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Becles wrote:I sprayed a baking tray with sunflower oil in a spray bottle. Washed some potatoes and sliced them into chips. I put them on the tray and sprayed them with oil too. I baked them at 200°C for 30 minutes, and my two didn't comment on them, and thought they were normal chips
Lower in fat and much cheaper than frozen chips.
can potatoes be peeled and sliced into chips then kept fresh (frozen?) for a few days before being cooked? It'd be nice if I could do that over the weekend and then cook some during the week if I fancy them but am too tired/not bothered to peel and slice potatoes!
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Lychee
You could just scrub some large potatoes and bake them in the microwave - then put them in the fridge - when you want chips just cut into wedges and spray with oil and put in oven."This site is addictive!"
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Lychee wrote:can potatoes be peeled and sliced into chips then kept fresh (frozen?) for a few days before being cooked? It'd be nice if I could do that over the weekend and then cook some during the week if I fancy them but am too tired/not bothered to peel and slice potatoes!
I never peel veg unless the skin is damaged. It only takes a few minutes to give them a scrub with a veggie brush and slice them, so I just make them as and when.Here I go again on my own....0 -
Becles wrote:I never peel veg unless the skin is damaged. It only takes a few minutes to give them a scrub with a veggie brush and slice them, so I just make them as and when.
Me too!!! ... I just washed and chipped them with their skins on ... think of the extra fibre
I made some last night with Desiree spuds and they were even nicer 
I don't bother peeling carrots either, unless the skin is really rough, as I was once told that all the vitamins accumulate in the layer just under the skin, although I don't know if that's just an old wives tale or not
"An Ye Harm None, Do What Ye Will"
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It is that what you do, good or bad,
will come back to you three times as strong!
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all that time and effort peeling...........................................
Many thanks to elona, Becles and Curry_Queen for the useful info!0 -
I just thought I would report how things are going. It has been 2 weeks since I started the healthy eating and although DS2 isn't eating an awful lot more, he is trying things.
But the main difference, and to be honest I can't believe it, is my DS1s behaviour. He was always a terribly loud and hyper child and since watching the Jamie Oliver programme decided to cut out junk completely and the fizzy pops, he is a different child. Our house is a completely different place to what it has been. I usually had to scream and shout at the boys to get them to do something, now my eldest listens and isn't agressive anymore.
We have stopped having cordials and fizzy pops and now only have milk, water or pure fruit juice to drink and everything I cook is fresh - not convenience.
Thanks to all who replied to my original post.
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Alison
I am really glad that everything is working so well for you:):) "This site is addictive!"
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Yeh that sounds great Alison, you'll also notice benefits in yourself now too!!! Bargain! Honorary Northern Bird bestowed by AnselmI'm a Board Guide and volunteer to help get your forum questions answered and keep the forum running smoothly on Special Occasions, Green/Ethical, Motoring/Overseas/UK Travel & Flood boards, it's not part of my role to deal with reportable posts. Report inappropriate or illegal posts to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. Views are MINE & not official MSE ones
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Trying to do the healthy eating thing I'm serving more chicken than red meat. Tonight I put garlic, tinned tomatoes, tbsp pesto and some extra garlic in a bowl added chicken breasts and cooked in oven. Cooked oven chips to go with it and served it with HM (ooh I'm so with-it!) herby bread.
It was delicious! Four clean plates and by my reckoning quite a healthy meal. Fruit for pud Mink0 -
whats the best way to lose weight old style,i have been going to rosemary conley but i find it bumps my shopping bill up and am eating a lot of junk food.my old neighbour next door seems to think its excersise that counts more than eating.she said if we walked everwhere instead of getting in the car the weight would drop of.but i have to confess i hate walking.she said years ago people ate more fat ie bread and dripping and lots of jam and pastry but they burnt if of because they were more physical.0
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