Hi, everyone! Welcome to my blog where I talk about my ongoing Slimming World and associated health journeys. At present, I am working to reduce my 'bad' cholesterol through diet, particularly using the Mediterranean way of eating.
I made a lovely and simple soup today.
Two broccoli stems
Bit of onion and a bit of carrot
Chicken stock (could use veg)
half a can of butterbeans
seasonings to own taste.
I just boiled up the chopped vegetables in the stock and seasoning, adding the drained butterbeans near the end. Then I blended it all down, checked and adjusted the liquid and seasonings and bobs your uncle, three thick portions of soup which I will probably dilute down with some milk or yogurt when I actually use it. For now, they are in the freezer.
Nothing radical, nothing different but using what might otherwise be thrown away and some fresh chicken stock I had in the freezer. Also, butterbeans give a lovely, creamy texture without actually using cream.
Very satisfying all round.
And I am using the rest of the butterbeans in a feta, olive and butterbean salad in a few days.
What I ate today:
This was really tasty - smoked haddock fried is just a tiny bit of butter and a poached egg that, surprisingly for me, was cooked just right!
Two syns for the butter.
I served it on some watercress and mixed leaves. I do love watercress so looked it up and it really is very good for you.
There's lots of info about watercress on the Internet. Here's a link to one.
My favourite sort of roast. Bit of lean meat, a small potato roasted, some sauce and loads and loads of vegetables - parsnips, carrots, onion, sprouts and broccoli - although we will not notice how 'rusty' the broccoli is, OK?
The chicken was part of a pack of sliced chicken from Morrisons and it was really nice. There's a tiny bit of homemade cranberry sauce that I had to use up for ages to go with it.
No gravy - I can take or leave most gravy.
A nominal half syn for the sauce - made with sweetener, I doubt it is even that but better safe than sorry.
I was quite low on syns so I decided to spend six on another slice of bread so I could have more toastie. Really filling with a scruffy old salad on the side.
One and a half syns for some chutney, six syns for the extra bread, one syn for some seeds and half for some commercial dressing (UPF but needs using up and I don't want to waste it)
Summary:
two healthy extra As
one healthy extra B
eleven and a half syns
Tomorrow's plans:
B: fruit, seeds and yogurt
L: wrap pizza, salad; fruit
D: loaded fajita chicken chips and a side salad; fruit
Exercise: circuits
Today, the news came through that Margaret Miles-Bramwell, the founder and guiding light of the whole Slimming World business passed peacefully away this morning with her family by her side.
Obviously, I had no direct connection with Margaret but the work that she started and oversaw for so, so long has made a huge difference to my life and, for that, I am so very grateful.
RIP, Margaret, and condolences to her family, friends and colleagues.