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LoChan1984
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They only sell them in meetings I'm afraid 
I get a friend of my mum's who goes to group to buy me some now and again - don't buy hifi bars from ebay as the prices are a rip off - I think they cost 1.49 for a pack of 3 from meetings and you'd end up paying at least double that online :sigh:
Alpen lights are a good supermarket alternative and you get two of those for one healthy b choice
I get a friend of my mum's who goes to group to buy me some now and again - don't buy hifi bars from ebay as the prices are a rip off - I think they cost 1.49 for a pack of 3 from meetings and you'd end up paying at least double that online :sigh:Alpen lights are a good supermarket alternative and you get two of those for one healthy b choice
LoChan1984
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I didn't take any yesterday as a lot of it was a repeat of the day before lol
I'm experimenting with a weetabix kitkat cake today though so will take a pic of that for better or worse at least. Hoping it tastes better than the scanbran cake, that stuff is bad (to my tastebuds at least).
Need to make myself go for a walk everyday this weekend as I'm childminding on my own next week so won't have much time or energy to do much exercise then
I'm experimenting with a weetabix kitkat cake today though so will take a pic of that for better or worse at least. Hoping it tastes better than the scanbran cake, that stuff is bad (to my tastebuds at least).
Need to make myself go for a walk everyday this weekend as I'm childminding on my own next week so won't have much time or energy to do much exercise then
LoChan1984
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Food diary for Friday (Day 22 GREEN)
B: Scrambled egg and baked bean on toast (hexb), clementines
L: Quorn 'lamb' strips, sw chips and minted mushy peas.
D: Meatball marinara (hexa) & spaghetti. Lemon quark & strawberry cheesecake (4 syns)
S: Carrot, squash and coriander soup with toast (hexb), mullerlight, butterkist light popcorn (6.5 syns), almond milk latte (hexa), kitkat (5.5 syns)
Have no idea what I'm doing today re EE/RED/GREEN - keeping it neutral until I work out what I fancy eating. Possibly green as want to make up some syn-free bbq sauce, can make stuffed potato skins with that
B: Scrambled egg and baked bean on toast (hexb), clementines
L: Quorn 'lamb' strips, sw chips and minted mushy peas.
D: Meatball marinara (hexa) & spaghetti. Lemon quark & strawberry cheesecake (4 syns)
S: Carrot, squash and coriander soup with toast (hexb), mullerlight, butterkist light popcorn (6.5 syns), almond milk latte (hexa), kitkat (5.5 syns)
Have no idea what I'm doing today re EE/RED/GREEN - keeping it neutral until I work out what I fancy eating. Possibly green as want to make up some syn-free bbq sauce, can make stuffed potato skins with that
LoChan1984
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Aye, two three year olds plus my own 11yr old to entertain... I'd best start praying for good weather as I don't fancy experiencing cabin fever with those three lol
LoChan1984
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Heh does he prefer solid food? I don't think kids are that keen on soup when they're that ave, it'd be like going back to baby food I guess.
I work with my mum usually so on a mnormal week we have 6 kids between 7 months and 3yrs, so two on their own might seem quiet to me lol
Will do proper food diary stuff later but tjought I'd report on the weetabix cake. It came out rather flat but it tasted good and it's all gone now
I work with my mum usually so on a mnormal week we have 6 kids between 7 months and 3yrs, so two on their own might seem quiet to me lol
Will do proper food diary stuff later but tjought I'd report on the weetabix cake. It came out rather flat but it tasted good and it's all gone now
LoChan1984
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Damn my spelling is terrible while using my iphone, excuse me lol
Having to play tomb raider with my O/H now so will come back later for diary catchups etc
Having to play tomb raider with my O/H now so will come back later for diary catchups etc
LoChan1984
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Sometime the more children you look after i think the easier it is cause they entertain themselves-depending on ages
cake looks scrummy glad you enjoyed it.
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It doesn't work that way with our lot, they all want each others toys all day so there's always scratching, biting, spitting and kicking going on, I think they might be possessed lol
weetabix cakes looks slightly more appetising than scan bran cake :8855: hope you are enjoying the long weekend
I should have learned my lesson about scanbran when I did those weekly challenges a couple of years ago lol It would be hard for it to go wrong with weetabix and kitkat really wouldn't it?
I'm having a lovely weekend thanks, full of cooking, clearing out kitchen cupboards and defrosting the freezer. Doesn't sound like fun I know but it gives me that 'Ahhh, lovely everything is sorted out' sort of feeling
Hope you're feeling less panicky and can enjoy the weekend too xxx
LoChan1984
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Hmmn why is there no catchy jingle for british bacon? Just had a SW 'fry up' for brunch and I keep going round the house bursting into 'Danish Bacon, Danish Bacon, Yummy yummy yummy yummy yummy yummy yum!" :8855:
Food diary for Saturday (Day 23 GREEN)
B: Mullerlight and grapes
L: BBQ sauce & mozzarella potato skins (hexa), crispy quorn fillet (3 syns), salad and extra light mayo (1 syn)
D: Baked bean and quorn franks hotpot (2 syns) with cauli and broccoli. Lemon & strawberry quark cheesecake (just can't get enough 4 syns)
S: Weetabix kitkat cake (hexb & 7.5 syns), Hazelnut milk latte (hexa), mint hifi bar (hexb).
Food diary for Saturday (Day 23 GREEN)
B: Mullerlight and grapes
L: BBQ sauce & mozzarella potato skins (hexa), crispy quorn fillet (3 syns), salad and extra light mayo (1 syn)
D: Baked bean and quorn franks hotpot (2 syns) with cauli and broccoli. Lemon & strawberry quark cheesecake (just can't get enough
4 syns)S: Weetabix kitkat cake (hexb & 7.5 syns), Hazelnut milk latte (hexa), mint hifi bar (hexb).
law3a3m
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Hmmn why is there no catchy jingle for british bacon? Just had a SW 'fry up' for brunch and I keep going round the house bursting into 'Danish Bacon, Danish Bacon, Yummy yummy yummy yummy yummy yummy yum!" :8855:
Food diary for Saturday (Day 23 GREEN)
B: Mullerlight and grapes
L: BBQ sauce & mozzarella potato skins (hexa), crispy quorn fillet (3 syns), salad and extra light mayo (1 syn)
<img src="http://www.minimins.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=93076"/>
D: Baked bean and quorn franks hotpot (2 syns) with cauli and broccoli. Lemon & strawberry quark cheesecake (just can't get enough
<img src="http://www.minimins.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=93077"/>
S: Weetabix kitkat cake (hexb & 7.5 syns), Hazelnut milk latte (hexa), mint hifi bar (hexb).
Omg those potato skins look amazing! Any chance of the recipe and method as I am a terrible cook!
LoChan1984
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No probs Amy. The syn free bbq sauce recipe is on this link http://www.minimins.com/sw-sizzling-summer-recipes/101921-syn-free-bbq-sauce.html
To do the potato skins:
1. Prick the potatoes all over with a knife, wrap them in foil and bake them for about an hour until they feel 'squidgy'.
2. When they've reached the 'squidgy' stage, take them out and leave them to cool for a fews mins then cut in half and scoop out most of the middle, leaving a bit around the edges so they don't tear apart.
3. Spray the skins with frylight and sprinkle with a little salt and return them to the oven for 5 to 10 mins to crisp up.
4. Whilst those are back in the oven mix a little of the scooped out potato with some bbq sauce then spoon the mixture into the potato skins, top with a hexa of cheese and bake in the oven until the cheese is golden and bubbling.
You can experiment with fillings with whatever takes your fancy really
To do the potato skins:
1. Prick the potatoes all over with a knife, wrap them in foil and bake them for about an hour until they feel 'squidgy'.
2. When they've reached the 'squidgy' stage, take them out and leave them to cool for a fews mins then cut in half and scoop out most of the middle, leaving a bit around the edges so they don't tear apart.
3. Spray the skins with frylight and sprinkle with a little salt and return them to the oven for 5 to 10 mins to crisp up.
4. Whilst those are back in the oven mix a little of the scooped out potato with some bbq sauce then spoon the mixture into the potato skins, top with a hexa of cheese and bake in the oven until the cheese is golden and bubbling.
You can experiment with fillings with whatever takes your fancy really
LoChan1984
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If in doubt and you've got one near you, a subway salad bowl usually serves me well for a red day lunch when I'm working
The hotpot was pretty easy:
Peel and slice the potatoes and parboil them for a few mins until soft but not mushy. While their going chop up a bit of onion and soften this in a small saucepan (I usually add a splash of water to it - helps it get to the 'translucent' stage without having to use oil) - add a bit of mixed herbs. I used two quorn hot dogs (the frozen kind, 1 syn each) - defrosted them in the micro then chopped them up and added to the onion with a tin of baked beans, mixed and leave to simmer until potatoes are ready. Pop the bean mix into a casserole dish and layer the potato on top - spray with frylight and bung in the oven until the potatoes are golden and crispy
The hotpot was pretty easy:
Peel and slice the potatoes and parboil them for a few mins until soft but not mushy. While their going chop up a bit of onion and soften this in a small saucepan (I usually add a splash of water to it - helps it get to the 'translucent' stage without having to use oil) - add a bit of mixed herbs. I used two quorn hot dogs (the frozen kind, 1 syn each) - defrosted them in the micro then chopped them up and added to the onion with a tin of baked beans, mixed and leave to simmer until potatoes are ready. Pop the bean mix into a casserole dish and layer the potato on top - spray with frylight and bung in the oven until the potatoes are golden and crispy
LoChan1984
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Food diary for today (Day24 EE)
B: Bacon, skinny lizzie sausage (1 syn for 2), potato cake, mushrooms, tomatoes. Mullerlight.
L: Roast lamb, sw roast potatoes, cauliflower, broccoli, carrots, mint sauce, gravy (1 syn). Strawberry and lemon cheesecake (4 syns).
D: Lamb salad pitta with mint mayo (5.5 syns), hartleys jelly (0.5 syns), mullerlight.
S: Hazelnut latte (hexa), hifi bar (hexb), 6 lindt mini pralines (8 syns).
B: Bacon, skinny lizzie sausage (1 syn for 2), potato cake, mushrooms, tomatoes. Mullerlight.
L: Roast lamb, sw roast potatoes, cauliflower, broccoli, carrots, mint sauce, gravy (1 syn). Strawberry and lemon cheesecake (4 syns).
D: Lamb salad pitta with mint mayo (5.5 syns), hartleys jelly (0.5 syns), mullerlight.
S: Hazelnut latte (hexa), hifi bar (hexb), 6 lindt mini pralines (8 syns).
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