Pa’s Power Breakfast–Fruity and Fun

Good morning world I have a busy day ahead so I have had a power breakfast special and I thought I would share it with you. Loads of fruit with cinnamon and mint. Simple and tasty which is how I like my food. Healthy and packed full goodness which is how I need it.

My Vegetarian Diet Day ? 5 21/07/12

      Here we are back  again. Once more writing this a day late so... started off with still nothing in the cupboard but managed to do a good shop later. Went a little over the top in the fruit and veg department but hey ho will have to eat it all now. Can i really lose weight eating as much fruit and veg as that???? Bought a strange fruit tea bread at a community celebration over the recreation ground which is surprisingly tasty, didn't get the recipe apart from it has a half pint of tea in it. Odd!


  Breakfast

      1 Banana
      1 Vegetable samosa

  Lunch

      Apricots and nectarine
      1 Wholemeal bread sandwich
 

   Brie, beetroot, tomato, onion, sweet pepper

  Afternoon tea

       2 slices of home made fruit tea bread mmmm

       1 peach yoghurt, live

  Dinner

      2 slices of pineapple

      2 slices of honeydew melon

    

      Traybake with sunflower oil

before

  

Potato, carrot, mushrooms, red onion, bell pepper, garlic 

after

mmmmmm!

 

  Supper

 

      1 slice of home made fruit tea bread

      Apricot

 

      Well there you have it. The beetroot i got vacuum packed and pickled myself, adding chilli flakes, black peppercorns and black cardamon seeds, I forgot that i had already spiced my vinegar and the beetroot is quite fierce but tasty. All in all a good days eating.

 

               Careful with your pickling and enjoy your food.

 

                    Love from Pa  

 

   

My Vegetarian Diet Day ?4 20/07/12

      Hi, this one is a day late and i can't remember much of what i was thinking yesterday. However the cupboard was bare and it was raining all day so i didn't go out to shop. You will see how that affects my diet. :-)

  Breakfast

      1 Banana 

      Small bar of dark chocolate, 85% cocoa

  Lunch

      1 wholemeal bread sandwich

   

    

Home made parsnip and blueberry jam :-)

  Dinner

      4 slices of pineapple

        

      1 can of vegetable soup

In a big mug 

      Chips and baked beans

  

Chinese takeaway chips 

+ 

a splash of brown sauce

salt and vinegar to taste

  Supper

      

      Valencia oranges

  Drinks

      Coffee, milky coffee, vodka, tea, water.

          Well i remember a little now, i did make the marvelous jam though the recipe and notes were in the lost notebook, so the recipe page hasn't gone up.

 There we are and Tich is giving me the heavy eyeball now, wanting to be taken out, so i'm off and you will have to make your own minds up about the healthiness of today's grub.

               Eat well and enjoy your food

                      Love from Pa

  

My Vegetarian Diet day ?1 17/07/12

Back again and yes my diet yesterday lasted me through the night, so here's hoping today's very similar diet keeps me going as well. 
Getting a taste for oranges as a snack now :-)
  
  Breakfast

      Banana 

  Elevensies

      Piece of Jacky's ginger and choc chip cake

  Lunch

      2 brie with chilli, tomato, onion in wholemeal 
      bread sandwiches.

  Dinner

      Traybake with sunflower oil.
      Potato, Butternut squash, bell pepper, red onion,
      mushrooms. Salt and pepper to taste.

      2 slices of honeydew melon 

  Supper

      Valencia oranges

  Drinks

      Coffee, water, red wine  

        Well another healthy days eating, also done a 
      lot of walking, feeling quite shattered and am
      going to sleep well tonight :-) 
        I doubt i can keep up this intensity of
      healthiness for long, one day at a time ho ho.
        Must start taking pictures again tomorrow to add
      that touch of glamour to this blog.
        I must say though that a simple thing like cutting
      up oranges instead of peeling them makes them
      so much more accessible, crazy, i had forgotten 
      all about it.


               Eat well and enjoy 


                  Love from Pa

My Vegetarian Diet Day 7 30/06/12

   Saturday morning and away we go, starting the day with Adventures in yoghurt making, the rematch, details on the yoghurt recipe page. Then away into a world of simple food, drink and weight loss, hopefully.

Breakfast

   3      Mugs of coffee, with milk.
   1      Banana

Brunch

   371g Vegetable soup [tinned] (water, vegetables 
            (26%)(potato, carrot, onion,, green pea,
            turnip, haricot beans), tomato puree, pasta
            (3.2%)(water, durum wheat semolina), 
            modified maize starch, sugar, potato starch, 
            salt, rapeseed oil, onion powder, yeast
            extract, herbs, colourings: beta carotene,
            paprika extract, thickener:guar gum, spices,
            natural flavour, acidity regulator: citric acid
   92g   White pumpkin seed roll.

Lunch

   1      Pint of sparkling spring water
   10g  Brie cheese
   8g    Chocolate (cocoa mass, cocoa butter, sugar,
           cocoa powder, Emulsifier (lecithins [soya]),
           vanilla extract.
           Cocoa solids: 85% minimum
           Fairtrade products: 99% minimum

Afternoon Tea

   1      Mug of milky coffee
   1      Mug of tea
   8g    Chocolate (as before)

   Brief excursion into Adventures with preserves, Parsnip and blueberry jam, which will have it's own page when i manage it.

Dinner
                       Egg chips and tomatoes

forgot to take a picture so here ia one of a funny sign i took earlier

   2       Eggs, fried in 
   10g   Sunflower oil
   200g Tinned chopped tomatoes (tomatoes [60%],
   tomato juice, acidity regulator: citric acid
   250g Chips (from the Chinese take away)
   1       Mug of tea 


Supper

   1      Mug of tea
   24g  Chocolate (as before)

   I can't believe i forgot to photograph my interesting dinner of egg, chips and tomatoes. Doh!.
   I also didn't photo my Adventures in yoghurt or Adventures in preserves. Lost the plot a bit, especially during jam making but there you go. Will get my little adventures up on their respective pages as soon as possible.
   On the plus side, i didn't skarfe the bar of chocolate all in one go.
   On the minus, chips from the Chinese, though i didn't eat the whole portion all in one go, look out for their reappearance in future meals.
   By the way, meal titles are more to do with the order things are eaten/drank in, and the gaps between, than any real correlation between food and title.
   

My Vegetarian Diet Day 6 29/0612

   Well here we are again, struggling to make this blog a daily routine but keeping a written log in the notebook, so.

    Been a funny sort of weekend, ha ha but now i will find out how i stuck to a weight reducing diet ha ha. I write it down but don't remember it.

   Ok we're off

Breakfast

   1       Banana

   2       Mugs of coffee , black. ( that's what i get for

            yesterdays slurps of milk!)

Elevensies

   100g Yoghurt

   3       Blueberries

   1       Banana

   1       Mug of coffee, black

Lunch, late

   2.5    Cheese oat thins, (thank you Jacky), helped 

            by Tich (the other 0.5)

Tich looking good in the community garden

   1       Mug of tea, WITH MILK!!!

Afternoon tea

   66g   Brown roll

   21g   Brie cheese

   13g   Watercress

   1       Mug of tea, with milk

   75g   Beetroot

   1       Small banana

Dinner

                           Mixed veg stir fry

                 

   20g   Sunflower oil

   264g Mixed vegetables, ready prepared (Cabbage

            40%, mushrooms 20%, beansprouts 20%,

            carrots 20%)

   1g     Fresh mint, (thank you community gardens)

   30g   Sultanas

   140g Fresh free range noodles (as before)

   1      Sprinkle of salt.

   1      Watercress garnish

   426g Total cooked weight  

   1       Mug of tea, with milk

Supper

   1      Mug of tea, with milk

   2      Slurps of milk

   10g  Brie cheese

   Well i seem to eat quite a lot throughout the day but mostly pretty healthy so far. 

   Onward and upward and enjoy what you eat.

            love from Pa 

My Vegetarian Diet Day 5 28/06/12

   Well yesterdays kerfuffle needed sorting out, which involved dashing into town early, threw my schedule right out and involved a lot of walking, exhausted me and needed a lay down in afternoon then early dinner.

Breakfast

   Mug of coffee with milk

Brunch

   1       Small banana 
   1       Pint of water
   300g Yoghurt

Lunch

   220g  Baked beans (as before) eaten from tin with
   20g    Brie

Dinner

                              Noodle stir fry

                    
   1 dsp Sunflower oil
   22g    Sultanas
   111g  Free range egg noodles (as before)
   pinch Cumin
   pinch Salt
   Mug of tea with milk

Supper

   15g    Brie cheese
   200g  Yoghurt
   3        Blueberries
   handful of sultanas  (sorry, unscientific dietific)
   Mug of tea with milk

Evening

   Pint of water
   Mug of tea with milk

Midnight feast

   104g  Beetroot
   35g    Brie cheese
   Mug of tea with milk 


   
   Looks like i am eating a lot of Brie, the only easy munchy in the fridge, will have to think about that.
   Yes, there are a lot of noodles in my diet, I hope that is a good thing. I am trying to cut out bread products as my main carb. Noodles and potatos are replacing, though i have now finished that bag of spuds. Don't normally buy reds but have enjoyed them and they haven't sprouted as quickly as whites normally do.
   Would type more but i am involved in a long winded and irritating internet 'chat' with my mobile phone providers. Wishing I hadn't had so much coffee today. Grrr.

   Have fun people and whatever you are eating today, remember to appreciate it. 

      love from Pa 
         
    

My Vegetarian Diet Day 3 26/06/12

    
   Well, here i am again, day 3 although i am 2 days behind in actually posting this. You know how it is, 1 thing and another :-) so will try and keep this simple and catch up.
  You may notice i have started noting slurps of milk, something that is a terrible habit of mine but one of which i am now recognising.

Breakfast

   Slurp of milk
   Mug of coffee with milk
   Small banana

Brunch :-)

   Slurp of milk
   Pint of water
   Mug of tea with milk   

Afternnoon Tea with Jacky

   Banana sandwich (nice granary bread)
   1   Digestive biscuit
   2   cups of tea with milk

Tea

   20g   Brie cheese
   6       Blueberries
   Mug of tea with milk
   Slurp of milk

Dinner
                 Noodle stir fry  

   
   25g    Sunflower oil
   26g    Frozen fresh mint
   155g  Mushrooms
   48g    Peas
   59g    Sweet red peppers
   95g    Noodles (as before)
   2        Cloves of garlic 
   22g    Watercress (fresh as garnish)


   417g   Total cooked weight
   1         Pint of cider

Evening

   Slurp of milk
   2         Mugs of tea with milk


   Well that's it folks, thought i had things to say but have forgotten, must keep up to date
   Enjoy your food whatever it may be

          love from Pa