Today is a good day

 Bbbbrrrrr it's cold today I've had the heating on all day but its still bitter can't wait till the summer

Older girls are at school, daisy is sleeping grace is sitting eating her fave pear while watching tv I'm getting 5 or 10 minutes peace and quiet if I'm lucky.

I was doing my online food shop but blogging is more fun

I'm trying to think what to make for my tea (evening meal) I have a whole chicken usually I would make curry or maybe a roast dinner healthy one of course i might have to look for different chicken meals

I have slimming world today I hope I haven't put any weight on I have tried really hard this week I don't find it easy being on slimming world I'm a total junkaholic I love anything that's easy but my body

 doesn't so I try as hard as I can to be a better person my kids are proud of me so that's what keeps me going that and my facebook group it's weird but 

writing down on this group what I've had to eat keeps me going on the straight and narrow

cooking for 7 is no easy task i usually have to double recipes or add extra vegetables

im lucky my kids will eat anything there fave slimming world meal is chilli and rice.

I'm trying a new product today yeo fat free yogurt I paid a bit more for it but it has more in it I'm hoping to find a natural yogurt that doesn't have that bitter taste to it

There will be a new recipe tonight will post recipe if it works out.

welcome to my mad world of kids: Yesterday's tea

welcome to my mad world of kids: Yesterday's tea: Yesterday's tea was chilli done slimming world style Was meant to post this yesterday but was busy As I've said previously everyth...

Yesterday's tea

Yesterday's tea was chilli done slimming world style
Was meant to post this yesterday but was busy
As I've said previously everything I make is made fresh as possible and isn't out a jar or packet

I make this chilli with baked beans and kidney beans I know that seems a lot but I have to make huge meals with having to feed 7 people everynight so I bulk my meals out I also don't use real chillies with having to feed young kids but I do use chilli powder, fat free yogurt is a must with this meal I always have a tub in my fridge its not expensive you can get it for £1 in most shops

Now on to the rice, rice can be difficult for some people
Personally i use a rice cooker you can get them cheap but we had to get a expensive one with having to feed 7 people
Please remember no matter if you use a pot or a rice cooker you must make sure you wash the rice until the water runs clear

Why not add stock cubes and some turmeric my kids love this rice they call it chicken rice

Recipe here on my facebook group

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151278281431640&set=o.528109327212368&type=1

Thank you all for reading

aspartame damned if you damned if you don't ?

This is something that worries us all
My take on it is if we don't take these diet or sweetener options we couldn't lose the weight we do if it was wasn't for diet sodas I couldn't be on slimming world and stick to it but if you look into it it's not all evil

Read this
http://www.food.gov.uk/policy-advice/additivesbranch/55174#.USiiDREgGSM

And this
http://www.aspartame.org/

From what I've read I understand some people's body can break down the components in the Aspartame and some people's can't

So I say damned if you do damned if you don't
It's the same with everything as long as you take it in moderation
I will continue to use my sweetener and diet soda

new me or old me hidden?

This week I started a group on Facebook for my recipes and advice
This is a huge step for me
I'm very shy and not sure of myself usually but I thought sod it
It's something I've wanted to do for ages

 

face book group here

 

i have loads of ideas as a mother of 5 kids

i love to cook for my huge family i also love to take pictures of my efforts

being Scottish we are huge meat eaters so afraid you wont find much vegetarian meals.

 

Im always forgetting my recipes so ive started writing them down

tonight i made the kids homemade Lentil soup this isnt a meal for you if you dont like your veg because it is packed with it

 

 

check out my facebook group for the recipe

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i will be putting on loads more recipes on my group

that i have either found online or made up myself

 

i do own all the pictures as i love taking pictures it makes me feel proud

 

i will also at some point be doing reviews of my appliances i own in my own kitchen im a gadget queen i love anything that does the job for me

 

anything you see in my blog or on my group is always hand made i dont do jars or packets

i believe my families health matters more than saving money

 

thank you for reading today

 

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My dieting journey

Dieting or eating healthy is harder than you think

Tonight we are having shepherds pie
I love it and does the kids

500g mince I use 5% fat mince
1 leek cut up
2 onions chopped
3 carrots chopped up small
Herbs of your choice
Fry light
Garlic I use dorot few cloves
Tin tomatoes
Beef stock about 200ml I use oxo
Cup of frozen peas
Pot of potatoes peeled
1 egg

Put your tatties or potatoes if your not Scottish in pot and cook them
Put in different pot leeks onions and carrots in with herbs and garlic I
I cook these for about 20 mins
Add tomatoes and beef stock now put in the mince and stir till the mince is cooked
Now put in peas
Now put it in a large dish
Put this aside and start to mash the tatties with the egg
Once this is done place the mash on the mince mixture you have made up
It sounds weird but it does work
Put this dish in the oven for 30 mins

This dish makes loads I have to make huge dishes for my family with having to feed 7 people