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Date: 2013-06-27 01:35 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] celtic2pict.livejournal.com
Salad dressing: I do cheat here, I use an expensive balsamic dressing but because it is so strong I only need a tiny amount on my salads. I also use it as a 'sauce' when making pasta dishes (chicken chunks, capsicum, mushrooms, broccoli etc quickly stir fried with garlic, add cooked pasta and splash in little balsamic dressing for a quick, healthy meal.

Breakfast cereals: it's winter here, nothing like old-fashioned porridge for brekkie! (Don't use instant oats - they're like chalk and cheese and nowhere as filling as the real thing). I make up a batch at a time (70g oats + 400ml skim milk cooked for 7 mins = 2 serves). Divide into individual serves and refrigerate or freeze - just grab a container, heat and add fresh or defrosted frozen fruit for a sweet taste. Chopped peaches, apricots and berries are yummy! Bananas are supposed to be tasty as well, but as I'm allergic to them I wouldn't know. Very healthy and cheap!

Canned soups: since I've been making my own soup at home I find I can't eat tinned/dehydrated packaged soups - they taste like glue!!! It's because of the thickeners that are also added to them.

Pasta sauce: I do the same thing but throw in the garlic, onion and tomato to simmer into a sauce while I have a shower/do some ironing etc then stir fry all the other ingredients in the sauce - a reasonably quick meal and no extra pots to clean!

Flavoured yoghurt - can't touch the store bought one's now, they're too sweet! And the 'fruit' at times looks and tastes suspicious. I buy the plain low fat no-added sugar variety and add my own fruit. For a real special treat try plain yoghurt topped with honey and crushed nuts - I ate this all the time in Greece. Haven't tried the vanilla extract trick - will certainly give it a go!

Granola bars - why eat these when you can have chocolate? I get the very dark bitter stuff - you can't eat too much of it but you still get the choccie rush!

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