Pa's Hospital Food Experience

Pa's Vegetarian Gluten-free Hospital Food

Hi and welcome back to Pa's world.

Today i am coming to you from the Colchester General Hospital, Essex, England. Part of our wonderful NHS.

Jacket potato, cheese, sunflower spread, salad

I had a small heart attack Sunday after a high stress situation and have been looked after since on the cardiac ward where the staff have been great. I had an angiogram yesterday which showed the arterial stents i had 3 years ago were clean as a whistle.
Healthy eating really is good for you.

I am trying this post through my Nokia x6 smartphone which i have only just discovered may be capable.
I don't know how it will come out so please bear with me :-)

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.

Pa’s vegetarian ideas for summer parties, buffets and barbeques

Well hi and welcome to summer!

     Today I have just popped in a few great ideas from other other people, because not everything I do can always be original ☺☺

So here you are, if you are hosting a party this summer or going to one. If you are a vegetarian or have guests that are.

Or if you just like healthy tasty food here are some bright ideas to liven up your table.

 

 

 

 
    Simple fruit sticks and is that cheese I spy at the bottom?
    If not why not?
    Whichever fruit and cheese rocks your world make this a sophisticated, modern version of the old cheese and pineapple.


fruit skewers at Samuel Heath via rashon carraway

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A nice salad idea from mybakingaddiction

 

 

 

Fruit, nuts, cheese, seeds and green leaves of your choice with an option of your favourite home-made dressing.
 
 
 

  

 

 
 
 

        A great idea here for fruit skewers, adapt it with your favourite fruits or just what you have to hand.

    A light dusting of cinnamon or ginger or another of your favourite spices might just give it that little extra something.

 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Avacado and fig salad from calmmindbusybody

 

 
A nice colourful salad to brighten up the table, a busy recipe but could be simplified and modified to suit individual tastes 
                                

 ingredients
3 cups Romaine leaves, torn into bite-sized pieces

1 Red Bell Pepper, chopped into small pieces

1 Avocado, sliced into small pieces

3-4 dried Figs, cut into small pieces

1 Large Tomato, chopped

1/4 Red Onion, minced

1 tbs Extra Virgin Olive Oil

3-4 Large Mushrooms, chopped

Juice from ½ a Lime

2 tbs Pine nuts

3-4 Black Olives, chopped

small bunch fresh Cilantro, chopped

1 cup cooked Black Beans

Hot Sauce, to taste

1/2-3/4 cup Corn Kernels (Fresh off the cob or frozen and thawed)

fresh mint and watermelon salad

 
     A simple bright and healthy salad from Jaimie and Kristen at idontgotothegym

Ingredients
5 cups watermelon - 1/2 medium sized melon
1 cucumber
1 pint cherry tomatoes
1 lime
2 tbsp chopped mint leaves
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Well that’s it for today folks, a few bright, tasty healthy ideas for summer. Now all we need is the sun but i’m sure parties wont wait for that.

 

Have lots of fun in the sun

 

Love from Pa