What brought me to the realisation that I needed to eat better was a simple box of Garlic Kyivs, gosh these were awful!! Why was I topping up 'bad' foods with more bad foods ... I have no idea.
I ate one of the Kyivs with rice and peas, and immediately thought 'never again' for this particular product. I promised I would say what they were like when I had eaten them so that is why I am posting about them.
Verdict - YUK!!
The other one went in the bin, which is such a rare thing for me to do, but totally necessary.
I'll take some photos of how my food cupboard looks now, and share it on my next post, I'm pretty sure that it's quite a bit different from the first photo that I took this year back in April.
My total food spend for this week is £29.87 and I really don't think that I need anything else as I already have a full dozen eggs in the fridge along with leftovers from last week's vegetables, and there's still a few frozen veggies in the freezer.
Sue xx
I'm with you on the eating to keep myself healthy thing. Since becoming (mostly) vegetarian - well, pescatarian - I have tried several of the manufactured/ready made veggie meals. I have to say I haven't really liked any of them! And the long lists of suspicious ingredients I've not heard of worry me. I've come to the conclusion I just like plain, unadulterated RECOGNISABLE food that I've prepared myself. At least I know what I'm eating, and can add spices or herbs to my liking. I've found veggie ready made things are quite often overly spicy, or taste of nothing! Love salmon, it's my favourite fish.
ReplyDeleteI'm feeling so much better since I started eating this way, I shouldn't have been in such a rush to use up all the 'unhealthy' foods before bringing in better stuff. But it is nice to see space in the freezer and cupboard. :-)
DeleteHave you tried the Yuka app - you just scan the barcode on the back of a product ( food/cleaning/self care) &,if it’s on its database, it tells you how good or bad it is & gives a breakdown of protein/carbs etc. You definitely don’t need it for your latest shopping trip but the kievs may make interesting reading!
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No I haven't I'll have a go with that, thanks. Perhaps 'scary' reading might be more correct than interesting. ;-)
DeleteI must admit that the Plant Pioneers stuff is not to my taste either. It's mainly pea protein which is dense and pretty tasteless in my opinion. I tried the chickenless curry and had to throw it in the bin , such a waste.
ReplyDeleteThe salmon looks lovely, well...... ALL the shopping looks fresh and tasty. Fresh is definitely best!
I don't think I've had anything in that range that I've really enjoyed. Even the sausage rolls were a huge disappointment, the pastry tasted like cardboard. Aldi's were far better.
DeleteSalmon is such a useful and tasty fish, I've been serving it with rice and peas recently, so simple and so good.
ReplyDeleteAlison in Wales x
Oh salmon, rice and peas is one of my favourite meals. :-)
DeleteThe only pre-made veggie thing I am still buying is the GoodLife Mushroom & Spinach Kiev (frz) sold at Sainsbury's. It's not bad with something highly flavoured like home-made ratatouille but definitely not as nice as it used to be.
ReplyDeleteHave you tried the Cauldron sausages? Ingredients list fairly "clean", last well in the freezer, work well with lots of veggie sides.
Sadly, I don't like the Cauldron sausages or the Heck ones, and now even the Linda McCartney ones are tasting a bit iffy to me. Perhaps my taste buds have finally woken up!!
DeleteWe are getting braver with making our own healthy vegan/veggie stuff. A tofu crumbles recipe has been a revelation and since making those I've been happily making lasagne, chilli, etc with them. OH says he likes it better than mince. It's really simple to do and there are no nasties in it.
ReplyDeleteI have never gotten along with tofu, I've had a few attempts cooking it in different ways but I never enjoyed it.
DeleteNo guarantees of course, but my OH used to hate it. Making the crumbles gives it a texture very much like mince. Chewy and tasty.
DeleteThere is a lot that you can do with it isn’t there. 🙂
DeleteThey say shop the perimeter of the grocery store: fresh vegetables, meat, dairy. Is that 1.79 for one bell pepper or a pack of 3? That's a lot.
ReplyDeleteYes, it's really quick to go to the supermarket now ... and as a bonus I miss out the middle aisles in Aldi which also saves me from fighting with my conscience ... although I do have to pass the alcohol to get to the frozen vegetables. ;-)
DeleteLovely colourful shop again today and ai have stopped eating those plant food alternatives when I realised they were making me feel ill! Well done on getting back to fresh healthy eating. Catriona
ReplyDeleteYes, I'm feeling much better since I have cut out the food in boxes. Now I just have to see if I can keep it up. :-)
DeleteEverything you bought looks very good and better for you than processed foods.
ReplyDeleteOh yes, it's all so much better than that processed stuff.
DeleteAfter trying all the umpteen vegetarian taste tests the only thing that I've bought again are the Aldi veg burgers. Everything else was either tasteless or nasty.
ReplyDeleteYes, I think the 'compressed vegetable' burgers are about the tastiest thing, I have never liked the pretend meat ones.
DeleteAll really natural and nourishing. Definitely the best investment for improving and maintaining health and well-being.
ReplyDeleteYes, and just what I need at the moment. Although the days are passing by in a whirlwind I am glad that I'm taking the time to make good food a priority.
DeleteLovely purchases of healthy and tasty foods. Here in Queensland we cannot buy alcohol in our supermarkets.
ReplyDeleteThat could be a very good thing, here we have aisles of the stuff. 🫤
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