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Afternoon all - completed week 1, I think I hit about 60-75% plant based, most of the deviation coming from hidden or unexpected dairy so all in all not too bad. Thanks for all the milk/mylk recommendations - oatly still winning at the moment. So on to week 2, sandwich fillings I want to tackle next - so far I've tried the fake 'tuna' and had plenty of falafel/hummus/salad type fillings. What other plant based options do people tuck in to thier sandwiches on a daily basis?
The one thing I have not been able to stop craving is a ham or chicken sandwich, obviously I don't want to eat them (I don't eat them) but I can't find a good replacement and would like some recommendations? Sorry if this is worded confusingly, read the rules and it seemed like this post would be ok sorry if not!
Hey all! Some of you were asking for some low-fodmap vegetarian recipes and food ideas. The following is what I tend to eat, apologies for the disorganisation and lack of detail with some, I don't really follow many recipes! *PLEASE NOTE: Quantities presented in parentheses are the maximum quantity that is allowed of that food. Quantities presented outside parentheses are my own recipe and amount suggestions. Hope that makes sense! *
Breakfast
Flapjacks with oats (60g), golden syrup (7g), dark chocolate chips (30g) and butter (19g)
Smoothie with strawberries (140g), blueberries (40g), pineapple (140g), unripe banana (100g), orange juice (100ml)
I like to make this really thick, almost like ice cream, and then top it with homemade granola
Homemade granola with low fodmap milk (I can tolerate oat fine, but almond is lower fodmap)
For the granola, simply mix 450g oats, 100g golden syrup and 1/2 tsp olive oil and toast it in the oven
I do gas mark 2 for 15 minutes, give it a mix and put it in for another 15, but it will depend on your oven, your tray and your preferred degree of toastedness
Take it out of the oven, let it cool completely, then add 100g chopped dark chocolate and mix
This lasts weeks in tupperware
Porridge with low fodmap milk
Top with maple syrup (50g), strawberries (140g), blueberries (40g) or unripe banana (100g)
Sourdough toast with brie (40g) and tomatoes (75g) Sourdough toast with low-fodmap chocolate spread/peanut butter (50g) / jam (40g) Pancakes (for 2 people): mix 50g gluten free flour, 1 medium/large egg, pinch of salt, 150ml low fodmap milk
Cook in olive oil
Top with strawberries (140g), blueberries (40g), maple syrup (50g) or low fodmap chocolate spread
Lunch
Rice vermicelli noodles with broccoli (75g) or tenderstem broccoli (45g), carrots, green part of spring onions (16g) or chives, low fodmap stock, (gluten free) soy sauce (42g) Eggs, homemade potato chips with paprika, tomato (75g) and lettuce salad with olive oil and balsamic vinegar (21g)
Cut the potato into wedges, sprinkle with smoked paprika and whatever other spices you like, then pop in the oven
Rice with roasted veg (carrot, courgette (65g), leek tops (54g), chives, broccoli (75g), red pepper) Homemade veggie soup (carrots, parsnips, leek tops (54g), chives, potato and red pepper are all great) Sourdough/gluten free sandwich
Spice mix: 3 tsp smoked paprika, 2 tsp oregano (3g), 2 tsp cumin, salt and pepper
Salsa: tinned tomatoes, chives, lemon/lime juice (125/250ml), cumin, chili paste (optional)
Chill your salsa for 30 mins before eating! Makes it 1000 times better
Sourdough margherita pizza (I tend to eat half and save half for the next day - check that the marinara doesn't have garlic!)
Snacks
Carrot sticks Corn tortilla chips with salsa (see salsa recipe above) Gluten free crisps (just check the flavouring!) Popcorn (I make mine at home but store-bought is fine unless it has some kind of weird flavouring) Olives Low fodmap bars (gluten free nut bars are generally good) Low fodmap fruit Rice cakes Dark chocolate Low-fodmap cookies (my favourite recipe is https://bakerbettie.com/easy-chocolate-chip-cookies/ with gluten free flour instead of normal flour and vegan dark chocolate chips) _________________________________________________________ Hope this helps some of you, let me know if you have any questions! :)
When I recently moved 5 months ago with my mother (and my step-siblings) (during her divorce with my stepdad.), both of us forgot to invest in a microwave. Neither of us has the money now since I'm still out looking for a job, and my mother is sick (rheumatism and fibromyalgia, among with depression, PTSD, and anxiety) (taking care of things at home and helping her takes a little bit of time away from looking for a job, along with suffering from bipolar myself) we're living off of social support (in Sweden so we're doing fine.). Honestly, it's made life way more, responsible(or something?). Making food has gotten more fun. We've come up with easy and fast food alternatives that aren't just microwave-pizza, or other pre-cooked food, that feel more healthy. Like you can just get fries or croquettes on a pan along with some meat like schnitzel or chicken and put it in the oven. Go play some games or watch youtube or whatever for 20 min and all is done. Have some pre-made salad from the store alongside, or just sliced cucumbers/carrots. Or do the classic cooking pasta and fry some random meat (or vegan options like Quorn filets) on the stove, that takes like 5-10 minutes. You can still reheat the food the day after if you'd like, in the oven or on the stovetop. Some good examples of this are chicken stew with spaghetti/macaroni/rice or spaghetti and meat sauce/meatballs with sauce. If you're reheating let's say spaghetti and meat sauce, all you have to add is a little bit of extra food cream or creme fraiche and cook it in a pot. I recommend not using your microwave as much, and start cooking more easy and quick food instead. It's way healthier than just microwaving a pan pizza for 2 minutes, or something taking the same time to cook a real meal with something like a china/Asian box that has to be in the microwave for 7-10 minutes. Real meat is always going to be better than the tiny amount of meat/proteins that are in these cheap microwaveable foods. Edit: I love your responses. There are way more things that people use microwaves for that I didn't know, like cooking rice(but why?). Sure there are a lot of things that get easier with a microwave. But you can do all of that without one too, and a lot of things are easier than you would imagine. Like defrosting food, you can just pour warm wateplace the meat in a bowl of hot water. It takes the normal 10-15-20 minutes that it can take in a microwave.
I am 25 and have a joint income of $61k ($25k for me and $36k for my partner) as an Admin Assistant in Leicester, UK.
Section One: Assets and Debt I have converted everything from GBP to USD, so some amounts might be rounded here or there, but they are very close! Retirement Balance (and how you got there): LOL basically none. I currently contribute 6% of my salary (my company will match up to 8%), although I upped that this month, it was 4% previously. Essentially I just let the pension company do whatever they do with it, although I probably should be a little more proactive. I currently have £2331.82/$2956.76 in there, and I couldn’t find my partner’s most recent statement to see what she has in hers. Savings account balance: My partner and I previously had a lot of debt, it’s literally only been the past few months we’ve finally gotten our joint accounts sorted and can finally start saving properly. We have £715/$912 in our savings account, it’s not a special high yield one or anything, just regular easy access savings. Once we have enough saved up in there for emergencies, we’ll open up a Lifetime ISA (LISA) to save up for a house deposit. Checking account balance: We try to keep a £500 (~$630) buffer in the bottom of our joint account, although projected expenses this month will mean by the time we get paid in July (we get paid on the 15th of every month) we will probably be right at the bottom of our account. Basically we have a joint current account for nearly all expenses, then we pay ourselves a small amount into personal accounts each for us to do whatever we want with. Usually for me it’s clothes! The way we use it, personal accounts are for personal, unnecessary spending. So things like work clothes or haircuts come out of the joint account, even though they technically only benefit one person, they are still a necessary expense. Credit card debt (and how you accumulated it): No joint credit card debt. I have around £390/$500 on my personal credit card that I am very slowly paying off out of my personal allowance, that was to pay for 3 months with an online personal trainer I have wanted to work with for a long time. Student loan debt (for what degree): So student loan works slightly differently in the UK, I basically think of it as a graduate tax. It doesn’t affect my credit score, and will be automatically taken from my pay cheque once I start earning roughly $31k per year. It will be written off 30 years after I graduated, which will be 2045 for me. I haven’t paid a penny of it off yet, and doubt I will ever pay the full amount. I have roughly £45k/$57k to pay off, and my partner has roughly £60k/$76k. That amount covered our tuition and living expenses while at uni, plus the interest we have accrued since graduating. My degree is a BSc in Counselling and Psychology, and hers is an MEng in Aeronautical Engineering. Section Two: Income My job monthly take home pay: £1362, which is roughly $1714 Partner’s job monthly take home pay: £1880, which is roughly $2366 We don’t have any other forms of income right now. Section Three: Expenses (these all come from our joint account) Rent: £725/$910 for a small 3 bedroom semi-detached house a few miles out from the city centre. Rent has not been raised in the 2 1/2 years we’ve lived here, so our goal is to stay in this house until we buy property up north, where we’re from and where houses are cheaper. Electric + Gas: £100/$127.56 (this is dependent on the weather, now that it’s finally started to warm up this should go down as we won’t be using the heating) Water: £25/$31.89 Savings: Our goal is to put around £600/$755 into savings per month, although we haven’t managed that this month. Usually when we get paid, we see what expenses are coming up in the time between then and our next pay cheque, and figure out how much we can afford to put away, and how much we can afford to put into our personal accounts. Personal money: Our goal is £150/$189 per month, but the last few months we haven’t had that much spare. Phone: Mine is £60/$75 per month (I wanted an iPhone X, which happened to come out around when my previous contract ended. This is for the phone, plus 8GB of data per month, and unlimited calls and texts). My partner’s is £37/$47.20 per month, she’s not as bothered about the latest phones so she has an iPhone 8. Her bill covers the phone, plus 30GB of data per month (jealous!) and unlimited calls and texts. Spotify: £14.99/$19.12 for a family account used by me and my partner iCloud: £1.58/$1.98 Netflix: £7.99/$11 Amazon Prime: £79/$99 annually TV and internet: £33.99/$43.36 (this mainly for internet, we’re not big TV watchers so we don’t pay for any additional channels like sport). TV licence: £154.50/$197.08 annually, this is paid by everyone (with a few exceptions) in the UK who owns a TV, and is very hotly debated! Car insurance: £41/$53 for our one car that we share. Car payment: £135/$172.21 Car tax: £20/$25.51 annually Gym: £19.99/$25.50, this used to be more expensive, I just recently got a new membership that is through my work so it’s a discounted rate. I can go to lots of different gyms in the area and it’s all covered under this. Personal training course: £110/$140.32, I am retraining as a personal trainer, this amount covers the combined online course with some in person elements. This will be paid off in May 2020. Council tax: £144/$183.69, I think this is equivalent to property tax in the US? It’s basically the amount we pay to our local councils, the amount varies depending on a few factors like house size and how many people live there. It’s to cover services like bin collection and whatever else the council does! Cat insurance: £21.86/$27.88 for our two 11-year-old cats. We didn’t previously have this, but then one cat had a seizure completely out of the blue a few months ago so we panic bought it! She’s completely fine, the vet couldn’t find a cause for it, and if you saw her you wouldn’t even know she’d had it. Donations: We don’t currently have any regular charity payments. If we see someone has a Gofundme or a fundraiser we’d like to donate to we’ll do that, as well as regularly giving cash to the homeless people we see in the city. I also volunteer semi-regularly with a small charity that helped me a lot as a child, as a way to give back. Note: all purchases in the diary will be from the joint account unless I specifically state they are from my personal account. Day One: Monday 7:10am: Ew. I did not sleep well, so I snooze my alarm for 15 minutes. 7:25am: Ok ok, I force myself out of bed. I was smart and got everything ready last night, so I just need to get dressed, grab everything from the fridge, and go. I dress very simply for work, just a black skirt and tights, and a rust coloured blouse with cute foxes on! I put on a tiny bit of make-up, just foundation, mascara, eyebrow pencil, and blush. 8:05am: We’re out the door! My partner (L) and I actually work at the same company, so it makes commuting very easy, and I get a chauffeur. Within 10 minutes of leaving the house, I’m sat at my desk. I drink a protein shake I brought from home as my breakfast. 12:30pm: Lunch time! I got bored of meal prepping a few weeks ago, so now I just bring in a tin of tomato soup. It’s very dull to eat, but at least I don’t have to cook tons of portions at the weekend, and it saves some money. 2:00pm: I send some messages on a group chat I have for a hen (bachelorette) party I’m planning that’s happening in a couple of weeks. Nobody has paid me yet for the activities, and we haven’t decided where we’re going to eat afterwards. Honestly I’ve hated the entire experience of planning this, and I just can’t wait for it to be over. I’m not even attending the ceremony because it’s in another country and we can’t afford to go. 4:00pm: I eat a ham sandwich I brought from home. It’s on a protein thin, it’s pretty gross but it fits my macros a little better than normal bread so I deal. 4:35pm: We had to stay slightly late due to L being in a meeting, but it’s finally home time! I know I didn’t mention any details about my work, but honestly I don’t do a lot! If there aren’t any emails to answer, I basically don’t have any work to do. I spend a lot of time browsing the internet and doing my personal training course. 5:00pm: I’m hungry, so I eat a banana, then get started cooking right away. L mows the lawn, because it’s gotten super long due to the extreme rain we’ve had recently, and today has been the first day without rain in weeks. Tonight we have beef burgers with homemade chips (fries), I have my burger without the bun because I figure if I avoid the bread, I can have more chips, right? 8:30pm: Time for the gym! While we ate, we finally started season 2 of She-Ra on Netflix, then played Borderlands 2 (we have played this through a bajillion times but we still love it) on the PS4 for a while with one of the cats on my lap, so I have a lot of walking to do to reach my 10k step goal. I walk to the gym, and do my weights workout. I love to lift heavy-ass weights! No circuit routines for this gal. 10:00pm: I stay until the gym closes, then walk home. It’s pretty creepy because I have to walk through a very secluded path and I don’t like it in the dark. After I get home, I eat a homemade brownie that I baked yesterday (my speciality), and a quark yoghurt, then I take my make-up off and have a quick body shower, and am in bed by 11pm. L very kindly makes my sandwich for tomorrow and shuts down the house before she comes to bed around midnight. Daily total: $0 Day Two: Tuesday 7:10am: Feel very sleepy as usual, but force myself out of bed. My usual routine is that I get out of bed first, get my make up on, then come back in and wake L up. She’s a very deep sleeper so she can be quite difficult to turf out of bed! I go downstairs while she gets ready, and pack our bags for work, including making my protein shake for later. 8:05am: Arrived at work, I like to get in around this time because it means we can leave earlier, so I have more free evening time. I spend my morning reading internet forums, and slowly getting on with some work. 11:00am: I drink my protein shake. I genuinely enjoy these, I use Gold Standard vanilla protein mixed with soy milk, it tastes like a milkshake to me! I get a notification that I’ve been outbid on a pinafore dress I was interested in on eBay, but the price has gone higher than I wanted to pay, so I don’t increase my bid. 12:30pm: We go down and eat lunch, it’s the same tomato soup for me. L made some stir fry at the weekend for her lunches this week. 3:00pm: I eat my ham sandwich on a protein thin. Can you tell I eat the same stuff every goddamn day?! 4:20pm: Home time! As soon as I get home I eat a banana, get changed, and am instantly back out of the door to walk to my haircut appointment for 5pm. 5:30pm: Hair cut is done, only needed a quick dry trim. It started to rain on the way there, I’m gutted because I was really hoping this rain would be over by now. I get L to pick me up because the rain has really started to come down, and start cooking my tea. We are having different meals tonight, L has a frozen pizza and I make pasta with quorn chicken pieces and a simple cheese sauce. There ends up being too much pasta in the packet for one portion, but not enough to bother putting it back in the cupboard, so I make extra quorn, and pack it all up for lunch tomorrow. $19 6:30pm: Asda is here! We always arrange to have our weekly shopping delivered on a Tuesday, so I usually order it on Sundays. Today our shopping consisted of; pot noodles, chicken kievs, quark yoghurts, soya milk, celery, asparagus, soft cheese, broccoli, cauliflower, bell peppers, salmon, cheese, chicken breast, sliced chorizo, quorn chicken, bread, protein thins, coke zero (for L), Lindt chocolate (for me), pasta, potatoes, two bottles of cider (for L), apple & blackcurrant squash (for me), naan bread, and cheese sauce mix. $75.05 8:30pm: After lounging around watching more She-Ra and cuddling the cats, I drag myself to the gym. Not really feeling it tonight, and nearly talk myself out of it. During the walk, I text with a friend and arrange to go see Rocketman next week. I wanted to go see Booksmart, but this was our compromise. Plus, I’m happy to watch Taron Egerton and Richard Madden make out, so I’m not too upset. 10:00pm: I head home after doing my weights, eat a brownie (I have so many left, I’ll need to fob some off on friends I think) and have a shower. Afterwards, I try to do the dishwasher, but L knows it’s past my bedtime and shoos me upstairs. After drying my hair, I am in bed for 11:30pm. Daily total: $94.05 Day Three: Wednesday 7:10am: Nope. 7:35am: After many snoozes, I get out of bed. Quickly get ready, same routine as always. Simple make up, chuck on a black dress and tights, make a protein shake, brush teeth, then we leave. I get to my desk by 8:20, and drink my protein shake around 11am as usual. 12:30pm: Lunch time, I didn’t realise quite how much pasta I made, so I’m quite stuffed. Or maybe I’m not used to eating bigger meals during the day? 4:35pm: Time to go home! We’re going out later for tea with L’s family, as it’s one sister’s birthday, and the other had her last exam today. We’ll be eating later than I’m used to, so I have a quark yoghurt to tide me over. I also add a bunch of extra make up, including Barry M Liquid Chrome highlighter, my favourite. I change into a cute tie-front blouse and black skinny jeans, and put on a little jewellery as well. 5:50pm: We estimate it will take 45 minutes to get to the restaurant, but we set off with plenty of time just in case we hit traffic. Before we leave, we grab an extra gift we got a while ago for L’s sister. We already posted her main gift, but as a gag gift we also bought her a giant pencil and a tiny notebook. It seemed funny in the shop, but writing it down it sounds lame! On the drive, we listen to some old episodes of The Adventure Zone podcast, our favourite. 7:00pm: We’re here, but the family isn’t unfortunately, we get a text to say they’re running half an hour late. We park up, and since it’s after 6pm it’s only $1.50 to stay until midnight. L and I both really need a wee, so we spot a cute bar in a canal boat and head in for a drink and to use the loos. I get a vodka lemonade, and she gets half a cider since she’ll be driving later ($8.20). We sit outside to enjoy our drinks, since it’s not too cold. $9.70 7:30pm: They’re finally here, so we go to the restaurant to be seated. I order another vodka lemonade, and chorizo spaghetti carbonara as my main course. It’s DELICIOUS! L has pork belly with vegetables and a diet coke, but I can tell she wishes she’d ordered pizza like everyone else. For dessert I have a melt in the middle chocolate pudding with a scoop of vanilla gelato, and again it’s completely delicious. L has a salted caramel sundae, and she gives me the white chocolate curls, since she doesn’t like chocolate. 10:00pm: I can’t believe we stayed so long! L’s dad generously covers the bill, which he tells us came to around $203 for the seven of us. We spend a long time debating how much tip to leave, I don’t think he wants to leave much because he was already paying so much for the meal, so he ends up only leaving a tenner ($12). Controversial! I personally would have left more, but he’s older and quite conservative, I don’t think he’d have left a tip at all if we hadn’t all convinced him. L and I literally never carry cash, so we can’t help out either. 11:05pm: Finally home, and exhausted. L very kindly makes my sandwich for tomorrow without me even asking, while I take off my make-up, brush my teeth, and am out like a light. Daily total: $9.70 Day Four: Thursday 7:10am: I don’t want to, but I force myself out of bed. Go through the usual morning routine of make-up, brush my hair, and put on deodorant (I’m just realising I never mentioned that any other days, I promise I wear it every day!). I wake L up and make her take my weekly progress photos to send to my PT, since it’s check-in day. As we leave the house, I notice the sky is glorious blue! I hope all this rain is finally over, and we can actually start summer. 8:15am: I’m at my desk! L has a doctor’s appointment at 9am so we had to make sure to get here nice and early, so she can get some work done before she has to leave again. 10:00am: I check my eBay app and see I’ve been outbid AGAIN on something, and I can’t decide what to do. I don’t have any summer clothes because my weight and body shape is very different from last year, but I also don’t have a lot of money to spend. I increase my bid to $5 on some denim high-waist shorts and am still not the highest bidder, so I tap out. I only have around $60 in my personal account to last me the entire month, including the cinema next week, so I don’t want to spend it all on clothes. 12:30pm: Lunchtime is here, and I go down to eat my boring soup. When I get back, my co-worker offers me a doughnut! I told him yesterday that the jam doughnuts from the Co-op are vegan, which he didn’t know, so today he bought some for us all to share. Definitely improves my mood! 1:30pm: You know that comment I made about the glorious blue sky? Guess what! It’s goddamn raining. 3:00pm: I eat my ham sandwich, cry a little inside about the fact that I wish it was another doughnut instead. 4:25pm: I successfully resisted eating a second doughnut, and it’s home time! We stop by the Co-op as is our Thursday tradition. We used to go to a local sandwich shop on Fridays as a treat, but now to save money we just buy some nice bread from the co-op and make our own. I also grab a light Ribena and some fridge raiders to bring tomorrow as a snack. $4.50 5:00pm: Not long after we get in, the cat that had a seizure recently starts limping! I panic, but after a few seconds she’s fine, it must have just been a dead leg. The cats are 11 now so I wouldn’t be surprised if they were starting to have some joint issues. We discuss it, and I go on amazon to buy some salmon oil to add to their food, because that’s supposed to help ($15.20). That also reminds me we’re nearly out of cat food, so I go on Fetch and order a 4kg bag of James Wellbeloved dry food, and a jumbo pack of Felix wet food pouches ($42), they’ll all be delivered tomorrow evening. $57.20 7:30pm: After eating cheesy pasta bake with celery and a bell pepper for tea (my absolute favourite) and lounging around listening to more Adventure Zone and playing Pokemon X, I decide to go for a walk since I’ve not moved a lot today. L doesn’t come with me because she’s tired and her hayfever is really acting up today. I only end up going out for about half an hour before I really need a wee and have to come home, so I don’t manage to hit my 10k step goal. 10:30pm: I spend some time browsing Depop for the first time ever, and I love it! I buy a black pinafore dress for $8.25 including postage. I again try and sort the kitchen and make sandwiches for tomorrow but L shoos me upstairs and says she’ll do it, so I head up to bed and am asleep pretty quickly. $8.25 from my personal account Daily total: $69.95 Day Five: Friday 7:20am: I snooze once, debate going back to sleep and just getting into work later, but manage to get up. Technically we can arrive any time we want as long as it’s before 9am, but I do prefer getting in early when we can, so we can leave earlier. 7:50am: I get downstairs after getting dressed and putting on make-up and some Lush No Drought dry shampoo, to discover the kitchen is still a mess and sandwiches aren’t made. I’m annoyed because L specifically told me not to do it, and now we’ll be running late. She comes down and makes the sandwiches while I pack our bags and make my protein shake. We brush our teeth and manage to leave by 8:15 somehow. 11:00am: I drink my protein shake for breakfast as per usual. 12:30pm: Time to head for lunch, ham sandwiches on the nice bread today as a Friday treat, plus my Ribena. L has the same bread, but she has chorizo, cheese, gherkins, and mayo on hers, and a sugar free energy drink. 3:30pm: I eat my fridge raiders. Not a particularly exciting snack, but it keeps me going. Plus, it’s nearly home time! 3:55pm: Time to go! We can leave half an hour early on Fridays, and we count that down to the minute. Once we get home, I eat a banana, drink a pre-workout shake, get changed into gym clothes, put some laundry on, and head back out in the car. I’m going to a different gym that my friend works at today so I can give her the rest of the brownies I baked, so I need to drive. I only passed my test just over a year ago, and I’m still a very nervous driver. I typically only drive short distances, and I’ve never driven on the motorway. Luckily L doesn’t mind driving me around! 7:45pm: Can’t believe how long I stayed at the gym! I spent ages chatting to my friend, and had to do 30 minutes of cardio after my weightlifting, so my workout ran really long. I don’t mind though, because I hit some PBs and I feel amazing! Get home to find L ran the dishwasher, so the kitchen is lovely and sparkling clean. My tummy is rumbling LOUD, so I quickly run for a shower, then come downstairs to make my salmon, rice, broccoli and cauliflower. L always spends Friday evenings gaming on the PC and chatting to friends on Skype, so I get to do whatever I want. 9:30pm: I finish eating, and decide to lounge around and watch Hearts Beat Loud on Netflix. It’s a cute film, although it does make me cry. I try to coax the cats into eating the food with salmon oil added, but they don’t like it. The cat with the bad leg outright refuses to eat even a bite, which is extra frustrating since we bought it for her specifically. 11:00pm: I go to bed in a weird mood after the film, not sure why. I have a bit of a cry, and can’t fall asleep for hours, not helped by the fact that L is still chatting to her friends in the next room and is being quite loud. Usually I’d shut the bedroom door, but the cats are in here with me and I feel bad kicking them out. Daily total: $0 Day Six: Saturday 3:30am: I wake up briefly as L comes to bed and moves the cats out of the room, but fall back asleep instantly. 9:00am: I wake up for real! I’m visiting family in Manchester today for my nana’s 80th birthday party, so I have to get on the train, I’ve already paid for my tickets. It’s a long journey, I just hope I can find seats. I clean the kitchen, put more laundry on, then make myself poached eggs on toast for breakfast. 10:20am: L drops me at the train station, I could definitely have driven myself but I pretend like she might need the car, so I don’t have to drive. The weather keeps alternating between hot and cloudy, and I brought my big winter coat for some reason. I just carry it around, wishing I had a cool jacket to wear instead. On the train I start reading a book I’ve been meaning to get into for ages, The Last Mrs Parrish by Liv Constantine. 1:20pm: Finally arrive in Manchester! It’s a long journey but not a difficult one, only one change. My family let me know they are running a little late to pick me up from the station, but I assumed they would be anyway, so I had planned to get some food while I waited. I go to a healthy fast food place just outside the station, and get chicken nuggets and baked waffle fries. $8.70 2:00pm: We get to the party fashionably late. I eat my food in the car, although I don’t enjoy the fries so I give them to my little brother. 16 year old boys will eat literally anything! I wasn’t expecting everyone to be dressed so nicely, I stick out like a sore thumb in my jeans and t-shirt, while everyone else is in nice dresses and shirts. Nana seems pleased to see me though, and that’s what counts! 4:30pm: We couldn’t stay for very long, because I had to get back to the station. I think I’ll have spent more time on a train today than actually visiting family! The party was pretty uneventful, I basically spent the entire time corralling my little brother and sister while my mum cuddled a cousin’s six week old baby. There was a buffet, but I don’t eat any of it, and my mum pays for our drinks, so I have a couple of J20s. I go to WH Smiths in the station because I’m getting hungry and won’t be home for hours. I get a ham sandwich, bottle of Ribena and packet of Skips as part of a meal deal, and grab a dairy milk chocolate bar as well. $6.90 6:15pm: I finish my book during the first train journey (loved it, very Gone Girl vibes), and get a notification that I’m very low on data. I top up 1GB for £5/$6.38, which will be added to my next bill. All I can really do now is just eat my food, and listen to an episode of the Dear Prudence podcast I had already downloaded. $6.38 7:40pm: Finally back at the home station! I had to stand for the last 45 minute journey, so my back is aching. L picks me up and we head home. I decide I’m in the mood to play Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild on the Nintendo Switch, so I start myself a new playthrough on that. L sits on the sofa with me and gives me pointers. 10:30pm: After a nice relaxing evening, I head to bed early. I quickly take off my make up, brush my teeth, and fall asleep in no time. Daily total: $21.98 Day Seven: Sunday 10:00am: Finally, I get a lie in! I swear, we’ve been busy every single Saturday for weeks, I needed this extra sleep. I lounge around in bed for a while on social media before getting up at around 11. I clean the kitchen while L gets ready, and I have an internal discussion about whether I should go to the shop before I eat, so I can buy a ready meal for lunch. 11:30am: I don’t buy the ready meal! We make poached eggs on toast for us both, and manage to get them lovely and runny inside for the second day in a row. While that’s cooking, we look through some recipes for what to make for L’s lunches, she decides on a healthy looking Mexican casserole. 12:30pm: After watching some TV, we head out to Asda to buy the meal prep ingredients. We get brown rice, chicken, corn, and black beans. I also pick up some new tights for work, some pasta, and L spies a new Nando’s sauce she enjoys but hasn’t seen in shops before ($19.07). We had just started to get in the red on our petrol gauge, so we also stop and completely fill up the car on the way home ($51.03). $70.10 1:30pm: Pretty much as soon as we get in, I start making lunch. I want to get to the gym quite soon, and since I’m doing deadlifts today, I need more food in me, even though I’m not hungry yet from eating breakfast so late. We have pasta with quorn chicken, celery, red bell peppers, and cheese sauce. I’m STUFFED because I made too much, and end up extremely sleepy. I do put on some more laundry, there’s a growing pile of clean laundry in the bedroom that hasn’t been put away yet. 3:00pm: After wandering around the house in a fog for a while, I finally feel awake enough to walk to the gym. Get in an ok workout, although I don’t stay behind to do cardio because I want to get home to watch the Women’s World Cup football (soccer) game, England v Cameroon. L does her meal prep while I’m gone, and tidies the kitchen after she’s finished. 6:30pm: What a crazy game! So glad I tuned in, it was truly wild to watch. After that finishes, I head for a shower, then we cook chicken kievs and homemade chips for tea. For dessert, I have a few squares of my Lindt chocolate, and a protein shake. 11:00pm: I had a very chilled evening again, just played more Zelda, and chatted to friends on Whatsapp. We discuss the upcoming hen do, and I end up feeling more positive about it. Fingers crossed it goes well! I brush my teeth and get into bed, but again I don’t fall asleep for hours. I’m frustrated, because it’s work tomorrow and I know I’ll be exhausted. L once again makes my sandwich and cleans the kitchen, then after her shower comes to bed around 1am. Daily total: $70.01 Total spend: $265.78 ($8.25 of that from my personal account) Food + Drink: $122.42 Fun/Entertainment:$0 Home + Health: $0 Clothes + Beauty: $27.25 Transport: $52.53 Other: $63.58 Lastly, reflect on your diary! This was a higher spend week for us than usual (doesn’t everyone say that), which is actually why I chose it for this diary, so it would be more interesting to read! I like to think we’re pretty frugal in general, so I was quite surprised by the total at the end. Just shows how small expenses really add up! It’s something we’re working on. Usually we don’t get up to this much in one week, we have a lot more no spend days.
This is a snippet of available grocery stores and their prices which seem to be good or better than average deals. They're not all generic brand. The goal is to show that quality products can be found at reasonable prices. Each store will have their own in-store specials and if you want to add any product you see as a deal, comment away and I'll add it in below. Also note, some stores like Smith's will have regional pricing (so I discovered that not all deals are the same at every store. So far Albertsons seems to be the most consistent on all Vegas store prices.) Listing products by category first. Categories would go: Meats (fresh/canned), Produce (fresh/canned), Breakfast/Grains/Pasta/Bread, Beverages, Frozen food/treats, Misc.
Smith's
## Note possible regional store pricing. Ask for a price match. These prices are pulled from their Craig location. ## Hint: On the Mix&Match, your total quantity of items in your purchase just needs to meet a mininum item quantity and you will still receive the lower price for those items. Store Special: $10 meal deal - roasted ckn (srvs 2-3), salad kit 10-12oz, mashed potatoes 24oz, La Brea baguette $2 more for garlic & herb roasted ckn (srvs 3-4) ---Meal Deal is regional, check your store--- **MEATS** Bone-in NY strip roast $3.99/lb Homestyle ground beef patties 80% 10ct pkg $10 Ground beef 73% $2.49/lb Bone-in Kroger spiral sliced ham $1.47/lb Lt2 Eckrich smoked sausage $1.99 (M&M5x) Kroger cocktail smokies/pepperoni 2x $5 Wright bacon 24oz $6.99 (M&M5x) Jumbo raw shrimp 21-25ct 2lb bag $5.77 w dcpn (F/Sa/Su) **FRUITS/VEGGIES** Fuji/Gala/Granny Smith/Pink Lady/Ambrosia apples 99c/lb Navel OJs 8lb bag $5.99 CA Halos 3lb bag $2.68 KrogeDole salad blends 2x $5 R.Y.O bell pepper 88c ea Jalapenos 99c/lb **YOGURT/CHEESE/GRAINS/SOUPS/SNACKS/SAUCES&SPICES/DESSERTS** Dannon 4pk/Chobani 4pk/Greek Gods 24oz greek yogurt $2.79 (M&M5x) Kroger cheese $1.29 w dcpn (F/Sa/Su) Cracker Barrel/Frigo cheese snacks $2.99 (M&M5x) Philadelphia cream cheese 99c (M&M5x) I Can't Believe It's Not Butter $1.99 (M&M5x) General Mills/Chex cereal $1.79 (M&M5x) Kellogg' Lg size cereal $2.49 (M&M5x) Malt-o-meal cereal $1.99 (M&M5x) Cascadian Farm organic cereal $2.49 (M&M5x) Oroweat bread $1.99 (M&M5x) Jif PB $1.49 (M&M5x) Smucker's fruit spread $1.49 (M&M5x) Bakery muffins $2.49 w dcpn (F/Sa/Su) Pillsbury crescents/cinnamon rolls 2x $4 Entenmann's bakery snacks $2.49 (M&M5x) Kraft/Velveeta mac&cheese 4pk $2.99 (M&M5x) Barilla pasta 10x $10 Progresso soup 99c (8+x) Jack Links/Oberto jerky $3.99 (M&M5x) Calbee harvest snaps snack 99c (M&M5x) Nature Valley/Fiber One bars 5-8ct $1.99 (M&M5x) Nutri-grain bars $1.99 (M&M5x) Pop-Tarts $1.49 (M&M5x) Keebler town house/club crackers $1.77 (M&M5x) Cheez-it family size $3.99 (M&M5x) Simple Truth organic popcorn/tortilla chips 99c (M&M5x) Ruffles/Doritos $1.99 (M&M5x) Lay's/Fritos/Cheetos $1.44 (3x) Classico pasta sauce $1.49 (M&M5x) Ken's salad dressing $1.49 (M&M5x) Kraft Mayo $1.99 (M&M5x) Bakery pumpkin/sweet potato pie $3.99 Pepperidge Farm cookies $1.77 (M&M5x) Keebler cookies $1.79 (M&M5x) ButterfingeReese's pieces theater box 88c Snickers/M&Ms king size 10x $10 Hershey's reindeer carrot 10x $10 **BEVERAGES** Kroger water 32pk $1.99 (M&M5x) Evian/Core water 6pk $4.99 w dcpn (F/Sa/Su) Silk almond milk 2x $5 Simply juice 2x $5 Juicy Juice 64oz 99c (M&M5x) Kroger OJ 1gal $3.49 (M&M5x) V-Fusion/Veg juice $2.49 (M&M5x) Bai 6pk $4.99 (F/Sa/Su) Martinelli's sparkling cider 25.4oz $1.99 (M&M5x) Green Mtn coffee $3.99 w dcpn (F/Sa/Su) Peet's/Folgers coffee $5.99 (M&M5x) Private Selection coffee $5.99 (M&M5x) Pepsi/7up 2Ltr 99c 4x Keystone/Natural/Miller High light beer $7.99 Blue Moon/Lagunitas/Firestone Walker beer 6pk $7.99 Woodbridge/Riunite wine 1.5Ltr $7.99 StorytelleKim Crawford wine 750mL $11.19 Captain Morgan/Kahlua 1.75Ltr $17.59 Korbel/Stella Rosa $9.59 **FROZEN** Tyson ckn $3.99 (M&M5x) Kroger frzn veggies 10x $10 Jimmy Dean's breakfast sandwiches $3.99 (M&M5x) Morningstar Farms meatless entree $2.99 (M&M5x) Green Giant veggie tots/spirals $2.99 (M&M5x) Simply potatoes 2x $4 Freshetta pizza $3.99 (M&M5x) TGI Friday's apps $3.99 (M&M5x) Turkey Hill ice cream 48oz 2x $5 **MISC** GerbeSimple Truth baby food pouch 10x $10 Gerber puffs/lil crunchies 99c (M&M5x) Colgate toothpaste 10x $10 Soft Soft 10x $10 all Liquid laundry detergent $1.99 (M&M5x) Tide Simply $1.99 (M&M5x) Snuggle fabric softner $1.99 (M&M5x) Family sleep pants $5 Dog & Cat food/treats/litter are on sale Dzn roses $10 Sweet Creations cookie cutter set 101ct $9.99 ea w dcpn (F/Sa/Su) .
Albertsons/Vons
*In-store hint:* Preload dcpns in their app. **MEATS** Bone-in NY steaks value pk $3.97/lb Ground beef 93% $3.47/lb Nathan's beef franks $2.99 w dcpn Signature whole rotisserie ckn $5 (F) Bakery pot pie $3.99 **FRUITS/VEGGIES** Gala/Granny Smith apples 99c/lb Cuties 3lb bag $2.99 Bartlett pears 99c/lb Signature mini carrots 99c ea Celery 99c ea Natures Sweet cherub tomatoes B1G1 $3.99 Red/Yukon gold potatoes 99c/lb Signature Select canned veggies 49c w dcpn **YOGURT/CHEESE/GRAINS/SOUPS/SNACKS/SAUCES&SPICES/DESSERTS** Sargento shred cheese $2.49 w dcpn Lucerne butter $2.49 w dcpn Kellogg's/Post cereal $1.67 3x Lt2offer Bakery cinnamon rolls 4ct $1 Dave's Killer Bread $3.99 w dcpn Misson soft taco tortillas $2.49 w dcpn Pop-tarts $1.67 3x Lt2offer American Beauty pasta 49c w dcpn Chunky soup 5x $5 (F) Chef Boyardee 99c w dcpn Kellogg fruit snacks $1.67 3x Lt2offer Hunt's pudding 4pk 99c w dcpn Ritz/Wheat Thins $1.99 w dcpn Lt4 Lay's/Doritos/Rold Gold 3x $5 Lt1offer Oreos $1.99 w dcpn Lt4 Duncan Hines cake/brownie/frosting 10x $10 Hershey's candy bars 2x $1 Pez/Kinder Joy/Bueno/LoL Candy dispenser 10x $10 **BEVERAGES** Powerade 32oz 68c w dcpn Lt15 Dr Pepper 20pk $3.99 w dcpn Lt4 Rockstar 12-16oz 99c w dcpn Miller Highlife/Leinenkugel's Shandy 6pk First4x $5 ea (F) **FROZEN** Pictsweet frzn veggies 25c w dcpn First4x Lt1offer Jimmy Dean breakfast sandwiches $3.99 w dcpn Green Giant corn on the cob $2.99 w dcpn Stouffer's/Lean Cuisine/Hot Pockets entrees $1.99 First4x Freshetta pizza $3.99 w dcpn Green Giant veggie tots/spiral $2.99 w dcpn Sara Lee pies $3.99 **MISC** Lysol wipes 35ct 2x $3 w dcpn Lt1offer Bounty Essentials paper towels 6ct $4.99 w dcpn Charmin Essentials TP 12ct $4.99 w dcpn
Smart & Final
In store hint: Each store does manager specials on products, look for them. **MEATS** Foster Farms ckn franks 3lbs $3.99 **FRUITS/VEGGIES** First Street canned veggies 59c **YOGURT/CHEESE/GRAINS/SOUPS/SNACKS/SAUCES&SPICES/DESSERTS** Post cereal $1.79 First Street pasta 2lb $1.99 Fritos/Cheetos $1.79 3x C&H sugar 10lb $5.49 First Street marshmallows 2x $3 First Street sweetened condensed milk 2x $3 **BEVERAGES** Kern's juice blends 2x $5 International Delight coffee creamer 32oz 2x $5 Powerade 32oz 79c 7up 2Ltr 99c 4x **FROZEN** Marie Callender's meals 5x $10 **MISC** Holiday plates 8ct/napkins 16ct 99c .
Sprout's
Store usually has dbl ad Weds and Fri/Sat/Sun specials. **MEATS** * **FRUITS/VEGGIES** Navel OJs 99c/lb Mangos 98c ea Papayas 98c/lb Sprouts salads 2x $5 Green bell peppers 48c ea Jumbo avocados 2x $3 Cauliflower 98c/lb Eggplant 98c ea Cucumbers 48c ea Organic acorn/butternut/spaghetti squash 99c/lb **YOGURT/CHEESE/GRAINS/SOUPS/SNACKS/SAUCES&SPICES/DESSERTS** Horizon sliced cheese $3.99 Rolled/Quick/Steel cut oats dry bulk 79c/lb Cashews whole bulk $5.99/lb Pecan halves/Brazil nuts bulk $8.99/lb Sprouts flousugar 2-5lbs 2x $4 **BEVERAGES** Sprouts coffee bulk $7.99/lb Dark Horse/Smoking Loon wine $6.99 Tisdale wine $3.14 **FROZEN** Sprouts frzn veggies 16oz 2x $3 Caulipower pizza/crust $5.99 **MISC** *
Whole Foods'
If you have Amazon Prime, check app for deals. NEWS: Prime members Amazon Fresh is free, you have to request an invitation for the program. **MEATS** Rao's single serve meat lasagna $4.99 Creminelli sliced meats $1 off Applegate uncured soppressata $4.49 Nature's Rancher bacon $5.99 Sweet Earth Natural Foods benevolent bacon #3.49 Rao's single serve ckn parmesan $4.99 Rao's family sized ckn parmesan $9.99 The Meatless Farm ground meat 14.1oz $4 Barramundi 12oz pkg $5.99 Bar Harbor Foods chopped/cherrystone clams $3.69 Bellino filet of anchovies $4.49 **FRUITS/VEGGIES** Navel OJs 99c/lb Organic Lg avocados 2x $3 **YOGURT/CHEESE/GRAINS/SOUPS/SNACKS/SAUCES&SPICES/DESSERTS** Fage yogurt 35.3oz $4.99 Fage 6oz $1 Straus organic yogurt 32oz $6.49 Straus organic yogurt 16oz $2.99 Chobani yogurt $1 Icelandic yogurt 24oz $4.99 Emmi Le Marechal $17.59/lb Emmi swiss raclette $17.99/lb Cypress Grove truffle tremor $24.99/lb Fromageries Papillon blue roquefort $22.99/lb Kaasaggio robusto gouda $17.99/lb Clarina 18mth gouda $21.99/lb Black Creek 3yr white cheddaer $9.99/lb Fondue and More cheese box 14oz $8.79 Somerdale II Trufflelino $28.49/lb Vermont Creamery mascarpone 8oz $4.99 Vermont Creamery double cream cremont $9.59 Chevoo italian blk truffle goat cheese 4oz $4.49 Violife just like parmesan 5.29oz $4.29 Violife vegan cheese slices/shreds $3.99 Violife vegan feta block $4.29 Miyoko's VeganMozz 8oz $6.99 Miyoko's vegan cheese wheels $7.99 Miyoko's vegan cream cheese $4.79 Earth Balance $4.29 Bob's Red Mill whole grain muesli $7.99 Bob's Red Mill organic quick cook oats $6.99 Bob's Red Mill rolled oats 32oz $4.79 The Toasted Oat granola $4.79 Enjoy Life pancake/waffle mix 16oz $4.99 Mi Rancho organic corn tortillas 8ct $2.29 Food for Life sprouted corn tortillas $3.29 Wonderful shelled pistachios 12oz $13.99 Wonderful pistachios 16oz $8.99 La Forestiere whole roasted chestnuts $13.99 De Cecco lasagna no1 $3.99 De Cecco pasta $2.49 Lotus Foods organic ramen 4pk $4.69 Hodo Soy noodles $4.99 Kite Hill plant based dips $3 Amy's organic cream/bisque/bean/curried soups $2.99 Bar Harbor Foods new england clam chowder $2.99 Perky Jerky $5.49 Thinkthin bars $1 That's It apple & blueberry fruit bar case $15 Vega protein bar 12pk $24 Go Macro bars case 12ct $26.28 Made in Nature dried apricots $4.99 Made in Nature dried plums $3.29 Pickled Planet raw saurkraut $6.49 Mary's Gone Crackers organic GF $3.99 Carr's crackers $3.99 Pirate Brands white cheddar popcorn 6pk $5.99 Stacy's pita chips $2.50 Bearitos baked puffs $2 Kettle brand chips $2.50 Boulder Canyon Foods chips $2.50 Brad's organic kale/veggie chips $4.99 Wilde Brands chips $3 Quinn Snacks pretzels $3.50 Artisan Tropic cassava strips $2.99 SkinnyPop $3 Mielbio organic italian honey mandarin raw & creamy $8.99 Madhava Foods organic unfiltered creamed/raw honey 22oz $9.99 Madhava Foods organic light/blue agave $6.79 Madhava Foods organic raw blue agave $3.99 Madhava Natural Sweetners $3.99 Gefen honey bear $4.69 Manuka Doctor bio active manuka honey 8.75oz $22.99 Shady maple farm organic maple syrup $11.99-$14.99 Mike's organic curry sauce $3.50-$4.49 Seggiano pasta sauce $7.49 Lucini organic marinara sauce $6.99 Cava tzatziki sauce 8oz $3.99 Cava hummus 8oz $2.99 Cava hummus 16oz $5.49 WFMkt Lg guacamole $7.99/lb Fini balsamic vinegar $13.79 Nonna Pia's balsamic reductions $6.79 The New Primal sauces $6.99 Grama's sauces $2.69 Curry Love curry paste $3.50 Darbo Conserves wild lingonberry sauce $5.49 Follow Your Heart vegenaise 16oz $4.29 Follow Your Heart soy-free vegenaise 16oz $5.29 Follow Your Heart grapeseed oil vegenaise $5.29 Coconut Secret coconut nectar $7.99 Cup4Cup GF multipurpose flour 3lbs $12.59 Bob's Red Mill super-fine almond flour 16oz/32oz $9.99/$17.99 Bob's Red Mill organic coconut flour 16oz $4.19 Ancient Harvest quinoa flakes 12oz $8.49 Jeff Nathan Creations GF panko flakes $7.49 Wholly Wholesome organic pie dough $5.99 Lily's baking chocolate chips 9oz $5.99 Medcasse 3 bourbon vanilla beans $15.99 Simply Organic turkey brining seasoning $6.99 Simply Organic organic almond extract $5.99 Simply Organic madagascar vanilla extract 4oz $16.49 Frontier Co-op organic vanilla extract 4oz $17.69 Frontier Co-op pumpkin pie spice $3.99 Frontier Co-op organic korintje cinnamon $4.49 Frontier Co-op organic vietnamese cinnamon $4.59 Frontier Co-op paprika $3.99 Frontier Co-op star anise $3.29 Frontier Co-op saffron threads $11.59 Frontier Co-op ground cumin seed $3.69 Frontier Co-op cream of tartar $4.99 Swerve 12oz $6.99 Dr Bronner's organic coconut oil 30oz $17.49 Lucini EV olive oil 1Ltr $18.99 La Tourangelle toasted pumpkin seed oil $13.49 La Tourangelle roasted hazelnut oil $10.49 La Tourangelle roasted pistachio oil $10.99 La Tourangelle walnut oil $4.99 Soyatoo rice whipe $4.69 Dandies marshmallows $3.49 Lily's chocolate bar $3 Endangered Species chocolate bar $2.50 Alter Eco organic chocolate bar $3 Barkthins snacking chocolate $3.49 Maxine's Heavenly Cookies $3.50 Newman's Own creme/fruit filled cookies $4 Danisa butter cookies $6.99 Hail Merry chocolate almond butter tart 3oz $3.99 Emmy's organic chocolate covered coconut cookie bites PB 3.5oz $3.99 Sweet Loren's GR cookie dough $4.49 Cappello's GF cookie dough $11.99 Eat Pastry cookie dough $3.99 Pur gum $3.49 **BEVERAGES** 1907 Water 6pk $5.49 Essentia 1.6g 6pk $9.99 Fever Tree indian tonic wateginger beer $4.99 365 ginger beetonic watesparkling grape fruit 4ct $2.50 Waterloo sparkling water 12pk $4.99 Taste Nirvana coconut water w pulp 16.2oz $1.89 Goodbelly probiotic drink 1qt $2.50 Maple Hill organic kefir $3.99 Health-ade kombucha 16oz $3 Milkadamia $3.99 Illy coffee $10.99 Illy K cups $9.99 Groundwork Coffee whole bean $11.99 Mount Hagen organic instant coffee $9.99 Stumptown whole bean $12.99 So Delicious creamer $1.99 Odwalla single juice/smoothies $1.99 Evolution Fresh jucie blends $3.50 Uncle Matts organic OJ/grapefruit juice 52oz $5.99 Reed's ginger brew $5.29 Lakewood lemon juice 32oz $6.49 Lakewood lime juice 32oz $4.99 Lakewood organic pure beet/grape juice 32oz $6.19 Lakewood organic pure cherry/prune juice 32oz $7.49 Lakewood organic pomegranate w blueberry juice 32oz $3.50 Lakewood organic carrot juice $5.99 Chameleon cold-brew w oat milk gingersnap 46oz $6.99 So Delicious holiday nog $2.49 Califia Farms holiday nog $5.69 Straus Family Creamery eggnog $6.49 365 holiday almond nog $2.99 Zevia 10pk $5.99 **FROZEN** Quorn meatless roast $6.99 Gardein crispy tenders/beefless burgers/sliders/Chick'n/Crabless cakes/Turk'y/Blk bean burger $3.50 Dr Praeger's littles/hash browns/spinach/broccoli cakes $3.99 Amy's cheese pizza snacks $3.50 Amy's bowls $4.29 Amy's pot pies $2.99 Amy's vegan sausages $4.49 Kidfresh mac & cheese $2.99 Kidfresh ckn nuggets $3.79 Brazi Bites cheese bread $4.99 Mandia Ciboitaliano pizza $5.99 Sweet Earth pizza $5.99 Boomerangs savory pies $3 Michael Angelo's lasagna family size $7.99 Inner-eco smoothis pk $5.99 Wholly Wholesome pie dough $5.99 Wholly Wholesome apple pie $8.99 Wholly Wholesome pumpkin pie $8.99 Katz GF creme cakes $4.99 Katz creme filled cupcakes $4.49 Katz mini fruit pies $3.49 365 ice cream 1pint $3 Straus organic ice cream 1qt $6.99 Dolcezza gelato $5.49 Coolhaus ice cream sandwiches $3.99 **MISC** * .
Mariana's
Store usually has Wed/Thur and Fri/Sat/Sun specials. **MEATS** Beef shoulder steak plain/marinated $2.99/lb Beef short ribs plain/marinated $3.99/lb (F/Sa/Su) or $4.99/lb Beef shank $2.49/lb Ground beef 85% $2.99/lb (W/Th) or $3.99/lb Pork neck bones 79c/lb (W/Th) or 99c/lb Ckn drum 79c/lb Whole cleaned tilapia $1.99/lb **FRUITS/VEGGIES** OJs 5lbs $1 (F/Sa/Su) or 3lbs $1 Bananas 4lbs $1 Pineapple 99c ea (F/Sa/Su) or 2x $3 Papaya 89c/lb Limes 2lbs $1 (W/Th) or 79c/lb Plantains 79c/lb Sm Hass avocado 4x $1 Mexican squash 4lbs $1 Chayote 3x $1 Tomatillos 79c/lb White/Yellow onions 2lbs $1 Brown onions 5lbs $1 (W/Th) Jalapeno 79c/lb Cilantro 4x $1 Sugar cane 1lb bag 2x $3 Sugar cane whole 2x $5 Brown sugar cones 2lbs $3 Hibiscus dry bulk $2.99/lb **YOGURT/CHEESE/GRAINS/SOUPS/SNACKS/SAUCES&SPICES/DESSERTS** Mariana's queso fresco 10oz 2x $4 Mariana's prepared tortilla masa 99c/lb Mariana's wheat flour tortilla 10ct $1.99 (W/Th) Mariana's/La Banderita corn tortillas 80ct 2x $5 Rice bulk 2lbs $1 Springfield saltines 2x $3 El Mexicano cream wafers 99c La Lechera condensed milk 2x $4 Carnation evaporated milk 99c Mariana's white vinegar 1gal 2x $4 C&H sugar 4lbs $1.99 Mariana's corn/veg oil 1gal $5.99 (W/Th) Jelly Brown rice pudding 69c **BEVERAGES** Powerade 32oz 89c MinMaid OJ 2x $5 Jarritos 1.5Ltr 79c BudweiseBud light beer 12pk $9.99 (F/Sa/Su) **FROZEN** Springfield frzn veg 16oz 99c **MISC** Tacos 99c (W/Th) Steamer pots 20qt $15.99/24qt $19.99/32qt $22.99/40qt $23.99/52qt $25.99 Special Value napkins 180ct 99c Special Value bleach 1gal 2x $3 .
**MEATS** Boneless beef clod steak/roast $2.99/lb Bone-in beef chuck steak/roast $2.59/lb (Th) or $2.99/lb Bone-in beef shank $1.99/lb (Th) or $2.59/lb Menudo/Beef tripe $2.49/lb Ground beef 73% $2.29/lb (Th) Bone-in half/whole pork leg 79c/lb Bone-in pork country style strips $1.29/lb Boneless pork mix for pozole $1.29/lb Virgina ham $1.97/lb (Th) FUD ham $1.99/lb Cacique chorizo 99c FUD bacon $2.47 (Sa/Su) Delite bacon 12oz $1.99 Bone-in whole ckn breast 99c/lb Ckn thigh 87c/lb Ckn leg qtrs 59c/lb (Th) FUD ckn/turkey franks 89c Whole ckn 99c/lb Whole tilapia/Catfish nuggets $1.59/lb Shrimp 16-20ct $5.99/lb Shrimp 36-40ct $4.79/lb Shrimp 51-60ct $4.59/lb Shrimp 60-70ct $3.99/lb Shrimp 71-90ct $4.29/lb Chicken of the Sea 89c **FRUITS/VEGGIES** Fuji apples 77c/lb Bananas 2lbs 99c Pineapple 2lbs 99c Guava 2lbs $3 or 16oz 99c Mangos 2x 99c Persimmon 4x 99c Papaya 89c/lb Kiwi 4x 99c Lime 79c/lb Green cabbage 3lbs 99c Loose carrots 3lbs 99c Mushrooms 99c Cucumber 4x 99c Mexican squash 2lbs 99c Chayote 3x 99c Yams 2lbs 99c Tomatillo 2lbs 99c Tomatos 79c/lb Red/White onions 3lbs 99c Jalapenos 2lbs 99c Pasilla peppers 89c/lb Russet potato 10lb bag $2.49 Peruvian bean dry bulk 89c/lb Sugar cane 16oz bag $1.89 Brown sugar cane cones $1.29/lb Banana leaves 89c/lb Corn husks 16oz $4.99 ea Libby's canned pineapple 99c Special Value canned corn 79c La Costena canned whole jalapenos 99c **YOGURT/CHEESE/GRAINS/SOUPS/SNACKS/SAUCES&SPICES/DESSERTS** Chobani 99c Selecto queso fresco 10oz $1.99 Cacique cheese/cream 2x $5 Daisy sour cream $1.99 Masa for tortillas/tamales 69c/lb Veggie masa for tamales $1.29/lb Guerrero corn tortillas 80ct $1.99 El Super flouwheat tortillas 10ct $1.29 Teasdale hominy 108oz $1.99 (S/Su) Pasta Moderna 7oz 4x $1 Progresso soup 99c Lunchables sm 99c Lay's/Fritos/Cheetos $1.87 Special Value tomato sauce 8oz 4x $1 Betty Crocker cake mix/frosting 99c Gamesa Animalitos cookies 87c Kinder bueno bar 99c **BEVERAGES** Coconut water 16.9oz 79c 7up 12pk 3x $9 7up/Pepsi/Fanta 2Ltr 99c 4x Coke 1.25Ltr 99c Jarritos 11-12oz 79c Venom 69c **FROZEN** Special Value frzn veggies 32oz $1.99 Tina's burritos 10x $3 **MISC** Aluminum foil roasting pan 99c .
Ranch 99
Pricing is good until 12/19 **MEATS** Beef fillet mignon $4.99/lb Ox & Palm canned corned beef 15oz $5.58 Pork belly frzn $2.89/lb KYJ pork/chicken chinese style sausage 2x $9 KYJ duck legs cured & dried 2x $9 Chilean mussel (cooked) 1.5lbs pk $5.99 Live Maine lobster $8.99/lb Milk fish $1.99/lb White cockle clams 400g pk $6.99 **FRUITS/VEGGIES** Longan $1.29/lb Korean golden pears 6ct $5.99 Bamboo shoots 300g $1.99 ea Organic mini king oyster mushroom 330g pk $1.49 Woodear mushroom 6oz $1.89 Kabocha 2lbs 88c Pickled veggies in pouch 98c **YOGURT/CHEESE/GRAINS/SOUPS/SNACKS/SAUCES&SPICES/DESSERTS** Mogami wholegrain brown rice 15lb $17.98 Pagoda Kungkow vermicelli $1.88 Asian Taste coconut milk $1.38 **BEVERAGES** Kimbo thai tea 78c Mizuho ramune 2x $1.98 Sapporo premium black beer 2x $5 **FROZEN** Kimbo North dumplings 2x $7 **MISC** * .
168 market
Pricing is good until 12/19 **MEATS** Beef short rib $3.49/lb Live Maine lobster $8.99/lb **FRUITS/VEGGIES** Longan $1.29/lb Korean brown pears $1.89/lb Korean golden pears 6ct $5.99 Bamboo shoots 300g $1.99 ea Organic mini king oyster mushroom 330g pk $1.49 Woodear mushroom 6oz $1.89 Kabocha 2lbs 88c Preserved/Pickled veggie pouch 3x $1 QMT pickled radish 98c **YOGURT/CHEESE/GRAINS/SOUPS/SNACKS/SAUCES&SPICES/DESSERTS** Mizuho brown rice quick & easy 15lb $9.98 Sunvoi jasmine rice 25lbs $18.98 Greenmax milk oatmeal $4.28 Lily dried beancurd stick $1.98 Taisun canned soup/dessert 2x $1.60 Kuai Kuai corn snack 88c LKK brown braising sauce $1.98 Lotte Pepero snack sticks 78c **BEVERAGES** Tradition PTB jasmin green tea 18ct $1.88 **FROZEN** * **MISC** * . These are decent deals, but if you found a better deal while out there - share it and I'll add it to the list. Saving trick: If a store runs out of a certain product that was on sale, ask for a rain check. You can use the rain check within 20 to 30 days and still get the discounted price on those items. Note: Will add Ranch 99 and 186 market on Friday. Their deals start on Friday. Asian markets added. Enjoy! TL;DR - Food stuff.
I tried vegan chicken tenders for the first time and they were actually really good!
I am so hype right now, y'all don't even know. So anyway, for the past 6 or so months, I've heard a lot about the brand Gardein. Not only that but I work at a grocery store and loads of folks buy that brand. Now, I'll go ahead and say I'm far from being vegan but I'll be damned if I wasn't curious about trying their products. I tried vegan hot dogs a few months ago and they were "meh", you could tell something was different. Anyway, curiosity finally killed the cat and I tried their vegan chicken tenders because this woman told me her little grandson liked them. I figured if a little kid likes them then I will too. So I cooked them in the oven and I shit you not, they smelled just like the Tyson dinosaur chicken nuggets. I was still a little skeptical but once I tried them, I was fooled. The texture was a tiny bit different but if you don't think about it too much they're really not that bad! I want to try the "burger" patties next. This was hours ago and I'm still shook. P.S. I'm sick so maybe I should try these again when I'm not sick.
The Vegan "guerrilla" toolkit I use when debating on Reddit. Thought I'd share.
Hi guys, with the abundance of Climate Change posts on all, I find myself more and more often debating the facts with people. To speed up my process (I can't write the same thing over and over) I've collected the factual answers to the most common arguments against going Vegan (especially for environmental reasons). So I figured, why not post these to vegan - to help my fellow people, and maybe get more inspiration and correct my aim? So here it is, my "toolkit". Please critique and share and use! I have it in a Notes on my computer / phone, so it's just a matter of copy/paste most of the time :) -- GLOBAL WARMING INDIVIDUAL & POWERFUL ACTIONS:
Go vegan / reduce your meat consumption. The amount of resources saved with a vegan diet is incredible. If you’re vegan in one year you’ve saved 3.65 tonnes of CO2 compared to a meat eater - and I’m not even touching the water, forest, grain... and ethical impact.
Vote with your wallet - only buy products from companies that are reducing their impact, and adopt the Reuse > Reduce > Recycle mentality.
Vote politicians who understands the problem and have actionable plans in their program.
-- VEGAN DEEP DIVE (taken from the Vegan Bot of this sub) It’s incredibly clear now that a meat-based diet is not only not sustainable for the planet ,but also very harmful (Compared to a plant based diet) to the health. We’re in too deep to be ignoring the facts. If you’re young or have kids, think about your dietary habits, and how to improve them: you’ll be making your health, and the environment (yours and your kid’s future), a big favour. Some more sources: Here's some other useful educational resources to get you started:
WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR PROTEIN?: World's largest Health, Nutrition and Dietary organizations unanimously agree: plant-based diets are as healthy (from a nutrients perspective) or healthier than meat. [Source] [PDF Source]
HEALTH AND PLANT-BASED DIET: A Plant Based Diet provides significant health benefits for the prevention & treatment of the majority of diseases that cause the majority of deaths. [Source] [PDF Source]
THE ENVIRONMENTAL FACTS: The planet, it's environment, and ecosystem, is dangerously close to collapsing within the next few decades. [Source] [PDF Source]
If you're intereseted in cutting back on meat, for environmental, health, or ethical reasons, here are some resources**!**
-- ONLY 100 COMPANIES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR 71% OF EMISSIONS SO MY INDIVIDUAL ACTIONS ARE USELESS DEBUNK: (note: I've taken most of this from other reddit posts, so apologies if I can't thank the owners anymore!) Here is the actual study: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-pvpXB8rp67dmhmsueWaUczHS5XyPy4p/view (you can find it somewhere else if you don't trust this). If you actually do read it, you'll find out:
The report says "71% of industrial GHG's"(includes cars, factories, etc.) which should exclude others such as emissions from agriculture or forestry.
100% of those companies are fossil fuel extractors / producers. Blaming them for the emissions is a bit like blaming Ford or Toyota for car accidents involving their cars.
Only 1/5 (20%) of their fossil fuels are from investor owned companies (e.g Exxon Mobil, BP).
One of those "Companies" (by far the biggest producer) is China's entire coal market! It is just listed as a "Company" because it's all State-owned.(although in the actual study it’s called a “state producer”,not a company).
One the "Companies" is Russia's Entire Coal market.
Most of those fossil fuels produced (59%) are from state owned companies( e.g. Saudi Aramco, Gazprom, National Iranian Oil, China(Coal), Coal India, Russia(Coal), Etc.)
Every time you drive a car, use electricity, Etc. You are likely burning fuels (or using electricity that had to burn fuels to be produced) from one if those "100 Companies" therefore you are directly adding to the "71% of Emissions". TL;DR: The whole point of that Study was to try and trace back to which companies Fossil Fuels come from, so more research could be conducted as to what these companies (and state producers) can do to move forward and eventually support/invest in renewable energy, and so more pressure could be put on the biggest Fossil fuel producers (China is biggest in this case) not the smallest. -- IF YOU TAKE ONE AIRPLANE YOUR BEING VEGAN IS USELESS, DEBUNKED Going vegan saves a shit-ton of resources, and if you’re vegan in one year you’ve saved 3.65 tonnes of CO2 compared to a meat eater - and I’m not even touching the water, forest, grain... and ethical impact. London-New York Return flight is 2.1 tonnes , so even if you were taking one intercontinental flight per year, you’d still be offsetting your impact thanks to your diet alone. -- NOT HAVING KIDS IS BETTER HAHAHA Average household size in the US is 2.9 people, with an average of 3 in the whole western world. So preaching "Not to have kids" on Reddit, a forum frequented mostly by westerners, it's just muddying the waters and not talk about the real solutions. -- BUT CHINA: China is already investing more in Climate Change actions than most Western countries and surely better than the US: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/06/how-china-and-us-compare-on-climate-action/ Those aren't even the latest data. But still - why it's always someone else that has to take action? Start with what you CAN change, and inspire others to follow. -- VEGAN RECCOMENDATIONS (IRELAND/UK) My recommendations for the people reading this, omnivores but curious, are these:
Beyond Meat burger. You’ll find this in some bigger Tesco (frozen). It’s made from pea protein, it packs more protein than a classic meat burger, and it tastes amazing, so much so that the other day I cooked one and a friend came over and from the smell thought I gave up being vegan. He had to try it and immediately went to buy some. It’s insanely good.
Iceland has a full range of vegan substitutes called NoBull. Their burgers are very good, and they also have mince (which makes for a mean Bolognese, or a great Shepard’s pie, my sis fave). They’re also quite cheap.
the only sliced fake meat that I find passable is the Cheatin brand. You’ll find it in health shop. Their pepperoni is very good.
Tesco has a lot of fake cheese made from coconut oil. It tastes very good (not to be compared with aged cheese of course) and it’s an amazing alternative to cut down on dairy (new vegetarians tend tend to abuse dairy and eggs and that’s normal!)
VEGETARIAN ALTERNATIVES FOR OMNIVORES THAT WANT TO TRANSITION:
Linda McCartney 1/4 pounder mozzarella burger. My carnivore friends eats only those now. But there’s a contender...
the Quorn range has a lot of ready made meals (not all Vegans - check their labels), but the only thing I do like it’s the fake chicken nuggets. Again, fooled an omnivore friend who literally commented ‘Why should I eat chicken then’.
Try those, they’ll help transitioning, and don’t be afraid to try and cook yourself! my go-to website is https://www.thebuddhistchef.com - whatever this guy makes, it’s incredible!! Try the falafel and the Seitan, you’ll thank me later ;) -- HOPE THIS HELPS GUYS! KEEP FIGHTING THE GOOD FIGHT :) EDIT: couple of words. EDIT2: clarified some of the recommendations to divide vegan and vegetarian. EDIT3: Obligatory Thanks for the gold, Kind (to all species) stranger!
One of my favorite, quick meals is a wrap with Quorn spicy chick'n cut into strips, hummus, and sliced baby tomatoes. It take 3 minutes to make. Just warm the Quorn chik'n for 2 minutes, slice into strips. Use a knife to spread hummus on the wrap. Cut the baby tomatoes into tiny halves. Wrap it up and bam, you've got yourself a tasty meal. You can also add harissa sauce or veggies if you want. Tastes just like a chicken wrap in my non-vegan days. https://store.veganessentials.com/quorn-vegan-spicy-chikn-patties-p4673.aspx
Hey everyone! As a quick disclaimer so you know that I’m not a veggie novice and do vaguely know what I’m doing with my nutrition: I’ve been a vegetarian for nearly 4 years, was a vegan for 1.5 years of that, stopped being vegan nearly 2 years ago (I think that maths more or less adds up, I’m ill, pls let me live) Basically, I’ve come down with a nasty virus and for the last day or so, haven’t been able to keep anything down. Today I woke up with this insatiable need for chicken breast and rice (what my mum used to make me whenever I got a bug or a migraine). My housemate ran to the shop and bought me 2 packets of Quorn sliced chicken fillets, of which I devoured one within the hour. I had the rice too. I still had a bit of a chicken craving and just put it down to needing a high-protein, low-carb source. But now, 7 hours on, the craving for chicken breast has come back and the idea of eating MORE Quorn fillets is turning my stomach lol. During the day I’ve also had some tomato soup, white bread, and a berry smoothie. Chicken craving... still there. Has anyone experienced this? Has anyone got any better food suggestions? I’m also wanting cheese (ahem protein) but my mum is adamant that eating dairy after a GI issue can make it worse. Obviously I won’t eat the chicken (at this point I just don’t think I could mentally do it), but I would quite like to give my body what it is clearly crying out for!
Hey Everyone, I'm struggling, big time! I now live in a place where our access to vegan convenience foods is pretty low. All my favorite brands (Morningstar farms, Gardein, Boca, daiya, chao, ETC.) aren't availble here. So far i've found some Tofurkey Products (only sliced deli "meats"), some quorn products (naked "chicken" breasts which contain egg whites), and some soy and oat milk yogurts. That's IT! No vegan cheese, sour cream, cream cheese, seitan, etc. Not to mention other products like flat out wraps, low calorie wraps, low calorie bread, miracle noodles, etc. don't exist here. Here's my problem... I'm aiming around 80-90g protein per day and 1350 calories. I am seriously struggling to eat enough volume to be satisfied while hitting my protein goal. if i do hit my protein goal each and every meal must be a protein supplement kind of thing. And if i am able to eat enough volume and protein i'm eating like 2,300 calories! Does anyone have advice, recipes, or suggestions for someone who now lives in a location where i have to practically cook EVERYTHING from scratch? :( I think i'm at the point where i've racked my brain so long i have no idea where to go. I'm tired of eating "non-meals" just to reach my goals. i'm hungry!
Before I was vegan I loved Morningstar. The black bean burgers, chicken patties and especially the crumbles. Since theyre not vegan, I've switched to Quorn. I hate the taste and texture of the crumbles! Is there any vegan option similar to Morningstar? I also tried tofutti sour cream and I think it's terrible! But I have really enjoyed tofurky Deli slices and Follow Your Heart provolone and pepper jack cheeses. Just hoping to hear everyone's favorite and least favorite vegan dairy/meat substitutes :)
Hey guys, I've been eating mostly vegan for the past few weeks and I've decided I want to take the plunge. I'm heading to my supermarket today to get all the ingredients I need. I do a lot of 4 day meal prepping but I've never done a vegan one before. Here's what I plan on cooking: Breakfast - Chinese Tofu Curry
Bearing in mind I'm a 6"0' 24 year old male, trying to lose weight, going to the gym every other day, does this diet sound 'okay'? I know it's hard to say calorie-wise because I haven't given portion sizes, but will I be getting most of the nutrients I need? I'll also be drinking tea throughout the day using small amount of almond milk.
I'm a vegetarian who eats no meat at all but does eat dairy and eggs (YUM!). I am 5'3", weigh about 140, wanting to get down to under 120. So far I'm down 10 lbs in a little over a month while in constant ketosis. If you're curious what a vegetarian in ketosis eats, here you go! (please excuse the periodic enthusiasm!) breakfast: tofu salad w/ half a V8 lunch: steamed veggies (broccoli, cauliflower, peppers), spinach salad w/ egg whites, scoop artichoke / spinach dip snack: more egg salad dinner: sauteed rainbow chard w/ onions/garlic; raw jicama + salsa, vegetarian bacon breakfast: 1 egg, 1 vegetarian sausage patty, cabbage + broccoli stirfry lunch: more stirfty, couple small cubes of cheese, chunk of tofu dinner: salad of brussels sprouts, dubliner cheese, olive oil, and walnuts. Breakfast: 1.5 scrambled eggs w/ leftover brussels sprouts salad lunch: cucumbers, baby spinach, artichoke hearts, tomatoes, olives, tofu w/ vinegar quick drink of vodka and soda. dinner: vegetarian tacos (served on big lettuce leaves!) w/ quorn, lettuce, tomatoes, salsa, cheese, lf sour cream, scallions. brunch: tempeh chili w/ a piece of rosemary garlic cheese snack: diet rootbeer, tofu salad dinner: spaghetti squash w/ mushroom spinach cream sauce snack: vegan chicken salad w/ celery breakfast: 2 eggs scrambled with onions, red peppers, spinach, muenster cheese, vegetarian sausage. SO GOOD!!!!! snack: 2 sugar-free chocolate candies no real lunch (oops) dinner: toasted broccoli w/ cheese, fried mushrooms, and tofu noodles with red peppers and soy sauce. breakfast: 2 scrambled eggs w/ celery and tomato & veggie bacon lunch: olives, cheddar cheese, sun-dried tomatoes, pecans, chick peas. Awesome! dinner: raw celery and peppers and broccoli dipped in hummus and a garlic dip. breakfast: 1 scrambled egg w/ shiitake mushrooms + cheese + hot sauce lunch: baby spinach + salad greens w/ tomatoes, olives, feta, artichoke hearts, tofu dinner: chickpea + zucchini curry over tofu noodles dessert: 2 pieces sugar-free chocolate breakfast: leftover tofu noodles w/ leftover chickpea zucchini masala. And one egg! lunch: salad (lettuce and tomato and cucumber and feta). {also the topping (cheese, artichoke hearts, mushroom, garlic) from one slice of pizza} dinner: stirfry w/ tofu, shiitake mushrooms, cabbage, onion, and bean sprouts. Cooked w/ soy sauce, rice vinegar, an egg, sesame oil, and red garlic chili. dessert: 3 pieces sugar-free candy w/ a tablespoon peanut butter breakfast: 1 slice soy cheese, 3 small soy chunk things, 2 stalks of celery (was rushing out the door) lunch: big salad of lettuce, spinach, cucumbers, tomatoes, feta, olives, tofu, artichoke hearts, collards w/ a few pinto beans, and roasted asparagus w/ almonds. snack: string cheese dinner: nuts, palak paneer, 1 tablespoon guacamole w/ 1 tablespoon fresh salsa breakfast: 1 celery stalk, 2 luxurious delicious scrambled eggs, make w/ 1 teaspoon butter and 2 teaspoons half and half. They were like silk! also a soy breakfast sausage. (This was a heavy breakfast, not high on veggies, so lunch will be lite veggie salad) -lunch: cucumbers, spinach, feta, olives, tomato salad! and a small pack of soy chicken bites -snack: string cheese, handful of nuts -dinner: HOLY CRAP we went to this olive oil / balsamic vinegar TASTING bar, I tried like 2163782 types of amazing olive oils that blew me away. We bought a bottle of olive oil, a bottle of real black truffle oil, and a bottle of 18-year old super thick balsamic. SO GOOD! Dinner was a baby romaine and tomato salad with a quorn filet, tossed with the finest olive oil and balsamic vinegar. It was the best salad I've had in forever. breakfast: 2 scrambled eggs w/ REAL black truffle oil (WOW) lunch: mixed lettuces, tomatoes, cucumbers, feta, tofu, roasted garlic dinner: vegetarian chicken, roasted brussels sprouts, lettuce salad breakfast: 2 scrambled eggs w/ butter, black truffle oil, and a bit of half and half. Luscious. lunch: romaine + baby greens salad w/ fried tofu + olive oil and balsamic snack: celery w/ hummus; nuts dinner: stirfry with onions, cabbage, shiitake mushrooms, soy sauce, sesame oil, rice vinegar, hot sauce, fried tofu, egg. breakfast: chunk of tofu (was running out door) lunch: baby spinach, tomato, chickpea, walnut salad w/ blue cheese snack: pumpkin seeds, cheese stick dinner: sauteed purple cabbage, broccoli, red pepper, onion, + tofu w/ balsamic vinegar + wine breakfast: 2 soy patties lunch: huge salad w/ baby spinach, greens, tomato, cucumber, feta, tofu, artichoke hearts. also some sauteed kale. snack: 1/2 bag soy thingies; bite of aged gouda dinner: will be more salad w/ my yummy cashew-soy salad dressing + probably some nuts. I may make my famous broccoli tofu salad, too, as we're going to a party. brunch: vegetarian "turkey" burger over a big salad of romaine + cucumber. with my favorite cashew tamari dressing. snack: 2 pieces sugar-free chocolate; a tablespoon peanut butter, 1.5 slices cheese dinner: chopped up tofu w/ water chestnuts, scallions, shiitake mushrooms, wrapped in big ol' lettuce leaves. There was a dipping sauce, which I used sparingly (1 teaspoon total) that I'm pretty sure had some sugar in it, but I only had a bit, and hey, wayaganado. breakfast = scrambled tofu with tomato and mushroom and onion lunch = salad w/ a few chick peas + walnuts + tomatoes + bleu cheese snack = almonds dinner = stirfry of onions, purple cabbage, broccoli, tomatoes, mushrooms, garlic, white wine + butter, and a veggie "burger" my fiance made me with quorn crumbles, onion, red peppers, and egg. my breakfast: 1 egg, shredded broccoli + onion stirfried in 1 teaspoon butter w/ 1 teaspoon ketchup. Tasted like awesome hash browns. lunch: leftover marinated artichoke heart / pepper / feta / kalamata olive / garlic salad; 1/2 avocado, lettuce w/ cashew tamari dressing. dinner was leftover romaine salad w/ cherry tomatoes + tamari cashew dressing, (too many) nuts, and some roasted asparagus w/ garlic. Then boooooooze at party. breakfast: tofu mashed w/ soy mao + some lettuce and a baby cucumber lunch: lentil soup snack: some salad (just a tiny bit- cucumber, sprouts, tomato, cheese) dinner: 1/2 block mashed tofu w/ soy mayo + mustard and a slice of cheese and 2 cherry tomatoes + spike seasoning. Small but good. Lots of water. breakfast: 2 scrambled eggs w/ cheese lunch: big salad w/ broccoli + garlic + kale + tofu dinner: lettuce, (um sort of the tops of 2 very small pieces of pizza- just the cheese and tomato), kidney beans, salsa, tomatoes, broccoli breakfast: 3 small cubes cheese, the inside of 2 breakfast tacos (egg, cheese, salsa), and 2 unsweetened teas. lunch is gonna be (you guessed it!) a salad! dinner: oy got drunk- 4 glasses wine, lotssss of hors d'ouvers- roasted eggplant, zucchini, garlic, brie, cheese, salad, top of a pizza. breakfast: 2 scrambled eggs w/ truffle oil, 2 pieces veggie bacon lunch: 1/2 a hot&spicy shiitake jerky thing, would have loved to eat the whole thing but it had a little sugar in it so I only ate 1.5 g sugar; marinated portobello cap; diet dr. pepper. 4 splenda-sweetened chocolate almonds. I should have eaten more but I'm not feeling it. dinner: 3 quorn "meat"balls, lettuce w/ olive oil and balsamic, bunch of cashews + macadamia nuts. breakfast: 2 eggs w/ a slice of cheese + some hot sauce (obviously lunch + dinner will be veggie-ful!) lunch: shredded lettuce salad w/ cucumbers + tomatoes + mmmmmayonnaise. dinner: LOTS of cauliflower-leek soup, nuts. breakfast: chilled leek-cauliflower puree w/ one fried egg f/ my friend's chicken! lunch: biiig salad (baby spinach, romaine, marinated mushrooms, artichoke hearts, cherry tomatoes, roasted garlic, balsamic + olive oil w/ thai-marinated tofu) dinner: rainbow chard w/ onions, garlic, tomatoes, and a perfect poached egg from my friend's chicken.
Report from a new successful chef of the house - a week of recipes
Hello fellow veg*ns! My boyfriend and I just moved to our first apartment. Before that, we lived on campus and while I did cook there too, it was mostly low-effort meals (think mac and cheese, pizza and simple stir fries). Last week my boyfriend worked late every day, and I had the apartment to myself all day as my exams have just finished and I'm enjoying two weeks of vacation. I only had two things to do: unpack and have dinner on the table by 9pm. So I took advantage of the extra time and new kitchen equipment to experiment with some recipes I had bookmarked over the past year or so. My sweet boyfriend is quite picky with food and painfully honest about my cooking, if he doesn't like it, he starts suggesting right away how I should add this or substitute that. Tough but loving crowd. As the whole week was quite a success, I thought I'd link you guys to these tried and very much approved recipes. Some might look familiar as I've taken a bunch of them off this very subreddit. So here they are:
This is actually a recipe I've made several times, though this time I changed it up by adding half a cup of left over cream to the risotto. Made it a bit unhealthier, but also even tastier than the original. Obviously I substituted the chicken broth for veggie broth. I also used soy butter instead of regular. For the lentil burgers I used green instead of red lentils, but only because I couldn't find red lentils anywhere in the local supermarkets. Recently I did find some in a Russian store, and next time I make a batch of burger dough (it freezes very well and I always make enough for about 20 burgers) I will try red lentils. The green beans came from a jar and I simply heated them up with a bit of salt. This one is very calorie-rich and filling btw, not exactly a light meal.
According to my boyfriend, the best dish I ever made. And it only took about 20 minutes plus oven time for the fries. I didn't save the recipe for the fries, but it was very simple: cut the potatoes into fries, cover with canola oil and salt, oven-spray a baking dish, and put it all in the oven for 20-30 minutes on 350F. I do not consider my fries to be a success. I attribute the failure to a lack of cooking spray. I couldn't find any in the store and arrogantly thought "Hey, how important can it be, right?". Very important, apparently. Unless you enjoy scraping the fries off your baking dish, you need the spray.
Wednesday: Burritos! [d] but can be just as easily [v] with potato salad
I now found myself with some leftover sour cream and parsley and I had a can of tomatoes and kidney beans, so I made yummy burritos. This is another recipe I've made often before. Also made home-made tortillas, since they taste a hundred times better than store-bought. For the tortillas: Take two cups of flour and add two or three tablespoons of canola oil. Add a pinch of salt and half a teaspoon of baking powder. Also some taco seasoning if you feel like it. Add water until you get a firm but still sticky dough. Form balls (about 10) and let the dough rest for a while, 15 minutes to a half hour. Roll out the balls into a very thin tortilla, using lots of flour on your surface and rolling pin. Then throw them into a pancake pan, medium heat, no oil. Turn after you start to see bubbles, about a minute. Fill them while they're still hot or they won't fold well. Put them upside down on a plate so they'll close better. For the filling: this is so easy, you can just throw pretty much whatever in there. I used a large onion, a can of tomatoes, a can of kidney beans, a small can of sweet corn, two red bell peppers, one yellow bell pepper and a sweet potato. Added some 'mexican seasoning'. I put a tablespoon of sour cream and a tablespoon of grated cheese on the tortilla too. For the potato salad that's so lazy it's almost embarrassing: I cut the potatoes into cubes, cooked them, added a bit of salt and pepper, mixed in garlic sauce from a jar and threw copious amounts of parsley on top. Alas, I still wasn't able to use all of it.
Found a way to use all that leftover parsley. Or so I thought. It turns out the small bunch I bought is actually infinite. I made two layers of filling: first the quinoa, then on top of that the spinach-feta one that's in the link above. I added loads of parsley. For layer one I simply cooked the quinoa in veggie broth with onions and garlic. I served this dish with mixed salad on the side.
This one was not as well-recieved. Turns out my boyfriend doesn't like gratin, and I had no idea. He did say it was very well-made, just not 'his thing'. If you have some sauce left over, you can add some more garlic and use it as hummus. Saturday we went out to eat, and Sunday we had a simple store-bought pasta with pesto. But I'll add the recipes for this week's Monday's and Tuesday's dinner too, seeing how I'm definitely on a roll.
This recipe looked really great, but it seemed to scream for red lentils so I added like two cups of those. For 'greens' I added the spinach I had left over from the mushrooms caps. I loved this stew, but the boyfriend thought it was too chickpea-y. I personally can't get enough of them; I like to eat them right from the jar. But something about the texture turns him off. Unfortunately I was not able to find coconut oil, but this tasted great with olive oil too. Served with long-grain rice as I had run out of brown rice.
The roasted potatoes were amazing. I cut them into smaller chunks than what the recipe suggests though, and for the last ten minutes in the oven I turned it to 'grill' to get that awesome crust. I'm not sure how familiar the rest of the world is with vol-au-vent. It's very popular here in Europe, the original is basically a stew of chicken and pork, I simply used quorn instead. This is the kind of thing you could serve a real carnivore. I didn't find this one online, I kind of tried to replicate my dad's recipe. I cooked up some broth and added some milk and flour. Then added about 4 cups of sliced button mushrooms, 3 cups of quorn 'chicken' pieces and a cup of quorn 'mince meat'. Threw in the little bit of parsley that was left, and left it all to stew for about 15 minutes. Served it with the roasted potatoes and some cherry tomatoes on the side. P.S.: I didn't include any [gf] tags as I'm not quite certain about what has gluten and what doesn't. The recipes with flour or pasta in them are a no-no I guess, but I think the moroccan stew is gluten-free? P.P.S.: Yes, we are crazy about mushrooms.
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