I've always tried to eat relatively healthily, but bad habits creep in sometimes when you least expect them, and sometimes simply for convenience.
For instance I nearly always have a bottle of this lemon juice in the fridge, and when I ran out of lemon slices towards the end of last year I started to use it in my morning hot water and lemon drink. The habit stayed for quite a while. It's not too bad to do occasionally but even just looking at these lemon slices shows you which is obviously the healthier of the two choices doesn't it.
Lemon juice in a bottle with added lemon oil and preservative or just lemon?
And of course with the slice of lemon, after I've had it in the hot water I can drop it into a glass of cold tap water, put it into the fridge and have another drink later in the day.
Double use from one slice. 😀
I dug these up from the bottom of the freezer, I have no idea how long they have been there but when the best before date is up on a commercially frozen food you know it's been quite a while.
The ingredients are not the end of the world, but the sausages are obviously very processed.
The two that were left in the box made for a debatable breakfast, I possibly enjoyed the tomato ketchup and the lovely fresh bun more than the sausages. If I am to move away from UPF foods I have to choose my poisons wisely. Of all the Linda McCartney sausages I think I prefer the 'Lincolnshire' variety the most.
So these won't be purchased again.
Occasionally I fry these 'Ham Free Slices' and make a 'bacon bun'. They are also useful as a addition to a nice salad sandwich, adding flavour and some additional protein. These will be purchased occasionally.
But one of my favourite breakfasts, when I'm not in the mood for a simple bowl of porridge with a dollop of peanut butter, is a slice of toast topped with sautéed tomatoes, onion and a smidge of garlic powder and finished off with a good grinding of black pepper.
Any day that starts this way is going to be a good one, and of course I will always be purchasing tomatoes, both fresh and tinned.
Sue xx
I’m trying to get away from processed foods too. But they are convenient. I love tomatoes. Favorite lunch is tomatoes and lettuce on whole wheat bread with vegan mayo. Cali
ReplyDeleteI have discovered that my gut doesn’t like soya in any form so am trying to be careful about any processed foods I buy./eat. You have reminded me that there are three lemons left in the fridge which should now be sliced and frozen. Catriona
ReplyDeleteCouldn't eat a veggie sausage even if you paid me, card board came to mind when I started to read your post.. then I saw the pic of your toms on toast and I thought, it was smoked salmon, my favourite. Tomatoes are ok but smoked salmon is better!! LOL
ReplyDeleteIt's hard to avoid processed food, isn't it? But, I'd say you eat fairly healthy meals on the whole.
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