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!