This is my journey from fat to thin. Not hugely fat but could lose about 10kgs. The problem is I love to cook... and eat. Today I decided to take action and get serious about getting healthy by following different eating regimes to suit my mood. This is a photo blog of food I am eating to get to where I want to be. Goal: lose 10kg. Total lost: 4.7kg
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Showing posts with label seeds. Show all posts
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Top 5 Teriyaki Chicken
When I say 'Top 5' I mean it makes the top 5 of my children's 'top 5 dinners of all time' list. They would eat this stuff every night given half a chance. It is so delicious with the balance of sweet and salty and with sushi rice what more could I hungry child want?
To make the Teriyaki Sauce simple mix together the following ingredients:
1/4 cup light soy sauce
1/4 cup mirin
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 teaspoons crushed fresh ginger(out of a jar)
1 teaspoon sesame oil
Then marinade enough diced skinless boneless chichen thigh or breast meat for 4 people (about 500g) for about an hour.
Using a slatted spoon remove the chicken from the marinade and transfer into an oiled frying pan and fry until brown. Then pour over the marinade and fry until the chicken is cooked (5-10 minutes). Then remove the chicken from the frying pan using a slatted spoon and continue to simmer the sauce until it thickens.
Serve the chicken on top of rice (sushi rice works fantastically and I use the leftover to make teriyaki sushi) and pour the thickened marinade over the top. Garnish with some toasted sesame seeds.
Tonight we are having teriyaki chicken on sushi rice with some greens asian style.
Ingredients
1/2 sliced onion
1 teaspoon crushed garlic
1 teaspoon crushed ginger
1 sliced courgette
handful green beans
1 tablespoons soy sauce
Method
To make the green beans, trim and cut in half. Blanche in boiling water for 1 minute. In a hot non stick wok toss the onion, garlic and ginger in a little oil until soft. Add the beans, courgettes adn soy sauce and stir fry for another few minutes. Serve steaming hot.
Friday, June 17, 2011
What to have for Breakfast when you are not eating wheat or sugar...
No wheat or sugar for breakfast? I find this rather challenging at the best of times. Somehow sugary carbs are the easiest option to shovel down your gob when you've had a rubbish night sleep due to the nocturnal activities of your family.
So on Day 2 of my new regime(Day 1 started just before lunch), I find myself scratching my head wondering when I last didn't have sugary carbs for breakfast. So this is going to be a challenge. Although I'll probably get into a breakfast food groove for the week and stick with it.
So after a scratch through my store cupboard and fridge I assembled a bowl of fruit salad (half a can of fruit salad in fruit juice) along with some fresh mandarins a dollop of lite greek yoghurt a drizzle of honey, and some toasted sesame seeds. Not bad... actually pretty good. I think I will stick with this, varying the fruit according to what is in my fruit bowl. On the weekend I might take a walk on the wild side and have some weight watchers chicken bacon with scrambled eggs or a nice omelette just to add some variety into the equation.
So on Day 2 of my new regime(Day 1 started just before lunch), I find myself scratching my head wondering when I last didn't have sugary carbs for breakfast. So this is going to be a challenge. Although I'll probably get into a breakfast food groove for the week and stick with it.
So after a scratch through my store cupboard and fridge I assembled a bowl of fruit salad (half a can of fruit salad in fruit juice) along with some fresh mandarins a dollop of lite greek yoghurt a drizzle of honey, and some toasted sesame seeds. Not bad... actually pretty good. I think I will stick with this, varying the fruit according to what is in my fruit bowl. On the weekend I might take a walk on the wild side and have some weight watchers chicken bacon with scrambled eggs or a nice omelette just to add some variety into the equation.
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