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What did you pop in your basket this week? Low chat level

Walnuts, almonds, pecans, blueberries, raspberries, lamb henry, dexter beef steak, almond milk, kale, red cabbage, seabass, greek yogurt, tonic water, eggs, sardines, cottage cheese, butter, mushrooms, coffee, dark chocolate, basil, rosemary, radishes, cucumber, tinned salmon, blue cheese, lettuce.
 
Lidl: Bratwurst, cabbage, leeks, carrots, mashed swede, prosciutto cotto, parmigiano, olive oil, dill, rosemary, sage, almond butter (crunchy), 10x zero sugar caffeine drinks.

Butcher: chicken, eggs, steak
 
Bacon, sausages, black pudding, leek, broccoli.
 
Farm shop today
Some short horn ribs, boned hogget leg for the freezer for Easter, a few variety of sausages including a South African one that’s amazing. Home made pork scratchings, some beef tallow, this is new so looking forward to trying it. A few steaks & burgers, chops for the freezer.
 
27th February Lidl
Cucumber
2 packs Frozen mixed veges
Beef steak 3 twin packs
lamb leg steaks 2 twin packs
carrots
Pork belly joint
Bacon 2 large packs
Mozzarella 6 off
Coleslaw
soft cheese 4 off
extra large chickens 3 off
tomatoes
Lard 4 packets
Celery
Ham 2 packets
beefburgers 3 twin packs
Mushrooms family pack
Multigrain crackers 4 packs

I would have bought frozen stirfry - but there was none.
 
Outlier said:
Greek yoghurt x lots, fresh veg. cauliflower, broccoli, asparagus, carrots, sprouts, spring onions and a red cabbage, chicken thighs, pork rashers, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds and green tea.
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That looks a wonderful basket. Do you have something special that is made with some of those
 
My brunch is always Greek yoghurt with seeds, followed by a small bowl of mixed raw nuts which I get from a specialist supplier and top up from the supermarket as they don't always have what I want.. Evening meal is always grilled or roast meat with loads and loads of veg. I'm a lazy cook and I love good plain food. The red cabbage makes a good base for using up leftovers in a Continental-type stew.
 
Outlier said:
My brunch is always Greek yoghurt with seeds, followed by a small bowl of mixed raw nuts which I get from a specialist supplier and top up from the supermarket as they don't always have what I want.. Evening meal is always grilled or roast meat with loads and loads of veg. I'm a lazy cook and I love good plain food. The red cabbage makes a good base for using up leftovers in a Continental-type stew.
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@Outlier sounds good. I'll try the yog and seeds i would add a small handful of berry frozen foods (? Ok? )
 
If the berries don't raise your BG, they would be very okay. Unfortunately for me, they raise mine. Try it and see.
 
Delivery today - Coconut yogurt, Wholegrain basmati rice, Heck chicken sausages and Heck sausage rashers (both high protein), Frozen berry fruits , brussel sprouts, shredded kale, No sugar jelly. Soya cream, Danish white bread ( to try- not sure) No sugar - Tango apple drink , Pro Flora Active spread,
 
Nitrate free Bacon , romaine lettuce , extra mature English Cheddar ( I only buy English and French imported cheeses) , Leg of lamb , chicken breasts , tinned tomatoes , fresh tomatoes , charlotte potatoes , full fat cream , 2% lactose free milk and onions.
 
From last week, should see us well into April:

Butcher: chicken, steak, bacon, black pudding, pork shoulder, boned lamb leg.

Elsewhere: Lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, onion, shallots, green beans, cabbage, peppers, various fresh herbs, mushrooms, lots of cream, strawberries....

Lidl: no sugar caffeine drinks, avocado, walnuts, almonds, bratwurst, salami/ham,

plus the usual various items for the house carbivore.
 
Thanks for all the ideas for new items to pop into my basket. They are useful

As an aside - what could I pop into my basket to help with this scenario. I only weigh 47kg and would like to be 50kg ish
BUT I eat lowish carbs
I know protein will help muscle but are some proteins better than others for weight gain
And what other food types would be good , and healthy
 
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Bobby105 said:
Thanks for all the ideas for new items to pop into my basket. They are useful

As an aside - what could I pop into my basket to help with this scenario. I only weigh 47kg and would like to be 50kg ish
BUT I eat lowish carbs
I know protein will help muscle but are some proteins better than others for weight gain
And what other food types would be good , and healthy
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If you want to build muscle I think that will need some sort of resistance exercise - eg free weights. It gets harder to gain/regain muscle as we get older. Michael Eades was discussing this on a blog in the last week or two - his advice for gaining muscle is (to greatly over-simplify) resistance exercise and animal protein.

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The Arrow #269 Exercise & Muscle Aging; Making it to 100

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Bobby105, I have the opposite problem - I put on weight very easily. I find the biggest 'sinners' are oils and butter, plus cheese. I have had to restrict my intake of nuts and seeds. Hope this helps.
 
Outlier said:
Bobby105, I have the opposite problem - I put on weight very easily. I find the biggest 'sinners' are oils and butter, plus cheese. I have had to restrict my intake of nuts and seeds. Hope this helps.
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@Outlier yes, the reverse for you might work for me. Advice on which cheeses ? I need to be wary of Saturated fat like all do but I can take fat than most .
 
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