Weezl and friends Phase 2 -giving it a whirl for Shirl! Testing meal plan for a month

weezl74

just looking again at morags faqs edits thanks loads for these:D

just a few questions to help me understand where I've been going wrong:o:

what was it folk didn't like about the photography of the vitamins, I thought it was quite a crisp clean bright shot?

why can't we say that the fresh fruit has been hanging around for longer making the tinned/dried etc a good choice? I was really glad to have found that out, so I thought it might help shirl?

Thanks, and sorry I need things spelling out!

SusanC_2

weezl74 wrote: »

why can't we say that the fresh fruit has been hanging around for longer making the tinned/dried etc a good choice? I was really glad to have found that out, so I thought it might help shirl?

I haven't read back so don't know what has been said but possibly potatoes isn't the best example to use since the plan does include fresh potatoes? Otherwise personally I can't see anything wrong with mentioning it.

weezl74

thanks susan

So if we said, 'frozen peas for example have their nutrients preserved by freezing within 1 and a half hours of being picked. 'Fresh' peas have often been losing their nutrients for 2 or more weeks, having been picked, before you eat them.'?

Allegra

weezl74 wrote: »

what was it folk didn't like about the photography of the vitamins, I thought it was quite a crisp clean bright shot?

I think it was mentioned before that many people, when seeing a photo of a pill, would immediately think that this means they will have to be having pills (that is to say, supplements). The subliminal message for a busy person, therefore, could be that the diet is inadequate in essential nutrients and make them bounce off before they read the text and find out that this isn't the case.

weezl74

Allegra wrote: »

I think it was mentioned before that many people, when seeing a photo of a pill, would immediately think that this means they will have to be having pills (that is to say, supplements). The subliminal message for a busy person, therefore, could be that the diet is inadequate in essential nutrients and make them bounce off before they read the text and find out that this isn't the case.

Ah! ok

I thought we'd weeded out the bouncers down to the really interested by then, cos they've clicked the 'here's the sciency bit' page...


But I do take your point and will have a think about another image to illustrate.

This may be a while though, unless people think the pill picture is a deal breaker?

r.a.i.n.b.o.w

weezl74 wrote: »

Thanks

Although it sounds a lot, that's how we're recommended to get that proportion of our energy isn't it?

It's just that when folk are dieting they often try to reduce the fat content?

I may be wrong tho!

That's exactly what I was saying last night (previous post) - you need to point out that the majority of the fat is from GOOD fats (I assume?) that everyone needs to sustain health.

shanks77

Hi Weezl sorry about the post the marmite spelling correction should be for the Shepherdless pie though why you couldnt just use your super powers and automatically know which recipe i meant i dont know:rotfl:Does this now mean you are not perfect?:eek:
Will update the others that have been done so far and as the rest get done if you can let me know and i will cross them off my list xx
Ps just checked the bechamel sauce method for Calzone and for me its not clear when to add the marmite but maybe someone else can check and confirm or deny this. Still feeling sleep deprived so take all my comments with a large pinch of salt

Allegra

Not a deal-breaker for me, certainly, but I think I am quite unusual in that I tend to go for text rather than the pictures !

SusanC_2

weezl74 wrote: »

thanks susan

So if we said, 'frozen peas for example have their nutrients preserved by freezing within 1 and a half hours of being picked. 'Fresh' peas have often been losing their nutrients for 2 or more weeks, having been picked, before you eat them.'?

Yes, that sounds a better example.

weezl74

Allegra wrote: »

Not a deal-breaker for me, certainly, but I think I am quite unusual in that I tend to go for text rather than the pictures !

this brings me on to an issue I've been struggling with about the site, highlighted by an embarrassing incident with my neighbour.

My understanding of the brief I gave myself at the start of the challenge was that this was pretty much subsistence living with one non-negotiable allowed. So I'm saying absolute subsistence (meeting FSA health criteria) costs 70p per person in the UK in May 2010. Subsistence plus a non-negotiable costs 80p per person daily.

So now we have a website, and I'm looking at it... and it doesn't 'say' subsistence to me!

It looks far more normal than that!

And we've taken great pains to say how normal it is, hoping to reel shirley in....

But it's for shirley, rather than folk on a normal budget.

Is this making any sense?

I don't want to produce a drab, ugly site (I care a lot about aesthetics) but this one is maybe giving a wrong message?

Look forward to any helpful thoughts