My mum convinced me that if I boiled an onion for an hour then drank the water, it would cure my cough. Tried it. She must really hate me
Spot the not-deliberate mistakes ... not today, but back when I was trying SO hard to follow the NHS "moderate carbs" plan. An extract from my meals diary ...
Sunday
Breakfast: Apple & veg smoothie. Slice of rye bread & peanut butter. Coffee.
Lunch (picnic): wholewheat pasta, 5-bean & olive salad with olive oil, vinegar & mint dressing; green salad with sweet peppers, roast pine nuts & diced chicken. Cheddar sandwich, tomatoes & h/b egg. Tea, coffee, water.
Evening (7.30): smoothie, as at breakfast. Omelette & rye bread with spread. Half a banana.
Later: tea, milk.
Monday
Breakfast: (fresh) bread & Marmite. Bread & peanut butter. Coffee.
Lunch (picnic with friends): fish 'n' chips with vinegar & ketchup. Fizzy lemonade.
Snack: prunes (2); nuts.
Evening (picnic, 6pm): chicken sandwiches with lettuce, tomatoes. Apple & veg juice.
Later: half slice of rye bread with cambozola & tomatoes. Decaff coffee.
Wonder what the meter would have registered with that lot?
Congratulations!! I haven't been here long, but so glad I joined all you lovely people... I travel extensively with our company so sometimes don't manage to log in for a week or more, but I love catching up... I would have taken forever to work all the food out for myself... such a support and a blessing, really...I just got a "one year trophy" Yes, one year ago today I joined this forum!
In one year I have gone from "What on Earth am I going to to eat?" To "What on Earth am I going to eat?" That's because now I am spoiled for choice!
Toed (our 6 toed inbred ex farm cat) was such a gaumless hunter that his biggest ever trophies were
How he managed to live to 19 with so few brain cells remains a mystery.
- A half-eaten cooked sausage
- A road kill squirrel (we knew it was road kill because it had been flattened so many times it looked like a miniature tiger skin rug, complete with sticky out tongue)
- A woolly hat
Apple cider vinegar, warm water and manuka honey is brilliant for infections - it is so soothing when you're poorly... It helps with sinus problems too... I have cinnamon and turmeric every day in my smoothies - I'm hoping it will help me with my BG... My bother swears he's lost his foggy brain and the pain from his feet since he's been taking them..I'm sure you have already tried or had the usual manuka honey and lemon tea, but I always add vinegar and cinnamon to it, it soothed my throat over Christmas, that and paracetamol
I too struggle with morning levels. Unfortunately the only way I can control it is by being super careful what I eat and drink the day before, as it has a knock on effect. Alcohol especially makes me higher in the mornings. I always try to have a snack 1 hour within going to bed and sometimes a spoonful of apple cider vinegar. I try to have something to eat an hour within waking (and sometimes another apple cider vinegar shot!). To get me stable, I find coconut oil in a smoothy or coffee works great too.Apple cider vinegar, warm water and manuka honey is brilliant for infections - it is so soothing when you're poorly... It helps with sinus problems too... I have cinnamon and turmeric every day in my smoothies - I'm hoping it will help me with my BG... My bother swears he's lost his foggy brain and the pain from his feet since he's been taking them..