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Sunday 24 July 2016

My members know how to shop!



24th July 2016
Believe you can and you're halfway there.  Theodore Roosevelt
Well it was a disturbed night, lots of noise going on outside my window, I don't normally sleep with it open so I'm more aware of people I think, the dog woke me at 3am to go up garden, the fire alarm decided to let out a squeal at 5am, just the one mind ya, on a positive I managed to go back to sleep and stayed there till the dog decided to wake me up again at 8am, little Shiz Tzu!  8am though - go me!  I'm all good now though, despite the interruptions, I've had a good few hours sleep and it looks like it's going to be another lovely day, loving it I am.

Did my shop in Lidls yesterday on the way back from my meeting, it is a good shop, it really is, avocado for 59p this week, I do love them, despite their high points.  I bought and cooked a delicious gammon joint in my slow cooker which I had some for tea with bulgur wheat, sweetcorn and broccoli, I've decided I'm not really a broccoli fan unless its covered in a sauce or in a soup.   I enjoyed the bulgur wheat, but think I haven't mastered cooking it yet so will persist and try again, I want to try and use more of these grains as I really like them and they're much cheaper if you cook them yourself rather than buying the microwave pouches.

This week in my meetings we've been putting together a Super Shopping List to help us start healthy, think about it, if you shop healthy, you're more likely to eat healthy - true story!  You can't eat what you don't buy, simple but effective.   Here's how it looks with everyone's ideas combined and typed up;

Fruit / Veggies / Salad (Fresh/tinned or frozen is all good)
(obviously these are dependent on your taste and what you're going to cook!)

Fruit, such as
Bananas
Apples
Oranges
Pears
Kiwi
Berries
Lemons
Avocado
Pineapple


Vegetables, such as
Potatoes
Sweet Potatoes
Butternut sqash
Onions
Carrots
Cauliflower
Broccoli
Courgettes
Brussel Sprouts
Spinach

Peppers
Mushrooms

Salad, such as
Tomatoes
Cucumber
Lettuce
Spring onions
Radish
Mixed leaves

Meat
Chicken (Whole/Breasts/Legs) (Thighs are cheapest but highest in Smart Points)
Mince - Beef 5%, Turkey / Quorn / Chicken / Pork
Braising/Stewing Steak
Beef Steaks / Joints
Pork fillet / steaks / tenderloin
Cooked meats such as boiled ham / chicken / beef / turkey
Bacon / bacon medallions / gammon
Sausages (Weight Watchers Cumberland and Pork / Heck Chicken/ Asda sweet chill turkey)
Burgers (beef or veggie, M&S do a skinny burger)
Liver / Brains Faggots

Fish
Tuna / Salmon / Cod / Basa / Prawns / Tinned Roe / Tinned Tuna / Mackerel / Tinned Pilchards or Sardines / Haddock / Trout / seafood sticks
Fish fingers / fish in breadcrumbs or batter

Quorn products

Wholewheat Pasta or Spaghetti / Wholewheat Rice / Wild rice
Couscous
Quinoa
Bulgur Wheat
Freekah
Grey Peas
Lentils
Beans - kidney, butter, etc
Chick peas
Yellow split peas
Bare Naked Noodles and Rice

Tinned / jar aisle
Hot dog sauces
Baked beans
Spaghetti in tomato sauce
Passata
Tomatoes
Cooking sauces
Soups

Cereals
Porridge Oats / Shredded Wheat / Bran Flakes / Weetabix / Muesli or Granola / Special K / Puffed Wheat  


Breads
Wholemeal/brown, Low calorie bread
Pitta Bread
Thins
Crumpets
Wraps
Thin Bagels
Crackerbreads / Ryvita / Melba toast / WW crackers
Scotch pancakes
Petit pains (If you can ever find them!)


Dairy
Skimmed or Semi Skimmed milk, BoB milk (best of both)
Eggs
Low fat spread / Butter (it's allowed as long as pointed)
Yogurts - Fat Free / Fromage Frais / Greek 0%
Low fat Creme fraiche
Quark
Soya yogurt
Almond milk / soya milk

Cheese
Low fat Mature cheddar
Cottage cheese
Philadelphia light spread
Feta / Halloumi / Mozzarella
Weight Watcher slices
Babybels
Cheese Triangles
Cheese spread
Protein cheese
Goats


Condiments
Balsamic Vinegar
Herbs and spices (chilli flakes, curry powder etc)
Light Mayonnaise
Spray Light Oil
Salad dressings
Mustard
Stock cubes / stock pots / WW or Maggi bags / Maggi paper liners
Salt and pepper
Tomato Puree

Low fat coleslaw
Houmous
Pickles - beetroot, gherkins, onions

Drinks
Wine (of course it's first I'm writing the list ;) )
Alcohol / Becks Blue Alcohol free
Slimline mixers
Diet Fizzy Pops
Sugar free squash
Water
Tea / Coffee
Herbal tea / flavoured coffees
Sweeteners

Ready Meals/Freezer Section
Weight Watchers and others that are healthy options
Potato Waffles
Frozen chips
Crustless quiche (Weight Watchers, Tesco or Morrison's)
Yorkshire puddings

Snacks and Treats
WW bakes & crisps
French fries
Space raiders
Snaps
BGTY crisps (Sainsburys)
Quavers
Wotsits
Baked crisps
Skips
Pom Bears
Rice cakes, Kaylo or Snack a jacks
Popcorn
Pork crunch
Velvet crisps
Sunbites

Nuts and seeds

Low calorie chocolate drinks (highlights etc)
Sugar Free Jelly
Meringue Nests
Squirty cream
Chocolate - WW Bars / Freddos / kitkat / milky way / curly wurly
Rice pudding
Jam
Ice cream / Ice lollies / tiptops
Frozen yogurt
Peanut Butter
Chocolate spread
Pink & Whites
Choc Shots


And for some reason they asked me to add
Washing up liquid, deodorant and toilet rolls ;) So at least I have a clean, nice smelling, regular group of members!

I think it just shows not only do we all like food, but we eat a varied diet and if any of us dropped our shopping list on the floor in the supermarket, no one would be able to tell we were trying to lose weight if they picked it up! 

Shop healthy - be healthy!

Here's to a cracking good day BeYOUtiful, whether you've got to shop today or not!

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