While we were on holiday I breakfasted really well, I think you tend to when you are on a breakfast and dinner type holiday don't you. If there's no lunch provided you tend to make sure you have enough to see you through ... well mostly.
Every day of the five day break, for breakfast I had half a glass of fresh orange juice, Weetabix with mixed fresh fruits and oat milk, then I finished off with two slices of fried bread, two fried eggs, half a tomato and a small portion of baked beans ... and of course at least two cups of coffee. Much more food than I ever have at home.
And very naughtily every evening I drank two thirds of a bottle of wine, while nibbling on salted peanuts and watching the entertainment.
When we got back I was expecting to have put on at least a couple of pounds in weight, and it wouldn't have bothered me at all. Whenever I put weight on I find it really easy to get back to my default weight, sadly it also works in reverse and whenever I lose any weight and then stop putting extra effort in I go straight back to that same default weight.
But, jumping on the scales the first morning after we got back, I had lost two pounds!!
Now that got me thinking. So I did a bit of research and discovered quite by chance on YouTube, someone discussing that for people with a default weight setting, switching things up completely can reset that weight to a new lower level. So the following week I carried on with what I now call my double breakfasts ... and lost a further two pounds. I did also cut out all alcohol, so that would have helped massively.
I have never been good with cooking fried bread, so I have been having toast.
Using the breakfast muffins that I had in the freezer.
And as you can see switching out the way I have my eggs.
As you can see on the very top photo I have mostly been having my Weetabix with tinned peaches this week, but now that I have harvested some more of the homegrown rhubarb, I have begun alternating that with the peaches. When we next go shopping I will probably buy some mixed frozen berries to make a healthy alternative.
But one day all health claims went out of the window when I discovered this little steamed pudding in the cupboard ... well it needed eating up. Tasty, but I actually prefer Weetabix, so it was just a little blip!! 😁
Does anyone have any tips for making good fried bread?
Sue xx
Were you skipping lunch on holiday? That might account for the weight loss?
ReplyDeleteNot really, every day when we were in the hotel I had a banana taken from the breakfast buffet and a couple of flapjacks that I had brought from home at lunchtime. The day we went into Stratford we had a snack and then a cooked lunch.
DeleteTry using lard or goose fat for your fried bread.
ReplyDeletePossibly that would work but I don't eat either of those. At the hotel it was fried in oil. Alan suggested that maybe it was deep fried. It was very uniform in appearance. 🤔
DeleteI too love fried bread but hate frying. Recently I have discovered you can do it in the oven. I get the oil hot then put the bread in the oil then turn it over so the oil is on both sides and bake until golden. The texture is slightly different, a bit more crispy/brittle but it feels better for you as it's dryer. I do it this way all the time now.
DeleteThat's a unique way of doing it. 😀
DeleteSuspect in the hotel it was deep fried and then put in a warming plate. I think really cheap bread makes the best fried bread because it’s thin and doesn’t soak up so much oil. We have occasional fried potato scones or soda scones rather than bread. Catriona
ReplyDeleteYes, that's how it was on the buffet counter, all in a deep hot container under the lights. The bread they used was obviously the loaves left from the previous nights dinner buffet. Posh oval shaped loaves, but sliced quite thinly.
DeleteSounds like you've found a good way to lose weight!
ReplyDeleteI have an inkling it won't last. 😄
DeleteI love fried bread but rarely make it - once every couple of years or less. I use lashings of butter and fry it until golden brown. It's delicious, but not healthy.
ReplyDeleteWow, that is rarely. 😄
DeleteI might try buttering or oiling the bread first, instead of putting it into an oiled pan. 🤔
Hubby has weetabix for breakfast every day. Two with boiling water poured over them, to soften and then some milk on top of that. Weetabix is a little hard to find in Canada, only certain stores sell it.
ReplyDeleteThe proper 'Weetabix', that I never buy, mine is always supermarkets own brand, is pretty expensive here now, so I dread to think what you have to pay for it in Canada!!
DeleteI don't think this will be much use too you as you don't use an airfryer, but that's how I do fried bread, just buttered bread done on maximum crisp for a couple of minutes - however, if you could be bothered your Remoska might well do a similar job, but you might not think it worth it. Your breakfasts in all its forms look very tasty indeed, I do love a fried egg.
ReplyDeleteAlison in Devon x
It might be worth trying to make it in the Remoska, I would have to let it get fully hot first I think. But it's worth a try. 🙂
DeleteCheap white sliced bread, not too much oil and get oil hot, but not smoking. I brown mine and then let it rest on kitchen paper, then transfer to a hot plate in oven whilst I cook the eggs. Xx
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you have your fried bread worked out perfectly. 😀
DeleteIm a big believer in a good breakfast. I've recently upped my fibre intake which has made a huge difference in the way I feel and my waistband is much looser. I just wish I could get rid of my big butt but I think that is genetic and I need to learn to live with it.
ReplyDeleteOh gosh, sadly we can't fight our genes can we. I wish we could!! 🙂
DeleteI always skip lunch if our breakfast is more substantial than our fruit and yoghurt. I'm not a fan of anything fried, I don't think I've even eaten fried bread, it just sounds wrong! xxx
ReplyDeleteOh but it's delicious when it's done right. Sadly, as I'm finding out, perfecting it is not easy. 🫤
DeleteI will skip lunch if breakfast is huge, though while we were on holiday with all the walking I found myself actually craving lunch. Haven't gotten on the scale, I am a bit afraid to.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
Yes, I think it's the extra activity that makes me hungry at midday after a big breakfast. 🙂
DeleteBloomin amazing
ReplyDeleteHaha ... definitely. :-)
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