I was beyond thrilled to discover my local fish boss Terry had a glut of whelks available last weekend. Already cooked, shell on at less than four quid a kilo which meant I could add plenty to my shopping list for our fishy Easter holidays night in. I bloody love whelks. Ok they aren’t posh […]
Read More Are You Going To Eat….. Whelks?The Punisher. Oh it’s not that bad. I really don’t believe in ‘detox’ ingredients but I do believe in a rest on the dairy and animal fats once in a while, especially when trying to lose weight in a holiday week. This is a real tummy filler with more than a days worth of vitamin […]
Read More Smoothie #6I don’t have the downlow on how to be thin yet, but if there is one thing all dieters (and frankly all eaters) should keep in their fat fighting arsenal it is a good quality hot sauce. By good, I mean one that you like. Hot sauce is brilliant because it packs flavour with so […]
Read More The Skinny Thing: Hot SauceThe emergency breakfast- make and drink immediately though, if you keep it too long the branflakes go a little gluey. Boomboom Smoothie No 5 <300 calories Up to 10g protein Up to 7g fibre 1 banana 3 strawberries 1 plum 150g low fat natural yoghurt 15g branflakes 1/2 cup water Good for breakfast! Skinny it: […]
Read More Smoothie #5What: Mixed menu of classic grills, veggie and vegan options and all sorts with comically prison themed dish names. Where: Behind and under Colchester Town Hall, entrance just off the High Street. How Much: £30-£40 a head three courses and drinks Overall: 7.5/10 The Cells boasts to be the only venue in the country where […]
Read More A Little Plug- The Cells, ColchesterBack to Basics- an easy, fruity pick me up. Cinnamon is a great way to add depth and illusion of sweetness without piling on any more sugars- a great spice if you are trying to wean off a sweet tooth. Boomboom Smoothie No 4 Around 250 calories up to 7g protein Up to 8g fibre […]
Read More Smoothie #4What? Traditional Italian Where? Church Street, Colchester, CO1 How Much? Menu dependent, potentially ouchy for meat lovers, budget friendly for pasta fans Overall? almost but not quite 8/10 Il Padrino has been open some three years in Colchester and I must confess to not having heard that much about it. To be honest Italian isn’t […]
Read More A Little Plug-Il PadrinoWhat? Cake, ice-cream, cookies, pie, milkshakes. Where? 251 East 13th St for review purposes, others across NYC and nationally How much? Cookies starting at $2 Overall: 11/10 Let me just get this out of the way. OH MY GOOD HEAVENS THE ICE CREAM!!!!!! Ok here we go- I saw a restaurant listed close to our […]
Read More The New York State of Mind- Milk BarThe Restorer, quickly developed to combat The Bonk after a long hike without enough breakfast. Huge vitamin C hit and about half a days vitamin A too. Ginger and lime keep it from being sickly. Boomboom Smoothie No.3 Serves 1 Around 250 calories Up to 11g protein up to 6g fibre 1/4 banana 250g mango […]
Read More Smoothie #3Fennel- member of the carrot family that doubles as a pretty, bee friendly garden addition and yummy culinary additive. As expected for a bulbous vegetable, fennel is low calorie and fat negligible packing roughly 40% dietary fibre by weight. A 100g serving will get you about a third of your vitamin B requirements for the […]
Read More Skinny Thing Food Hero- Fennel
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