hungry120987
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Oh god, I'm really starting to realise why I'm on this diet. I read Nigella as Nutella!!! That really is bad!
Cambridge crisps!!!
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CountryBumpkin
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I think so long as you only "cook" one pack a day, whether that's the muffin, the crisps or even freezing to make lollies, it doesn't really matter about the nutritional content. Mummysims is right: far better to eat Cambridge crisps than Kettle chips! I'd love to try this but don't have any baking paper in at present - I'll have to ask my neighbour later! I've always been intrigued by the crisp recipe but never had the courage to try. Seeing the picture really makes me want to though, so Cambslass thanks for sharing.
Cambslass
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Hahaa i read it before i sent it hungry, and i had to double glance it ..nigella vs nutella and i was the one who wrote it haha!! chocolate on the brain!! I had apple and cinnamon porridge for breakfast and i took a few spoonfuls of it and tried the same technique..they were more soft soooo i think the chocolate ones would be amazing as cookies as they have a more soft chewy texture!! Bars left for today so will have to give it a whizz tomorrow
the little things keep me happy haha! Countrybumpkin defo get your hands on some baking paper and have a go, you wont regret it
the little things keep me happy haha! Countrybumpkin defo get your hands on some baking paper and have a go, you wont regret it
CountryBumpkin
Silver Member
And we want to see pictures of those, too!
CountryBumpkin
Silver Member
I have made the muffin in the mug, so I wonder if that's quite similar to the consistency of the cookies.
hungry120987
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Muffin in mug??????????? Please share!
CountryBumpkin
Silver Member
Interpret the word "muffin" very loosely, or you'll be disappointed!
Put maybe 2-3 teaspoons of warm water in a mug, add in your powdered shake (I use chocolate but cookies and cream is the best, if anyone of you have those packs lying around) and fold it together until it looks like a sticky mess. Zap it in the microwave for 50 seconds and Bob's your uncle!
Put maybe 2-3 teaspoons of warm water in a mug, add in your powdered shake (I use chocolate but cookies and cream is the best, if anyone of you have those packs lying around) and fold it together until it looks like a sticky mess. Zap it in the microwave for 50 seconds and Bob's your uncle!
Cambslass
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Mmm that sounds lovely! I mix my chocolate shakes to the same consistency as how u would make the crisps, and pop it in the microwave so its like a warm chocolate custard hungry, u could save a little of your pack when u do country bumpkins mug muffin and use it to make a little chocolate custard so it will be like a little cake with sauce yum!x
hungry, u could save a little of your pack when u do country bumpkins mug muffin and use it to make a little chocolate custard so it will be like a little cake with sauce yum!x
CountryBumpkin
Silver Member
I just tried to make crisps and got it horribly wrong. I can't cook, it's reason #4513209 why I'm obese. My oriental chili crisps looked and tasted vile, so I guess I got the consistency wrong. I'd love to try the chocolate custard thing but I don't really want to waste another pack. Maybe you could post a picture of the consistency you mean? Because I really am a beginner when it comes to the kitchen!
tennisfan1986
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Hi all,
I don't want to be the party pooper of your new found snack but if you're using one of your shakes to do this then you're destroying 1/3 of your daily nutrients. You might not be too bothered about how this may affect your health and you it might be a better option than reaching for the kettle chips, but you should definitely be concerned about how it might affect your weight loss. You've probably heard people say that low calorie diets cause your body to go into starvation mode? Well this is true; but it's not from lack of calories, it's from lack of nutrition. That why CWP and other formulated low calorie diets work...you're low on calories but because you're getting all the nutrition you need your body doesn't go into starvation mode and loses fat. If you're only having 2/3 of your daily nutrition then you risk your body going into the infamous "starvation mode" and your body may hold on to your fat stores because it's scared by the lack of nutrition. You'll hear people say "I did it and it didn't affect my weight loss" but I don't know how anyone can ever say that? How does anyone know what their weight loss would have been? How can they know whether they'd have lost another pound of not each week if they'd done things differently?
Anyway, feel free to carry on if you wish...it doesn't affect me. But I wouldn't want you to all be doing this without knowing the affect it might have on your weight loss. Surely we all want maximum possible weight loss each week to reduce the amount of time it takes to reach our goals? I don't know why anyone would jeopardise that?! I hope you take this information as an attempt to give helpful advice, as that's how it's intended.
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I don't want to be the party pooper of your new found snack but if you're using one of your shakes to do this then you're destroying 1/3 of your daily nutrients. You might not be too bothered about how this may affect your health and you it might be a better option than reaching for the kettle chips, but you should definitely be concerned about how it might affect your weight loss. You've probably heard people say that low calorie diets cause your body to go into starvation mode? Well this is true; but it's not from lack of calories, it's from lack of nutrition. That why CWP and other formulated low calorie diets work...you're low on calories but because you're getting all the nutrition you need your body doesn't go into starvation mode and loses fat. If you're only having 2/3 of your daily nutrition then you risk your body going into the infamous "starvation mode" and your body may hold on to your fat stores because it's scared by the lack of nutrition. You'll hear people say "I did it and it didn't affect my weight loss" but I don't know how anyone can ever say that? How does anyone know what their weight loss would have been? How can they know whether they'd have lost another pound of not each week if they'd done things differently?
Anyway, feel free to carry on if you wish...it doesn't affect me. But I wouldn't want you to all be doing this without knowing the affect it might have on your weight loss. Surely we all want maximum possible weight loss each week to reduce the amount of time it takes to reach our goals? I don't know why anyone would jeopardise that?! I hope you take this information as an attempt to give helpful advice, as that's how it's intended.
xhungry120987
Full Member
Hi all,
I don't want to be the party pooper of your new found snack but if you're using one of your shakes to do this then you're destroying 1/3 of your daily nutrients. You might not be too bothered about how this may affect your health and you it might be a better option than reaching for the kettle chips, but you should definitely be concerned about how it might affect your weight loss. You've probably heard people say that low calorie diets cause your body to go into starvation mode? Well this is true; but it's not from lack of calories, it's from lack of nutrition. That why CWP and other formulated low calorie diets work...you're low on calories but because you're getting all the nutrition you need your body doesn't go into starvation mode and loses fat. If you're only having 2/3 of your daily nutrition then you risk your body going into the infamous "starvation mode" and your body may hold on to your fat stores because it's scared by the lack of nutrition. You'll hear people say "I did it and it didn't affect my weight loss" but I don't know how anyone can ever say that? How does anyone know what their weight loss would have been? How can they know whether they'd have lost another pound of not each week if they'd done things differently?
Anyway, feel free to carry on if you wish...it doesn't affect me. But I wouldn't want you to all be doing this without knowing the affect it might have on your weight loss. Surely we all want maximum possible weight loss each week to reduce the amount of time it takes to reach our goals? I don't know why anyone would jeopardise that?! I hope you take this information as an attempt to give helpful advice, as that's how it's intended.
Hiya!
Thanks for this
It's good to see the explanation rather than just hearing that you shouldn't do it.
I'm not using a whole pack though, just about 2 tea spoons of it & then using the rest for soup.
Surely that can't make a difference? It really did stop me eating pizza tonight!
I'm odd & my favourite part of pizza is the crust, my fiancé always leaves his & I eat them.
Managed to not steal them off his plate tonight by picking at my oriental flavour crisps!!
froggylegs
Silver Member
I tried that yesterday and ended up with exactly the same sticky mess but it was hot, it went in the bin
what did i do wrong?
CountryBumpkin
Silver Member
Probably nothing. The "finished" product doesn't look that much better than the sticky mess, but has a more solid consistency. You need to use the whole packet, so if you used anything less that might be it. Alternatively, maybe I'm the one doing it incorrectly - it's just one of those recipes I found on this website. I royally screwed up the crisps so my methods probably aren't the best!
CountryBumpkin
Silver Member
Oh me too! By a long, long, long way!
CountryBumpkin
Silver Member
Hi all,
I don't want to be the party pooper of your new found snack but if you're using one of your shakes to do this then you're destroying 1/3 of your daily nutrients. You might not be too bothered about how this may affect your health and you it might be a better option than reaching for the kettle chips, but you should definitely be concerned about how it might affect your weight loss. You've probably heard people say that low calorie diets cause your body to go into starvation mode? Well this is true; but it's not from lack of calories, it's from lack of nutrition. That why CWP and other formulated low calorie diets work...you're low on calories but because you're getting all the nutrition you need your body doesn't go into starvation mode and loses fat. If you're only having 2/3 of your daily nutrition then you risk your body going into the infamous "starvation mode" and your body may hold on to your fat stores because it's scared by the lack of nutrition. You'll hear people say "I did it and it didn't affect my weight loss" but I don't know how anyone can ever say that? How does anyone know what their weight loss would have been? How can they know whether they'd have lost another pound of not each week if they'd done things differently?
Anyway, feel free to carry on if you wish...it doesn't affect me. But I wouldn't want you to all be doing this without knowing the affect it might have on your weight loss. Surely we all want maximum possible weight loss each week to reduce the amount of time it takes to reach our goals? I don't know why anyone would jeopardise that?! I hope you take this information as an attempt to give helpful advice, as that's how it's intended.
I understand all this but I'm not going to beat myself up if I cook or freeze one pack a week. I was told that processing doesn't destroy all the nutritional value, just diminishes it. I don't know how true that is. But the fact is I'd be kidding myself if I believed that I got all my daily nutrients before the diet, so the odd day during is not going to kill me. I'm looking at anywhere up to a year on Cambridge, so if I need that little bit of variety to keep me going, I'm going to take it.
froggylegs
Silver Member
Can i ask what texture the crisps have cambslass when they are done? Are they crunchy or chewy?Similar threads
