 2 x quorn sausages, followed by an apple and an orange. Also nibbled on strawberries while getting it ready lol
Snack-Coffee with milk (skimmed Hex A)
Lunch- well once I am hungry-which I am totally not right now, I will be having some of last nights risotto with some peas. yum yum. Although thinking that wont be happening until about 3!
Not doing too bad today!
Have to make a few additions for yesterday.......
After dinner I decided to use some syns, so I had a choc hob nob 4.5, a mini twister 2.5, and a jaffa cake 2.5, so total of 9.5 syns, which i thoroughly enjoyed, followed by a handful of grapes and some strawberries! lol, greedy pig-and loving it!! :clap:
As for today.
Bfast- 2 x hovis slices (400g loaf) Hex B, baked beans, 2 x quorn sausages, followed by an apple and an orange. Also nibbled on strawberries while getting it ready lol
Snack-Coffee with milk (skimmed Hex A)
Lunch- well once I am hungry-which I am totally not right now, I will be having some of last nights risotto with some peas. yum yum. Although thinking that wont be happening until about 3!
Not doing too bad today!
zoe302
Silver Member
So...........
after a day of feeling very full, lol, i finally got round to the final segment.
I had an apple as a snack at around 5.
Then at 7.30 we had, Roasted BNS wedges again-delicious!, with sweetcorn, carrots, mashed swede mixed with a couple of potatoes a quorn chicken fillet and a little spicy tomato sauce. All free!
Now although i am full, am debating what to have as a snack later. Thinking a mini twister would go down well (2.5 syns) followed by a jaffa cake (2.5) which gives me a total syn value today of 9.5 (inclucing the choc hob nob i had earlier 4.50)
Still not doing too bad :dance:
after a day of feeling very full, lol, i finally got round to the final segment.
I had an apple as a snack at around 5.
Then at 7.30 we had, Roasted BNS wedges again-delicious!, with sweetcorn, carrots, mashed swede mixed with a couple of potatoes a quorn chicken fillet and a little spicy tomato sauce. All free!
Now although i am full, am debating what to have as a snack later. Thinking a mini twister would go down well (2.5 syns) followed by a jaffa cake (2.5) which gives me a total syn value today of 9.5 (inclucing the choc hob nob i had earlier 4.50)
Still not doing too bad :dance:
Laura250blue
Silver Member
Thats what I love about it - I hate being hungryyyy! Im going to try the BNS wedges...they sound delish and OH would like them too i reckon! keep it up
zoe302
Silver Member
Laura, I ALWAYS put on a little garlic salt and some chilli flakes onto the wedges before cooking, i really think the garlic brings out the flavour. but def worth it yum yum
So otherwise, diary for today
b'fast- 2 weetabix (HEX b) with skimmed milk (hex A) WITH STRAWBERRIES. Coffee with sweetners and milk from hex a
snack- Orange, then picked on strawberries during class tut tut. then had a plum before lunch
lunch-left over risotto with carrots and sweetcorn from last nights dinner. delicious
Snack-Another plum
Coffee, with sweetner and last of milk, with a random quorn sausage lol
Now to plan dinner-hmmmmmm!!??
x
So otherwise, diary for today
b'fast- 2 weetabix (HEX b) with skimmed milk (hex A) WITH STRAWBERRIES. Coffee with sweetners and milk from hex a
snack- Orange, then picked on strawberries during class tut tut. then had a plum before lunch
lunch-left over risotto with carrots and sweetcorn from last nights dinner. delicious
Snack-Another plum
Coffee, with sweetner and last of milk, with a random quorn sausage lol
Now to plan dinner-hmmmmmm!!??
x
Abigail'sMummy
Full Member
Thought I would pop in and say Hi hun, as I have recently started Slimming world. I joined a group in Jan, but I didnt really get that much from it, so I am doing it from home now. I see we are around the same weight, would be nice to share our journeys e.t.c Hope you have had a good day x
zoe302
Silver Member
So finally decided what to have for dinner, and it was yummy.
I had a quorn chicken and veg curry.
Made using red pepper, courgette, onion, a few chicken pieces, chilli, garlic, curry powder, cumin powder, crushed chillis, passata and asparagus. Plus a tin of carrots. Served with some boiled rice. Was made with nearly all veg-too be honest the asparagus took up 1/3rd of the plate.
I am now very stuffed. lol, so instead of snacks I am going for a tin of fosters beer-yum yum 7.5 syns, which will bring my total to 12 syns.
:crazy:
I had a quorn chicken and veg curry.
Made using red pepper, courgette, onion, a few chicken pieces, chilli, garlic, curry powder, cumin powder, crushed chillis, passata and asparagus. Plus a tin of carrots. Served with some boiled rice. Was made with nearly all veg-too be honest the asparagus took up 1/3rd of the plate.
I am now very stuffed. lol, so instead of snacks I am going for a tin of fosters beer-yum yum 7.5 syns, which will bring my total to 12 syns.
:crazy:
zoe302
Silver Member
So the diary today
Bfast- 2 x weetabix, with hex A skimmed milk and lots of strawberries.
Snack-apple, and more strawberries. A coffee with hex a and sweetners.
Lunch- Left overs-mashed swede with pots, quorn chicken fillet, and a quorn sausage, with some carrots covered with a little passata.
Snack- oh wait actually i didnt have one
Dinner- Smash free pizza- smash pot base with passata sauce quorn chicken pieces, sweetcorn peppers onions with a little quark on top, with a side of BNS wedges, followed by smask garlic bread :jelous: would not recommend it.
Now as for the first time in about a year my TOTM is here i wanted a drink so I am having a vodka with diet coke (4 syns)
which is going slowly-gorgot i dont like vodka very much-but it is much less syns than beer.
Now though I want some choccy biscuits or something
have 11 syns but wondering what why I should organise it Jaffa cakes (2.5) twister (2.5) CHOC HOB NOB (4.5) decisions decisions
however i have to say i am not really hungry it really would just be comfort food, as I feel so heavy with this stupid totm grrrr, knew there were reasons I was glad I dont get it anymore
xx
Bfast- 2 x weetabix, with hex A skimmed milk and lots of strawberries.
Snack-apple, and more strawberries. A coffee with hex a and sweetners.
Lunch- Left overs-mashed swede with pots, quorn chicken fillet, and a quorn sausage, with some carrots covered with a little passata.
Snack- oh wait actually i didnt have one
Dinner- Smash free pizza- smash pot base with passata sauce quorn chicken pieces, sweetcorn peppers onions with a little quark on top, with a side of BNS wedges, followed by smask garlic bread :jelous: would not recommend it.
Now as for the first time in about a year my TOTM is here i wanted a drink so I am having a vodka with diet coke (4 syns)
which is going slowly-gorgot i dont like vodka very much-but it is much less syns than beer.
Now though I want some choccy biscuits or something
have 11 syns but wondering what why I should organise it Jaffa cakes (2.5) twister (2.5) CHOC HOB NOB (4.5) decisions decisions
however i have to say i am not really hungry it really would just be comfort food, as I feel so heavy with this stupid totm grrrr, knew there were reasons I was glad I dont get it anymore
xx
Shrimpy
Gold Member
Pop out and get some mikado - 0.5syns each stick!
I also buy multipacks of treatsize choc, then you get more for your syns!
If it's comfort, how about getting a nice hot choc Highlights for 2.0 syns (I think it is Veggie friendly) and then you could get some mini marshmallows and weigh out 7g for 1syn.
I also buy multipacks of treatsize choc, then you get more for your syns!
If it's comfort, how about getting a nice hot choc Highlights for 2.0 syns (I think it is Veggie friendly) and then you could get some mini marshmallows and weigh out 7g for 1syn.
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