Garden grazing

Finally! After a false call yesterday, the sun arrived. Blogging with a slightly pinker complexion, it is fair to say I am a rather modest lobster colour and got a bit over excited by this sudden heatwave. 

This is probably at fault from lazing in the garden all day from breakfast until I caught a glimpse of my reflection and saw an offensive shade of rouge red. In my breakfast bowl I had rice crispies AND crunchy nut cornflakes with strawberries, goji berries and milk.

Quick and easy to make with more time to pink, but still simply delicious and enjoyed on the garden bench.

Calories: 158

Following the success of the spinach smoothie, I was craving another green juice for lunch and this one was ten times more refreshing for today's summer day. The quenching of thirst in action.

I exchanged the berries for more green veg and even a green apple. I tried to distract myself from the greenness of this beverage by putting it in a tall fancy glass. Needless to say when I had a swig the colour (regardless of it being too green and looking too healthy) didn't matter. 

At least it matched the grass.

Wash spinach, cucumber and celery.

Blitz with sliced green apple and 1/2 frozen banana.

One glass filled to the brim with veggie goodness.

Gulped down with pepper and carrot sticks dipped into sun-dried tomato hummous and sweet onion rivita on the side.

Now to slam dunk my face into a bowl of natural yogurt. Too pink, too much garden grazing.

Calories: 317

Pink milk

Went to the effort to set an alarm this morning expecting to see sunshine and blue skies when I rose from my pit. Instead I was awoken by a rude knock at the door from Posty Pat and the same old rolling grey skies. Hard luck. Needed something for breakfast that spelled out summer, as my high expectations of good weather (fault of the weather man) was no where to be seen.

Lover of Kate's blender, I whizzed up this pretty as a picture pink milk to eat my cereal with. Cows milk and cereal is a faux pas of the past after enjoying this. Not too sure how I feel about getting up half an hour earlier just to get a dosage of pink milk. Maybe batch produce? Or maybe abandon this pink milk love affair while your ahead? Either way it's good and very pink.

Add strawberries, 1/2 frozen banana, ice cubes and milk to the blender.

Blitz.

Pour.

A palette of pink in your breakfast bowl. It was a bit too sweet at this time of morning so I added peanut butter with my Crunchy Nut Cornflakes, but this is probably just an excuse to eat peanut butter with anything edible.

Calories: 318

Detox day

I woke up this morning feeling like a shadow of my former self but probably twice the size. Lack of fruit and veggies has made me feel under the weather. Detox sprung to mind. Three days of cheatings and food binges has had a disastrous impact on the old gut.

My porridge infatuation flourished through this strawberry and peanut butter jelly combination.  

I took full advantage of the strawberry stocked fridge, a rare but necessary occurrence. Halved and mixed in with the oats whilst cooking, it added a natural sweetness to wean me off the sugars.

It was like a hot summer pudding on a cold and miserable nearly summer morning.

Calories: 364

Lunch was a simple fruit salad from Cafe Nero. Getting my fruits in by the bucket loads I forgot how much I enjoy a munching of pineapple and mango.

Slurped on a SKINNY latte with SUGAR FREE vanilla syrup and I was like a dog on heat shopping in Leeds.

Calories: 193

Ok, so this isn't actually detox material but giving a girl celery and carrot sticks after so many naughty treats is just cruel. Slow and steady wins the race and this prawn masala definitely won my appetite round.

Compliments to Kate for dishing up this curry packed full of veggies and spices.

Ate with naan bread and onion bajis because every curry deserves it.

 

Calories: 460

Newcastle dining

Oh wow. These past couple of days I traveled to Newcastle and morphed into a piglet in the process. You would have thought I was a calorie collector. From pizza to cake to alcohol fueled with skittles, I have had it all and more. Much more.

This included a whole 18 inches of subway. One could say that it was for medical purposes to cure my sickness, in other words hangover from hell. I went for beef with all the salad (extra jalapenos and gherkins of course) smothered in south west sauce.  

Lunching at Nancy's Bordello I feasted on chilli con carne with chips and rice.

Being the healthier of meals on this little mini break, I went the extra mile and ordered a side salad. So proud but my taste buds were less than impressed when a small bowl of grass arrived at the table. Nevertheless, I ate it all.

Got back and nibbled on sweeties, whilst eagerly awaiting the night out that followed. By now I can see my thighs getting thunderous.

Lots of sambuca shots later...

I am home in bed recovering with ice-cream and cake. Uh oh.

Calories: TOO MANY TO COUNT

When food gets raw

I indulged in some goji berries and almond topped porridge. Raw food galore. Super nutritious for my vitamin deprived bod.

After finally being reunited with peanut butter, my all time favourite condiment (other than mustard, garlic mayo and marmite- what a disgusting combination) I slapped it on there with some more berry yog. Mixed all together it was a treat.

This was the first and last good meal of the weekend. I went back to Liverpool and entered student reality.

This consisted of beans of the baked variety, beans and oh some more Heinz beans. Also a little tipple of lime vodka and lemo. Limes and lemons. Two of my five a day. Check.

I'll be sure to be hitting the veggies hard tomorrow.

Let the Chocolate See the Porridge

This can only be described as pudding for breakfast.

I've become a bit porridge obsessed and I'm constantly finding myself leering over pictures of porridge. Obsessive- yes. Wierd- definitely not. One of my favourites is Kath Eats Real Food's tribute to oatmeal. I can just sit and gawk at all the different flavour combos and toppings.

I got this chocolate idea through an evening of porridge stalking and it magically appeared in my bowl this morning.

Make the magic happen with porridge oats, milk and 2 tsp of coco powder (add more or less depending on how chocolaty you want your mornings.) 

Mix. Microwave for 2 minutes.

Topped with berry yogurt, blueberries and maple syrup and puds up.

Word of warning: Eat in moderation. May cause sugar rushes and hyperactivity.

Calories: 323 (yikes)

So Liquid.

Smoothie for breakfast and soup for lunch. The diets gone liquid and I have gone mad. Carbs withdrawals are playing havoc.

Limited fruit in the fruit bowl, just a sad lonley pear so hey presto we have the pear and almond smoothie/juice/milkshake/I.dont.know.

1 sliced pear, 2 tablespoons of ground almond, cup of milk, dollop of yogurt and 3 ice cubes.

Blitz, pour and shlurp.

If you're feeling naughty it would be nice with a bit of coco powder sprinkled on top. Top will power for resisting. I am god.

Calories: 267

Next DRINK of the day. Heinz tomato soup. Wow. Pushing the boat out I know but the mid morning juicing wore me out.

In my defence it had a hint of chilli which stopped it from too boring.

I lied it was boring.

Calories: 236


PSSSST.
First solid of the day. I snacked on crunchy nut cornflakes and an orange whilst watching a film. I know what I'll be bringing next time I take a trip to the cinema...

Calories: 201