A busy week from Sally…Lots of music, books, guests and not forgetting the funnies…That parrot reminds me of our Percy…God bless him..Great advice from Sally regarding our health and diet…I have been inhaling and exhaling this week like a good girl…
Without any further ado head over to Sally’s …Enjoy!
Another great week from Sally with the addition of some good advice on how and what to stock your larder with if an emergency arises…Not panic buying as many are…sensible shopping for essentials.
Time for part 4 of Sally’s fabulous new series shopping by Nutrient…There are times in all of our lives when we may have been lacking in iron, Vit C anything and we may have been at a loss as to what we can eat instead of popping a pill…
Sally had done all the work for you, easy to read and all ingredients which most of us buy anyway…Do pop over and have read…
Welcome… This week will be slightly different I have not jumped on the scales but I am very pleased with my 12lbs that I mislaid…lol
However...Healthy eating should be the priority and the habit of a lifetime…No fads, no weighing every day or week and then beating your self up because you haven’t lost anything.
It is about being aware of what you are eating and knowing if what you are eating is improving your health. It is not about removing whole food groups from our diets we need a healthy well-balanced diet to be at our optimum health.
What really matters is Our well being, Our Blood Pressure figure, Our cholesterol, Our blood sugar, Our inflammation markers.
Believe it or not thin people are NOT exempt from any of those … I know people who are as thin as thin and boast about how many doughnuts they eat in a day…
Does that mean because they are thin they do not have high Blood pressure or cholesterol or problems with their blood sugar?
NO, it damn well doesn’t!
Of course, you will probably lose weight if you improve your eating habits…That is a bonus and a great one…
BUT…the true tests for your health and wellness…
How many of these can you say a resounding yes to??
These are all benefits of healthy eating… Your aim should be to feel better, to be able to play with your kids or grandkids any weight loss is a bonus.
But how do we feel when we try to cut out or down we feel yuk! But it is a habit and a dependency on Junk food… We are Junkies.
What is a junkie? A person with a compulsive habit or obsessive dependency on something.
I am now going to talk about Junk Food.
When you stop eating sugar-laden food or processed foods you will get withdrawal symptoms you may experience sadness, irritability, tiredness, cravings…
Similar feelings to what anyone who tries to give up cigarettes, alcohol or drugs…You will experience Sugar Withdrawal and the first few days are always the worst …
It will get better!
I haven’t eaten Haribos or digestive biscuits(graham crackers) to some of my readers since I began these Tuesday posts… I even walk down that aisle now and can stop, look and walk on… It was hard the other day as they had those bright red strawberries and I did pick up the pack AND put it back.
I gave myself a pat on the back and thought about what I really fancied which would also be good for me…All the food which is good for our health is not tasteless like cardboard there are some really nice, tasty alternatives… There really are maybe try and make a list of what you really like and think about what you also like that you could replace it with…
Food should be enjoyable no one will stick to any eating plan if they don’t like what they eat… We are all different what I love you may not and vice versa…
We are in this together so let’s help each other out…
Interestingly I read the other day that after all these years Weight Watchers has changed its name to …WW
Wellness that Works!
Will this be a complete and utter overhaul?
My question is are they no longer having weekly weigh-ins? Will, there be no slimmer of the week, month, year?
Will they be using BP and cholesterol as markers?
I will be watching with interest because Wellness is different from Weight Loss…
Have we got any WW here who would be able to explain that to us??? We would love to know…
I hope you have found this interesting and I love to read your comments…So please let us know what you find easy or difficult…
Lastly, are you keeping those food diaries? Does it help? Struggling?
Here is a link to a food chart and some great advice from a fellow blogger… It is the food chart I use to check a food and is it an eye opener ..those 2 biscuits I was eating with my early morning cuppa …Check it out it shocked me and stopped me…
Good advice which helps me and a nice easy to follow chart…
Compare this picture and be honest what would you rather eat? This or the Junk food above I don’t mind if you say the junk food…But what do you want to enjoy that burger or can of coke or be healthy??? Even if you feel healthy and know you eat a lot of junk do me a favour and get yourself a health check sometimes we need that call…
Pasta and Pesto
Pasta cooks really quickly and pesto keeps in the fridge for up to a week.
A quick tip…To stop the basil turning brown Blanche the leaves in some hot water and then into cold…
A quick pesto recipe:
To make the pesto, combine basil, garlic, pine nuts and Parmesan in the bowl of a food processor; season with salt and pepper, to taste. With the motor running, add olive oil in a slow stream until emulsified; set aside.
Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.
So take some rocket or other greens a few tomatoes and maybe a shallot finely chopped, top with some pasta and pour over some pesto…
Quick and easy and tasty.
Enjoy!
Thank you for reading xx
About Carol Taylor:
Enjoying life in The Land Of Smiles I am having so much fun researching, finding new, authentic recipes both Thai and International to share with you. New recipes gleaned from those who I have met on my travels or are just passing through and stopped for a while. I hope you enjoy them.
I love shopping at the local markets, finding fresh, natural ingredients, new strange fruits and vegetable ones I have never seen or cooked with. I am generally the only European person and attract much attention and I love to try what I am offered and when I smile and say Aroy or Saab as it is here in the north I am met with much smiling.
Some of my recipes may not be in line with traditional ingredients and methods of cooking but are recipes I know and have become to love and maybe if you dare to try you will too. You will always get more than just a recipe from me as I love to research and find out what other properties the ingredients I use contain to improve our health and wellbeing.
Exciting for me hence the title of my blog, Retired No One Told Me! I am having a wonderful ride and don’t want to get off, so if you wish to follow me on my adventures, then welcome! I hope you enjoy the ride also and if it encourages you to take a step into the unknown or untried, you know you want to…….Then, I will be happy!
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Thank you once again for reading this post I hope you all have a great week 🙂 xx
As the song goes ” unzip a banana” and what do you get a little fruit packed full of nutrients and lots of recipes from around the world…Enjoy!
Fresh from our tree…
Welcome back to Carol’s Bootcamp…I can’t think why I called it that as this is not about being on a diet but Healthy Eating and I know some people like structure but at some point you will either get fed up with the restrictions of the said diet and then pile the pounds back on or spend the rest of your life eating foods which you don’t really enjoy but they are supposed to be good for you… Well, to hell with all that!
Life is for living…Food is for enjoying…
So what I have decided to do is some comparisons …It started with a headline about obesity …Country by country and percentages and then I got to thinking about the difference in lifestyles and options or just what we have always eaten..But then those stats began to make sense to me…
Today I am looking at the eating habits of the Canadians who are numero 35 with a percentage of 28%.
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Canada is the second biggest country on earth however over 80% of the land is uninhabited and most Canadians live in one of the clusters of cities close to the US Border which gives rise to my picture of Canada of wild, landscapes and bison, reindeer, moose all living peacefully in their natural habitat.
I imagine all those beautiful healthy salmon and lobsters in my mind’s eye and have always thought that everyone lived in the great outdoors and were super healthy.
The reality is that Cancer and heart disease is the biggest killer … in Canada.
As Canada is so multinational they don’t really have a Canadian cuisine but more of a cuisine of cuisines which comes from the English, French and Scottish influences and there is also the influence of the Aborigines.
There are also the foods which are native to North America such as Squash, peppers, berries, wild rice, salmon and large claw lobsters all lovely foods and homemade jams and chutney are prevalent.
Metis stew did actually originate in Canada from the Aboriginal people and is eaten widely through the country and with such a harsh climate then stews and soups are certainly needed. Rubaboo is a Metis stew made with rabbit, chicken or sage hen and a wide variety of vegetables.
Maple syrup is synonymous with Canada and used instead of molasses in recipes. The maple syrup is also used to make snow taffy made by dropping maple syrup onto fresh snow and wrapping it around an ice lolly stick as it soft freezes or just cutting into soft taffy squares.
The average Canadians diet consists of processed grain and dairy products, farmed meats some fruits and vegetables also the high amounts of sugar, salts and processed foods means an unhealthy diet hence the biggest killers being Cancer and heart disease.
As in western cultures where breakfast and lunch are eaten on the go or skipped and with dinner being the main meal these habits all point to increasing obesity and preventable diseases which is a shame as with so much lovely produce available here it shouldn’t be the case.
Poutine is a good example of a very popular but unhealthy dish and is probably the most famous ” Canadian”‘ food which consists of french fries, gravy and lumps of white curd cheeses one of the foods which can be eaten on the go…
Exercise… it does seem that cycling and walking are seeing an increase although travelling by car is still very high but these quite recent increases show that in general, more people are looking at alternative ways to get around.
But overall although Canada has some of the cleanest air in the world their diets could be much healthier given the fresh produce they have available.
It seems that where cultures put much emphasis on sitting down eating as a family or with friends, taking time to eat they have the lower incidences of obesity and preventable diseases.
There is a lesson to be learnt here..methinks…
Before I go I hope you have enjoyed the insight into how the Canadians eat and what they eat…
I have been shocked in more ways than one this week as to what is allowed online …I was browsing the internet as we do and came across what I thought were absolutely ludicrous claims …
Claims that doctors are speechless…Probably speechless at the mentality or desperation of people who want a quick fix …I mean a recipe which will help you lose ALL of your body fat in 3 Days!! It gets worse…. 8 lbs Body fat in 3 days, 11 lb in 2 days…Oh, My! 45 lbs in 3 weeks, 20 lbs in 2 weeks.
I would think now you are getting the picture and the most dangerous to my mind was the one which said you could lose 30 lbs of crap in one day…It pictured a lady on the throne …Please tell me no one in their right mind would take anything that was that powerful a laxative because that is what it is…
Does anyone seriously …read this crap and do/take it???
If anyone doesn’t get the meaning of a pink pig flying it is an English saying when we don’t believe something …Oh, Look! A pink pig just flew past!
Fads don’t work…Healthy Eating…No snacking every hour and exercise …THAT WORKS!
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Love pickled eggs??
But want a change ?? Love the colour pink? Then add some beets…Fancy a bit of spice ?? Then check out these recipes…
JALAPENO PICKLED EGGS:
Ingredients:
Let’s Cook!
Boil eggs for 10-15 mins until hard. Remove from heat and put into cold water.
In a medium pan, put vinegar, water( or beet juice) if using, onion, jalapenos, sugar, and spices. Bring to the boil and cook until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and allow to cool for a few minutes.
Pour vinegar over eggs making sure they are completely covered.
If using beet juice also put some beet in the jar with the eggs. You will then have pickled beets as well.
Make sure the lid is tight and refrigerate. The eggs will be ready to eat in a few days and will keep for up to a month if you haven’t already eaten them.
CURRIED PICKLED EGGS:
Ingredients:
1 cup cider vinegar.
3/4 a cup of water.
1/4 of an onion.
3/4 cup white sugar.
3 cardamon pods
1 tsp mustard seeds( yellow or brown)
I tbsp yellow curry paste.
Let’s Cook!
As above bring all the ingredients to the boil until sugar is dissolved. Allow to cool a little and then pour the vinegar mix over the eggs making sure they are completely covered.
Allow to pickle for a few days in the fridge they are then ready to eat… Left with lots of pickle juice ????
Don’t want to waste that pickle juice??? Then have a …
Pickleback
What is a pickleback? You are about to find out!
It’s a shot of whiskey followed by a shot of pickle juice and some even follow that with a beer chaser…
A popular drink in bars around the world and apparently very good….Have you tried a pickleback????
Until later when I am going to show you some of the worst diets known to man…
Make sure you don’t miss it…xxx
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