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

weezl74

OK It's like a version of the balloon game where you're margaret thatcher and you're in a hot air ballon with Victoria Beckham and Ghandi and you each have to make your case for why you're not chucked out of the balloon or who should be instead... (clear as mud weezl!)

We're a little calorie shy in kitty's planner. I have come up with a few strategies, but need a little extra help.

Celery packs a disappointing 7 cals per 100g and we're currently using 700g of it costing 87p So I'm proposing we chuck celery out of the hot air ballon!!!

Can anyone find a more calorific equivalent that doesn't break the bank and wouldn't taste weird in the shepherdless pie?

Lesley_Gaye

weezl74 wrote: »

Lesley, with regard to the calorie deficit:

185 pppd lite

BUT, no marmite factored in, so that's an extra 9 cals a day if we add it all in, which we need to for the b12

and they are also buying their piece of fresh fruit daily.

If that was a banana (average 100cals) then we're laughing

But if they chose a satsuma, not so good.

but as people keep saying to me:

A) no-one's going to follow it exactly anyway
we're not a nanny state so we can't say-choose a banana! But we can say, we've calculated your daily need assuming you've bought a calorific fruit like a banana, but if you are dieting or don't need this much energy, feel free to buy satsumas etc.

How does this all sound...

Just thinking out loud really!

sounds perfect to me. I hadn't realised that you hadn't added the fruit in as it was a choice between several for them. Wondered why they weren't being bought

no, most people won't follow it exactly, and we have more hungry and less hungry days so it's all going to flex and twang

wasn't a criticism btw about the cal shortage, just thought I would mention it as I had added quite a few cal counts in whilst doing the nutrition, and amended some that look like they were from a previous version of the planner, with a diff ingred on that line that had higher cals, so all my adjustments might have made your calcs come out diff to what you might have been expecting. Phew that was a long sentence!

weezl74

Lesley_Gaye wrote: »

sounds perfect to me. I hadn't realised that you hadn't added the fruit in as it was a choice between several for them. Wondered why they weren't being bought

no, most people won't follow it exactly, and we have more hungry and less hungry days so it's all going to flex and twang

wasn't a criticism btw about the cal shortage, just thought I would mention it as I had added quite a few cal counts in whilst doing the nutrition, and amended some that look like they were from a previous version of the planner, with a diff ingred on that line that had higher cals, so all my adjustments might have made your calcs come out diff to what you might have been expecting. Phew that was a long sentence!

ah! that might explain the drop in cals of the BNS (I was including the seeds- perhaps you have assumed just the flesh?) Again, not a criticism, just checking we're singing from same hymn sheet!:)

Also, again just checking have you included the oil in the sundried toms jar and the sweet vinegary juice in the pepper jar (eeking out every last calorie here!)

edit: really not trying to sound picky, just desperate for the cals!

weezl74

also...

you know we were using our remaining £21 (cos not all months have 31 days) to buy seasonings? Well garlic powder contains 340 cals per 100g, so that's a bit extra...

and the garam masala seems to be a further 320g per 100g

weezl74

And mustard powder is 500cals per 100g :j:j:j

weezl74

wondering also about losing the swede and replacing with more butternut squash?

Grandma247, you made the swede cloddies... d'you think they'd be nice with butternut squash?

Julimk

Hi Weezl

I am in some pain, but compared to where it was before I started physio it is amazing!

The following still say (based on an original design by NodeThirtyThreeDesigns):

tangy bean pate
bean curry
spanish omelette
onion and potato soup
onion tart
pasta amatriciana
pasta carbonara
HM pizza
green pea soup

The lunch pate still has based on an original design, but not the Node33 bit. The others seem fine, ie:

breakfast pancakes
houmous
nut butter
bacon & onion pudding
chicken & onion pie
roast chicken
chilli mince
spicy pea soup
HM bread
carrot cake
marmalade
mayonnaise
raisin biscuits
nut roast
tomato & olive pudding
red pepper tart
shepherdless pie
BNS tart

I also noticed that the red pepper houmous and bread & ginger loaf link back to recipes rather than test recipes.

If you have another little project for me that’s fine, just let me know!

weezl74

Julimk wrote: »

If you have another little project for me that’s fine, just let me know!

PM coming your way!

weezl74

OK my candidate for the balloon game:

white cabbage, why?

pick me because: I have 27cals per 100g, cost less than celery and have more phytonutrients

pick me pick me pick me!

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

weezl74 wrote: »

rainbow, are you around?

I have a question for you!

Yoohoo! :j

(I've just realised I was lurking all day, but haven't read any new posts - oops!)