Sunday, 26 October 2014

Grilled Salad with Tuna

Lunch
Grilled sliced zucchini, tomato wedges, fennel, red paprika, and onions 
--  226 grams  --
Tuna
--  114 grams  --
Sprinkle with salt, pepper and dried herbs 


Monday, 13 October 2014

Fennel mint green smoothie

Morning greens

Fennel, strawberries, mint, lettuce, lemon juice



Thursday, 9 October 2014

Guacamole Dip With A Twist

Dinner

1/2 avocado
114 grams of canned sardines
1 glove of garlic
some grilled  tomato and red bell pepper
juice of 1 lemon
Blend

Weigh, knowing that 114 grams is protein and the rest are vegetables. 
Add enough fresh carrot and cucumber to get to full 284 grams of vegetables.


Monday, 6 October 2014

Chia Almond Strawberry Porridge

Breakfast

For some time now, as I am reading about all the good things to eat, chia keeps popping up. However when looking for recipes, mostly it is a little extra ingredient, just like an after thought. Somehow there are not many recipes that have chia as the main player, or if they do, the thing looks just slimy and unpleasant. Slimy is just not the thing for me. 

During my next stock up trip to health food store I look for chia. I was surprised to find it right there on the shelf. I picked it up and as I was standing there, looking at the label, the price, trying to decide, a man, of Somali origin, came along with a shop assistant. He too was looking for chia! How now?!? We got talking. His doctor had suggested he should start eating healthier, to avoid memory loss, to reduce weight and to sleep better. And chia was on his list .... Surely, somebody comes all the way from Eastleight, from Little Mogadishu to buy chia .... in my part of Nairobi .... Hmmm ... I bought chia. 

I looked through websites. Pondered over next step. Soak in water it says ... Add milk and yogurt (and I don't eat those things!!) it says .... Add almond milk it says ... Based on my calculations, if I have almond milk I can not have an other nut or seed .... I did soak in water. It was grayish. Tasted. It tasted tasteless, flat completely. Not something to look forward to to start the day! I left the taste, the feeling, the texture sort of hanging about in my mind. How to make it palatable? How to make a lovely breakfast?

 226 grams strawberry blended
30 grams of chia milled
Mix. Leave to soak.
After 15 minutes add 27 grams of milled almond 
Mix and enjoy. 
It gives the stomach a gentle caress.


Sunday, 5 October 2014

Kale and eggs

Lunch

Chopped onion, chopped tomato sautéed in olive oli with shredded kale over small fire.
--  227 grams  --
Served with 2 boiled eggs
--  114 grams  --