Life begins at 40, maintaining with SW for Life -Green days & some EE/Red photos inc

[Jaffa Cake]

I made seitan today a vegen meat replacement like you get in Chinese supermarkets.

It is made with wheat gluten so need good for gluten or wheat intolerants

This is mine and it is berluddy gorgeous and I love the hint of sweet chilli.

I didn't put any herbs in it just the onion powder garlic powder white pepper soya sauce and sweet chilli sauce

I used a knorr veg stock pot the gel ones

I will get roughly 8 pieces
each about 100g so I am going for 3 syns each

I know I only used 250 g of gluten but I wonder why mine only weighed just under 875 g ??

 

[janetelizabeth]

Well done you Jaffa....I did a google search because I've never heard of that before. What do you eat with it, veggies?

 

[Jaffa Cake]

It is known as wheat meat , mock duck , fake meat etc

And is mainly found in Chinese restaurants as mock chicken/duck/lamb etc instead of tofu.

I have only had a couple of taster slices with my husband and he was very impressed as it tastes exactly like the stuff we get but obviously much cheaper to make yourself.

I cut it up and froze it bar two portions which we are going to have on Sunday in a Thai green curry.

It is really versatile as steak or chunks or shaped into sausages in stews stir frys all dishes you would use meat quorn or tofu etc

 

[janetelizabeth]

Sounds like amazingly versatile. I haven't been to a Chinese restaurant for a very long time. When I have it's been to a buffet so had things like spring rolls and such like, boiled rice & sweet & sour sauce. I felt there wasn't much choice and rather a waste of money.

 

[Jaffa Cake]

This is the first time I have ever made it as usually we buy fake meat from the Chinese supermarket.

The fake crispy duck is ace.

I love love love Chinese food

 

[Jaffa Cake]

Another real mish mash of a day

2 bananas

4 rice cakes hex b with colelsaw plus apple Nectarine and plums

Jelly sweets 4 syns
Chocolate 4 syns

Tasters of seitan 2 syns

Danio yoghurt hex a tweak

Breaded fish 7 syns samphire potatoes parsley sauce 4 syns

More chocolate 4 syns
Biscuits 6 syns

Total 27 syns but probably more as I am sure I have missed stuff out

At least I went to the gym today and I have been 4 times this week

 

[janetelizabeth]

Yeah...we burn the syns off at the gym and walking miles along the seafront!!

 

[Jaffa Cake]

Another terrible start to the day as I am at the point of not caring and just wanting nice ie junk food

 

[janetelizabeth]

At least you counted your syns, more or less yesterday...I didn't even attempt to!!

Well it's your day off plan...I've just eaten 3 biscuits...before lunch!!

 

[Jaffa Cake]

Baked beans on a cheese pretzel
3 ginger biscuits

So far

 

[janetelizabeth]

Varied breakfast...

 

[Jaffa Cake]

The cheese pretzel is from Tesco in the bakery department.

I should have taken a picture !!!

 

[Jaffa Cake]

Another off day

Baked beans on cheese pretzel
3 ginger biscuits

Apple grapes nectarine fresh figs

Homemade veg pasta bake using low low cheese with tomatoes spinach mushrooms and sweetcorn. Cheesy garlic bread.
Small glass of red wine

Chocolate wafer
Alpen light

Way too many syns and cheese. I hope I don't suffer too much.

 

[janetelizabeth]

OK Jaffa....don't know about you but I'm ready to get back on plan 100% now...my good days are over!! :gen147:

 

[Jaffa Cake]

Well 1lb on and I was very ill during the night.
I am not sure if it was the alcohol or cheese as I am virtually teetotal nowadays as I think alcohol also sets me off.
I have never been a big drinker or binge drinker or daily I must have a glass of wine drinker but it is nice to have a small glass every so often and actually share a bottle of wine with my husband which we usually make last 2 nights so I will need to chat to my specialist about it in December or January depending on when I next see him
It is also nice as a treat on holiday and when I go out with friends although 9/10 times I drive.

My dearly and always missed never forgotten daddy was totally teetotal since his teens and my sister is teetotal and my mum literally has a glass of something on blue moon days or when holidaying with me !! So maybe it is just in my genes ?

I would like a glass of champagne in New York on my 40th though

 

[janetelizabeth]

Wow, you've done well for only a 1lb gain.
Sorry you were ill during the night...probably hard to say what it was but didn't sound like you were over indulgent to me. Hope you start to feel better today!

 

[Jaffa Cake]

en Day today

2 bananas

Fresh figs tomatoes from the garden pickled cucumber cucumber corn cakes hex b
Coleslaw mix with light salad cream and extra light mayo 3 syns

Nectarines
Jaffa cakes 4 syns

Thai green curry with the homemade seitan 5 syns for sauce and seitan

Hi Fi bar hex b
Ginger biscuits 4 syns

Total 16 syns

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[Jaffa Cake]

Photos

 

[janetelizabeth]

Looked like 2 nice meals yesterday, I can see how you use the seitan. I'm picking tomatoes too. Are those corn cakes plain ones?

 

[Jaffa Cake]

The corn cakes are fab they are an official hex b and you can have 5.
You can only get them in Tesco well that's the only place I have seen them

They are gluten free

It is real food corn thins I will take a picture of the packaging and post or here when I get out of bed !!