Diet Advice!

[TelephoneAngel]

Lol

A lot of the seeds which are good for humans are part of the mix I give my pet birds. (millet, sunflower seeds, oats, barley etc) Boyfriend was joking that it would be easy to feed me in future, I should just sit on the bird table and eat with the feathered ones!

[teh_blumchenkinder]

It'd be far more tasty if you cooked it first!
( I have a cute mental image of you pecking at the bird-food and ruffling your feathers... :3 )

[Solumina]

Don't avoid foods that you love, just find a way to have them that you wont regret. Like if you love chocolate go for dark chocolate (the darker the better) instead of milk chocolate. If you love fried chicken go for oven fried instead of pan frying or deep frying (although it should still be limited since the skin, which is what gets so wonderfully crispy, is not exactly healthy).

Also don't just switch to fake sugars, you won't be doing your body any favors, those things can really mess with you and can make you crave real sugars, leading to you actually having high sugar intake, it will just mostly be hidden in things you don't think of as being sugary.

[TelephoneAngel]

So, today's lunch which I am thoroughly enjoying -

half a cooked chicken breast with a salad of tomatoes, cucumber, chicory(I think this is endive in American?) lettuce, beetroot with a little thousand island dressing and a very small cube of cheddar cheese. That should be nice and healthy?

[Whiskey]

howd you cook the chicken and in what

[TelephoneAngel]

It was a shop bought ready cooked out of the hot oven but not greasy.

I also bought ingrediants to make a fish pie, my speciality which I have given the recipe for previously, and for a beef stew with vegetables.Boyfriend made me buy some sardines with thier heads on, I have not the first clue what to do with them

[teh_blumchenkinder]

This is where the internet is your friend.
I've found plenty of recipes for whole sardines-- but none for canned. I haven't tried any of them, thus. ... I have issues finding a fish market this far inland.

[TelephoneAngel]

So, today's lunch which I am thoroughly enjoying -

half a cooked chicken breast with a salad of tomatoes, cucumber, chicory(I think this is endive in American?) lettuce, beetroot with a little thousand island dressing and a very small cube of cheddar cheese. That should be nice and healthy?

And todays (late) lunch, same ingrediants as yesterday but this time with a little red wine vinaigrette dressing. Luckily I love salad and fruit and eg so it's not difficult to eat them. I just came back from the hospital where I had more tests, blood pressure was as high as it can be read. Doctor thinks the problem may be an angina attack now.

[teh_blumchenkinder]

And todays (late) lunch, same ingrediants as yesterday but this time with a little red wine vinaigrette dressing. Luckily I love salad and fruit and eg so it's not difficult to eat them. I just came back from the hospital where I had more tests, blood pressure was as high as it can be read. Doctor thinks the problem may be an angina attack now.

That kind of speedo-pushing isn't good!

... on a more delicious note-- glad to hear you're not having to make a difficult switch with your diet. Less consternation for everyone involved.

[TelephoneAngel]

eurchhhh gutting the sardine and taking its head off was nasty and it was too strong tasting, boyfriend didn't like it either, i served it grilled in oil and lemon juice with a tomoto and mushroom sauce.

[TelephoneAngel]

ok so I have basically been eating the same things for the past week or so

Lettuce endive tomato cucumber a little cheese with a little salad dressing.I have tried to avoid bread.One night I had rice with chicken in a tikka sauce.

Tonight I am making burger!

On a plain burger bun toasted with sliced onions and best angus beef for the beef patty.And some tomato and pickle slices.

[Seshat]

Unless your dietitian says otherwise, you do need more protein, and more grains and pulses than what you've just told us. A greater variety in vegetation wouldn't hurt, to ensure you get micronutrients.

Bread is far from the only way to get grains, however. If you like porridge, you can have that. You can have softened or cooked grains or pulses in your salad, or sprouted ones (eg mung bean or alfalfa sprouts). Grains and pulses have been a major part of the human diet since before agriculture, so there's tons of ways to eat them.

As for proteins: more grains and pulses will give you that. So would dairy, though you are getting that, and eggs or meats.

But the salad sounds great as part of your diet. Even as a major part.

[Magpie]

In addition to echoing what Seshat said, I would like to add that variety is your friend in general. You want to make sure that you don't eat the same thing all the time, because if you get tired of it you're going to resent it. And if you resent your diet, you may end up eating unhealthy stuff instead (rather than more healthy options).

So even if you find a mix that gives you all your nutrients, switch it up, change how you cook it, eat some one day and some the next. (Don't do this with protein. Your body does not store it at all).

[TelephoneAngel]

I guess you are right and I need a change before i get bored.I forgot to say I was also eating fresh oranges.

Tonight I am going to make a meal in the crock pot of different sorts of beans/pulses (whatever I have in cans - probably canelloni beans and perhaps some green lentils) with a couple of lamb chops.So that will be some pulses as well.

[AdminAssistant]

Um, what are "pulses"? Is this a UK-ism?