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Bluegreen143

A good haul from your veg boxes Bubbs! 

Despite the popular conception that healthy eating is expensive (it is if you low carb I find) I was pleased at how affordably my shopping was on Sunday as I stuck to the list and bought mainly fruit & veg, modest amounts of meat and dairy and a few staples like tinned tomatoes/beans/pasta & couscous. I don’t care what anyone says, it’s the treats and packaged convenience food which adds so much to the bill. Of course I live with three non dieters so my weekend top up will include some treats 🤦‍♀️. 

Today’s meals:

B - melon & grapes with fat free Greek yoghurt & 1 tsp honey (1)

L - baked potato, baked beans, 30g cheddar, cucumber, cherry toms (HEA)

S - 1 advent choc (had two as skipped yesterday, so I had one and DH had one) (2)

D - butternut squash & carrot soup with a wholemeal pitta filled with cooked roast chicken slices & HM coleslaw (HEB, 2 - light mayo for the coleslaw)

Syns - 5 (honey, advent choc, light mayo)
HEA - 30g cheddar (only used 1)
HEB - wholemeal pitta 

I’ve swapped from lighter than light mayo, which I really, really do not like 🙈 to light mayo instead. I can’t justify 5 syns per tbsp of lovely full fat mayo but I reckon light is a good compromise at 2 syns per tablespoon but is actually edible rather than the 1 syn LTL 🤣 (apols to any LTL mayo fans!). 

bubbs

Bluegreen, yes they were good, i mean a whole watermelon there in one box, there £3.50 each!! Not even a bruise on it! 
I always when people. moan, but you'd send £1 on a mars bars, you can buy a bag of bananas, or a net of satsumas , this week for £1 you will get a bag pots, carrots, cabbage, brussels, and parsnips for less then a quid!!

I am not going to lie can't wait till next week to scoff chocolate and all sorts of crap 🤣🤣 but the following Monday i will be back on it like a car bonnet! Longs i am still in target i will be happy 😁

bubbs

Morning all, update on veg wars.

I'll be back later a pile of ironing is calling!!


ALDI: (From 19th)
hotukdeals.com/dea…267
Potatoes 2kg - 15p
Carrots 1kg - 15p
Parsnips 500g - 15p
Brussels Sprouts 500g - 15p
Broccoli - 15p each
Red or White Cabbage - 15p each

ASDA: (From 19th)
Potatoes 2kg - 15p
Carrots 1kg - 15p
Parsnips 500g - 15p
Brussels Sprouts 500g - 15p
Broccoli - 15p each

LIDL: (From 19th)
White Potatoes 2Kg - 15p
Carrots 1Kg - 15p
Parsnips 500g - 15p
Brussels Sprouts 500g - 15p
Swede - 15p each
Echalion Shallots 300g - 15p

MORRISONS: (More Card / From 19th)
Carrots 1Kg - 10p
Parsnips 500g - 10p
Brussels Sprouts 500g - 10p
Swede - 10p each

SAINSBURY'S: (Nectar Price / From 18th)
White Potatoes 2KG - 15p
Carrots 1KG - 15p
Parsnips 500g - 15p
Brussels Sprouts 500g - 15p
Swede - 15p each
Red or White Cabbage - 15p each

TESCO: (Clubcard Price From 19th)
Potatoes 2kg - 15p
Carrots 1kg - 15p
Parsnips 500g - 15p
Brussels Sprouts 500g - 15p

Tesco have added broccoli, red cabbage and swede to their 15p offers from this Thursday. 

Cauliflower now 69p.

bubbs

Well its quiet here today!!

I did my mountain of ironing 😏and it was a montain!! Just a couple of bits from todays load to do, there on the airer to dry.

Food today

Picky plate, free

left over beef from Sunday, done in gravy 4 syns  , with onions and carrots and a couple of stock pots. Swede left from Sunday and cooked the other veg fresh

Fruit and ice cream made from ff greek yog

Bluegreen143

Evening all. Hope today has been good to you, and not too full of temptation!

Breakfast
Overnight oats with raspberry & banana (1/2 HEA, HEB, 0.5)

Lunch
Leftover butternut squash & carrot soup with a picky plate of plum, grapes, melon, orange pepper, cherry tomato, cucumber, cooked chicken slices and 30g cheddar
(HEA)

Dinner
Chicken stir fry with frozen mixed stir fry veg, mushrooms, spring onion, ginger, garlic, soy sauce, Chinese wine, cornflour and served with rice 
(2 syn for 1tsp cornflour, 1 tbsp Chinese wine, 1/2tsp sugar)

Snack
1/2 advent choc (1)

Total syns - 3.5

maman

Sorry for being AWOL but life is so busy at the moment. It's a mixture of Christmas socialising and trying to get the house straight.

Yesterday food was fine but I rewarded myself for all my hard work with wine syns. 

Today was 100% on plan. 👍

B- HEB toast, eggs (P), baked beans (F), HEA1 milk for drinks
L- JP(F), tuna (P), salad (S) 
D- spaghetti Bolognese (P, S, F), HEA2 Parmesan 
Syns - LTL mayo 1

Willow1983

Bubbs, can I ask how you make your egg wraps? They always look so thin but don’t fall apart. Thanks Willow 

joedenise

Afternoon all, what a breezy day it is today!  Glad of it though as needed to do some washing but as we had a lay in this morning after a very late night - was just after midnight by the time we got home and had a cup of tea which was desperately needed after not drinking much during the day other than a glass of wine for me and a beer for DH and we shared a mulled wine, plus some of a bottle of water we took with us but only on the coach both ways as didn't want to carry it about!  The washing finally went out on the line about 10.30 this morning and I got it in about half hour ago and all completely dried.

The Christmas market was very much smaller than when we've been before so the 6 hours we had there was really too long.  When my friend went by coach a few years ago they only had 4 hours in Brugge which is what we thought it would be and thus home at a more reasonable time!  Although we were a bit later than we needed to be but as we'd parked on DD1's inlaws drive thought it only polite to thank them but of course that involved going in and having a cup of tea (and a chance to use the loo!).

Today's plan is a bit of a mish mash of bits from the freezer but at least on plan!

B - bacon sandwich - HEB; P; 3
L - fry up - P; S; F; 2 (DH had LO doner kebab and salad from last night  which I didn't have or even want at 10pm!)
D - lasagne (from freezer), chips - P; S; F; 2 (from the large lasagne I made a couple of weeks ago and worked out at 2 syns per portion)

HEA - milk
HEB - bread
Syns - LF spread 3; sausages 2; lasagne 2

Hope everyone is having a good day and not working too hard!

Bluegreen143

Today’s food so far:

B - fat free Greek yoghurt and banana with maple syrup (0.5 - maple syrup)

L - tuna wholemeal pasta with red onion, spring onion, sweetcorn & 30g cheddar (HEA, 1 - light mayo)

And planned:

D - chicken, pepper, onion, courgette, green bean & black bean fajitas with HM salsa, cheese, jalapeños, rocket & a WW wrap (HEA, 2 - olive oil)

That’s 3.5 but I’ll have 1/2 an advent choc too so 4.5 total. I’ll report back here if I do eat anything else! 

Official weigh in tomorrow 🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼

maman

Hope your WI goes well tomorrow @Bluegreen143. 👍

I think you're right to go for the mayo you enjoy. Personally I'm happy with LTL and today for my Marie Rose sauce I mix in some Greek yoghurt with the other bits. 

Shame you felt your time in Bruges was a bit long @joedenise. I love it there, they even have a chip museum. With mayo of course! 🤣

Today's food has been good until I went to the dancing class Christmas party tonight. We had nibbles but I stuck to things I enjoy, mainly cheese and grapes and a bit of chorizo. 

Today's plan-
B HEB toast, eggs (P), tomatoes and mushrooms (S), HEA milk for drinks 
L- JP (F), prawns (P), salad (S) 
D- beef stew (P, F, S) 
Syns - LTL mayo 1, nibbles?