Yum Yum!SEE THE 5 DAY £1 A DAY MEAL PLAN IN TODAY'S BLOG! PLUS 36 BURGERS FOR 99P!
Helloooooo there!
Yep, it's Monday again and here we are enjoying our healthier lifestyle in the summer sunshine. (If you are in a cold zone right now I apologise for rubbing it in that the weather here in London is fab!).
In today's blog............
* Don't accept so called ageing
* Just a Thought
* I is for...
* Prickly Pear Pie
* Myth Busting - Healthy eating is cheaper than you think!
* 36 Burgers f or 99p!
* Feed yourself healthily for a week for under £1 a day!!!!
So how has this week been for you all? Have you managed to get out moving a bit more in the glorious sun whilst catching a few rays at the same time? Have you found yourself wanting to eat lighter foods this week? I have found the kitchen too hot so I have mainly been assembling salads etc. Luckily I have lots of different pulses and lentils in the freezer so they could just quickly defrost and make a beautiful wholesome and filling base for my salads. None of that boring iceberg lettuce for me!!!!!!
This week I have been speaking to suppliers of health products and people of interest to write you a guest blog. I have already lined up another competition prize and shopping discounts for you - these will all be coming soon!
I've worked my backside off in the gym this week! It has been super hot in the building and so everything has been a little harder. Not one for doing defeat though I have upped my weights significantly this week. I've combined this with aeropilates very late at night and I am feeling great. Don't let anybody tell you that bingo wings and wobbly legs are your destiny as you age. It is so not true! I don't have either and I am few weeks shy of 52! Yep I have to work harder at it than when I was 18 but once you are in good shape again you will find it much simpler to maintain. PLEASE DON'T WRITE YOURSELVES OFF, AND PLEASE DON'T AGE YOURSELVES.
AGEING DOES NOT EQUAL WOBBLY BITS AND WEIGHING TOO MUCH FOR GREAT HEALTH!
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Why do we spend so much time lovingly watering and feeding our plants in the garden so that they will thrive or making sure we don't put petrol in our car that takes diesel, yet we don't care enough about our own bodies to make sure it lives, thrives and is in great running order? |
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| I love this drawing by Damien Simpkins |
well.... to be truthful not much at all!
Indian Fig
Indian Almonds
Indian Prunes
Ice berg lettuce (!)
I had a feeling this week would be a difficult one! I thought i had better investigate further so I chose to learn more about the Indian Fig and guess what I recognised it from the local shops - it's what we call a prickly pear! So I delved a little deeper so that we could try something new and I found a gorj recipe for a prickly pear pie which I have oh so slightly pimped!
Prickly Pear aka the Indian Fig
Prickly Pear Pie
Ingredients
* 4 cups PP pulp (remember to remove seeds!)
*1 cup date sugar or maple sugar or 1/2 cup of stevia granules
*1 tsp of cornflour or kuzu
* 1 pack of ready rolled pastry or make your own whole wheat pastry
Method
*Mix your seedless pulp, sugar substitute and cornflour together
* Roll out your pastry to fit the bottom in to a 7 inch pie tin. reserve the left overs
* Place the pie tin with pastry in oven for a few minutes at 350 to start the bottom cooking.
* In the meantime roll out several 1 cm wide strips of pastry to criss cross over your pie later
* When ready removed pie tin carefully from oven and add PP mixture. Spread out evenly
* Use your strip to criss cross over the top.
* Brush pastry strips with a little almond or soya milk and bake for approx 25 minutes.
This week I go all out to discover whether eating healthily is expensive. Thanks to the lovely Marlene Watson Tara we can go really in to depth as she shares her "Living healthily for under £1 a day" article with us plus a stunning recipe to make 36 burgers for 99p!!!!!!!
I have been told so many times that eating healthily is very expensive. This worries me because I don't think this is true. But as you all keep telling me it is I thought I had better find out for myself. My shopping bill is minimal every week so it got me wondering if perhaps its because many peeps aren't quite sure how to make the changes to a healthy plant based diet.
Most healthy foods are also the cheapest.I regularly buy fours cans of chick peas for £1. Wholefoods doesn't have to mean organic. Not everyone can afford to eat all organic, if any, produce. You are far better off eating standard wholefoods than processed boxed foods that do work out to be very expensive whilst failing to nourish your precious body.
I decide to look at the family favourite of burgers this week and so looked at one major brand and three different supermarkets to check out their prices.
Price Comparison Study (28/07/2014)
Beef Burgers
| Brand | Price Each | Price Per Kilo | Price for 36 |
| Birds Eye (12 pack) | 35p | £6.80 | £12.60 |
| Sainsburys Basics | 10p | £3.02 | £3.60 |
| Iceland Own Brand | 25p | £5.03 | £9.00 |
| Waitrose Essentials | 37p | £4.41 | £13.55 |
Now, thanks to my dear friend Marlene Watson - Tara I can make 36 burgers for 99p! They have no additives, taste delicious and can be made and frozen until you need them. They are packed full of nourishment and I know you will love them. My grandchildren ask for them to be made especially.
Here is the recipe and watch the "how to" video below
Grilled Lentil Burgers - and way under 3 pence each! or £1.98 a kilo!
1 cup brown lentils (rinsed and cooked in filtered water until soft) 25 minutes approximately (Yields 3 cups cooked lentils)
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 large onion, finely diced
1 large carrot finely grated
1 tsp dried marjoram
1 tsp dried ginger powder
2 tbsps.. shoyu or tamari (natural soy sauce)
3 to 4 tbsp. whole wheat flour (or enough to bind the mixture together)
Yields 12 burgers
Preheat the grill to medium/hot. Mix all the ingredients together in a large bowl. Add the flour and fold until you achieve a consistency that glues the ingredients together adding a little more flour if required.
Using your hands make the burgers with two tbsp. of the mixture, squeezing together until they are firm. Place the burgers on a foil lined grill tray and grill for 15 minutes, turning halfway through. Serve with steamed greens and a side bowl of soup or make some delicious sourdough sandwiches. Spread some vegan mayonnaise on the sourdough bread, toasted or plain. Add a layer or two of salad greens, pop in a burger or two, top with sliced avocado, cucumber, sauerkraut or your favourite chutney like I have done here. This is also fantastic food for your lunch box, they are delicious cold.
Note; If you enjoy a smoked taste add 1 tsp. or 1 tbsp. of smoked paprika to the mixture.
Alternative to grilling; fry the burgers in a heavy based frying pan using organic sunflower oil.
Freeze the burgers in quantities that work for you and your family. Make the whole 500g pack and yield 36 burgers.
lentils have often been laughed at but have truly moved into the mainstream now. It is so easy to laugh at things you've never tried, and in the process miss out on something completely wonderful.
The brown lentils in these burgers also make great sald bases, pates, sausages, meatless balls, lentil loaves and so much more. Imagine getting 36 sausages out of this mix opr 3 lentil loaves!
To watch the video click Marlenes Burger Video
Lentils are so good for you and have huge health benefits including:
Lentils are so good for you and have huge health benefits including:
* lowering cholesterol
* reducing heart disease risk
* roughage to prevent constipation and associated diseases such as IBS
* stabilise your blood sugar levels through slowing down the digestion process
* will keep you fuller for longer
* high protein
l* ow calorie
* lentils are for everyone but if you are diabetic you want to be eating them regularly.
Marlene purchased a 500g bag of brown lentils for 99p and a 500g bag of organic lentils for £2.49.FIVE DAY EATING PLAN FOR £1 A DAY BY MARLENE WATSON TARA!
This is sooooooooooooooooooooooooo fab - to read the full mealp lan please click here for the £1 a day eating plan!
Move More, Chill A Bit Less
Okay, so are you moving more? If not why not? I'm not going to preach at you this week but rather I'm going to use the power of pictures!
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'Nuff said!
Coming next time!
* another budget conscious recipe to keep you healthy and the pennies in your pocket
* weekend wanders
* motivation central
* plus loads more
Have a great happy and healthy week
Janie xxxxx
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