I was getting a bit bored with sweet potato (curse of the Paleo life) so I thought I’d try swede to go with my chilli and lime chicken dinner last night. Similar consistency when mashed, but about half the price.
Result? Looks like a chip 🙂
Clean June – Day 9
Dairy intake reduced to <250ml – ACHIEVED.
Alcohol reduced to maximum 14 units per week (in line with health guidelines not to exceed 2-3 units per day) – ACHIEVED. Zero units
Get out for a walk or cycle every day, including gym days – ACHIEVED. 5km evening walk
Clean June – Day 8
Dairy intake reduced to <250ml – ACHIEVED. 2 cappuccinos and a lot of water
Alcohol reduced to maximum 14 units per week (in line with health guidelines not to exceed 2-3 units per day) – ACHIEVED. half pint lager (1.3 units)
Get out for a walk or cycle every day, including gym days – FAIL. Too hot during the day and in the evening
Clean June – Day 7
Dairy intake reduced to <250ml – ACHIEVED. A home made latte and a cup of tea, and a filter coffee at a nice café in town – couldn’t stay caffeine free any longer!
Alcohol reduced to maximum 14 units per week (in line with health guidelines not to exceed 2-3 units per day) – FAILED. Not even going to try to do the math….
Get out for a walk or cycle every day, including gym days – ACHIEVED. 5km walk
Clean June – Day 6
Dairy intake reduced to <250ml – ACHIEVED. No tea or coffee – only fruit infusions.
Alcohol reduced to maximum 14 units per week (in line with health guidelines not to exceed 2-3 units per day) – ACHIEVED. 2 glasses white wine (3 units)
Get out for a walk or cycle every day, including gym days – ACHIEVED. 1hr Zumba class plus 10km evening walk to pub and back
This week’s menu – 6 June 2014
- Sausage in veggie tomato sauce w/ cauliflower and broccoli
- Braai
- Gesier & lardon salad w/ walnuts
- Brisket w/ plantain nachos
- Chorizo meatballs w/ pepperonata and zoodles
- Merguez w/ roast med veg
- Chilli & lime chicken w/ coleslaw and swede
Clean June – Day 5
Dairy intake reduced to <250ml – ACHIEVED. No tea or coffee – only fruit infusions.
Alcohol reduced to maximum 14 units per week (in line with health guidelines not to exceed 2-3 units per day) – ACHIEVED. Zero units.
Get out for a walk or cycle every day, including gym days – ACHIEVED. 5km evening walk
Clean June – Day 4
Dairy intake reduced to <250ml – ACHIEVED. No tea or coffee – only fruit infusions.
Alcohol reduced to maximum 14 units per week (in line with health guidelines not to exceed 2-3 units per day) – FAIL. 4 glasses white wine (6 units) Ooops.
Get out for a walk or cycle every day, including gym days – ACHIEVED. 1hr Body Balance class plus 5km walk (to hospital and back)
Clean June – Day 3
Dairy intake reduced to <250ml – ACHIEVED. Even with a day out in town, utilising free wifi 🙂
Alcohol reduced to maximum 14 units per week (in line with health guidelines not to exceed 2-3 units per day) – ACHIEVED. A small glass of sparkling wine (1.5 units)
Get out for a walk or cycle every day, including gym days – ACHIEVED. 5km walk (plus walking round town not shopping)
Foodie Festivals
I’m having my annual quandary about attending the programme UK summer festivals – food festivals, of course.
Approach is thus:
- March/April. See adverts for early bird tickets – looks really exciting, beautiful people wandering around in the sunshine sipping bubbly and loads of yummy food on offer. Decide it’s too early to know quite how rainy Summer will be. Wait.
- May/ June. See promotions on food magazine sites for this summer’s events. Check out event site and ticket prices – too many options to choose from and which day to go??
- Talk myself out of going – too expensive for what you get, got to go into London for it, if it rains it’ll be a total waste.
Problem is, it costs me £25 just to get the train to London, then the entry tickets are about £20 so I’ve already spent £45 just to get there. Then the food (in tapas sized portions) are up to £7 a pop and drinks are on top of that. There are some fantastic restaurants, and some Michelin star chefs, involved but there must be a better way to do it ‽
There’s the usual trawl around Borough Market sampling, and occasionally buying, interesting nibbles but what else? Street Feast London has been on my to-do list for a while, but it’s way over in Dalston and only opens at 7pm.
The answer may lie with Kerb Food (formerly known as Eat.st) as they seem to have some of the same traders as Street Feast, but with more central locations and they start at lunchtime. Oooh, the possibilities 🙂