My top 5 ice cream flavours: All of them are Ben and Jerrys
- Peanut butter cup
- Cookie dough
- Blondie brownie
- Bohemian raspberry
- Half baked
It depends how im feeling... some times i eat right out of the tub, sometimes i take in a bowl. And i eat... around half of the tub. Give or take a little ;)
Also may I ask some questions about how you get enough iron and protein as you don't eat red meat (like me)? I'm curious as I'm looking for ideas myself.
Hmmm, ive never thought about that. I take alot of supplements, so it could be that. But when i looked at foods that have the top iron content, i eat alot of those foods: Egg yolk, beans, dried fruit.
(Source: http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/top-10-iron-rich-foods)
Try making falafels, chickpea burgers. Adding beans to your salads or a side dish is great :) And adding some dried fruit to yoghurt, or making some home cookies or something :)
And i get alot of protein in my diet, from egg, dairy, chicken, beans, quorn etc
Do you like quorn? If so what are your fav products and what to you eat them with or cook them in?
Yeah i like quorn products! Not all of them, but some are good :) Quorn fillets/quron burgers/quorn mince&quorn meat balls etc.
Depending on what im making, i might fry them with oil, or put them in the oven or something :)
Also have you ever tried tofu or anything like that? What was your opinion on it (e.g. Texture, taste, etc.)
Yeah i really like tofu!! I buy the 'firm' tofu... the one thats harder. And i love adding that to salad. And can even eat it just like that ;) Its a great source of protein!
Sorry for the bombardment of questions! You are fantastic and such an inspirational person! I'm soo glad everything at the hospital was good :):)
DOnt worry about the questions. I just find it fun to answer them :)
And im sorry about the short answers, i was in a bit of a time crunch when i wrote them! If you have any more questions, feel free to ask :)
Thank you so much! :)
ReplyDeleteI love cookie dough! I think you'd also like the haagen dazs cookies and cream one, that is delicious! Best Wishes x
ReplyDeleteRe the iron question- I am a mostly vegan vegetarian who is also a dietetics student, and I have picked up a few tips and tricks along the way. Firstly- iron absorbed is NOT the same as iron ingested- eg the iron in spinach is bound to oxalates, which are broken down by cooking. So if spinach (or tahini) is to be a source of iron for you, you must cook it first. Secondly, iron is absorbed more when taken with vitamin C- for example, sauteed spinach with lemon; sweet potato with tahini, you get my drift. Third of all, calcium and iron compete for absorption, so if you are supplementing don't take an iron capsule while you eat a yoghurt. Lastly, and probably the most important for coffee fans like me, coffee interferes with iron absoprtion. You can eat a lovely healthy breakfast with egg yolks (iron) or spinach (iron) or pumpkin seeds (also iron), but if you drink a coffee (or strong black tea) with it, it doesn't "count". Hope this helped :)
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