WARNING - Gratuitous product shots below....!
I’ve been
asked recently what products I would
recommend, use, buy regularly, enjoy eat, drink etc….So in full disclosure,
without sponsorship, endorsement or any kind of money changing hands I thought
it would be a good idea to tell you straight up, no nonsense, the good the bad –
and of course the ugly – WHAT I really consume – and WHY. This is the start, so full intro below and more recommendations to follow...
Ok, so I currently shop at Tesco because its
close, convenient and cheap. Don’t hold
it against me. I can’t afford whole foods supermarkets, have no local access to farmers markets and cant wait in and pay for delivery from specialist online stores all the time. There ARE some AMAZING ones though so I'm not
knocking them, but simplicity, no nonsense, budget and time saving is as key for me as it is for you (or at least as you keep telling me), so
this works while I still manage to produce nutritious, quality, tasty, meals. AND - If I can, of course you can. Right?
So to complete the cook (do you like what we did there?) - ie for our recipes this week we recommend:
The Collective Dairy - Straight Up, Unsweetened Live Yoghurt
So to complete the cook (do you like what we did there?) - ie for our recipes this week we recommend:
The Collective Dairy - Straight Up, Unsweetened Live Yoghurt
Tesco - Perfectly Imperfect Range, Strawberries
£1.29 for 400g
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Facebook @Tesco
Tesco - pre chopped Mango Chunks
£2 for 275g
Twitter and Facebook same as above for Tesco and if you want to find out more: TescoPLC
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Here are this weeks complete the cook ingredients lists to start you off:
Breakfast
Live yoghurt ("Straight Up" as above)
Grapefruit (tinned - no fuss, mess, no nonsense - in water never syrup)
Fresh blueberries
Granola
Chia seeds
Honey
Strawberry Salad
Strawberries ("Perfectly Imperfect" as above)
Orange rapture tomatoes (Yes I admit I bought them cos they were on special and I loved the name!)
Mixed salad leaves
Fresh mint
Fried (or better grilled) hallumi
Olive oil and balsamic vinegar to dress
The Perfectly Imperfect range is the Tesco version of Asdas "Wonky Veg" we shared the launch of a little while back (http://your.asda.com/news-and-blogs/wonky-fruit-veg-boxes). The Tesco brand were only £1.29 for 400g compared to £2 for the
same weight in the better looking strawberries.
Honestly these taste just as good, there is NOTHING wrong with these beauties!
Monday was the Summer Solstice AND there was a Strawberry Moon. This hasn't coincided since 1967 apparently and the next time it happens will be in another 46 years so for some of us a once in a lifetime! The strawberry moon marks the arrival of strawberry picking season! So I figured it would be rude not to eat some strawberries (even if I cant get out to pick them myself right now).
I wouldn't usually, but went for
pre-cut fresh mango this week. Mango is a faff anyway and often not the cheapest
of ingredients. These are done for you saving mess and struggle
(no nonsense), plus they are guaranteed ripe. Also 1 mango weighs in a approx 375g and that includes the skin and stone, so taking that on board and
considering the other bits for the smoothie we used these in came to a grand total of £2.59
(for approx 6-7 servings - that's only 37p a pop) I think its worth
shelling out the £2 for lazy mangoes.
Green Smoothie
Chopped mango (from Tesco as above)
Spinach
Kiwi
Curly Kale
Apple juice
Water
You said it looks like sludge - yep we do make an abundance of green smoothies and they often look like pond life - I admit that. I think a lot of people have an aversion to green foods - not the best colour for a drink really, but I can assure you this one was sweet and smooth and 5 out of 5 of your 5 a day! If you really dont like the idea of drinking the green stuff - check out our other smoothie recipes - you can search via our Facebook page and Instagram while we set up a recipe archive to make it easier for you - just click the pics you like and you should find a nice list of healthy ingredients too - if not you can always ask and we can see what we can whip up for you!
Remember we do offer personal, made to measure plans (online or 1 to 1) to get your health back on track, put a spring in your step, help you shop smart, budget, and eat well. We also offer fully comprehensive weight management programmes and health coaching, so drop me a line info@nitakothari.com if you'd like to find out more. We'd love to work with you to create healthy recipes using the foods YOU like so YOU enjoy them!
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