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

Sian_the_Green

weezl74 wrote: »

sorry sian, befuddled brain!

d'you mean making+proving/baking or making/baking (+ proving)

I got a bit lost on what the x y and z were!

Sorry, no wonder none of the kids I am working with understand algebra!

2 options I think
1) Making + Proving / Baking
(30+40)/30
which suggests she needs to spend 70 minutes preparing

2) Making / Proving + Baking
(30)/40+30
less intimidating because it suggests that she only spends 30 minutes preparing and then 70 minutes it does its own thing

weezl74

sorry lesley, there is one other thing I was wondering if you could do for kitty's rollout, can you calculate the new portion sizes for the lunch spreads now we've removed them as a snack?

I'd like to be able to put, 'serve 20g per person per meal' at the foot of the relevant recipes.

weezl74

Sian_the_Green wrote: »

2) Making / Proving + Baking
(30)/40+30
less intimidating because it suggests that she only spends 30 minutes preparing and then 70 minutes it does its own thing

great, so if we go with:
(30)/40+30*

*rising time plus baking time (this would be written at the bottom of the table)

howzat?

wyebird

weezl74 wrote: »

wow! Thanks

erm... if I pm you my email address?

Great, will send it accross when I have it

weezl74

Sian_the_Green wrote: »

List of skills
Sian- pointing out problems and then not having a clue how to fix them

obviously sian is being modest, but the above would be helpful if people would post it. With if you feel willing/able an idea of how much if any time energy you have for the project.

So it might say:

mseusername-good at spreadsheets, editing text, having ideas. Available in 10-15 min chunks 2 times a week for little projects this month. Or somesuch.

Or is that a bit too formal and scare you all off

weezl74

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aless02

weezl74 wrote: »

aless, I'm grappling with our ongoing idea about helping shirl with some weight watchers advice in case she's dieting.

I think originally we were going to go down the route of reducing the oil.

I'm becoming more concerned about that idea as I sit with it.

Is there any chance you could work out what her points might be if she ate shirls porridge, then a bean pate sandwich and then say the pasta amatriciana, so I can get my head round whether we have a better way to offer her a points meeting day

or anyone else who knows how to calculate these things

Porridge: 4.5 Points
Bean pate sandwich: 3 Points (1 for pate, 2 x bread)
Pasta amatriciana: 5 Points

Raisins biscuits are 1 Point each.
Carrot cake is 2.5 Points as it is on the planner.
Both scones are 1 Point each.

The recipes you selected have fairly low oil content though, weezl, so it was a bit of an unfair exercise!

Not sure what you are looking for here...:o

Allegra

Can you have a look and see if this is what you were after, Weezl ? All edit suggestions welcome.

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weezl74

aless02 wrote: »

Porridge: 4.5 Points
Bean pate sandwich: 3 Points (1 for pate, 2 x bread)
Pasta amatriciana: 5 Points

Raisins biscuits are 1 Point each.
Carrot cake is 2.5 Points as it is on the planner.
Both scones are 1 Point each.

The recipes you selected have fairly low oil content though, weezl, so it was a bit of an unfair exercise!

Not sure what you are looking for here...:o

sorry, that wasn't deliberate Aless

I guess I'm just thinking if the meals themselves aren't super high in points (and I acknowledge I've picked non-representative ones there)

whether we can recommend that instead of reducing oil, she reduces snacks, which I feel much more comfortable with (but am happy to debate it with those who know more than me -ie you!)

ps which are the super-high points recipes aless?

weezl74

allegra thankyou that looks superb.

Does anyone have any comments about it or do I publish away merrily

Aless, would it explain better if I said what my reservation is about shirl just reducing the fat?