Eat for £12 a week?

dannahaz

Cute_n_Quirky wrote: »

With all that stodgy processed food they would need it!

Sorry, but I don't think much of PP's food is processed. It's made from scratch, not shop bought convenience foods.

embb

Penny Pincher I think your menus sound fab and I'd give anything to come and live at your house There's nothing wrong with good wholesome home cooked meals, I do them myself, I'm also sick of being told by the government what I should and shouldn't eat and those do-gooders that go round judging people because they don't eat what they're told to *looks at cute and quirky*. Bloody nuisances they are......

I'm off to make a chicken dinner with shop bought yorks and I don't care who knows it

Penny-Pincher!!

I know my meals are well balanced and nutricious (sp?)...we eat more than the recomended 5 portions of fruit/veg per day and we drink more than 2 litres each of water each day:A :rotfl: dont really do processed either ...funny how this person hasnt come back to us:p ...nothing better to do!

Your all welcome anytime!

PP
xx

elona

Penny

She sad on a "Madeleine" thread that she was clairvoyant - so she probably does not need to come on here to know what is being said?:eek:

Ches

I think it is well documented that as a nation we were at our most healthy during the war years when most foods were rationed and meals were made from what was available with enough 'stodge' in the form of potatoes, pastry etc to make a filling meal. Surely then we are over emphasising what is healthy and to simplyfy it, I think it is home cooked and where possible home grown ingredients as opposed to 'convenience' foods. To be honest I can't even worry too much about the 5 a day rule as surely our bodies don't react in each 24 hours and as long as overall we eat plenty of fruit/veg with some protein and carbohydrate (sp) we will be healthy. I think portion size is much more important along with exercise as that, in my opinion, is what is really meant by 'old style'.

newster

I agree with you Ches. Going back to the war years, just after and before, people were a lot busier I think. I know we're busy, but a lot of the time I feel I'm busy going nowhere lol. back when my mum was younger, she never drove, so either had to cycle or walk. She rarely had money for public transport. There wasn't the modern convieniences in kitchen appliances back then either. Washing was done by hand until she got a twin tub, which had to be dragged across the kitchen floor to the sink. A machine we had before had a mangle that mum used to mangle the towels and sheets etc. No central heating, so she shivered in the winter lol. Apparently that is a big calorie burner so I've been told ??????? Of course housework was a lot more strenuous. She didn't always have a vacum, so it was good old sweeping and polishing. No one really needed a gym 50 odd years ago. I think it was almost unheard of, unless you were a sports person!!!! Also. I think my mums generation was too busy to feel hungry as well. They didn't have so much free time on their hands, and only really made time for themselves when it was time to eat.

do_it_today!

Amazing when you think about it... we are more stressed are tempted into eating more food mostly junk on every street corner! |(in london anyway) walk less than before (cars & transport!) do less physical work ie machines to do house work and exercise less - kids play football on play stations instead of outside!
anyway back to the thread...

Queenie

Ches wrote: »

... I think portion size is much more important along with exercise as that, in my opinion, is what is really meant by 'old style'.

:T :T Yes, I think you've hit the nail on the head with your comments.

Certainly my own mother was able to out run me!! I recall a time when my brothers and I were "walking" (yes, walking!) behind her .. but had to trot to keep up!!!! Yet, to her mind, she was walking (we were puffing and panting and under 12yo at the time!)

I was reading an article (must type out the pertinent bits) on how portion size grew between the 1980/2000 and it makes fascinating reading. Very topical!

One of the things which never fails to amaze me is, (sorry PP, but taking you as an example simply because you have come under such flak!), we have no idea how large/small/inbetween the portions are that she serves, nor do we have any real idea how many veggies/fruit is served either within the meals she quotes, or alongside. So, who are we to judge?

To be fair to "Cute n Quirky", she did state that her greater critisism was leveled at Black Saturn and her published meal plan (and to be equally fair, Black Saturn hasn't addressed any of the comments either; yet we know she does read Old Style); someone who not only published her menu plan, but shopping plan to boot, which raised questions at that time too. Cute n Quirky has just as much right to an opinion on that as any advocates have.

If I were CnQ I wouldn't be posting back on this thread either, simply because it's gone beyond opinion and has degenerated into personal comments.

If it's not ok to make personal comments upon an established OS'er, then how can it be fair (or right) to become personal upon someone who may have been a potential source of help and advice on other matters of an OS nature? I agree that the manner of comments bordered on rudeness, but hey, we all live and learn! (Don't we???)

thriftlady_2

Queenie wrote: »

One of the things which never fails to amaze me is, (sorry PP, but taking you as an example simply because you have come under such flak!), we have no idea how large/small/inbetween the portions are that she serves, nor do we have any real idea how many veggies/fruit is served either within the meals she quotes, or alongside. So, who are we to judge?

Exactly ! - two-thirds of the plate may be taken up with cabbage, carrots and sweetcorn for example, with small portions of pie/sausages etc.

I'm finding I'm having some slow but steady weight loss success following this approach. Lots of fruit and veg on the plate, small portions of real food (including whole milk, butter and cream, oily fish, eggs and meat).

Queenie

thriftlady wrote: »

Exactly ! - two-thirds of the plate may be taken up with cabbage, carrots and sweetcorn for example, with small portions of pie/sausages etc.

I'm finding I'm having some slow but steady weight loss success following this approach. Lots of fruit and veg on the plate, small portions of real food (including whole milk, butter and cream, oily fish, eggs and meat).

Have you seen those "diet plates"? http://www.dietandfitnessresources.co.uk/diets/diet_plate.htm

Sounds like you are doing very similar with your minds eye.