Weezl's phase 1- recipe testing and frugalisation- come one, come all!

weezl74

homegrown_life wrote: »

weezl - just looking at the spreadsheet and the colours and noticed cauliflower cheese and beetroot salad thingy is on twice, 2 days apart. Is this right??

Thanks, have spread it out a bit more now. Think I may have messed up the lunches tho cos of it?

homegrown_life

Colours

If had a look through the spreadsheet and the following are the days when I think there is a colour missing. I could be wrong as I don't know all the recipes but hopefully won't be far off!! I'm assuming that chickpeas count as yellow? They could be white I guess and I'd need to recalculate. I'm also assuming that we're not talking a full portion needs to be consumed, but say a little in the chutney is acceptable?


2. green
4. yellow
8. green
12. red
13. red and green *
14. red
20. green
21. green
24. green and yellow
25. green *
29. red

* this is onion tart day, am I right in thinking it is served with chutney? If so, would cover all the colours.

Some thoughts. To get more yellow a carrot cake instead of weetabix cake would do it or a houmous sandwich. To get more green, apple curd on toast could be subbed. Red is a bit harder, but must be possible!

Is this the kind of feedback you needed Weezl? I hope it's helpful It's really hard to find info about the colours, except 'Eat as much variety as is possible'.

*edit* just seen you've changed some meals. I'll go see if it affects any.... Nope don't think it does.

weezl74

FrankieM wrote: »

What amount of calories are we going for per day?

I'm looking forward to trying some of these recipes, maybe tomorrow for cakes/biscuits, next week for meals.

In regards to lunches...is it not cheaper to just do a sandwich everyday for the family members? Or was it variety that made you choose the lunch meals you have?

Originally I was just doing a sarnie for lunch but some folk were saying they thought it was not enough for our family of 4 so I've upped it. If it turned out to be too much, Shirley could just not make the soup and save herself even more cash maybe?

Am allowing 2200cal a day for Shirley and her DD, 3000 for Bob and 2900 for DS.

Shirley and DD need smaller portions, or to avoid the cakes, and those extras do need eating up by the men.

This is not sexism it's size, weight and metabolism

Unless DD gets pregnant or shirley is secretly (perhaps due to her untoward occupation...) then these will be weight maintenance figures.

If weight loss is required, no biscuits or cakes.

Simples

twinkle_star_2

OK. Totally irrelevant to the thread but Weezl you must get this for one of your boys http://www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts-apparel/kids/bba6/

weezl74

ceridwen! Please will you do me a favour?


should be enough to get her attention!

weezl74

twinkle_star wrote: »

OK. Totally irrelevant to the thread but Weezl you must get this for one of your boys http://www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts-apparel/kids/bba6/

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

weezl74

homegrown_life wrote: »

Is this the kind of feedback you needed Weezl? I hope it's helpful It's really hard to find info about the colours, except 'Eat as much variety as is possible'.

*edit* just seen you've changed some meals. I'll go see if it affects any.... Nope don't think it does.

very helpful, thanks, will tweak again. Before I do though, in case it leads to futher changes could a couple of people who work full time/part time and cook for a family have a look at the spacing of the recipes for ease to Shirley?

Ta muchly!

nopot2pin

weezl74 wrote: »

Unless DD gets pregnant or shirley is secretly (perhaps due to her untoward occupation...) then these will be weight maintenance figures.

*confused*

Ermmmmm.... I think I have missed something
And I am not sure, if I want to know, or even if I want to ask:eek:
But what is Shirleys untoward occupation ?:o

weezl74

nopot2pin wrote: »

*confused*

Ermmmmm.... I think I have missed something
And I am not sure, if I want to know, or even if I want to ask:eek:
But what is Shirleys untoward occupation ?:o

some members of our community were accusing Shirl of being a lady of the night Potty. *Hangs head in disgrace*

Still I'm never one to put a dampner on an attempt to tackle that debt

ceridwen

weezl74 wrote: »

ceridwen! Please will you do me a favour?


should be enough to get her attention!

HELL...O.....:)

What are you after me lassie?