Cooking for one

Hollyharvey

PasturesNew wrote: »

If you're as shabby as the rest of us re eating .... peanut butter could help you. It's healthy ... it's protein .... and you can slap it on toast, muffins and crumpets. It's something people on a diet would have to steer clear of, so it'll help you gain a bit of weight too if you wish as it is high calories/volume.

How fantastic is that??

Ah, well done PN, I don't like peanut butter, but you have reminded me of almond butter and I haven't had that for a few years. I used to love that on toast/muffins/crumpets. I think I will get some tomorrow.


Talking of crumpets (like we do on here My friend today gave me a packet of what she terms "healthy" ones that she found in M&S yesterday, they are 5 grain and are made in part with wholemeal flour.

caronc

Hollyharvey wrote: »

Yes, my GP is really good and always goes the extra mile for his patients.


He hasn't given me any tips at the moment, but he is hoping that a dietician will be able to start working with me before too long, but owing to the situation with the NHS in this area he has been told that it could be up to six months before one becomes available :eek:


It needs to be kept fairly healthy because I am already on an 18 week waiting list to see a cardiologist as an urgent referral and I don't want to risk making the cardiac problems any worse.


Like you I love salad type foods, but I have got to get a good variety of other vegetables and fruit in there as well because the blood tests have shown that I am malnourished, this came as quite a surprise as well as a shock. So I need to make getting good nutrition a real priority. I think that I may have to stop trying to make sure that I don't keep eating the same things over and over just to use it up and need to look more at perhaps just giving things like the half of a cabbage or packet of kale that gets eaten day in and day out for a week to other single friends and get a greater variety in my diet. It won't help my bank balance but at least I won't be wasting food, and I am at the stage where my health is more important right now.

Absolutely you health is paramount so if it means a bit of waste or paying more for smaller quantities/ready prepped stuff then so be it:)
I could eat much more cheaply than I do but due to my Meniere's I need to minimise overly processed foods due to the salt and frequently MSG that is added. Don't get me wrong I do enjoy the odd pie or ready prepped meal but in the main I cook from scratch with decent ingredients. That way I can enjoy the saltier things in life such as bacon, cheese and bread without accidently adding loads more hidden salt. It's scary how many things have loads of salt in including many sweet things.....

candygirl

caronc wrote: »

Shall I lob you a bit of the very ripe camembert I have in the fridge- despite being well wrapped it "greets me" everytime I open the door LOL
Was you SC ok afterwards?

Oooh yea please re the camembert, n not sure yet , re the SC

Mr_Singleton

PasturesNew wrote: »

I'd be funny about milk

It's great for making yoghurt.

caronc

Mr_Singleton wrote: »

It's great for making yoghurt.

Yes only works if you like yoghurt though I don't think PN does. Old milk makes great scones and soda bread my Gran used let milk go slightly over just to make these:)

caronc

candygirl wrote: »

Oooh yea please re the camembert, n not sure yet , re the SC

Might have to mark as a "bio harzard" to post it.......:D

PasturesNew

Mr_Singleton wrote: »

It's great for making yoghurt.

Ewwww... never had yoghurt - never fancied it as the description turned my stomach the first time I heard it.

It does seem a handy thing for a lot of cooking .... so I do have it on the list of "foods it'd be handy if I could eat" ... but not plucked up the courage to give it a while.

caronc wrote: »

Yes only works if you like yoghurt though I don't think PN does.

No I don't

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holly, you can get very good protein if you have beans with a grain eg beans and rice or baked beans on toast. The only beans that are full proteins are soya beans and you can buy them in tins, they don`t need a grain to be balanced. Soya beans with salad and a baked potato is a very good balanced meal and soya beans taste nice. I suggest that you write out a rough set of meals every day or every week if you can, which will help with shopping and budget

I write my meals out almost every day, or I get side tracked. I ate out yesterday, at a big garden centre, had quiche and salad and managed to leave the couscous and the pastry base, I still felt that I had eaten enough.

I had a good meal at lunchtime, lots of veg in it and strawberries after. Finished some bacon with an egg earlier. I am quite liking to have cereal as a standby, not for breakfast but afternoon/evening

I just saw that bit about milk turning, its great in hm scones or soda bread. I keep plain scones in the freezer, no sugar and made with kefir, which is like soured milk. Marvellous for snacking and good with cheese or butter and jam, or even cream and jam

Just had a GnT has been another busy day

caronc

I buy the bags of frozen soya beans and just love them in a salad with chick peas, broad beans, peas, spring onion and a garlicky lemon dressing. A wee bit of diced chilli in it doesn;t go amiss either:D

PasturesNew

I've no need to make scones...as a rule I might pick up a small pack for about 40-50p once a year .... but they're not an item I'd make as the quantity made would be huge and it'd be a faff and lots of washing up .... so I'd rather wait until I spotted/fancied some reduced in L1dl/A1di and picked the pack up and scurried home clutching my goodies