I'm really pleased that I have managed to hold off doing a shop until tomorrow - new month, new budget.
I know it is all numbers on a spreadsheet really but it helps to be able to sort of compartmentalise spending - it helps me, anyway.
I know it is all numbers on a spreadsheet really but it helps to be able to sort of compartmentalise spending - it helps me, anyway.
I went through my cupboards and fridge today, tried to work out what I should reasonably need in October in terms of store cupboard stuff and I have a Little List to work through (and it is fairly little) - but not at Sainsburys as it's expensive. I'll go to Morrisons for most of it at some point, or maybe Aldi.
So, tomorrow morning, after Groove, I'm off to Sainsburys to stock up on my fresh produce and, main reason for shopping there, to get some items I can't find anywhere else. Oh, and doing my monthly petrol fill up.
So, tomorrow morning, after Groove, I'm off to Sainsburys to stock up on my fresh produce and, main reason for shopping there, to get some items I can't find anywhere else. Oh, and doing my monthly petrol fill up.
What I ate today
Half a syn for the seeds.
Later on, I had an apple.
I needed a bit of orange juice for the dressing and I had the rest of the orange for dessert.
Three syns for half a tbsp oil.
I'm afraid I wolfed down some almonds in the afternoon . . . ooops!
Here's the link for the vegetable part. I used red onion.
Three syns for oil. I probably ought to syn the anchovies but I'm not going to.
Dessert was two plums.
Summary:
no healthy extra As or Bs BUT . . .
. . . by the time I count the almonds, it probably sort of balances out. I am not stressing.
six and a half syns
My meal plans for tomorrow:
B: fruit, yogurt and seeds
L: soup and croutons; fruit
Using another of the soup bases from the freezer with add ons of what I have in the fridge
D: mixed beans with tomatoes and anchovies
leek, pea and ham pasta, maybe side veg; fruit
Exercise: Groove class and the walk there and back (if it's not raining)
No extra bit this evening. you can have the evening off. 😉
The cod looks delicious. I love broad beans and find that the frozen ones taste pretty good in the absence of fresh.
ReplyDeleteThe SW Mediterranean recipe book arrived but I’m not all that enamoured. I need to have an in-depth look but nothing looks as good as your cod meal also far!
I think so too - better than some other frozen veg.
DeleteI read through the book (it is now Thursday) with a 'how can I adapt' mindset and I think there's a decent number of possibilities. I need to do next week's planning so I can incorporate some of them into next week's meals.