Healthy Eating

Stephen_Leak

The above threads are full of good advice, and more than a few of my recipes. I was thinking of which one would e best for you, and then Pink mentioned omelettes. I tried this one for the first time recently, and it was a pleasant change to your usual plain or Spanish one ...

PRAWN OMELETTE

This is actually a Chinese dish, although it isn’t particularly Chinese-ey.

Serves 2

INGREDIENTS

125g of frozen cooked prawns
3 eggs
Ground pepper to taste
2 tablespoons of oil

DEFROSTING

Defrost the frozen cooked prawns according to the instructions on the packet. If you are in a hurry, put them in a sieve or colander and run them under cold water until they are floppy.

METHOD

Remove any excess water from the prawns with some kitchen paper.

Put 1 tablespoon of the oil in a frying pan on a medium heat. Add the prawns. Fry for just 30 seconds, stirring all the time to stop them sticking.

Break the eggs into a bowl and pick out any bits of shell. Mix up the eggs. Season with the pepper.

Add the prawns to the beaten egg. Mix thoroughly.

Put the second tablespoon of oil into the frying pan on a medium heat. When the oil is hot, add the egg and prawn mixture. Let it spread out. Shake the pan gently and gently stir the mixture with a wooden spoon.

Cook for a couple of minutes until the egg is thoroughly cooked and the underside of the omelette is golden brown.

Remove the pan from the heat, Cut the omelette into quarters and turn each piece over.

Return the pan to the heat, Cook for minute until the new underside of the omelette is golden brown.

ADDITIONS & ALTERNATIVES

Do not add salt to the uncooked eggs, because it will make the omelette tough.

Add half a small pack of washed, dried and chopped fresh coriander leaves.

Omelettes are a good way of using up leftovers. Bacon, cheese, cooked ham, mushrooms, peas, sweet peppers and tomatoes all work well.

TIPS

Use fresh eggs at room temperature. There is no need to keep eggs in the fridge.

ubamother

it's very difficult to change so drastically and keep to it - is it possible to look at what you have been eating and come up with healthy alternatives along the same lines. Burgers, for example, can be 'healthied up' very easily and you won't be feeling so deprived. If you list the kind of things you like to eat, maybe posters can help give you healthy alternatives to start you off.

BitterAndTwisted

Tomato sauce for pasta can be whipped up in about five minutes. Just add whatever veggies need to be used up like chopped peppers, a few sad mushrooms or a handful of olives. If you have a freezer you could make a couple of pints at a time and freeze in single-portion sized containers. Even ice-cube trays and once frozen put in a freezer-bag.

helzbelz_57

i have a really bad diet. i eat too much of all the wrong things and not enough of the good stuff.

i need to completely change what i'm cooking and how i'm eating (eat more regularly/less sporadically)

does anyone have any OS recipes that would get me eating at least my 5 a day but also boost my energy levels as i have noticed a distinct lack of energy for about the past two years that hasn't changed.

anything to start me off would be great.

Butterfly_Brain

Stir-frys are quick and healthy
HM soups-especially watercress high in vitamin c and minerals
Chicken is cheap and full of protein
Tuna - again you can make cheap and healthy meals from

I would post some more but you don't say if you are living on your own or if you have a freezer so that you can batch cook and always have a healthy meal to hand

helzbelz_57

yes i have a freezer, i usually live on pasta and try and throw in as much veg as possible. i make lasagnes/bolognaise/pasta bakes/potato bakes and stews and freeze them in small portions. i have two boys (4 and 10 months) and my partner is home alternate weekends (navy). we are quite lucky that my mum makes healthy meals for the boys and will always keep some for me to freeze (i am usually at work when they eat) but i want to start doing it myself. she has neither the time nor patience to teach me.

BitterAndTwisted

There's nothing wrong with lasagnas/bolognaises/pasta bakes/potato bakes, just chuck veggies in there as well as the meat. Don't beat yourself up, I'm sure you're doing better than you think.

If you have time on the weekends why not look into making something different from one of your cookery books? Doesn't matter if it doesn't turn out to be perfect, there's no exam.

A few batches of home-made soup stashed away in the freezer in one-person portions might be handy. Most are pretty easy to make and the most effort is in cutting and chopping the veggies

helzbelz_57

do you think that our diet is sufficient then? i thought it might be too carby? i do eat alot of bread aswell so perhaps that is why i have so little energy.

BitterAndTwisted

Carbs are necessary for health and not the devil incarnate. If you're eating a varied diet I see nothing wrong with the main component of each meal being a carb, that's what we've always eaten but only you know whether your diet is varied enough for good health.

I suspect the main reason you feel tired and lacking in energy has more to do with being a mother and not getting enough sleep or enough quiet relaxation. I bet you can't wait for your OH to get back so you can snatch some R&R

helzbelz_57

yes he is back this weekend for 2 whole weeks and i am going to make the most of it!!