July Favourites: Slimming World

What I have loved in the month of July.

Free Food

My favourite fruits, great on their own or chopped up in a fruit salad.

Clementine, Nectarine and Strawberries

Quark is my favourite versatile ingredient it can be used in sweet and savoury dishes.

Quark

I have switched from white pasta to wholegrain pasta and it's so much tastier.

Wholegrain pasta

Pickled onions are great in a salad, chucked in a soup or just something to pick at when you open the fridge.

Pickled Onions

 Healthy Extra A

This has to be a staple in the world of losing weight, great on crackers or melted down to make a cheese sauce.

Laughing Cow Light. Five triangles for one healthy extra A choice

Healthy Extra B

I love these crackers they are so light and with an allowance of six it feels really naughty. Top with laughing cow light and tomatoes or use syns for a bit of low fat spread and top with ham and lettuce.

Ryvita Wholegrain Crackerbread. Six crackers are one healthy extra B

Syns

I love these crisps, they are low in syns and taste fantastic, a proper bag of crisps. Very similar to Golden Wonder Lights.

Asda Discs.  4.5 syns each.

Drinks

I would be lost without vimto.

Vimto. Syn free.

Favourite Recipe 

I have made this a couple of times in July and I love it, it's sweet and squidgy and lovely with a cuppa.

Swiss Roll

http://flab2fab82.blogspot.com/2011/07/low-syn-swiss-roll.html

Slimming World Food Diary 16/05/2011. Green Day.

(F) = Free foods

(A) = Healthy Extra A

(B) = Healthy Extra B

(Number) = Syn Value

Breakfast: 2 slices of weight watchers Danish (B), egg (F) and tomato ketchup (1)

Dinner: Quorn turkey and stuff style slices (F) on 2 slices of weight watchers Danish (B) with 2 Laughing Cow Light triangles (A), tomato (F), lettuce. Cous cous with vegetable Oxo cube, garlic and Italian seasoning and some potato salad made with 1 tablespoon of extra light mayonnaise (.05), garlic (F) and mixed herbs (F).

Tea: Sainsbury's instant mash (F), beans (F) and egg (F)

Snacks: 2 shape 0% yoghurt (F), double chocolate Alpen light (3.5), Cadburys highlight hot chocolate (2), apple (F)

Total Syns: 8 (1 syn came from sugar in hot drinks)

Healthy Extra A: 4 Laughing Cow Light Triangles
Healthy Extra A:  Semi skimmed milk
Healthy Extra B: 2 slices of weight watchers Danish
Healthy Extra B: 2 slices of weight watchers Danish

Not a good day for fruit and vegetables, will try harder to get more into my diet. 

Sorry for neglecting the blog

As the title says sorry for neglecting the blog, I have been extremely busy with work, however from tomorrow I have a week off to expect more posts and reviews. I have also been working on an article piece for the blog so that should be finished in the next few days. 

On the diet front things are still going well I have tried to vary my diet a bit and eat more vegetables. I did my first ever cooking video Chicken stuffed with cheese wrapped in bacon served on a bed of rice and green beans, you can see it here, any criticism is gratefully received. I do realise I need a better tripod I currently have a mini one which is fine for videos but not so great for cooking videos any recommendations? The meal itself was absolutely gorgeous just what I needed after a long shift at work. The plate is very full of food, I am following Slimming World which allows you to have unlimited 'free food' which the whole plate was plus a healthy extra for the cheese. Allowing myself a generous serving means I don't have the urge to snack on unhealthy foods. I will do a blog post with the recipe soon and also add some of the pictures I took. 

It's my weigh-in tomorrow and I'm hopeful that I have lost again; actually I'm looking forward to stepping on them scales. I am still a little too embarrassed of my weight to share what I weigh but in a few months I hope to start sharing then pictures of weigh-in, although the weight will still be embarrassing I know that I will be losing it. 

Anyways, happy slimming and keep up the good work.

Food Diary 21/01/2011

Hi, 

I thought I would enter my menu's for the past couple of days. Once I am off my nights I will be taking more pictures of food to add to the blog. 

• (F) = free food
• (HExA) = Healthy Extra A
• (HExB) = Healthy Extra B
• (1,2 etc) = Syn values

21st January

Breakfast: Quorn sausage(F), baked beans(F), two rashers of bacon with all fat cut off (HExB), 3 slices of Weight Watchers Brown Danish (HExB)  with 2 laughing cow light triangles (HExA) with a cup of tea 1 sugar (1)

Snack: Grapes(F)

Dinner: Mild cheese and broccoli pasta 'n' sauce (1.5) and Alpen Light bar (3)

Tea: Spaghetti bacon and mushroom ( bacon  28g (3),  Parmesan cheese (HExA), egg (F), mushroom (F), Pepper (F)) I will do a video and blog post for this recipe in the future as it's yummy

Snacks: Weight Watchers corn bacon bites (4)

Total syns: 12.5

I felt this day went well I didn't go over my allowance however didn't have enough fruit and vegetables. I find when working nights I just want quick things so tend to go for the syn free or low syn packets of rice or pasta.

I have still got my tea to have today so I will update food diary tomorrow.