Saturday.. Day 1

Today is the beginning the meal plan.  I am excited :)

I have made a couple of decisions to aid me in making sure everything lasts the week.

I will measure out out 300ml of milk to use each day.  Now, my math tells me that 7 x 300ml is 2.1L and of course I only have 2L, so the sneaky plan is to take out 100ml of milk from the carton, top it back up with 100ml of water.  Voila!! 2.Ll of milk that you cannot taste any difference with.

I have put 7 teabags out near the kettle and will keep track of how many cups of tea I have.

I have put my block of butter in a separate tub and my husband is under instructions that it is MINE!!!    I chose to use salted butter over margarine for a couple of reasons.  Firstly margarine is just a horrid chemical filled concoction that I cannot justify putting into my body if I have a choice.  Secondly, I can use butter to cook with as well as using as just a sandwich spread. Thirdly, I chose to use salted butter as I do not have any added salt to add to my meals, so this will help add a little more flavour. (not that I use a lot of salt anyway)

Here is the outcome of today's meals...

On the menu today is..
Breakfast
2 egg omelette with bacon
Cup of tea with milk
Lunch
Cheese and Salad sandwich on multi grain bread
Cup of tea with milk
Snack
2 Wafer biscuits
Cup of tea with milk.
Dinner
Pasta with Tomato, beans and cheese.
Cup of tea with milk

2 Egg and Bacon Soufflé Omelette

• 2 Eggs (Separated)
• Small Rasher of Bacon Diced
• Butter for frying.

In a clean bowl, whip the egg whites to stiff peaks.

Meanwhile, lightly fry the bacon until just cooked.  In a separate bowl combine the egg yolks and lightly cooked bacon.  

Gently fold the egg yolk and bacon mixture into the egg whites, being careful not to knock out too much air.
Fry gently in butter to each side until golden brown and the egg it set.

Lunch time saw me portioning out my salad veges in preparation for salad sandwiches through the week.  I thought to get the most from the little cucumber and carrot, I made strips of cucumber with a potato peeler and grate the carrot.  Mixed with the spinach leaves it certainly did provide a more than adequate filling for my sandwich.

Afternoon tea was a surprisingly good snack of two chocolate wafer biscuits and a cup of tea.  

Dinner was a lovely satisfying mix on boiled pasta mixed with kidney beans and mixed
through with a 1/3 tin of my diced tomato.  A slice of cheese on top and under the grill until the cheese was all nice and bubbly .   I am most certainly not hungry, and am now more excited to keep going.