It’s a tricky task to remember to take pictures of your food… So I apologise for the delay in this post and for the lack of pictures… I’m clearly not a pro at this blogging malarky.

However, here are some simple, tasty and affordable snack and meal ideas. I hope you find them useful and I look forward to catching up with Erin tomorrow to discuss my nutritional plan further!

Breakfast

The hardest part for me is mustering the courage to eat breakfast.

• Often, I will just snack on some mixed nuts
• Celery and peanut butter (really must try – it’s lovely)
• Other suggestions and some things I have tried, includes peppered mackerel on 1 small slice of whole grain toast
• Small portion of natural yogurt or porridge with seeds, nuts and berries.

Snacks

• Mixed nuts – just a small handful
• Apples
• Celery and peanut butter (be sure to buy the sugar free variety)
• Oatcakes, hummus and cucumber – just two oatcakes with a little bit (table spoon?) of hummus and a slice of cucumber

Lunch

A lot of the time I now ensure that I cook enough the evening before, to then have the leftovers for work. Really cost effective and far more rewarding than picking something up on the go…

Or, failing that, a can of lentil soup and a couple of oatcakes doesn’t go amiss in the colder weather

Dinner

Ah… Finally, some pictures that relay my culinary skills (or lack of…) Here is one meal by pictures.

Pork and Sweet Potato Curry

Other meals include omelette and salad (favourite being ham, mushroom and tomato or peppered mackerel), Bundles of lightly fried vegetables, turkey breast and homemade pesto, Classic roast chicken (substituting the usual roast potatoes for Sweet Potatoes) with green beans, broccoli (including the thick stem) and courgettes or a very simple slow cooker solution: vegetable chilli – be sure to include lots of beans!

I’m still learning  and I have a fair way to go to break a few nasty habits… but it’s quite a fun process, if I’m honest.