Christine M.'s Profile

I miss M&S's ready made sandwiches. Especially the cheese, onions and apple one and the egg mayonnaise/bacon breakfast sandwich. They were my treats. Else I was quite glad to shop either at Sainsbury (bit further) or Tesco (we had a 24 h one in Hackney).

I do that day in and day out by using MyFitnessPal, no matter what I eat (poutine, pizza, booze, etc.). I also know how much fiber, carbs, protein and fat I ingest. It's not always pretty, but at least you raise your own awereness. :)

And #2 : Very pleasantly surprising. My beef stew is under 400 cals for a large portion, a huge piece of shepperd's pie? Under 500. Beef macaroni? 350 cals.

Takeout pizza OTOH? Makes me wanna cry every time. So we don't order it all that often. Homemade pizza? Doesn't fare much better, surprisingly enough.

It's not the size per se for me but rather the fact that some of these llunches are composed of 90% fruit and veg. I'd be starving less than an hour after eating one of those. I need protein and a little whole grain to keep me going 'til dinner. 2.5 cups of veg don't cut it.

Wait wait wait.... All this time I could have saved myself the hassle and left my 2 lbs parmesan wedge in the frigging pantry?

I'm thinking of what makes a good standby, day-in-day-out, dependable sandwich bread for all seasons.

It's nutrionnal panel.

Should you pick Canadian maple syrup, it might be worth reading a couple of the pages over here since the classification of the syrups are different North of the border : http://www.siropderable.ca/Afficher.aspx?page=149&langue=en

And over here, AFAIK, Amber, Medium and Dark MS is used in cooking, whereas Extra Light/Light is used as a finishing touch, a bit like you'd use your finest, subtlest olive oil to finish a salad. :)

You guys are making me laugh. 4x 3.5 oz for $3.99+ is the *standard* prize here in Canada for non-bio Greek yogurts. This is the all around normal price for just about every brand and flavour--sweetened or not.

I'll look up the pineapple/caramel when I head to the States next, it sounds delish as a treat.

Per Serving: 158 cal 25 g carbs 6 g fat 3 g protein 3 g fiber

Based on the nutritional infor for these :
Kirkland Signaturte (Costco) - Dried Cherries, 120g/1 cup;
Bulk Barn (Canada - Almonds Dry Roasted, Unsalted, 165 g (1 cup)
Bard Valley Natural Delights - Fresh Medjool Dates, 15 dates (345 g)

So no go for me. Too many carb, not enough protein/fiber.

I use the dark green parts in my potato/leek soup and it's delicious. Actually, i've never not used the dark green bits.

It doesn't bother me. It looks a bit like liver mousse before it solidifies.