Mondays Menu and Recipe`s

I said I would journal what we were eating so here is my day for you.
Breakfast

Ok here is where I struggle on a work day,

If I'm off work I have porridge oats made in the microwave with skimmed milk then top it with a banana and either strawberry’s or raspberry’s.

When at work I have a banana and a Nutragrain breakfast bar.

Lunch

Today I have vegetable soup with a bun (bread is a novelty) I only had quarter of the bun as the veg soup was a chunky veg and I didn’t really need the bun.

I also had a packet of snackajacks but never ate them so they are in my drawer for tomorrow.

Dinner

On a Monday we have a creamy chicken and mushroom pasta (sounds naughty)

We used to make this with a full fat creamy mushroom Campbell's condensed soup, we now have the low fat version,

1 large lean chicken fillet diced and dry fried,

Chop 6 large mushrooms add to the pan with crushed garlic (optional) when cooked add chopped spring onions. Add cooked pasta of your choice and then pour over the low fat soup, once everything is heated add mozzarella stir well and serve. We also have some garlic pizza with this it is just a small one for Asda and is cut into 6 pieces of which we have 2 each.

Snacks

If we get hungry later in the evening we would have a piece of fruit.

So today isn’t the most slimming but it is a healthier option to what we were having.

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Tomorrows packed lunch

Pastryless Quiche

Take a large flan dish and line it with wafer thin ham, chop 1 large onion and cook in the microwave for 2 mins.

 

Slice 6 large mushroom then add both the onion and the mushrooms into the flan dish and spread out evenly on the base.

 

I use 2 measuring jugs (because they arn't big enough but you can use 1 if it is larger thean 1litre) and add 3 eggs into each and beat them, I then add 250g of Fat Free Cottage Cheese with Chives into each jug and mix it together with the eggs and add pepper to taste.

 

Pout this mixture into the flan dish covering the onions ad mushrooms, I then decorate with halved plum tomatoes and sprinkle 1 oz (28g) Low Low grated cheese on top.

 

Now bake in a preheated oven 190°C for 30mins. Until set and golden on top

This is a really large flan dish and the flan is cut into 4 it does 2 days lunches for both Chris and I.

Healthy Eating Inspiration.

I had a wonderful surprise yesterday and wanted to share it here for you. As most of you know I have been on a healthier choices mission, Not a Diet because that word just lines me up to fail.

I decided to make healthier choices in my foods and my husband Chris would join me in this. Like many out there I struggle with the what foods should I eat and what meals that are quick when you have been to work all day. I didn’t just want to eat salads.

Well all of this was well and good and I even tried to get active, no not going for jogs, gentle exercise on the Wii, all was fine and dandy and just my cutting fat content, leaner meat, low fat where possible, not buying biscuits stop going to the supermarket on a whim for chocolate or crisps each night but allowing them as a treat. The weight started to come off.

Of course it showed on Chris big time, it just dropped off him, my meds meant it took much longer but it was coming off. 1 1/2 stones worth.

Then my back took a turn for the worse, couldn’t exercise as such but Chris would take me for little walks and I could hold onto his hand and use him as my stick (love that man). So I stuck I felt totally fed up, I know the weight drop had stopped, I kept on with the eating healthier as doing it didn’t actually bother me. I watched Chris shrink before my eyes and I was so happy for him if not a tincy bit jealous that his was visually amazing comparing to mine.

So I stepped on the scales reluctantly knowing in my heart that I hadn’t lost and may well of gained. Well all I can say is that yesterday was a beautiful day and the sun shone on me as to my amazement I had lost another 10lb.

So the story here is don’t give in, just because you don’t feel that you are getting anyway does not mean that you aren’t.

If you would like me to list what we are eating I will, just let me know.

Cards from Create and Craft Tv Show

I nearly forgot to put on the cards from Create and Craft that I'd made, I have more to show next week but here are the first three.

Behind Closed Doors and Drawers

And inside

Pickles and Podge

Petite Sheets

 

Such easy cards, La Pashe makes card making easy.

 

Free Digi–The Big Day–Spit Cloth

Now we all love a freebie don’t we?

Well this one is perfect for this time of year, very topical indeedy.

It is also perfect timing to get it coloured up and join some like minded crafters and become part of a lovely Team of ladies that are so much fun and amazing to work with.

So this is the freebie it’s called The Big Day – Spit Cloth

Hop over and find it on the Just Inklined blog and while you’re there become a follower and maybe even a new member of our design team.

Neon Markers by Letraset–Blog Candy

Two cards to show you today, lets add a splash of colour to the blog.

Butterfly card made with a Cheery Lynn lattice die and the Mather Stewart Butterfly punch, each butterfly is coloured with the Neon markers.

The ribbon buckle is from Mei Flower 

Now the fun part.

Fuzzer the Monster by Meljens digital stamps coloured with the Neon Markers from Letraset and ribbon from Ribbon Carousel 

What little monster wouldn’t like this?

Leave me a comment over on the Letraset Blog as I’m featured over there today and also a comment here and you will be entered twice to win a set of the markers from me.