Butternut and courgette noodles plus red pepper, broccoli stalks and spring onions

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Butternut and courgette noodles plus red pepper, broccoli stalks and spring onions
Really fancied Nandos – so improvised!
Quick and tasty dinner using ingredients from the freezer, and a little cheese 🙂
I had, in all honesty, intended to write my own post on the cost of going low-carb ( Primal/ Paleo/ Banting – what ever you want to label it!!! ) but then I spotted this article from The Real Meal Revolution and decided they’ve done the job for me 🙂
https://realmealrevolution.com/real-thinking/banting-on-a-budget-is-easy-part-one
N.B. This is a South African website (hence the notion that avocados can be bought cheap!) but all the suggestions still apply in the UK.
Main points:
In addition to the myth that it’s too expensive, I get a lot of comments that it must be boring and repetitive with so few options (?) to choose from….. well we’ve been low carb for over 4 years and I can’t say that’s been the case for us. In fact I see far more repetition in “traditional” diets e.g. Friday night is pizza, Tuesday is tacos etc.
Along with trying out the odd *new* ingredient from time to time, or taking inspiration from restaurants, eating seasonal veggies keep things changing. This can be confusing in the UK since we have access to pretty much everything (mostly imported) all year round, and the prices don’t change all that much either. On our recent trip to South Africa, we saw how little choice their supermarkets have compared to ours – and this is meant to be the country so much of our produce comes from!
The BBC have a good, simple guide here to help you out:Â http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/seasons
It’s fridge clearing day again!
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